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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for trying to obstruct BJP’s Ram Navami plan. (Images: PTI)
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In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s debate over the Ram Navami procession, the Iraq-Iran war and other top stories.
The Ram Navami debate has once again taken centre stage in Bengal politics. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “trying to obstruct BJP’s Ram Navami’s plan and opposing CAA”, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced to organise a Ram Navami ‘shobha yatra’ in Howrah on Wednesday. READ MORE
The Israeli war cabinet on Monday said that Iran’s aggression cannot be overlooked and merits a ‘clear, forceful’ reaction, according to a report by Israeli news outlet Channel 12. They said that Tehran will not be allowed to “establish the equation” which they claim the Islamic nation has tried to set through the attack. READ MORE
The Supreme Court is hearing petitions seeking cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pointed at the issues of voting with paper ballots on Tuesday. READ MORE
Aaditya Thackeray, Yuva Sena chief and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader, in an exclusive conversation with News18, said his party isn’t bothered about the new name or symbol in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as the Janta supports them. READ MORE
The Iranian state TV, the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), aired footage claiming “Israelis were panicking” when they launched more than 300 missiles and drones towards Israel. Fact-checkers, including from the BBC Monitoring found that these were not panicked Israelis, but these were later found to be fans of British singer Louis Tomlinson. READ MORE
