Morning Digest: Trump assassination bid derails Biden’s counter-polarisation strategy; Carlos Alcaraz blows away Novak Djokovic to retain Wimbledon 2024 title, and more
The Hindu
The Hindu’s Morning Digest on July 15, 2024, gives a select list of stories to start the day
Trump assassination bid derails Biden’s counter-polarisation strategy
As he survived an assassination attempt by a whisker in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, Republican Donald J. Trump’s image underwent an abrupt makeover. From defending charges of being an instigator and an authoritarian-in-waiting, he will now be seen as a target of political violence.
CUET-UG retest for over 1,000 candidates on July 19, says NTA
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a retest for more than 1,000 candidates of Common University Entrance Test-UG on July 19. The NTA had on July 7 released the provisional answer key of CUET-UG 2024 and announced that it will conduct a retest between July 15 and 19 if any grievance raised by students about the conduct of the exam was found to be correct.
PM Modi becomes most followed world leader on X with 100 million followers
The number of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s followers on his X handle crossed the 100-million mark on July 14, registering an impressive growth of nearly 30 million in the past three years, officials said. He is already the most followed head of government on the social media platform globally. Officials noted that his followers are quite a few times more in number in comparison to most followed opposition leaders like AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’ Rahul Gandhi who have 27.5 million and 26.4 million followers respectively.
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil accuses Fadnavis, Bhujbal of hindering progress in reservation issue
When Kaleeshabi Mahaboob, Padma Shri awardee and the first Indian Muslim woman to perform nadaswaram on stage, says she almost gave up music once to take up tailoring, it feels unbelievable. Because what the world stood to lose had that happened was a divine experience. On stage, flanked by her husband Sheik Mahaboob Subhani (also a Padma Shri recipient) and her son Firose Babu, Kaleeshabi with her nadaswaram is a force to reckon.
Top-level European competition deal featuring Dennis Bilde and Martin Schaltz, showcasing expert bidding and play for a slam.
President, Vice President, and dignitaries pay tribute to Sardar Patel on National Unity Day in New Delhi.
Rise in air pollution in Delhi on Deepavali eve, with AQI levels reaching 'very poor' and potential 'severe' levels.
Deepotsav in Ayodhya sets two Guinness World Records for most people performing 'aarti' and largest oil lamp display.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan to sign defence cooperation agreement during official visit to Algeria.
Actor Vijay’s speech has drawn admiration and criticism in equal measure
Slow start to firecracker sales in Vijayawada due to low footfall, with traders selling only 20% of products.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi accuses Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan of promoting communal hatred and demands his removal from Cabinet.
Ministry of Home Affairs approves Puducherry's proposal to distribute essential items through ration shops in Union Territory.
The working hours and practices in the multinationals working in India must be regulated by the government