Thursday, April 18, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 18 April 2024, Thursday

JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

Secularism and Secularization

केरल में जमात-ए-इस्लामी ने लगाए फिलिस्तीन समर्थक पोस्टर, 2 ऑस्ट्रेलियाई महिलाओं ने फाड़ डाले; दर्ज हुआ केस

INDIA (National Affairs)

Lok Sabha polls: Modi cites his ‘guarantee’, Rahul invokes ‘threat’ as Phase 1 ends
The high-decibel campaign for the first phase — it has the maximum seats in the seven-phase election — drew to a close Wednesday.

Can UP interfaith live-in couples get police protection? Yes, no, maybe
In 15 orders by six benches of the Allahabad High Court over past year, 12 couples were denied cover on definition of ‘live-in’, three got relief.

Ahead of Musk visit, Finance Ministry notifies new rules backing FDI tweaks for space sector
Manufacturing of components and systems or sub-systems for satellites, ground segment and user segment will be fully under the 100 per cent automatic route, the ministry said.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Muslim silence speaks amid poll noise in UP

Canada plans halal mortgage for Muslims, faces questions
The Canadian government is exploring halal mortgages to help Canadian Muslims buy houses as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's push for homeownership. The plan has been questioned and criticised by people. Canada, meanwhile, has extended the ban on foreigners buying houses.

Asaduddin Owaisi's Uttar Pradesh gambit and why it has left the BJP chuckling in delight
SP realizes that Owaisi wishes to make inroads into UP by playing the Muslim card even as the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress are keen on doing the same.

US university faces backlash for cancelling Muslim student speech because of pro-Palestine stance
Tabassum, who described herself as a "first-generation South Asian-American Muslim," said that the USC officials refused in an April 14 meeting with her to share details of the university's security assessment.

FOREIGN

Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms

MUSLIM WORLD

Israel’s war on Gaza live: UNRWA warns ‘dehumanisation rampant’ in Gaza war

EDITORIALS 

In Tamil Nadu, a clash of visions

Rain shocks: On the monsoon in 2024
India’s farmers must account for a stronger monsoon while sowing 

OPED ARTICLES

Modi’s elections or Dictator Aladeen’s Olympics?
Many in India are making comparisons between the upcoming elections and the rigged Olympic Games depicted in the 2012 comedy Dictator. They are not wrong.

S Y Quraishi on life after electoral bonds: The next steps
The pre-2018 situation is certainly not acceptable. The government should pull out the reform proposals put forward by civil society groups and the ECI over the last two decades and come up with fresh solutions

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Indian economy projected to grow 6.5% in 2024: UNCTAD
The report also noted the increasing focus by multinationals on India as a manufacturing base as they diversify their supply chains, a reference to China

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

West Asian Moves and Countermoves: Challenges of Them Spinning Out of Control

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Election Junction: From Delhi To Thiruvananthapuram

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

‘Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is uniting the nation’, says psephologist Pradeep Bhandari in his new book ‘Modi 3.0: Bigger, Higher, Stronger’
The book, ' Modi 3.0: Bigger, Higher, Stronger', by Pradeep Bhandari dives into several aspects of Indian politics and revolves around why the PM Modi-led NDA government is deemed to come back in power for the third consecutive term. The book starts with Ayodhya, its importance in Indian culture, and how it will play a significant role in the Lok Sabha elections.





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