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Current Affairs  Important Newspaper Highlights for UPSC Civil Services Examination. 03 August 2022 The HINDU   🟠 (Page 1) : Pelosi lands in Taiwan, China slams U.S. 🟢 (Page 1) : Al-Qaeda chief killed in U.S. strike in Kabul  🟠 (Page 1) : SC notice to Centre on ED chief’s tenure  🟢 (Page 1) : The street, in 360-degree panoramic view 🟠 (Page 5): NSCN (I-M) marks 25 years of ceasefire 🟢 (Page 8) : Death of a face  🟠 (Page 8) : An avoidable crisis  🟢 (Page 10) : Has bail under PMLA become near-impossible?  The Indian EXPRESS 🟠 (Page 1) : Supreme Court collegium meets on next CJI, new postings  🟢 (Page 1) : In recent videos, Ayman al-Zawahiri spoke on  hijab row, made bid to...  🟠 (Page 1) : As Pelosi’s lands in Taiwan, China warns her visit will have ‘severe impact’ on ties with US  🟢 (Page 8) : Digital tools gap in government schools  🟠 (Page 9) : Lok Sabha passes Bill to implement global norms on endangered species...

Tribunals MHA amended Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 to allow all states (DMs in states empowered) and UTs to set up tribunals to determine illegal foreigners staying in India. (Earlier, only centre could).  Since Foreigners tribunals are unique to Assam, this amendment will be relevant only to Assam at present Amended order empowers individuals to approach tribunals. Earlier, only state administration could.  Foreigners’s tribunals Cnstituted under Foreigners tribunal Order, 1964.  MHA - empowered DMs in all states/UTs to set to tribunals. Earlier, power to constitute wAS only with centre (2019 amendment to Order) Their order declaring a person as illegal migrant is binding, and will prevail over govt. decision to include/exclude from NRC. (NRC draft - published by Registrar general of India) Provisions of  Foreigners Act 1946  and  Foreigners (Tribunals) Order 1964 , only Foreigners Tribunals are empowered to declare a person as a foreigner   ‘bur...