Morning Digest | President Murmu on 3-day visit to Meghalaya, Assam from today; Modi to release first instalment of PM-JANMAN scheme for pucca homes to one lakh beneficiaries, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 15, 2024

President Murmu on 3-day visit of Meghalaya, Assam from January 15

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Meghalaya and Assam from January 15 to 17, an official statement issued on Sunday by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

Looking for Israel jobs? Read the fine print

As officials in at least two States — Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — prepare to screen thousands of applicants for jobs in Israel, activists and trade unions say that the Union government is bypassing all protections it normally employs for Indian labour going abroad to conflict zones.

In Milind Deora, Shinde Sena gets a much needed ‘Delhi face’

The BJP views former Union Minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Milind Deora, joining the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena as a move that would provide Mr. Shinde’s faction a “Delhi face”, lacking currently, and that many more such crossovers were likely once seat-sharing talks in the INDIA bloc parties got seriously underway.

WeLead to Credible India: Indian lounges dominate World Economic Forum in Davos