Friday, April 26, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 26 April 2024, Friday

JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

मुसलमानों के खिलाफ हिंसा की घटनाएं, पूजा स्थलों में बढ़ती असुरक्षा की भावना खतरनाक स्तर पर पहुंच गई हैं: जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद

INDIA (National Affairs)

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips, return to ballot papers
A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pronounced the verdict.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Till 9 am, Bengal sees highest turnout at 15.68%, Maharashtra lowest at 7.45%

How sending notice to party, not candidate, for poll code violations marks a shift in EC response
In the past, the EC has sent general advisories to parties but whenever there is an MCC violation complaint against an individual, the notice goes to the individual rather than the party.

‘Deeply biased, shows poor understanding’: India on US human rights report
The human rights assessment found "significant" abuses in India's northeastern Manipur state last year

Implement guidelines for elimination of corporal punishment, HC tells TN govt
The court said the idea was not only for elimination of corporal punishment in schools but any indirect form of harassment of the children or circumstances affecting their mental health were also to be taken note of

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Understanding how Muslims get reservations in India 
The Hindu decodes the intricacies of Muslim reservations in India — the varied demands, its fraught legislative history and judicial interventions so far.

BJP intensifies 'Muslim quota' attack on Congress, cites Manmohan Singh's 2019 remarks

India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state

Sidddaramaiah: 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka since 1994
His remarks came on a day when the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) said it would summon the Karnataka Chief Secretary over the “blanket reservation” given to the Muslim community in the state.

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment

FOREIGN

China warns US not to step on its 'red lines'

MUSLIM WORLD

UN says ‘preserve evidence’ of Gaza mass graves

EDITORIALS 

Why a hotter world is more dangerous for India
Report shows nature doesn't respects boundaries, makes a case for cooperation.

Stability in Maldives: On the election results and India ties 
India should not allow Muizzu’s win to affect ties between the two countries

OPED ARTICLES

Best of both sides | Divisive and defective: Five flaws in Rahul Gandhi’s roadmap
His pledge to pursue ‘jitni abadi utna haq’ is unconstitutional, will result in social strife and chaos.

It’s time to declare Israel a rogue state
It is time for the international community to accept that Israel is a rogue actor and start treating it as such.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Elections 2024: How Things Have Changed in a Week!

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Elections 2024: How Things Have Changed in a Week!

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Apolitical Or Apathetic: Why Is Urban India Indifferent Towards The Vote?

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Congress leaders and others spread fake news that Jamyang Tsering Namgyal regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket, the Ladakh MP says he is loyal BJP Karyakarta. The fake news comes amid reports that Namgyal was upset over the parties decision to nominate Tashi Gyalson instead of him from Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.







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Thursday, April 25, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 25 April 2024, Saturday

 JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद की केंद्रीय सलाहकार परिषद ने देश में बिगड़ती सामाजिक, राजनीतिक और आर्थिक स्थिति पर चिंता जताई

INDIA (National Affairs)

PM Modi’s mention of Ram temple, appeal to Sikhs, no violation of MCC, EC set to say
The Indian Express has learned that the poll watchdog, in its deliberations, found no violation of the MCC, as it concluded that the PM was merely listing the achievements of his government at the Pilibhit rally

Hemant Soren approaches Supreme Court against ED arrest, cites High Court delay in pronouncing verdict
After Hemant Soren moved the Supreme Court, the bench told him to communicate the filing of the petition to the Chief Justice of India Secretariat.

Dangerous to suggest material resources of community don’t cover pvt property: Supreme Court
The hearing will resume on Thursday.

Electoral bonds: NGOs move SC, seek SIT probe on ‘quid pro quo’ between corporates, political parties
The petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Common Cause states that large donations to political parties through electoral bonds by loss-making and shell companies with unknown sources of funds need to be investigated.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

‘Why no Muslim MVA candidate for LS elections?’

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus

Does Modi’s Anti-Muslim ‘Hate Speech’ Reflect Nervousness?
At an election rally, he said that the opposition would redistribute wealth among “infiltrators” and “those who have many children,” an allusion to Muslims.

Karnataka: Muslims included in list of OBCs for reservation in employment, educational institutions
"Under category II-B, all Muslims of Karnataka state have been considered as OBC," the NCBC said. 

Panel slams Karnataka OBC quota for Muslims: 'Against social justice principle'
The Karnataka government's move to enlist all castes and communities among Muslims as socially and educationally backward classes has sparked a row.

FOREIGN

Ukraine war: US secretly sends long-range missiles to help Kyiv

MUSLIM WORLD

Calls grow for Gaza mass graves investigation

EDITORIALS 

Express View on redistribution debate: Retrograde rhetoric
Rahul Gandhi on ‘financial surveys’ and ‘revolution,’ Pitroda’s idea on inheritance are bad economics -- and bad politics, too.

Avoid ban on exports, tap farm opportunity

OPED ARTICLES

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Why voters’ silence is making the BJP nervous
The BJP’s biggest fear is that the palpable lack of national issues makes this a normal election: An amalgam of messy local equations, caste and subcaste politics, organisational rivalries, and opportunistic alliances

Modi wants to turn India’s election into a Hindu-Muslim war
And the Election Commission of India is allowing it.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Extreme weather may pose risk to inflation, says RBI Bulletin
The retail based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has eased to 4.9% in March after averaging 5.1% in the preceding two months

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

मंगलसूत्र और मुसलमान पर मोदी का भाषण | Modi's remarks on Muslims, mangalsootra

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Arnab Talks About The Constituency Which Saw Greatest Fall In Voter Turnout This Polling Season

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Special liking for Hamas, Umar Khalid, ‘liking’ anti-Hindu Tweets and abusing PM Modi: Meet Parveen Shaikh, Principal of prestigious Somaiya School, Mumbai
OpIndia found a tweet by Parveen Shaikh, wherein she was seen suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'dog' eager to fetch a ball on the command of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.





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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 24 April 2024, Wednesday

INDIA (National Affairs)

Election Commission ‘examining’ PM Modi’s ‘infiltrators’ remark: Report

Priyanka Gandhi hits back at PM Modi: My mother’s mangalsutra was sacrificed for country
At poll rallies in Chitradurga and Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituencies, where voting is scheduled on April 26, Priyanka accused Modi of making provocative statements whenever elections come to distract people.

Patanjali misleading ads: SC says looking at other FMCG firms too, flags ‘food for babies, children’
The court was hearing a contempt case against Patanjali for allegedly flouting its orders in a matter in which it has been sued by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

‘Modi govt denied visa extension saying reports crossed a line’: Australian journalist leaves India
Avani Dias said, while she obtained an extension for two months after "intervention from the Australian government", it was just 24 hours before her flight out of India

Congress tried to give reservation to Muslims by reducing SC/ST quota: Modi in Rajasthan
Says party tried this in Andhra Pradesh as pilot project, then tried to implement in across the country

India 4th largest military spender in 2023: SIPRI
The latest data showed that the United States, China and Russia remained the top three military spenders globally followed by India and Saudi Arabia.

Farmers’ body demands action against PM Modi over ‘redistribution of wealth’ remarks
In a statement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had led the farmers' protests of 2020-21, said the speech made by the PM in Rajasthan's Banswara was "highly provocative". It also appealed to all sections of people to maintain peace against any provocation.

SC to pronounce directions on pleas for cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT
Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the Election Commission, had submitted that EVMs are standalone machines and cannot be tampered with but possibility of human error cannot be ruled out.

Maharashtra came up with law on acquisition of ‘cessed property’ as tenants sat tight, landlords lacked money: SC
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud made the observations while dealing with a host of petitions filed by landlords who are up against the Maharashtra law.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

India's Modi calls rivals pro-Muslim as election campaign changes tack

‘Ugly speech’ but not a surprise: Modi accused of anti-Muslim rhetoric on campaign trail
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign speech over the weekend calling the country’s Muslims “infiltrators” has sparked an outcry ahead of the second phase of the multiphase vote. But while Irfan Nooruddin from Georgetown University concedes it was incendiary, he notes that it comes as no surprise.

Decode Politics | PM Modi’s ‘Muslim quota’ attack on Congress: What lies beneath?
14 Muslim groups identified as backward were given 4% quota in united Andhra in 2004; UPA govt's 4.5% sub-quota within OBC pool was quashed by court in 2012, but Cong's 2014 manifesto talked of a similar move

Himanta Sarma campaigns in Muslim-dominated Nagaon after PM's 'wealth redistribution to Muslims' jibe

The tactically silent Indian Muslim voter

PM Modi speech row: How can 14% Muslims be a danger to 80% Hindus in India, asks NC leader Omar Abdullah

FOREIGN

US Senate approves potential TikTok ban

MUSLIM WORLD

Rafah family killed, injured in Israeli strike

EDITORIALS 

The importance of Karnataka

Excessive restrictions: On poll-time curbs
Petition against poll-time curbs raises legitimate questions about public participation 

OPED ARTICLES

Supreme Court intervenes on healthcare: Why insurance model isn’t enough
Hospitals and doctors have skewed incentives. Hospitalisation, prescriptions, tests and procedures, even if unnecessary, are rewarded. There can be no more dangerous conflict of interest for citizens seeking care.

‘Fire and forget’ in Gaza
Those who survive Israel’s genocidal bombardment may not survive the sight of the death and destruction it leaves behind.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Ban on MDH, Everest masala | India seeks details from food regulators of Singapore, Hong Kong
The commerce ministry has also directed Indian embassies in both Singapore and Hong Kong to send a detailed report on the matter.

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Why BJP is hell bent to communalise election- Now Yogi says Congress will bring Sharia Law?

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Smriti Irani Says 'Jijaji Ki Nazar Amethi Par Hai', What Will Rahul Gandhi Do Now? I Newshour Agenda

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Congress leader Rashid Alvi backs former PM Manmohan Singh over his statement advocating the ‘first right’ on resources for Muslims
"Former PM Manmohan Singh said people in the last line have first right to resources, and factually, Indian Muslims are in the last line," Rashid Alvi said.





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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 23 April 2024, Tuesday

INDIA (National Affairs)

Hold PM accountable, it’s trial of EC too, says Congress; CPM also seeks action
Stating that it was a “trial of the EC” too, the Congress said the poll panel “risks tarnishing its legacy and abandoning its Constitutional duty by setting a precedent of helpless inaction that will go down in infamy”.

The sideshow in Surat walkover to BJP: A ‘missing’ Congress candidate, dummy
A one-time corporator who got a Lok Sabha ticket, Nilesh Kumbhani made a huge jump in Congress; now party is hoping he won't betray its leap of faith

SC: Denying women child care leave is violation of Constitution
Taking up the plea, the Supreme Court had issued notice to the state on September 15, 2022, and the commissioner under the RPWD Act was asked to place on record the policies or directions with regard to grant of leave to parents of children covered by statute.

Day after Modi’s remarks, Mallikarjun Kharge seeks appointment with PM to discuss Congress manifesto
PM Modi, at a rally in Rajasthan, said that Congress, if voted to power, could distribute the nation’s wealth among “infiltrators” and “those who have more children”.

EC declines comment on PM’s Rajasthan poll speech
"We decline comment," a poll panel spokesperson said on queries related to the prime minister's speech on Sunday in Banswara.

SC allows 14-year-old rape survivor to undergo pregnancy termination: ‘welfare of minor is of paramount importance’
The mother of the rape survivor approached the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court denied relief to the girl.

AMU gets its first woman V-C: Naima Khatoon
The AMU Court had shortlisted three candidates for the post and forwarded the names to President Droupadi Murmu for final selection last November.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

‘Infiltrators’: Modi accused of anti-Muslim hate speech amid India election
The Indian PM turned to old anti-Muslim tropes in an election rally, potentially signalling a shift in his campaign strategy, say analysts.

India's Congress seeks action against Modi for comments about Muslims

Do Muslims have more children than others? Here’s what available data show
The Prime Minister has alleged that the Congress wants to give away the people's wealth to 'those who have more children'. This is what data on Muslim household sizes and growth of Muslim population suggest.

Modi’s Muslim remarks spark backlash

CAIR Condemns Indian PM Modi’s Anti-Muslim Hate Speech, Repeats Call for Biden to Declare India ‘Country of Particular Concern’

Requested Saudi Prince To Increase Haj Quota For Indian Muslims: PM Modi
Addressing a public rally in Aligarh, PM Modi said the BJP-led government took a very significant decision for the Muslim brothers and sisters.

Congress, SP have let down Pasmanda Muslims: PM Modi

FOREIGN

Top US colleges struggle with widening Gaza protests

MUSLIM WORLD

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack

EDITORIALS 

Express View: No, Prime Minister
From ‘beauty of diversity’ to ghuspaithiye, zyada bachche, mangalsutra — this plunge doesn’t rally voters, it divides them.

Recourse to hate: On the Prime Minister’s speech in Rajasthan
Demonising minorities and the idea of redistribution is core to the BJP’s politics

OPED ARTICLES

Another foreign intervention will not solve the crisis in Haiti
The country needs a solution coming from its people

P Chidambaram writes: Cult worship and consequences 
The Modi ki Guarantee of UCC and ONOE has sparked furious debate in the elections. I can predict what the verdict of the people of Tamil Nadu (April 19) and Kerala (April 26) will be.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

On the fall in household savings
The sharp reduction in household net financial savings, which has been at the heart of recent debates, and the rise in household debt burden are a cause for concern for growth and economic stability

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Lies, Lies...But Why is PM Mum on Rahul’s Queries on Railway’s Pathetic State?

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

"BJP Will Win All Seats In Madhya Pradesh": Chief Minister Mohan Yadav To NDTV

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

‘Send Congress and SP on five-year leave so that they can read Fatiha at the graves of mafias in those years’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath to voters
The Chief Minister's reference to offering Fatiha was sparked by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's recent visit to the home of the late mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to offer condolences to his family.





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Monday, April 22, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 22 April 2024, Monday

JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

जमाअत-ए-इस्लामी हिंद भोपाल का ईद मिलन कार्यक्रम:सैयद शाहिद अली ने समझाया ईद का मूल मकसद

उलेमा और इमाम ने मतदाताओं को किया जागरूक

INDIA (National Affairs)

How Opposition leaders reacted to PM Modi's 'Muslims…wealth to infiltrators’ remarks

Many new cracks on Maharashtra’s political ground but above it, one question: Modi versus?
An Express Series -- Mumbai to Murshidabad: The Indian Express retraces the route from where Rahul Gandhi’s second ‘yatra’ ended, takes detours to listen to people -- on where the Opposition and ruling party are headed

In Delhi liquor case, ED set to file new chargesheet, may name AAP as accused
Arvind Kejriwal among new names likely; unprecedented step misuse of law to decimate political party: Singhvi

Intense heatwave grips parts of India, maximum temperatures touch 46 degrees Celsius
This ongoing heatwave affecting parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, and Gangetic West Bengal is the second heatwave spell this month. The first spell scorched parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat.

‘Discussed ways India can support Ramayana trail development in Sri Lanka’: India envoy hosts Ram Janmabhoomi trust officials in Colombo
Jha met Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, the treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and his team at the India House here.

Violence on Ram Navami in non-BJP-ruled states outcome of appeasement policies: Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath questioned the ability of the non-BJP-ruled states to ensure the security of the 'sisters and daughters'.

‘Meat’ thrown in UP village temple; 4 booked
When templegoers spotted the meat, they became infuriated and blocked the Sikandarpur-Belthra highway in protest.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

'First Right To India's Wealth Is With...': Asaduddin Owaisi On PM Modi's 'Infiltrators' Speech
Both the Congress and the AIMIM have slammed PM Narendra Modi over his Rajasthan speech where he is seemingly calling Muslims infiltrators and suggesting Congress would snatch the wealth of Hindus.

CAA will be repealed when INDIA Bloc comes to power, says Chidambaram
Chidambaram said the intention of the Congress party is to repeal the CAA even though it is not mentioned in its manifesto.

LDF, UDF use CAA to vie for Muslim votes in North Kerala

CAA provisions may violate Indian Constitution: US congressional report
The Congressional Research Service report also highlights concerns that, coupled with a planned National Register of Citizens (NRC), the CAA could jeopardise the rights of India’s Muslim population.

Kaiser, NDA's lone Muslim MP in Bihar, joins RJD

The 'Muslim League Imprint' on Modern-Day Hindutva's Ideological Ancestors

Show use of 'Hindu', 'Muslim' in Nyay Patra: Congress to PM Modi

FOREIGN

Maldivian President Muizzu secures ‘supermajority’ in parliamentary polls: Media
A total of 368 candidates were in the fray, including 130 independent candidates, 10 candidates from Jumhoory Party (JP), 39 from The Democrats, Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) 4, Adhaalath Party (AP) 4, and Maldives National Party (MNP) 2 nominees.

US-Israel: Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on army units

MUSLIM WORLD

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Deaths, injuries as attacks continue

EDITORIALS 

Express View on Nestle controversy: Check the sugar
The revelations should lead to tightening of rules and plugging regulatory gaps in infant food market.

Sobering assessment: On the IMF forecast, World Bank report
The richer nations must show more support for the poorest countries  

OPED ARTICLES

The ICC can no longer ignore the genocide in Gaza
Failure to launch an investigation into genocide in Gaza and issue arrest warrants can have a devastating impact on the International Criminal Court.

What Iran-Israel conflict means for Middle East and India
Turmoil affects the security of the large Indian diaspora based in the Gulf region and there is the additional risk of piracy and hostage-taking

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Net direct tax collections exceed 2023-24 target
Corporate tax receipts’ share slipped to 46.5% from 49.6% in 2022-23; personal income tax and securities transaction tax receipts grew at over double the pace of corporate taxes last year, say Finance Ministry data


MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

तीन राज्यों में जाट बिरादरी गठबंधन के साथ? | LOKSABHA ELECTION 2

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Big Boost For Pro-China Maldives President, India Eyes Big Tesla Investment

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Did PM Modi brand all Muslims as ‘infiltrators’? How Islamists including AltNews’ Mohammad Zubair, Pakistanis and ‘liberals’ spread fake news
Muslims, infiltrators and those who have several children are three distinct segments mentioned by the Prime Minister in his speech, and claiming that he called all Indian Muslims as 'infiltrators' is a gross misrepresentation of his speech.





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Saturday, April 20, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 20 April 2024, Saturday

INDIA (National Affairs)

The Modi-fication of India Is Almost Complete

Uddhav Thackeray interview: ‘Fadnavis said he would groom Aaditya as CM and move to Delhi. They made me look like a liar to my people’
"Our Hindutva is one that keeps home fires burning. BJP’s Hindutva is one that burns down the house," says former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief

DD News under Opposition fire over new saffron logo
While the broadcaster played down the issue as a mere change of visual aesthetic, leaders of Opposition parties questioned the need for effecting the change right ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Amid South China Sea tension, India delivers BrahMos to Philippines
The delivery of the missiles was also announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh where he congratulated people of the country for this.

How can India revive its investment cycle?
Centre has been meeting its capex targets, but trajectory of private sector and state governments is less certain

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Hindu-Muslim divisions sway voting in Indian district scarred by deadly riots

Aujla, Mann meet Muslim voters

Why Is the BJP Courting Muslims in Assam?
Only a year ago, Chief Minister Sarma proclaimed that the party would not seek the votes of minorities.

‘Deliberate Acts to Offend’: Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Case Against Muslim Man For Insulting Shivalinga

PM Modi invokes Lord Krishna, Mohammed Shami to woo 'Yadavs & Muslims' in UP's Amroha poll rally The prime minister also highlighted the 'achievements' of the Centre and the state governments and said that every section of the population had been tak...

Not love jihad: Karnataka government amid outrage over woman's murder in college
The murder of Karnataka college student Neha Hiremath by her former classmate Fayaz has triggered a political row, with the opposition BJP terming it a case of 'love jihad', while the ruling Congress staunchly denies the allegation.

FOREIGN

Sydney stabbing: Bondi attack on women devastates Australia

MUSLIM WORLD

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

EDITORIALS 

Express View on Maryam Nawaz’s olive branch to India: Punjabiyat diplomacy
The speech at Kartarpur Sahib is significant. India must proceed with cautious optimism

Pursuit of peace in the shadow of war

OPED ARTICLES

In BJP and Congress manifestos, new ideas about the Indian state
The two documents, seen through the lens of social justice, economic equality, and religious-cultural pluralism, can be a valuable political resource to understand the proposed outline for the future Indian state

Strikes on Iran: Can one demand ‘restraint’ while funding Israel?
Biden is calling for ‘de-escalation’ in the Iran-Israel showdown while hurling money at the most unrestrained actor in the equation.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

‘Conditions not yet in place for any let-up in restrictive monetary stance’
Downward pressure on inflation must be maintained until a better balance of risks becomes evident, MPC minutes cite RBI’s Patra as having observed in the latest policy meeting

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

2024 का सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा बना संविधान | 2024: Constitution at the centre

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Phase One Over, 6 More To Go

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Hinduphobia in Western media: As India goes to polls to elect a new government, global news organisations turn to anti-Hindu prejudice
With PM Modi's return to power all but certain, a raft of Western media houses have begun scaremongering with lies, exaggerations, and anti-Hindu prejudice over the prospect of the BJP's reelection to the Centre.








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Friday, April 19, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 19 April 2024, Friday

INDIA (National Affairs)

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live Updates: Decision 2024 begins today as polling kicks off for 102 LS seats across 21 states and UTs

Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘My people still not allowed in temples… if I went to Ayodhya, would they have tolerated it?’
Droupadi Murmu, Ram Nath Kovind not called for Ram Temple, new Parliament events as they are SC, ST: Congress president at "The Indian Express Idea Exchange" programme

Plea for 100% verification with VVPAT slips: SC reserves order, says rising turnout shows people’s faith
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the rising voter turnout is an indicator of the people’s faith in the electoral process.

Longest 3 hours, saw death up close: Spanish travel vlogger ‘raped’ in Jharkhand posts video recalling ordeal
The 59-minute video shows one of the culprits whom they met while doing a recce of the place they planned to camp at.

Govt kicks off consultations with domestic industry, Tesla reps, to evolve guidelines for new EV policy
The guidelines are expected to provide more clarity on investments in EV manufacturing in the country, which is at a nascent stage and is expected to grow into a major category within the automobile sector in the coming years.

India Election 2024: What you need to know about Narendra Modi

INDIA (Community Affairs)

How do Muslims in India feel about the general election?

In pivotal India elections, a once-radical ideology could propel Modi to a third term

Far-Right Shadow Advertisers Dominate Indian Poll Spending on Meta for Pro-Modi, Anti-Muslim Push

Very glad he hasn’t lived to see…’: Fareed Zakaria reflects on his father’s life; says India shedding ‘secular skin’
In a conversation with Canadian author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell at an event late last month in New York, Zakaria noted the economic upheaval in India in the last 10 years alongside a rise in Hindu nationalism.

Why a third term for Modi could be ‘catastrophic’ for India’s 200 million Muslims

'Great hatred for word M': Asaduddin Owaisi slams BJP manifesto

FOREIGN

Trump criminal case: Full 12-person jury seated in Manhattan

MUSLIM WORLD

US veto at UN ‘unfair, unethical’ – PA president

EDITORIALS 

Express View on Indian ambassador’s rejoinder to Irish Times editorial: Undiplomatic
Ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra's conduct belies the mandate of his office. Bureaucrats must remember they work for the government of India – not the party in power.

No more Himalayan blunders, please

OPED ARTICLES

After engineering splits, BJP’s troubles ahead in Maharashtra
BJP might be boasting of its smartness. It may also believe that the road to its success goes via the disruption of the pre-existing patterns of competition in the state. But recent developments in Maharashtra have thrown the state into a social and political mess.

The world cannot turn its back on Sudan and its neighbours any longer
The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than two million people, triggering one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. The international community has a responsibility to do more.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

India must invest more in education, health to capitalise on demographic dividend: IMF
If India wants to benefit from population being added to the labour force, it has to prioritise substantially higher spending on both education and health, says Krishna Srinivasan, who directs the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Bihar Election- 2024- Will Modi-Nitish duo be able to repeat their old performance? | ASHUTOSH

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Clash Of Ideologies, Manifestos: What's At Stake In Phase 1 Of Lok Sabha Election

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

The Wire passes off the obvious about Adani-Israel JV as a great investigation, but there is a more sinister plan behind it: Here is what it is
Adani Defence and Aerospace’s spokesperson did not mention where the 20 Drishti 10 drones were exported. Even though this is not unusual, The Wire used this to assert that the company is coy about the country where these UAVs were exported.





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ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 26 April 2024, Friday

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