News in Pics: 30 April, 2019

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News in Pics: 30 April, 2019

Congress Releases List of 40 Star Campaigners For Punjab And Chandigarh Constituencies — Congress Releases List of 40 Star Campaigners For Punjab And Chandigarh Constituencies

The Congress party on Tuesday released a list of 40 star campaigners for Punjab and Chandigarh ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections scheduled on May 19. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to reach out to voters on behalf of his party. On the other hand, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and national leaders including Manmohan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni and Manish Tewari are some of the campaigners mentioned in the list. The list also includes Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. While the chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot will campaign for the Congress party in Punjab, former Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and Harish Rawat will hit the campaign trail as well.

TMC Writes to EC Over PM Modi’s Speech in Bengal, Alleges Violation of Model Code of Conduct — TMC Writes to EC Over PM Modi’s Speech in Bengal, Alleges Violation of Model Code of Conduct

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has written to the Election Commission alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “encouraging horse trading, by hinting that the members of the AITC (TMC) will cross over to the BJP, and using this lie to influence the voters and using this lie to persuade the voters.” The letter, written on Monday, further read, “You are thus requested to ask PM Narendra Modi for evidence in support of his statement, failing which his nomination should be cancelled for violation of the MCC by making such provocative and undemocratic statements.”

Jail Mein Hain ya Bail Par, Unko Kendra me Mazboot Sarkar Bardaasht Nahi: PM Modi Takes a Jibe at Opposition — Jail Mein Hain ya Bail Par, Unko Kendra me Mazboot Sarkar Bardaasht Nahi: PM Modi Takes a Jibe at Opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a veiled attack on Congress while addressing a rally in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on Tuesday. “Jo jail mein hain, jo jail ke darwaze par hain, jo bail par hain, jo bail ke liye court ke chakkar kaat rahe hain vo sab kendra mein ek mazboot sarkar ko ek minute bhi bardaasht nahi karna chahte (The ones who are in prison, the ones who are at the prison gates, those who are out on bail or even the ones making rounds of the court, none of them can tolerate a stable government at the Centre),” said PM Modi. PM Modi went on to add that after the election results are out, the Opposition would taste defeat and that too with a huge margin. “Char charan ke chunaav ke baad yeh log chaaron khaane chit ho chuke hain, ab aane wale charno mein tay hona hai ki unki haar kitni baadi hogi aur NDA ki jeet kitni bhavya hogi (They’re already lagging behind in these four phases of Lok Sabha elections and the rest of the phases will only decide by what margin they will lose),” said PM Modi.

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court Allows Shashi Tharoor to Travel to US — Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court Allows Shashi Tharoor to Travel to US

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted permission to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to travel to USA from May 5 to May 20, said news agency ANI. The court, which had sought a response from the city police on a Tharoor’s plea, approved of his request to travel abroad. The Congress leader is an accused in the death case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Tharoor had sought the court’s permission to travel to USA from May 5 to May 20. In this regard, Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj issued a notice to the Delhi Police and directed it to file a reply by April 30. Tharoor moved an application seeking permission to visit the US to attend some conferences and events. Currently, Tharoor is seeking re-election from Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency.

Jet Airways Will Not Fund Employees’ Premium Towards Group Mediclaim Policy — Jet Airways Will Not Fund Employees’ Premium Towards Group Mediclaim Policy

After failing to pay salaries for months, Jet Airways will not be funding its employees’ premium towards the group mediclaim policy, said the airlines Chief People Officer Rahul Taneja on Tuesday. In a statement released to the airline’s staff, Taneja said that the employees’ mediclaim policy will lapse on the midnight of May 1. “These circumstances are not of our doing and much as we would wish to do things differently, we are left with little choice,” said Taneja to employees. Jet Airways is in regular touch with its lenders as well as the government in an attempt to revive the company from its financial crisis, the airlines’ chief executive officer Vinay Dube had said. He had said that he was hopeful of finding a keen, healthy investor in the company to do away with the current debt crisis.

Delhi Court Summons Kejriwal, Atishi, RS MP Sushil Gupta in BJP Defamation Case — Delhi Court Summons Kejriwal, Atishi, RS MP Sushil Gupta in BJP Defamation Case

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday directed Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Gupta and AAP MP candidate Atishi to appear before it on June 7 in connection with a defamation case filed against them by Delhi BJP leader Rajiv Babbar. Babbar had sought proceeding against the leaders for allegedly harming the reputation of BJP by blaming it for the deletion of the names of voters from the electoral rolls in Delhi. The court had earlier taken cognisance of the defamation complaint filed against Kejriwal and others by Babbar.

Army Claims to Have Found Yeti’s ‘Footprints’ in Nepal, Posts Photos on Twitter — Army Claims to Have Found Yeti’s ‘Footprints’ in Nepal, Posts Photos on Twitter

The Indian Army has claimed it found “mysterious footprints” of Yeti, a mythical creature of folklore in Nepal. Army’s Mountaineering Expedition Team claimed to have found the footprints near the Makalu base camp in Nepal earlier this month. Taking to Twitter, it posted pictures of those footprints and said, “For the first time, an #IndianArmy Mountaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’ measuring 32×15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019.” “This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past.”

US Army Soldier Charged With Plotting Terror Attack in LA — US Army Soldier Charged With Plotting Terror Attack in LA

A 26-year-old former US Army soldier who served in Afghanistan has been charged with plotting terror attacks in the Los Angeles area, the Justice Department said. Mark Steven Domingo allegedly sought to detonate improvised explosive devices containing nails last weekend at a rally in Long Beach that was organised by a white nationalist group, CNN reported. He was arrested on April 26 after he took receipt of what he thought were pressure cooker bombs, US Attorney Nick Hanna announced at a press conference on Monday. “Law enforcement was able to identify a man consumed with hate, and bent on mass murder and stop him before he was able to carry out his attack.”

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