5 stories you must read today, November 03: From Trump accusing Pakistan of nuclear tests to Delhi HC’s comment on college attendance norms and more

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan is among several countries conducting nuclear tests. Speaking to CBS's 60 Minutes, Trump said that the developments highlight the need for the United States to resume its testing programme. Last week, Trump had ordered the US to resume nuclear testing if other countries are doing the same. The United States has not conducted a nuclear test explosion since 1992. Read more

The Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church has criticised signboards prohibiting the entry of pastors and “converted Christians” in some Chhattisgarh villages. According to the church body, such acts make some people second-class citizens. The Church also hinted at challenging a recent Chhattisgarh High Court ruling that the hoardings could not be termed unconstitutional. In recent years, Chhattisgarh has recorded an increase in attacks on Christians and their places of worship. In June this year, two Catholic nuns were arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of human trafficking. Read more

The Delhi High Court has held that attendance norms for educational institutions cannot be made so stringent so as to lead to mental trauma, let alone the death of a student. The Delhi HC made the comment on Monday, while deciding a suo motu case, initiated by the Supreme Court, in relation to the death of law student Sushant Rohilla by suicide in 2016 after being allegedly forced to repeat an academic year due to a lack of requisite attendance. Legal education does not merely require rote-learning or one-sided teaching; i has various dimensions to it, such as knowledge of law, practical application of the law, as also implementation thereof, the court said. Read more

Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has accused the BJP of indulging in “candidate chori”. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief made the comments while campaigning for the party’s candidate Snehanini Chhuria in the Nuapada byelections. Patnaik’s candidate chori’ allegation was targeted at Jay Dholakia, the BJP’s candidate. Dholakia is the son of former BJD minister and MLA from Nuapada, Rajendra Dholakia, whose death in September forced the byelection. Read more

Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, has revealed that the company is on track to exceed earlier estimates and generate well over $13 billion in annual revenue. Altman made these remarks during a recent joint interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Bg2 podcast hosted by Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of investment firm Altimeter Capital. Altman’s revelation comes at a time when there are growing concerns about the low revenue of the ChatGPT-maker. Many are also questioning whether the current AI surge is a bubble like the dotcom bubble. Read more