Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tirunelveli on April 15, 2024. | Image Credit: PTI
The country is being pushed into black money; Prime Minister Modi said that everyone will regret the attack on electoral bond scheme
On April 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bond scheme, the country was pushed towards black money in the elections and on honest reflection, “everyone regrets it”. In his first detailed statement since scrapping the Electoral Bond scheme, Mr. Modi in an interview with a news agency ANI He said that this project should also be seen as a success story as it shows who has contributed to the political parties.
Stalin said that Modi and Shah visited TN to make up for their losses in the North
In an interview with DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on April 15 The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are visiting the southern states, especially Tamil Nadu, to make up for their losses in their stronghold of the northern states, he said. Mr. Stalin said that the purpose of this election is who should not come to power rather than who should come to power.
Ahead of the General Elections, Biggest Impulse Seized: The Election Commission
The Election Commission (EC) said on April 15 that it is on track to seize large-scale inducements, including drugs and cash, during elections in the last 75 years. ₹4,650 crore was seized even before the polls for the Lok Sabha elections began, which is more than what was recovered in the 2019 elections. During the 2019 general elections, ₹ 3,475 crore was recovered by the EC.
ECI says denial of pre-certification to election ads can be challenged only in Supreme Court, not any other court
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to explain the rationale behind its insistence that denial of pre-certification to election advertisements can be challenged only in the Supreme Court and no other court. Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Satyanarayana Prasad gave the ECI lawyers till Wednesday to take instructions after senior DMK lawyer R. Shunmugasundaram argued that the ECI had no right to take away the writ power of the High Courts.
Amit Shah said the Center has removed free movement along the Indo-Myanmar border to prevent a conspiracy to change Manipur’s demographics.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Narendra Modi-led government has ended the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the 1,600-km India-Myanmar border to thwart a “conspiracy” to change Manipur’s demographics. “No matter how hard anyone tries, we will not let anyone divide Manipur,” he said at a campaign rally in support of the BJP’s Inner Manipur candidate in Imphal.
Taliban ‘specially committed’ to protecting rights of Hindus and Sikhs: Taliban ‘Ministry of Justice’ spokesperson
The Taliban is in constant contact with Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan, who have been forced to flee and whose homes have been seized by militants, a senior official in the organisation’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday. In a written statement to The HinduThe representative said the Taliban respects the property rights of Afghanistan’s minority communities and is “particularly committed” to protecting the rights of Hindus and Sikhs in the country.
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee will step down on May 15, handing over to Deputy Lawrence Wong.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm and hand over power to his deputy, Lawrence Wong, he said on Monday. Mr Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state president to appoint Mr Wang, currently deputy prime minister and finance minister, as his successor, his office said in a brief statement. Mr Wang, who has the consensus support of lawmakers in the long-ruling People’s Action Party, will be sworn in at the National Palace later the same day, it said.
Europe joins US in urging Israeli restraint after Iran attacks
Israel’s European allies on April 15 urged the administration to show restraint over Iran’s weekend missile and drone attacks, calling on Israeli leaders to distance themselves from the “cliff edge” of escalation in West Asia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, which is empowered to decide the country’s response, will meet at noon on April 15, government sources said.
Former England spinner Derek Underwood has passed away
Derek Underwood, England’s best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave legend Sunil Gavaskar a turbulent time, died on April 15 in Kent. He is 78 years old. Underwood, a practitioner of slow left-arm conventional spin, was highly regarded by his contemporaries for his pin-point accuracy, making him ‘deadly’ on the open pitches of the 60s and 70s.
IPL-17: RCB vs SRH | Sunrisers won by 25 runs in the highest scoring match in T20 history
Travis Head’s devastating century combined brilliantly with captain Pat Cummins’ determination as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a 25-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring affair. Head’s maiden T20 century (102, 41b, 9×4, 8×6) and Henrik Klaassen’s 67 (31b, 2×4, 7×6) saw Sunrisers post a record-breaking 287 for three, surpassing their own 277/3 against Mumbai Indians. March 27.