Morning Digest: India expresses concern about Israeli attack on Iran; Congress announces 16 more candidates for Maharashtra Assembly elections, and more
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India expressed deep concern about the unfolding situation in West Asia after Israel launched fresh attacks against Iran on Saturday (October 26, 2024), with the Ministry of External Affairs saying that the hostile situation does not help anyone.
The Congress party has released its third list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled for November 20. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party announced this selection of candidates for various constituencies across the State, focusing on a mix of experienced leaders and new faces.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday (October 26, 2024) backed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s controversial remark — ‘batenge to katenge’, claiming that Hindus ‘will be slaughtered if divided’ — with RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale saying that the slogan, calling for unity among Hindus, is the lifetime pledge of the Sangh.
As trade resumes through land ports along the Bangladesh border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to inaugurate a passenger terminal building and a friendship gate at Petrapole in West Bengal on Sunday (October 26, 2024).
After ending their 17-day hunger strike on October 21, the protesting junior doctors of West Bengal held a mass convention at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) on Saturday (October 26, 2024) to voice their concerns.
The Congress on Saturday (October 26, 2024) accused the BJP of insulating Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch from answering to the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the performance of the regulator. Ms. Buch skipped the PAC meeting on Thursday (October 24, 2024) citing personal reasons.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Saturday (October 26, 2024) informed social media companies that it was their duty to curb threats to flights operating from India.
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