Tuesday, April 16, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 16 April 2024, Tuesday

INDIA (National Affairs)

PM Modi to address 4 rallies in 3 states, SC to hear plea on VVPAT
Rahul Gandhi to attend rallies on day 2 of Wayanad visit as Priyanaka to hold public meet in Agartala in support of INDIA bloc ally CPI(M)

Told Iran & Israel to calm down: Jaishankar amid tensions in Middle East
Iran carried out its first direct attack on Israel on Saturday in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1 that killed seven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards including a senior general.

A woman also among 17 Indians in cargo ship seized by Iran
The family of the woman, Antessa Joseph, said in a video shown on TV channels that she was also among the crew of the ship, but there was no mention of her in the Kerala CM's letter to the External Affairs Ministry.

SC extends stay on court-monitored survey of Shahi Idgah mosque complex in Mathura
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear in August after it was informed a related application is coming up before the HC Tuesday.

DM cannot parrot police version… India not a police state: J&K High Court quashes man’s detention under Public Safety Act
The petitioner, Jaffar Ahmad Parray, a resident of south Kashmir's Shopian, was booked under the PSA last year and had challenged his detention in court

Part of ‘orchestrated campaign of PM’ to browbeat judiciary: Congress on ex-judges’ letter to CJI
A group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written to CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on escalating attempts by "certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation and public disparagement"

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Several Brahmin and Muslim names in list, BSP may cut into INDIA votes
Mayawati has also lined up a series of rallies in western UP seats with dominant Muslim populations, including Moradabad, Pilibhit, Nagina and Bijnor.

Legal Quagmire: Examining the inconsistent adoption rulings for Muslim families in India
Inconsistent jurisprudence related to adoption for Muslim couples renders parents and the young rudderless

Kerala Muslim politics is rooted in pragmatism

Anyay Patr: A White Paper on the oppression faced by Muslims in India

SP fielding Hindus in ‘Muslim-dominated constituencies’: Mayawati

FOREIGN

Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be impartial

MUSLIM WORLD

 Israeli military chief pledges response to Iran

EDITORIALS 

Express View on agriculture in BJP, Congress manifesto: Lacking a larger vision
BJP's manifesto skirts populist promises, while Congress manifesto doesn't.

Two-horse race: On the contest in Karnataka and General election 2024
Karnataka is seeing a straight contest between BJP and Congress

OPED ARTICLES

The crisis in Sudan necessitates urgent action
The international community needs to push for peace, humanitarian access and funding for aid delivery.

P Chidambaram writes: The declaration of intent
Congress will establish a Diversity Commission that will measure and promote diversity in employment and education.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

‘Country poised to be a global hospitality leader’
India’s hospitality sector will perform better than the rest of the world over the next seven years, says MD, Hyatt India

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Western UP- Why Ram Mandir is not an issue in election? Why Hindu Muslim card is not working?

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Battleground Tamil Nadu: Will Modi Factor Work?

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

‘Opposing Ram Mandir a political weapon for Congress’: PM Modi slams opposition over Ram Mandir, eradicating Sanatana Dharma remark and more
In the exclusive interview with ANI’s Smrita Prakash, PM Modi launched a scathing attack against the Congress party for declining the invitation of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha and crying foul alleging that BJP has “politicised Ram Mandir”.





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