Morning Digest | Amritpal shifted to Assam on Centre’s directive, to be in solitary confinement; India-China hold 18th Corps Commander talks, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Amritpal shifted to Assam on Centre’s directive, to be in solitary confinement

The Punjab government has decided to shift pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh to a jail in Assam, more than 2,600 km away from Punjab, on the directions of the Centre, a senior government official said on April 23.

Yediyurappa not removed, just gave way to generational change, says BJP chief Nadda

Contrary to appearances, former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was “not removed” but had given way to generational change, said BJP president J.P. Nadda. Speaking to  The Hindu, he reiterated that the former Chief Minister continued to play an important role in the party’s campaign in the State.

Eye on Rajasthan polls, CM Gehlot reaches out to gig workers with welfare measures

With nearly six months left for the Assembly elections, the Rajasthan Government is working overtime to deliver the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, which has stringent provisions against errant aggregators, including barring them from operating in the State. 

2 IAF aircraft on standby in Jeddah, ship at Port Sudan to evacuate Indians