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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