Morning Digest: Shinde, Fadnavis, Pawar Delhi bound over Maharashtra government formation; Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister today, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

Maharashtra government formation: Mahayuti leaders to meet Amit Shah today

A meeting with Amit Shah will be held in Delhi when all the top three leaders from Maharashtra — Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar — will fly there. The meeting of the BJP’s newly-elected legislators for the selection of the legislature party leader is also pending. “I did not like that the government formation process was getting delayed. So I took the lead to declare my complete support to whatever decision Narendra Modi and Amit bhai take. It will be a Mahayuti Chief Minister,” Mr. Shinde told The Hindu later.

Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister for the fourth term today

Many top leaders of the INDIA bloc have been invited to be part of the event. Sources said only Hemant Soren would take oath and the expansion of the Cabinet would take place later. As per the informed sources, he will take oath at 4 p.m.. On the eve of the oath-taking ceremony, caretaker Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Executive President Hemant Soren on Wednesday visited his native village Nemra along with his wife Kalpana Soren to garland the statue of his grandfather late Sobran Soren on his 67th death anniversary.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to take oath as Lok Sabha member today

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to take oath in the Lok Sabha. She won the recent byelection to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Party leaders from Wayanad handed over the election certificate to Ms .Vadra and conveyed their best wishes. Photos released by the Congress showed the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi offering sweets to his sister after she received the certificate.

Four mechanised infantry battalions receive President’s Colours from Army chief

Four battalions of the Army’s Mechanised Infantry presented President’s Colours by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi during a ceremony at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School, Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra. The President’s Colours were awarded to the 26th and 27th Battalions of Mechanised Infantry Regiment and 20th and 22nd Battalions of Brigade of The Guards, marking a proud moment for the youngest battalions, the Army said. The event was a recognition of their exemplary and meritorious service to the nation.

ED arrests West Bengal-based businessmen for alleged links to Ponzi scheme

The Enforcement Directorate arrested a father-son duo at the helm of a Calcutta-based real estate and hospitality business, Prayag Group, allegedly in connection with a multi-crore Ponzi scheme. Prayag Group chairperson Basudeb Bagchi and his son and top company executive Avik Bagchi were arrested by the ED.

Two cubs born to African cheetah Neerva found dead at Kuno National Park

Two cubs born to African cheetah Neerva were found dead at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said. A team of forest staffers monitoring the movement of cheetahs received signals through radio telemetry that Neerva was away from her den, following which they, along with veterinarians, rushed to the spot and found the mutilated carcasses of the two cubs inside, he said.

Air India pilot found dead in Mumbai, police arrest boyfriend

Following the death of a 25-year-old Air India pilot in Mumbai, her 27-year-old boyfriend Aditya Pandit was arrested for ‘abetment of suicide’, the Powai police said. The deceased, identified as Srushti Tuli, originally from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, was found dead in her apartment in Mumbai’s Andheri East on November 25. According to the police, the deceased allegedly took the extreme step due to Aditya’s harassment. 

Petition in Bangladesh court for banning ISKCON

A day after the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Chittagong, student leaders of Bangladesh have called for the banning of the outfit “immediately”. The remarks from the top student leaders who are an important block of support for the interim government led by Prof Mohammad Yunus came on a day when a High Court in Bangladesh admitted a petition seeking ba an on the Hindu outfit.

Trump taps retired General Keith Kellogg for Ukraine envoy role

Donald Trump has tapped Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who has presented him with a plan to end the war in Ukraine, to serve as a special envoy for the conflict, the President-elect wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Mr. Kellogg, who was the Chief of Staff for the White House National Security Council during Trump’s 2017-2021 term and National Security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence, will likely play a central role in attempting to resolve the conflict in his new position.

Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks,” Trump’s transition said. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to continue resistance after ceasefire

Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed to continue its resistance and support Palestinians, including fighters, a day after a ceasefire deal between the group and Israel was announced. “The Islamic resistance’s operations room affirms that its fighters in all military disciplines will remain fully equipped to deal with the aspirations and assaults of the Israeli enemy,” the group said.

Google asks U.S. appeals court to reject app store monopoly verdict

Alphabet’s Google asked a U.S. appeals court to throw out a jury verdict and a judge’s order forcing it to revamp its app store Play. In its first detailed argument to the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Google said the trial judge made legal errors that unfairly benefited the plaintiff, “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Virat Kohli’s Perth odyssey — a testament to his longevity

Currently, if cricketing reputations have to be made and legacies burnished, then it mandates fine performances in Australia. Earlier in the 1970s, 1980s and the early part of the 1990s, players earned their stars through their runs and wickets in the West Indies. Virat Kohli surely is aware of the filters that distinguish the great player from the good one. His first Test century was a 116 against Australia at Adelaide in 2012. It also signalled a passing of the baton in a series that India lost 0-4 to the host. In those contests the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman struggled to impose their will. A generational change was evident and Kohli led that shift.

Published - November 28, 2024 06:47 am IST