Morning Digest: Will engage in a peaceful transfer of power, says Kamala Harris; Parliamentary panel defers discussion on Canada and China, and more 

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 07, 2024

Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country after her loss to Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday (November 6, 2024) to congratulate him on his “spectacular” victory, and said he looked forward to working together with him again to further strengthen India-U.S. relations across technology, defence, energy, space and other sectors.

The fight with Ajit Pawar is real and there is no question of reconciliation as he had gone out of his free will, said Baramati Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule, ending speculations of a reconciliation between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, at The Hindu Poll Arena. She added that Mr. Sharad Pawar would not retire from politics.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs deferred deliberations on Indo-Canada and Indo-China relations for the second consecutive time. On Wednesday (November 6, 2024), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was scheduled to brief the panel headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor but, as per the sources, the panel ran out of time and could not take up the deliberations.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on Wednesday (November 6, 2024), approved the infusion of equity of ₹10,700 crore in Food Corporation of India (FCI) by way of conversion of ‘Ways and Means Advance’ to equity in 2024-25. This will be used as working capital for the FCI in this financial year.

The opposition to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) set up to consider the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act continues to grow. Following Opposition MPs’ threat to disassociate themselves from the panel in protest over its chairman’s “unilateral decisions”, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has now expressed concern over the JPC’s alleged constitutional violations and side-stepping of the established rules.

The Supreme Court has directed Sessions Courts deciding sexual assault cases to mandatorily order compensation to be paid to victims, especially if the survivors are minors and women.