93 Lok Sabha constituencies to vote for third term today
A total of 93 Lok Sabha constituency will go for voting in
third pause of elections .
Polls in Anantnag – Rajauri which was scheduled in this
session has been postponed, here voting is rescheduled on 25 May .
Over 11 crore people are eligible to vote in the third phase
, The constituencies where voting will be held is in 26 seats in Gujrat , 11 in
Maharajstra. 10 in Uttar Pradesh , 14 in Karnataka , seven in Chhatisgarh, four
in Assam and West Bengal and all two in Goa.
In last elections , BJP had won 72 out of 93 seats while
Congress had just won five .
Delhi LG wants NIA probe into AAP’s Khalistani funding
Delhi LG Vk Saxena has has recommended NIA probe
against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on
Monday .
The recommendation is based on a compliant by the World
Hindu Federation India ( WHFI ) , which alleged that the Aam Admi Party ( AAP )
received political funding from the banned “ Sikhs for Justice “ . The
allegations has also been made that Mr Kejriwal held closed door meetings with
Sikh separatist during his visit to US . Earlier ,the videos released by Gurupatwant
Singh Pannun had claimed of AAP receivin fund from their organisations .
AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj called it another conspiracy by
BJP .
Sketches of Poonchh attackers released
Sketches of two suspected terrorists , who are believed to
be behind the attack of Indian Air Force Convoy on May 4 , were released by
Army on Monday .
A massive combing operaton is going on in areas adjoining
the terrorist attack site .
Army has also announced an award of ₹20 lakh for those who
would provide any inputs .
SC to urgently hear petitions on Uttarakhand forest fires
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear
Wednesday’s petition on Uttarakhand forest fires .
The petitioner has claimed that 90% of the blazes were “man
made” .
News reports had quoted that there had been 900 incidents of
forest fires in last six months .
Uttarakhand recorded 20 , forest fires on Monday ,
World
Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal by Egypt , Qatar
Hamas announced on Monday that it has accepted an Egyptian
Qatari proposal for a ceasefire proposal to halt the war with Israel in Gaza .
There is no immediate comment from Israel on the deal , also details of the war has not been
released .
The Egyptian official said that the ceasefire would take place
in a series of stages that will included
transfer of hostages to Israel .
Israel order to evacuation form Rafah
Meanwhile , Israel
has ordered 1,00,000 Palestinians to move from Rafah to a nearby Israeli
declared humanitarian zone , Muwasi .
He said that Israel has expanded the size of the zone called
Muwasi , a makeshift camp on the coast .
This has indicated that Israel is clear about ground
military operations in Rafah .
Israeli President earlier had termed Rafah as Hamas’s last
stronghold in Rafah .
US , Western Countries and International Organizations have
expressed concern over possible humanitarian casualty in case of Hamas attack
to Rafah .
The casualty in Israel Hamas was has crossed 34 ,000 .
Putin orders nuclear drills as NATO mulls troops
deployment
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered nuclear weapons drill near
Ukraine . The defense minsitry didn’t
give the date of the drill but said that the drill will involve , Navy ,Air
Force and troops .
The Kremlin specified that the drill was in response to
statements by French President Emanual Macron and British Officials .
French President had recently advocated deployment of NATO
forces in Ukraine .
Russia has gained minor victory by capturing a village near
Donetsk .
Meanwhile , Russia said that five people were killed in
Ukrianian attack in Belgorod.
Macron urged Xi to
use clout and halt Ukraine war ,agree to fair trade rules
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on state visit to France . He
met French President Emanual Macron and EU Commission president Ursula Van Der
Leyen , who pressed China to use its
influence to stop Ukrine war .
“ The future of our relation will depend on our ability to
continue to develop our relationship with China in a balanced manner “ said
Emanual Macron .
Mr Xi said China and the EU should “ remain partners “ and “
carry out strategic coordination “ and thus “ make new contribution to world
peace and development “.
Both Mr Macron and Ms Vander Leyen has indicated that trade
was the priority in talks , underscoring that Europe must defend its “
strategic interest “ in its economic relation with China.
Germany recalls Russian ambassador over Cyberattack
Germany has temporarily recalled Russian ambassador after
accusing Russia of cyber attacks .
Recently , German Foreign Minister has accused a group APT
28 of conducting cyber attacks on
Chancellor Scholaz’s Social Democratic Party members . APT 28 is linked with
Russian intelligence agency .
German Foreign Minister had called it “ a state sponsored Russian
Cyberattack on Germany Russia had rejected these allegations as “groundless “ .
Editorial
Time to talk
T.N , Kerala should
discuss dam safety ; legal recourse must be the last step
The editorial is about the recent tussle between Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka over Mullaperiyar dam row . Recently , TamilNadu government moved
to Supreme Court ( SC ) with allegations that Kerala govt was obstructing the maintenance of Mullapriyar dam .
TamilNadu’s concern is that the supervisory committee made
under Dam Safety Act 2021 , has “
miserably failed “ to ensure that Kerala didn’t
construct in repair work of Dam .
. In a major judgement SC had earlier allowed TamilNadu to
raise water storage from 136 feet earlier to 142 feet. .
Mullaperiyar dam is located at Periyar river in Kerala . The
dam is owned by TamilNadu and is used for irrigation in TamilNadu . The dam is
very old and requires regular repair work
Twin tower
China dominated in
both women’s and men’s team event in Badminton
The editorial is about recently held Thomas and Uber Cup
held in Chegdu , China .
China defeated Indonesia in Thomas cup finals .
In Uber Cup China defeated Indonesia in the finals .
The twin won puts Chinese players as among favourites for
upcoming Paris Olympics .
India who was the winner of Thomas cup last season finished
only to quaterfinals .
The Thomas cup and Uber Cup is among the most prestigious
prizes among others .
