Friday, April 26, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 26 April 2024, Friday

JAMAAT IN THE NEWS

मुसलमानों के खिलाफ हिंसा की घटनाएं, पूजा स्थलों में बढ़ती असुरक्षा की भावना खतरनाक स्तर पर पहुंच गई हैं: जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद

INDIA (National Affairs)

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips, return to ballot papers
A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pronounced the verdict.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Till 9 am, Bengal sees highest turnout at 15.68%, Maharashtra lowest at 7.45%

How sending notice to party, not candidate, for poll code violations marks a shift in EC response
In the past, the EC has sent general advisories to parties but whenever there is an MCC violation complaint against an individual, the notice goes to the individual rather than the party.

‘Deeply biased, shows poor understanding’: India on US human rights report
The human rights assessment found "significant" abuses in India's northeastern Manipur state last year

Implement guidelines for elimination of corporal punishment, HC tells TN govt
The court said the idea was not only for elimination of corporal punishment in schools but any indirect form of harassment of the children or circumstances affecting their mental health were also to be taken note of

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Understanding how Muslims get reservations in India 
The Hindu decodes the intricacies of Muslim reservations in India — the varied demands, its fraught legislative history and judicial interventions so far.

BJP intensifies 'Muslim quota' attack on Congress, cites Manmohan Singh's 2019 remarks

India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state

Sidddaramaiah: 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka since 1994
His remarks came on a day when the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) said it would summon the Karnataka Chief Secretary over the “blanket reservation” given to the Muslim community in the state.

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment

FOREIGN

China warns US not to step on its 'red lines'

MUSLIM WORLD

UN says ‘preserve evidence’ of Gaza mass graves

EDITORIALS 

Why a hotter world is more dangerous for India
Report shows nature doesn't respects boundaries, makes a case for cooperation.

Stability in Maldives: On the election results and India ties 
India should not allow Muizzu’s win to affect ties between the two countries

OPED ARTICLES

Best of both sides | Divisive and defective: Five flaws in Rahul Gandhi’s roadmap
His pledge to pursue ‘jitni abadi utna haq’ is unconstitutional, will result in social strife and chaos.

It’s time to declare Israel a rogue state
It is time for the international community to accept that Israel is a rogue actor and start treating it as such.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Elections 2024: How Things Have Changed in a Week!

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

Elections 2024: How Things Have Changed in a Week!

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Apolitical Or Apathetic: Why Is Urban India Indifferent Towards The Vote?

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Congress leaders and others spread fake news that Jamyang Tsering Namgyal regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket, the Ladakh MP says he is loyal BJP Karyakarta. The fake news comes amid reports that Namgyal was upset over the parties decision to nominate Tashi Gyalson instead of him from Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.







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