Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the Congress will not win even 50 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and will not be able to get the opposition party status after the polls. Attacking the BJD, he called for ousting from power those responsible for keeping people poor despite the state having bountiful natural resources.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of all AAP MLAs on May 12, party sources said. "It is a key meeting and will also see discussions on the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi on May 25," a party source said.
BJP leader and advocate G Devaraje Gowda, arrested for alleged molestation and rape, was taken to Holenarasipura, where the incident had allegedly taken place, for questioning, police said. A case of molestation was registered against Gowda on April 1.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Governor C V Ananda Bose over allegations of molestation against him, and said he must explain why he should not step down. "The governor says 'didigiri' (high-handedness) will not be tolerated...But, I say Mr Governor, your 'dadagiri' will not work anymore,” the TMC supremo said.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at six locations across Jammu province in Pakistan-backed conspiracy to spread terror in the region, an official statement said. The searches have led to the seizure of incriminating material, including digital devices, documents etc. from premises linked with hybrid terrorists, overground workers (OGWs), sympathisers and cadres linked with the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of proscribed terrorist outfits, it said.
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor on a petition seeking the removal of the word "Bible" from the title of her book, "'Kareena Kapoor Khan's Pregnancy Bible: The Ultimate Manual for Moms-To-Be", as it hurt sentiments of the Christian community. The court also issued notices to co-author Aditi Shah Bhimjyani, Amazon Online Shopping, publisher Juggernaut Books, the state government, the superintendent of police Jabalpur and the in-charge of Omit police station.
Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Moosa Zameer said 76 Indian military personnel were replaced by civilian employees of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which manufactured the helicopters gifted by India, thus also ending the suspense over the exact number of those repatriated. That agreement was a result of the demand of pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu made within hours of his assuming office in November.
Biden administration said that Israel's use of US-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but that wartime conditions prevented US officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The finding of “reasonable” evidence to conclude that the US ally had breached international law protecting civilians in the way it conducted its war against Hamas was the strongest statement that the Biden administration has yet made on the matter.
At least two people were killed and 23 injured in storm-related incidents as strong winds uprooted trees, electricity poles and led to portions of walls collapsing across Delhi. In west Delhi's Vikaspuri, a person on a two-wheeler died after a branch of a tree fell on him near Janakpuri flyover.
A crimson glow lit up the dark sky in parts of Ladakh in a rare stable auroral red arc event at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in the high Himalayas due to the strong solar magnetic storms launched towards Earth. Spectacular auroras or northern lights lit up the skies in the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere as skywatchers from Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, Denmark and Poland shared pictures and short videos of the dancing lights on social media.
