The Catch Up: 13 August

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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
Today is the 13th of August and here are the headlines.
Calcutta HC has ordered CBI probe in the case of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor who was found dead in a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday. Earlier in the day Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam asked why a murder case was not registered at the outset and why an unnatural death case was initiated to the West Bengal government lawyer when he claimed that an unnatural death case was registered, as there is no immediate complaint of murder. The division bench presided by the Chief Justice said the body of the postgraduate trainee was not found on the roadside, and the superintendent or the principal of the hospital could have filed the complaint.
The Hindus in Bangladesh continue to protest against recent attacks on them. Chief advisor of the new interim government Muhammad Yunus who is expected to meet two minority groups today urged Bangladeshi Hindus to treat themselves as human beings and children of the soil. “You simply say that you are human, a citizen of Bangladesh, and this is your constitutional right that must be ensured. Just demand this, nothing more,” he was quoted as saying by Dhaka Tribune.
A lawyer has approached the Supreme Court with a fresh application seeking compliance with its January 3, 2024, order asking the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to “complete the pending investigations” into some of the allegations raised by the US-based short seller Hindenburg Research against Adani Group “preferably within three months”. In his plea, Advocate Vishal Tiwari said the Supreme Court in its order “clearly fixed the timeline of three months for the completion of investigations by Sebi”.
While rejecting the bail application of a man booked on various charges, including those under the anti-conversion law, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the primary objective of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, is to guarantee religious freedom to all, thereby reflecting the social harmony and spirit of India. The court noted that the Act’s objective is to uphold the spirit of secularism in the country.
Assassination attempt, nuclear dominance, cutting down on government regulations — these were some of the topics up for discussion in a conversation between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, marking the former’s comeback on the social media platform ‘X’. Trump stuck to his speech from the four-day Republican National Convention highlighting President Biden’s shortcomings and calling his withdrawal from the presidential race ‘a coup’. Speaking of nuclear warming and the tug of powers, he spoke of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and claimed that it wouldn’t have happened if he had been in charge.
This was the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express.