One Personnel Succumbs to Injuries, Other Critical After Terror Attack on IAF Convoy in Poonch: Live News Updates Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will blow the poll bugle in Jharkhand from Palamu on May 4. PM Modi will seek votes for former Jharkhand Director General of Police and BJP candidate VD Ram who is contesting elections for the third consecutive time from Palamu Lok Sabha seat on BJP ticket.
One of the five Indian Air Force soldiers injured in the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch has passed away in hospital during treatment on Saturday, May 4, 2024. According to Security Force officials, another personnel is critical and undergoing treatment, while the remaining three are stable. The attack took place near Shahsitar region when the militants opened fire on the vehicles of IAF convoy. Security has been beefed up in the region and a search operation is underway.
SIT officials today, May 4, took JD(S) leader HD Revanna into custody in connection with a kidnapping case registered against him at KR Nagar police station in Bengaluru. The development comes amid the ongoing sex scandal involving his son Prajwal Revanna. Revanna and his were booked in a sexual harassment case on Sunday following complaints by his former house help.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today, May 4, said that the May 13 Lok Sabha elections will be fight between Gujarat and Telangana teams. Referring to Assembly elections his party won recently, Reddy said that Congress defeated the BRS team in the semi-final and termed the May 13 Lok Sabha elections a fight between Gujarat and Telangana teams.
An ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army made a precautionary landing in a field near a village in Maharashtra's Sangli district today, May 4. As per news agency ANI, the chopper experienced excessive air vibrations, resulting in a precautionary landing. Officials of the Indian Army said that the chopper had flown back to Nasik military station.
Former Congress MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Naseeb Singh, and Neeraj Basoya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi today, May 5. Besides the former MLAs, former Youth Congress President Amit Mallik also joined the saffron party headquarters in the national capital.
A clash broke out between TMC and BJP workers during the nomination rally of a BJP candidate for the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. The clash took place in Purba Medinipur. The saffron party has animated former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay for the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked Chief Secretaries and Administrators of all states and Union Territories to prevent illegal transportation of children. In a letter issued on Friday, May 3, the NCPCR said that recently, 95 children were rescued, and it was found that they had been attending unregistered madrasas in the Saharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh.
Congress candidate Sucharita Mohanty withdrew from the Puri Lok Sabha election on Saturday, May 4, citing insufficient party funding and dissatisfaction with candidate selection. Mohanty expressed frustration, stating that she returned the ticket due to the party's inability to provide adequate financial support and the nomination of less viable candidates in certain Assembly segments.
Sucharita Mohanty Withdraws from Puri Lok Sabha Election
Arun Reddy, arrested by Delhi Police in the Amit Shah doctored video case, is in three-day police custody following his appearance before a judge. Interrogation continues, with Reddy scheduled for a hearing at Patiala House court today.
Heavy rains devastated southern Brazil, leaving 39 dead and 70 missing. 235 municipalities were affected, including Porto Alegre. Brazilian government mobilised aid as over 24,000 were displaced. Governor Eduardo Leite declared an emergency, calling it "the biggest disaster" in Rio Grande do Sul's history.
Mumbai, May 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will blow the poll bugle in Jharkhand from Palamu on May 4. PM Modi will seek votes for former Jharkhand Director General of Police and BJP candidate VD Ram who is contesting elections for the third consecutive time from Palamu Lok Sabha seat on BJP ticket. “I can never forget the love and affection of Balasaheb Thackeray towards me,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday when asked if he considers former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray as the rightful heir to Balasaheb Thackeray. In an interview with TV9, PM Modi said he will always be grateful to Balasaheb Thackeray and can never speak against him and added he’ll be the first to help Uddhav if he’s in trouble.
Rahul Gandhi, who was expected to make an all-out bid to win back Amethi, has been announced as the party candidate from Raebareli, the seat vacated recently by his mother Sonia Gandhi when she moved to Rajya Sabha. In Amethi, the family bastion which defected to the BJP five years ago, the Congress will be represented by Kishori Lal Sharma, a longtime loyalist of the Gandhi family. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could not be convinced to contest from Raebareli - which she had nursed for over a decade on her mother's behalf.
University campuses across the US have witnessed tense scenes as students protest in support of Palestinians and face tough action from the college administrations and police. As students taking part in demonstrations face sanctions by universities, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have presented an educational opportunity to them.
With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies - joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends - go off without a hitch this weekend. It won’t be easy. Colleges are hiring extra security, screening attendees at venues and emphasising that significant disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters won’t be tolerated. At the same time, they’re pledging to honour free-speech rights by designating protest zones.
The White House has responded to US President Joe Biden's 'xenophobic' remark, clarifying that he was making a "broader point". White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asserted that America's allies and partners "know very well" how much Biden "respects them". "He (Biden) was making a more broad comment, speaking about this (US) country and speaking about how important it is to be a country of immigrants and how it makes our country stronger. And so, that’s what he was talking about," she said.
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