Morning Digest: Trump assassination bid derails Biden’s counter-polarisation strategy; Carlos Alcaraz blows away Novak Djokovic to retain Wimbledon 2024 title, and more
The Hindu
The Hindu’s Morning Digest on July 15, 2024, gives a select list of stories to start the day
Trump assassination bid derails Biden’s counter-polarisation strategy
As he survived an assassination attempt by a whisker in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, Republican Donald J. Trump’s image underwent an abrupt makeover. From defending charges of being an instigator and an authoritarian-in-waiting, he will now be seen as a target of political violence.
CUET-UG retest for over 1,000 candidates on July 19, says NTA
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a retest for more than 1,000 candidates of Common University Entrance Test-UG on July 19. The NTA had on July 7 released the provisional answer key of CUET-UG 2024 and announced that it will conduct a retest between July 15 and 19 if any grievance raised by students about the conduct of the exam was found to be correct.
PM Modi becomes most followed world leader on X with 100 million followers
The number of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s followers on his X handle crossed the 100-million mark on July 14, registering an impressive growth of nearly 30 million in the past three years, officials said. He is already the most followed head of government on the social media platform globally. Officials noted that his followers are quite a few times more in number in comparison to most followed opposition leaders like AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’ Rahul Gandhi who have 27.5 million and 26.4 million followers respectively.
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil accuses Fadnavis, Bhujbal of hindering progress in reservation issue
Central Railway introduces special weekend trains between Pune and Bengaluru to accommodate increased passenger demand.
Activists demand stronger monitoring of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to combat delays and systemic failures in justice.
UDF manifesto promises FIFA-standard stadium, metro revival, tech hub, and social welfare initiatives for Kozhikode’s development and growth.
Operation Kavach in Hyderabad involved 5,000 police personnel conducting late-night vehicle checks to enhance public safety.
Amit Shah announces a circular economy model to boost dairy farmers' income by 20% in five years through innovative practices.
Encroachments around Tiruchi's Fort Gateway cleared by ASI following a Madras High Court order, enhancing heritage protection efforts.
A 76-year-old man's body was found after family struggled financially, remaining with him for three days before police intervened.
SDPI critiques BJP's three-decade lack of development in Dakshina Kannada, highlighting failures in major projects and infrastructure improvements.
Road & Buildings dept. registers record-breaking progress in two years
27,277 nominations filed for 4,158 sarpanch posts under third phase
Rights organizations demand transparency from the Andhra Pradesh government regarding the confidential MoU with Google for a data center.
Parents and students protest in Varuna against the closure of local government schools amidst government merger plans.
Scholar emphasises that without social and economic equality, political democracy becomes meaningless and vulnerable to authoritarianism.