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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