A day after the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley released a whistle-blower report on the Secret Service’s failures in the first assassination attempt on the 45th president, including failures that have not been reported on previously. For example, the Missouri Republican senator’s report found the Secret Service intelligence units were absent from the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13. The intelligence units are teams of Secret Service agents that are paired with state and local law enforcement to handle reports of suspicious persons. Hawley also found that the hospital where Trump was treated was…
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Across Africa, the incidences of violence over water resources increased by around 34 per cent during 2022-23: there were at least 71 such incidents recorded in 2023 compared to 53 in 2022. In 2023, Africa reported the highest number of water-related conflicts and disputes since 2019 – says the 2024 State of Africa’s Environment report, released here today at a media briefing. The briefing was jointly organised by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Media for Science, Environment, Health and Agriculture (MESHA). The report is prepared and brought out every year by CSE and Down To Earth,…
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is gearing up to implement the ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform within its ongoing tenure, sources revealed. This significant policy shift is aimed at synchronising national and state elections across India, a move that has earlier sparked widespread political debate. As the Modi government marks 100 days of its third term in office expressed confidence in the reform, stating that the proposal would garner support from multiple political parties. “It will definitely be implemented in this tenure. It will become a reality,” one source said,…
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday suspended three senior IPS officers following an inquiry into the allegations made by a Mumbai-based actress, Kadambari Jetwani. The state government issued orders suspending P. Sitharama Anjaneyulu, then Director General of Police, Intelligence; Kanthi Rana Tata, the then Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada, and Vishal Gunni, then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada. She and her parents allegedly faced harassment at the hands of police officers at the instance of a leader of YSR Congress, which was then the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh. The suspensions were issued under Rule 3 (1) of the All India…
Narendra Modi-led government, which is preparing to conduct decadal census, which was already delayed due to Covid 19 and other reasons, is said to be not keen on inclusion of caste census, besides immense pressure from the opposition parties. After RSS has also indicated that it is not against caste census, the government is getting pressures within BJP, besides from its allies like TDP and JDU. However, government sources said that a decision is yet to be taken on including a column on caste as part of the census. On the other hand, the government has started preparations for conducting…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that a political leader once offered to support him if he entered the race for the Prime Minister’s post, but he declined the offer, stating that he did not harbour such ambitions. “I remember one incident… I won’t name anyone. That person said, ‘If you are going to become the Prime Minister, we will support you,'” Gadkari said at an event in Nagpur, without specifying when the conversation took place. However, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways stressed that becoming the Prime Minister was not a goal in his life. “But I asked…
Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday triggered controversy after calling Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a terrorist. The Union Minister said if those “manufacturing bombs” were supporting him (Gandhi), he is the “number one terrorist”. He made a controversial statement in the context of Gandhi’s recent remarks delivered in the US about the condition of Sikhs in India. The MoS for railways made the remark at the flagging-off ceremony of a Vande Bharat Express train to Howrah in Bihar’s Bhagalpur. Speaking to reporters, Bittu said, “Rahul Gandhi spent most of his time outside the country.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, calling them a “new form of Urban Naxals” who are not ashamed of lying. Addressing a Jan Ashirwad Rally at Kurukshetra’s Theme Park to kick-start the BJP’s assembly election campaign in Haryana, Modi said, “Appeasement is the biggest goal for the Congress, and they will do anything to achieve it.” He criticised the Congress for allegedly putting Ganpati idols behind bars in Karnataka, and said, “The whole country is celebrating Ganesh Utsav, while the Congress is creating obstacles in the puja of the ‘Vighanharta’.” Modi also accused the…
In a significant breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two individuals in connection with the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. Among those arrested are Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Tala Police Station. Although specific details about the arrests have not yet been made public, sources reveal that both Ghosh and Mondal are accused of delaying the filing of the FIR and tampering with evidence related to the case. The CBI is expected to disclose further information during…
World Social Protection Report 2024-26 The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) welcomes the release of the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26, which details the persistent challenges to the universal realisation of this internationally recognised human rights. The Report highlights an overall increase in social protection coverage, from less than 43 per cent in 2015 to 52.4% in 2023. However, it exposes the harsh reality that 3.8 billion people lack any kind of protection.This deficiency is strongly linked to insufficient financing at both national and international levels. Major inequalities in access to social protection persist, in particular between women and…