Tuesday, April 30, 2024

ENHANCED NEWS DIGEST dated 30 April 2024, Tuesday

INDIA (National Affairs)

At Mandal Ground Zero, plea for jobs, education, ‘real social justice’
Development has bypassed B P Mandal's Murho village in Bihar's Madhepura, whose vision spawned several socialist leaders including Mulayam Singh, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar

Manipur chargesheet: Women paraded naked made it to police Gypsy but told no key, left to the mob
The CBI investigation revealed that the violent incident happened in Churachandpur on May 3. The chargesheet was filed against six people and a juvenile before a special court in Guwahati in October.

JNU student ‘sexually harassed’ by teacher, forced to leave campus: Students’ union
JNUSU demanded to expedite the proceedings of the complaints filed by the students and action against the accused teacher including his suspension.

POCSO case against MP Cong chief, MLA for ‘revealing’ rape victim’s identity
The minor girl was raped by two minor boys on Friday. 

Licences of 14 Patanjali products suspended: Uttarakhand authority informs apex court
Hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahasanuddin Amanullah had on April 10 asked the SLA to inform it about the actions it had taken against the company for its alleged misleading claims.

Supreme Court recalls order allowing abortion of minor rape survivor
A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and J B Pardiwala decided to alter its decision noting that the interest of the child is paramount after interacting with her in the chamber.

If Kejriwal doesn’t appear on summons, he can’t take defence that his statement wasn’t recorded: SC
Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in the Tihar jail here under judicial custody after his arrest on March 21 in the case.

INDIA (Community Affairs)

Does This Country Hate Muslims?

India Votes 2024: A resurgent Hindu nationalism sets the stage for the upcoming elections, driving communal violence

Can I be declared a non-believer & refuse ‘anti-woman’ Sharia law, Muslim woman asks Supreme Court
The 50-year-old wants to take protection under the secular Indian Succession Act, saying Sharia is discriminatory against women when it comes to inheritance.

Muslims won’t be majority: Asad

FOREIGN

Gaza war: US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept Israel's new ceasefire offer

MUSLIM WORLD

34 killed in Gaza strikes amid ceasefire talks

EDITORIALS 

Why Gen Z wants a Boring Phone
A new phone on the market, called the Boring Phone, is another addition to the resurgence of old products like bell bottoms, Y2K and butterfly clips. Retro may be the new rebellion

Dousing the summer fire in Uttarakhand

OPED ARTICLES

Who wants 370 majority? Not even BJP leaders
No politician would want to empower the PM too much. No business person too would want a PM so powerful that he can continue to hound them through instruments available to a government

Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action
Only 12 out of 50 states have a ban on this harmful practice.

ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE

Don’t take India’s strong services exports story for granted: Goldman Sachs

MEDIA DEBATE (Alternate Media)

कभी देखा है पीएम आवास योजना का घर? | Inside PM Awas Homes

MEDIA DEBATE (Mainstream Media)

Sex Scandal Hits Karnataka Poll Season

NEWS FROM RIGHT WING PUBLICATION

Congress worker Reetam Singh arrested for peddling fake video of Amit Shah; had previously threatened, abused, and tried to doxx OpIndia Editor Nupur Sharma: Details
Reetam Singh was associated with the student arm of the Congress party. He was the RTI Cell Coordinator for NSUI (National Students Union of India).





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