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Rajasthan polling date revised to November 25; 56 Pro-Khalistan Entities across different countries behind 15 targeted killings in Punjab; top news from October 11
Today’s Latest News Transcript at 8:30 PM on 11 October 2023
The Election Commission changed the date of polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections from November 23 to November 25 citing “large-scale” weddings and social engagements. In a statement, the EC said the decision was taken following representations made by various parties and social organisations for a change of the date of poll “considering large-scale wedding/social engagements on that day (November 23) which may cause inconvenience to large number of people, various logistic issues and may lead to reduced voters participation during poll”. The counting of votes will take place as scheduled on December 3, along with the same for four other state assembly polls – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
The first list of 41 BJP candidates for the November 25 Rajasthan Assembly elections includes seven MPs, a move that stands out when compared with the saffron party’s strategy in the previous polls. In the 2018 elections, under the leadership of then incumbent chief minister Vasundhara Raje, the BJP had not fielded any MPs and had instead relied on sitting MLAs and local candidates. However, the decision to field MPs is already drawing opposition from several local BJP leaders who were hoping to contest the elections from those seats. Among the MPs whose candidatures have been announced in the first list, Diya Kumari and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore are considered as party heavyweights.
Meanwhile: Days after Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the CBI has registered an FIR against the news website and people including its director on allegations of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act violations. “It was alleged that the private company had received unexplained export remittance of Rs 28.46 crore (approx) through four foreign entities in violation of FCRA provisions. It was further alleged that there was an unexplained receipt of foreign fund of Rs 9.59 crore (approx) by incorrect characterization of the fund as FDI,” a CBI spokesperson said
A National Investigation Agency team confiscated a piece of land belonging to Pakistan-based designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode, the chief of banned outfits Khalistan Liberation Force and ISYF. The NIA team reached Kothe Gurupura village in Moga district (under Smalsar police station) of Punjab and seized the property. The notice installed by the NIA at the site reads that one-fourth share in the land measuring 43 kanal 3 marlas belonged to Rode.
56 Pro-Khalistan Entities are spread across different countries and some of these were responsible for 15 targeted killings in Punjab over the last six years, the Punjab Police is learnt to have told the Ministry of Home Affairs. 13 of the PKEs are in the US, 12 in Canada, 7 in Germany, 6 in UK, 6 in Pakistan, 2 each in Philippines, Armenia, Portugal and Malaysia, and four in different countries, sources said citing data presented by the Punjab Police. Some of these PKEs, with the assistance of gangsters based in India, carried out “15 targeted killings” in Punjab from 2017 to September 30 this year, including the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022.
Moving on: A Supreme Court bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Hima Kohli failed to agree on allowing a woman’s request for medical termination of her 26-week-old pregnancy with the former favouring it and the latter stating that her conscience does not permit her given medical reports that there is a high chance of survival of the foetus. The bench had allowed the abortion on October 9. However, on October 10, AIIMS authorities wrote to Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati – who represented the government in the matter – saying the foetus appeared to be “viable” and had a “strong possibility of survival”.
In world news: The war between Israel and the militant group Hamas raged for a fifth day, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling for safety.As authorities in Gaza warned that rescue teams were unable to reach many areas and that electricity supplies would soon run out, humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors for the delivery of aid.The war, which has claimed at least 2,200 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate.Israel has vowed an unprecedented offensive against Hamas, after the Islamic militant group’s fighters broke through the border fence Saturday and stormed into the country’s south.
Lastly: The Coast Guard recovered remaining debris from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean’s surface. The salvage mission conducted under an agreement with the US Navy was a follow-up to initial recovery operations on the ocean floor roughly 1,600 feet (488 metres) away from the Titanic. Investigators believe the Titan imploded as it made its descent into deep North Atlantic waters on June 18.
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