India's 2024 Budget Focuses on Economic Growth, Inflation Control, and Social Welfare
This evening news round-up brings together some of the day's most significant developments from India and around the world.US President Donald Trump stated that the interim nuclear agreement with Iran was effectively over, describing further negotiations as largely pointless, although he did not completely rule out the possibility of continued talks.
His remarks came amid heightened military tensions following fresh US strikes, Iranian retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz and a diplomatic dispute over the United States hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and hospital staff at a KDMC-run hospital in Dombivli.
The incident triggered protests by members of the medical fraternity, with the Indian Medical Association demanding strict legal action under the Maharashtra Medicare Act.Mhatre expressed regret over the incident but denied allegations that he assaulted a woman doctor.
In the education sector, NCERT released a revised Class 8 Social Science textbook that removes references to Adolf Hitler and Nazi ideology, revises the discussion on the Congress party's position during Partition, introduces a reference to VD Savarkar and rewrites the judiciary chapter in accordance with Supreme Court directions.
In West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was kept under police watch akin to house arrest before a protest rally in Baruipur over the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl.She accused the administration of failing to provide adequate security despite a Calcutta High Court order permitting the rally.
Meanwhile, US federal prosecutors charged jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar with ordering the 2023 killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, marking a significant development in the ongoing international investigation.
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