Morning Digest | Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra begins today from Manipur; Pakistan’s Imran Khan-led PTI loses iconic ‘bat’ electoral symbol, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 14, 2024

Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra begins on January 14 from Imphal

The Congress will begin the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the violence-hit Manipur on Sunday, in what is being seen as the party’s bid to set the narrative in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls and put the spotlight on issues such as unemployment, price rise and social justice.

Imran Khan-led PTI loses iconic ‘bat’ electoral symbol as Pakistan SC declares intra-party polls ‘null and void’

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on January 13 night declared null and void the intra-party polls of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and deprived the party of the ‘bat’ as election symbol, settling the raging controversy over the award of the iconic electoral symbol.

We may be small, but won’t be bullied: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on return from China

The Maldives may be a small island nation, but that does not allow others to “bully” the country, President Mohamed Muizzu said on January 13, just as he arrived in Male, after a five-day state visit to China.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is to highlight the ‘anyay kaal’ of the Modi-led government: Congress