Morning Digest: PM Modi condemns attack on Hindu temple in Canada; Indian Army resumes patrolling in Depsang, first since disengagement, and more
The Hindu
The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 05, 2024
The Indian Army has successfully patrolled one of the five Patrolling Points in Depsang Ara of Eastern Ladakh, the Leh-based 14 Corps announced late on Monday (November 4, 2024). This marks the resumption of patrolling in the area for the first time since disengagement was undertaken last week and also since the stand-off began in May 2020.
A court in Kolkata framed charges against the prime accused Sanjay Roy in the case of the rape and murder of a woman doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (November 4, 2024) strongly condemned the violence at the Hindu Sabha Temple at Brampton near Toronto and said such actions will “never weaken India’s resolve”.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (November 4, 2024) said that there was a need to develop a long-term policy for the enhancement, preservation, and longevity of Hindi literature and its various grammatical forms, a statement by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.
Amid the ongoing tensions between India and Canada, several Pakistan-based social media users recently shared a graphic card to claim that the Interpol had put Union Home Minister Amit Shah on its ‘wanted list’.
The U.S. approached a historic Election Day on Tuesday (November 5, 2024), with U.S Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump making their final cases to voters across battleground states, especially Pennsylvania, in a election that is tight and where both candidates have a shot at winning.
Spain is deploying 7,500 troops to its eastern region hit by devastating floods, the government said on Monday (November 4, 2024) in the face of rising discontent over the response to the catastrophe that has killed at least 217 people.
The Opposition BJP on Monday staged a State-wide protest against RTCs (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops) of some farmers attributing the land ownership to the waqf board and demanded that the Congress government amend the legislation concerned to protect farmers. The BJP also called upon farmers not to allow waqf officials to enter their land.
Stepping up her attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress leader and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection, on Monday accused the BJP of “politicising” the landslides that struck this hill district on July 30, killing and displacing many residents.