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  • Maldives President Muizzu Confirms Attendance At PM Modi’s Swearing-In Ceremony |

    Male: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has reportedly accepted an invitation to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday, as per a local media report.

    Maldivian news portal Edition.mv quoted its sister publication in Dhivehi, Mihaaru News, as confirming his attendance at the ceremony, along with several other senior government officials.

    However, there has been no official confirmation yet from the Maldives President’s Office regarding Muizzu’s first official visit to India.

    PM Modi is set for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerging victorious in the parliamentary elections.

    With PM Modi registering his win for the third consecutive term, wishes from global leaders also came pouring in at the speed of light. In an earlier statement on Wednesday, President Muizzu congratulated PM Modi and expressed his willingness to collaborate to enhance bilateral ties.

    He posted on X, ” “Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP and BJP-led NDA, on the success in the 2024 Indian General Election, for the third consecutive term. I look forward to working together to advance our shared interests in pursuit of shared prosperity and stability for our two countries ”

    In a reply to the post, Prime Minister Modi thanked Maldives President and said he looks forward to closer cooperation for further strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations.

    “Thank you President @MMuizzu. Maldives is our valued partner and neighbour in the Indian Ocean Region. I too look forward to closer cooperation for further strengthening our bilateral ties,” PM Modi posted on X.

    This would mark President Muizzu’s inaugural official visit to India since assuming office on November 17 last year. Notably, Muizzu, known for his pro-China stance, diverged from his predecessors’ protocol by choosing to visit Turkey first and subsequently China for his first state visit in January.

    Shortly after he was sworn in, President Muizzu stirred bilateral tensions by demanding the removal of approximately 88 Indian military personnel from the Maldives. These personnel were repatriated from three aviation platforms and replaced by Indian civilians by the May 10 deadline set by President Muizzu.

    The counting of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was held on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, and with its allies has 292 seats in the Parliament. The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong growth winning 99 seats.

    Other leaders also congratulated PM Modi and the BJP-led NDA government on their third consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

    The swearing-in ceremony is anticipated to host leaders from neighbouring countries, such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Mauritius, in addition to the Maldives, aligning with India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.

  • Know why jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan cited Kejriwal in court…

    Islamabad. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is serving a jail sentence, has complained to the country’s Supreme Court about the mistreatment meted out to him in jail, citing the interim bail granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

    Khan told the Supreme Court that the apex court in India has granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal to campaign ahead of India’s general elections. The former prime minister also said that he is facing repression under the undeclared ‘martial law’ in Pakistan.

    The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman moved the apex court on Thursday before a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa in a case related to amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO).

    The bench also comprised Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi. Justice Minallah remarked that it was unfortunate that Khan was in jail as he was the head of a large party with millions of followers.

    Imran Khan also complained that he was convicted within five days to keep him away from the general elections held on February 8. Khan also expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s petition, which requested live streaming of the case.

    The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf asked Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa. “You [फैसले में] It was written that I did political point scoring during the last hearing. I don’t understand, what political scoring did I resort to,” to this Chief Justice Isa said that a judge does not need to give any explanation to anyone on the decision. The top judge said, “You can file a review petition.

    Khan also asked the court to compare the facilities provided to him in jail with those provided to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Justice Mandokhel said in a lighter vein, “Sharif is not in jail right now, do you want us to send him to jail?” The chief justice remarked that the court would arrange for a surprise inspection by a judicial officer.

  • Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan invokes Arvind Kejriwal’s bail in Pakistan Supreme Court, here’s why? ,

    Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has invoked the case of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail to campaign ahead of India’s general elections, as he complained before the Supreme Court about the mistreatment met to him in jail. During his appearance on Thursday before a five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa in a case related to amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman complained of the “victimisation” that he faced since his ouster from power in April 2022.

    Justices Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Athar Minallah, and Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi also sat on the bench. Justice Minallah remarked that it was unfortunate that Khan was in jail as he was the head of a large party with millions of followers.

    Khan, complaining of oppression against him, pointed out that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was released on bail by the apex court ahead of the Indian general elections for campaigning for his party but he was facing oppression in Pakistan which was under undeclared “martial law”.

    Khan, 71, complained that he was convicted within five days to keep him away from the general elections which were held on February 8. Khan also expressed dismay over the Supreme Court’s judgment rejecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s government plea requesting the live streaming of the case.

    “You wrote [in the judgment] that I did political point scoring during the last hearing. I did not get it, what political scoring did I resort to,” the PTI founder asked the CJP Isa. At this, Chief Justice Isa said a judge does not owe an explanation to anyone over the verdict. “You can file a review petition,” the top judge said.

    He also asked the former premier to speak only about the pending matter before the court. Lamenting political victimisation, the PTI founder said the Supreme Court should appoint a chairman for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the anti-corruption watchdog.

    “When the Opposition and government fail to evolve consensus on the name of NAB chairman appointment then a ‘third umpire’ makes the decision,” he said, adding that the anti-graft body is working under the “third umpire”. Addressing the PTI founder, Justice Minallah said: “Khan sahib, there was no reason to declare the NAB amendments invalid.”

    Khan said he was currently facing NAB inquiries and called for improvement in the anti-corruption body.

    After Justice Minallah reminded Khan about the issue of the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner, he said restoring the amendment would help him in the NAB cases, however, the country “will become bankrupt”.

    CJP Isa also barred the PTI founder from citing Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict in the cipher cases and said the appeal in the case might be filed in the apex court.

    “Why did not you oppose the NAB amendments in Parliament,” asked Justice Rizvi. Khan cited the circumstances and said his government was toppled via conspiracy and that he did not want to respond to the “conspiratorial government” in Parliament.

    Khan also asked the court to compare the facilities given to him in jail with the facilities given to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. However, in a lighter vein, Justice Mandokhel said the elder Sharif was not in jail at the moment, “Do you want us to send him to jail?” The chief justice remarked the court would arrange a surprise visit by the judicial officer.

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Number of MPs of India Alliance increased, know who supported

    Mumbai. Vishal Patil, who won the Lok Sabha election from Sangli as an independent candidate, has extended his support to the Congress. He had rebelled and contested as an independent after the Sangli parliamentary seat was given to Shiv Sena-UBT in the seat-sharing arrangement between Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies.

    Vishal Patil, the rebel Congress candidate who won from Maharashtra’s Sangli Lok Sabha seat, has supported India Block and Maha Vikas Aghadi. Congress has won 99 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. With the support of Vishal Patil, the strength of Congress in the Lok Sabha will increase to 100.

    Vishal Patil and Vishwajit Kadam met Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and submitted their letter of support to the party. The leaders said that if the Lok Sabha Secretariat gives its approval, Vishal Patil can be called an associate MP of the Congress and the party’s strength in the Lok Sabha will become 100.

    Let us tell you that Vishal Patil is the grandson of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vasantdada Patil. Vishal Patil has won the Lok Sabha election from Sangli seat by defeating Sanjay Kaka Patil of BJP.

    Vishal Patil, who contested as an independent candidate from Sangli Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra, got 5 lakh 71 thousand 666 votes. He defeated BJP’s Sanjay Patil by 1 lakh 53 votes. BJP candidate Sanjay Patil came second on this seat. He got a total of 4 lakh 71 thousand 613 votes. At the same time, Shiv Sena of Uddhav Thackeray faction came third on this seat. Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Chandrahar Subhash Patil got a total of 60 thousand 860 votes.

  • Hajj pilgrimage to start from June 14, Saudi Arabia confirms | India News

    On Thursday evening, Saudi Arabia confirmed that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 14 with Eid Al Adha falling two days later. The crescent moon, which heralds the start of Dhu Al Hijjah – the 12th and final month in the Islamic calendar – was sighted on Thursday evening, following which the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia made the announcement.

    The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be undertaken at least once by all Muslims with the means. Every year, millions of Muslims around the world embark on a sacred pilgrimage known as Hajj/Haj. This spiritual journey holds immense significance in the lives of believers, offering an opportunity to connect with Allah, seek forgiveness, and strengthen their faith.

    The Hajj involves a series of rituals completed over at least four days in Mecca and its surroundings in the west of Saudi Arabia. The high point comes on the second day, when pilgrims gather for prayers on Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon. That will occur on June 15 this year, and the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha will fall on June 16, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.

    According to an AFP report, at a press conference on Thursday, the Saudi hajj and umrah minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah said “approximately 1.2 million pilgrims from various countries of the world” had already arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj. Last year more than 1.8 million Muslims took part in the Hajj, according to official figures.

    Earlier, it was mentioned that in a historical moment, Indian Hajis are set to use a high-speed train directly from the Jeddah Airport to Makkah for the very first time, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said. The Embassy noted that the train would not only shorten the journey time but, about 32000 Indian Hajis will also use this exclusive service this year.

  • CISF guard who slapped BJP MP suspended, Kangana Ranaut narrates the incident that happened at Chandigarh airport

    New Delhi. Actress and newly elected BJP MP Kangana Ranaut was slapped by a female CISF guard at Chandigarh airport. The CISF woman who slapped her, Kulwinder Kaur, has been suspended and a departmental inquiry has also been initiated. After reaching Delhi, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut released a video and gave her reaction. She said that she is safe.

    Kangana said this by releasing a video

    Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s first reaction has come after a CISF woman guard slapped her at Chandigarh airport. Releasing a video on social media, she said that she is absolutely safe. Kangana said in her statement, I am getting many phone calls from my well-wishers and the media. First of all, let me tell you that I am absolutely safe. I am completely fine. Whatever happened at Chandigarh airport today happened during security checking, as soon as I came out after checking the security, a woman security guard present there came towards me and hit me on my face. After this she started abusing me. The actress said, after this I asked her why did you do this? She said that I support the farmers’ movement. I am absolutely safe, but I have a concern that how will we handle the terrorism and extremism that is increasing in Punjab.

    Because of this the woman constable slapped him

    The female constable was angry with the statement given by Kangana Ranaut during the farmers’ movement. She told that her mother was also sitting for protest during the farmers’ movement. After slapping Kangana Ranaut, CISF personnel Kulwinder Kaur said, she had given a statement that the farmers are sitting there for 100 rupees. Will she go and sit there? My mother was sitting there and was protesting when she gave this statement. Talking on the matter, a senior CISF officer said that an FIR has been lodged against the female constable by complaining at the local police station. Along with this, she has also been suspended.

  • Israeli strike on UNRWA school in Gaza ‘kills at least 40’ Palestinians |

    New Delhi: Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a strike directed at a Hamas compound inside a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school in the area of ​​Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip overnight, the IDF confirmed on Thursday.

    The Israeli strike reportedly killed at least 40 people in the early hours of this morning, Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza’s government statement.

    Israeli armed forces said that the airstrike was directed by IDF intelligence and the Israel Security Agency and it eliminated terrorists who took part in the attack in southern Israel on October 7.

    According to IDF, “Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who belonged to the Nukhba Forces were operating in the compound.”

    As per IDF, the terrorists used thr UNRWA school it as a shelter. Several terrorists who planned to carry out terror attacks and promote terrorist activities against IDF troops in the immediate time frame were eliminated in the strike.

    Before the strike, several steps were taken to reduce the risk of harming uninvolved civilians during the strike, including conducting aerial surveillance and providing additional intelligence information.

    Hamas has condemned the “massacre” committed by Israeli forces against civilians at an UNRWA school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, and said that it was a premeditated crime.

    Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza’s government reports, that it has released a statement with more details on the victims of the Israeli air attack on Nuseirat.

    According to their statement, out of the 40 people confirmed killed in the attack on a UN-run school there, fourteen were children and nine were women. Out of 74 wounded from the attack, 23 are children and 18 are women, Al Jazeera reported.

    More than 36,654 people have been killed and 83,309 have been wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, the enclave’s Health Ministry says. Some 68 Palestinians were killed and 235 wounded in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.

    The ministry said in a statement that the number of sick and wounded Palestinians who need to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment has reached 25,000 but since May 12, about the time Israel seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and it closed, “no sick or wounded person has been able to leave the Gaza Strip,” as per Al Jazeera. Only 4,895 people were able to leave when the Rafah crossing was open, the ministry added.

    “This exposes the lives of thousands to avoidable complications and death, and these are cases that can be treated and saved if they were allowed to go to specialised centres outside the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.

  • Is a big ‘game’ going to happen? Rahul Gandhi will hold a press briefing at 5 pm today, TMC claims- many BJP MPs and MLAs are in touch with us

    Rahul Gandhi: Amidst the news of Narendra Modi taking oath as Prime Minister on June 9, a big news has come from Delhi. Rahul is going to hold a press briefing at the party headquarters at 5 pm today. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may be elected Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. It is believed that he will be elected leader in the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be held at the party headquarters on June 8 under the chairmanship of Mallikarjun Kharge.

    Before taking oath, did Modi play a ‘game’? The number of NDA MPs who won 293 seats has now reached 303, know how this miracle happened

    Here, TMC has also increased the heat of politics by making a big claim. TMC has claimed to be in touch with many MPs and MLAs in Bengal. Sources associated with TMC claimed that many BJP MPs and MLAs in West Bengal are in touch with their party. The party can take a decision on this in the coming week.

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  • Big Breaking News: Modi will take oath as Prime Minister on June 9, will take oath as PM for the third consecutive time

    PM Modi News: Big news is coming from Delhi. According to information received from BJP sources, Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister on June 9. Earlier, there was talk of Modi taking oath on June 8. It is reported that the swearing-in ceremony has been postponed due to the auspicious time. With the swearing-in, Modi will be the second PM to become Prime Minister for the third consecutive time. Earlier, the country’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru became Prime Minister three times in a row.

    Before taking oath, did Modi play a ‘game’? The number of NDA MPs who won 293 seats has now reached 303, know how this miracle happened

    Let us tell you that the meeting of NDA MPs will be held on 7 June at 2.30 pm in Parliament House. Chief Ministers, Deputy CMs and presidents of various parties of NDA ruled states will be present in this meeting. After this, NDA will meet President Draupadi Murmu and stake claim to form the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi.

    ‘Power Game’ in NDA before Modi’s swearing-in: Naidu’s party TDP demands 6 big ministries, BJP’s headache increases

    TDP also demanded several ministries including roads, health, education along with the Lok Sabha Speaker

    Let us tell you that sources had revealed that TDP can demand 5-6 ministries from BJP in return for support. According to sources, TDP can demand the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, Road and Transport Ministry, Health Ministry, Education Ministry and State Finance Ministry.

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    TDP can make this demand

    Post of Lok Sabha Speaker Road Transport Rural Development Health Housing and Urban Affairs Agriculture Water Power Information and Broadcasting Education Finance

    BJP remained far from the majority figure on its own

    In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP failed to get majority on its own this time. However, the NDA led by Modi won 292 seats and achieved majority. The opposition alliance India Block has won 234 seats. BJP has won 240 seats alone. In such a situation, it is far behind the majority figure (272). In the 2014 elections, BJP under the leadership of Modi won 282 seats and in the 2019 elections, it won 303 seats and achieved majority on its own.

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  • Israeli Nationalists Chant ‘Death to Arabs’, March Through Palestinian Area |

    JERUSALEM: Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were taking part in an annual march through a sensitive Palestinian area of ​​Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some stoking already surging wartime tensions by chanting “Death to Arabs.”

    Jerusalem, the emotional heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been mostly calm throughout the Israel-Hamas war. But the annual march, seen as provocative by Palestinians, could ignite broader unrest, as it did three years ago, when it helped set off an 11-day war in Gaza.

    Marchers convening outside the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s historic Old City, a central gathering place for Palestinians in east Jerusalem, chanted anti-Arab and anti-Islamic slogans, danced and waved Israeli flags as the procession kicked off.

    Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has repeatedly made contentious visits to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, was expected to join the march through the Old City.

    “We are delivering a message from here to Hamas: Jerusalem is ours. Damascus Gate is ours,” he told marchers at the start of the rally. “And with God’s help total victory is ours,” Ben-Gvir said, referring to the war in Gaza, which he has demanded that Israel continue until Hamas is defeated .

    Commenting on the march, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said “our people will not rest until the occupation is gone and an independent Palestinian state is established, with Jerusalem as its capital.”

    Just before the march began, crowds scuffled with police and threw plastic bottles at a journalist wearing a vest with the word PRESS emblazoned on it. Police said they arrested five marchers for throwing objects at journalists.

    The march was taking place as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza are high. The war began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 hostages. Israel responded with a massive offensive that has killed over 36,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, displaced most of the territory’s population and caused widespread destruction.

    The United States has thrown its weight behind a phased cease-fire and hostage release outlined by President Joe Biden last week. But Israel says it won’t end the war without destroying Hamas, while the militant group is demanding a lasting cease-fire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces.

    The annual march commemorates “Jerusalem Day,” which marks Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel considers all of Jerusalem to be its capital, but its annexation of east Jerusalem is not internationally recognized. The Palestinians, who seek east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, see the march as a provocation.

    Police said they were deploying 3,000 security personnel to ensure calm and were seen arresting several Palestinian men before the march got underway, leading them away with their hands bound behind their backs.

    At the insistence of Ben-Gvir, who oversees the police, the march is following its traditional route, entering the Muslim Quarter of the Old City through Damascus Gate and ending at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray.

    As buses bringing young Jewish men in for the march thronged around the Old City’s centuries-old walls, Palestinian shopkeepers closed down in the Muslim Quarter in preparation.

    The police stressed that the march would not enter the sprawling Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam. The hilltop on which it stands is the holiest site for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount because it was the location of the Jewish temples in antiquity.

    Perceived encroachments on the site have set off widespread violence on a number of occasions going back decades.

    Counterprotests were planned throughout the day. An Israeli group, Tag Meir, sent volunteers through the emptying city streets ahead of the march to distribute flowers to Christian and Muslim residents of the Old City.