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Monday, May 6, 2024
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If Rahul’s making false claims about Adani, why isn’t govt rebutting point-by-point: Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions 

Opposition puts heat on govt over Adani fraud claims, demands discussion, probe

16 parties meet in Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament, also demanding a discussion on the border situation with China.

Urdu press hails Bharat Jodo as ‘historic’, asks what’s next for Congress

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

BJP top body praises Modi’s ‘inspiring’ leadership, hits out at Opposition’s attempts to ‘malign’

Discussion on 'brand Modi' was part of law minister Rijiju's 9-point resolution, which included India's G20 presidency & assembly polls, but didn't mention J.P. Nadda's soon-to-end tenure.

Led by Congress, Opposition boycotts RS proceedings after China border discussion was barred

While Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar repeatedly appealed to the protesting members to take their seats, the unrelenting MPs continued to raise slogans.

Uddhav wants Koshyari out over Shivaji ‘insult’, but spat began like any governor vs CM row

New Delhi: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has demanded the removal of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari from his post, describing him as an...

‘Spine of key panels broken’ — Why Congress & TMC are angry about parliamentary committees rejig

While Congress retained chairmanship of one committee, TMC got none. BJP and allies now hold six major committees, including Home Affairs, Defence, External Affairs and Finance.

‘Opposition’s third-front experiment shouldn’t be repeated’, says Congress

 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says opposition unity without Congress isn’t possible. It comes as TMC and TRS are pushing for a non-Congress-and-non-BJP front.  

Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

From ‘compromising national security’ to 'playing havoc' with institutions, the Opposition continues to attack Modi while failing to reflect on own actions.

Why no tricolour in RSS ‘ghar’ to mark PM Modi’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ initiative, asks Oppn

An RSS functionary said the organisation does not take decisions under pressure, while the BJP retaliated by accusing detractors of missing the Independence bike rally.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.