Wednesday, April 17, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 17 April 2024, Wednesday

JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind-backed party to support UDF in Kerala
The Congress, which had earlier rejected the support of the SDPI, the political offshoot of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), has not reacted to the fresh development

INDIA (National Affairs)

Do not selectively highlight mob lynching cases: SC to petitioner
The court was told that though all states were made parties in the case, only Madhya Pradesh and Haryana had filed their responses.

Lok Sabha polls: No Modi wave, says BJP candidate Navneet Rana; Opposition pounces on remark
Reacting to Rana’s statement, Shiv Sena (UBT) Spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed the BJP will win only 45 seats across the country.

Supreme Court rejects return to ballot paper, poses questions on EVMs, counting process
When one of the petitioners suggested going back to ballot papers, the Supreme Court bench said it had not forgotten what used to happen in the era of ballot papers.

Dalit man dies in Rajkot, family alleges torture by police
Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava, meanwhile, said that police personnel involved in the incident have been identified and that due action will be taken against those guilty.

On EC orders, X takes down posts of parties & leaders, but disagrees
The posts in question were by the Aam Aadmi Party, the YSRCP, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and state BJP president Samrat Choudhary, according to the EC’s takedown orders that X posted.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Indian-origin principal bans prayers, wins in UK court against Muslim student
An Indian-origin principal won a court case in the UK High Court, which upheld her ban on prayer rituals. A Muslim student legally challenged the ban, arguing that it uniquely impacted her faith because of its ritualistic nature. The court said the school in Wembley, London, was free to make decisions.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: List of Muslim candidates fielded by NDA and I.N.D.I.A | Check all names
The high-stakes Lok Sabha elections are set to take place in seven phases starting from April 19. Apart from various factors which determine the result of elections, the selection of candidates holds a significant importance. Let's take a look at Muslim candidates fielded by NDA and I.N.D.I.A bloc.

Lok Sabha Polls: Nagina-Bijnor puzzle for Muslim voters

UPSC CSE 2023 Result: यूपीएससी की मेरिट लिस्ट में 51 मुस्लिम कैंडिडेट्स को मिली कामयाबी, पांच तो टॉप-100 में शुमार

‘Mutton, Mughal, Muslim’. Modi is casting the Opposition as un-Hindu & anti-Bharat
Modi likes to paint his political rivals as meat-and-fish-gobbling quasi-Muslims who present 'Muslim' manifestos, appease Muslims, and can’t hope to represent India.

FOREIGN

US and EU eye new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel

MUSLIM WORLD

California university cancels Muslim valedictorian's speech, citing safety concerns

EDITORIALS 

A good augury
A lot hinges on monsoon and a bumper kharif harvest about six months from now. Government must abolish 40 per cent import duty on wheat

Military Aid to Israel Cannot Be Unconditional

OPED ARTICLES

Naseeruddin Shah and Ashok Lal write: Why religion must only be for adults
Mandatorily labelling a child’s religion at birth risks interfering with her innate scientific temper, spiritual and individualistic growth

It is time for a democratic world order
US threats to states that take action on Gaza must compel them to form a coalition and collectively resist US imperialism.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Markets continue to slump on fears of escalating tensions in Middle East
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.58% to $90.62 a barrel

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

भाजपा का मेनिफ़ेस्टो जारी, रोज़गार के सपने देखते रहें | BJP Manifesto released

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Is The Menace Of Money Power Rising In Indian Politics?

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

‘Administered spiked drink and read the Quran to me’: Hindu girl raped, converted to Islam, and force-fed beef; Taher Pathan who posed as a Gujarati Hindu booked
The accused introduced himself as a Hindu person to the victim and then established sexual relations with her. He also forced the girl to wear a burqa and eat beef and also forced her to convert her religion to Islam. The Police have filed an FIR under sections 376 (rape), 376 (2)(n), 377, 420, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.





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