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(This story originally appeared in on May 27, 2024)

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's goof-up in wishing another «CM term» for Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed a «sense of imminent defeat» in the NDA camp. Yadav was referring to the JD (U) supremo's gaffe at an election rally in Patliputra Lok Sabha seat on Sunday, when he wished Modi, who was at the helm of Gujarat before becoming the PM, to become 'mukhya mantri' (chief minister) once again. Other leaders present on the stage realised the gaffe, following which he corrected his statement. «Dil ki baat zubaan pe aa jaati hai (what was in his mind slipped out of his mouth). What the CM said is correct… Modi ji is not going to become the PM again,» Yadav said while addressing a rally in Jagdishpur with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sharing the stage. «We know that our respected chacha ji (Nitish) wants from his heart that BJP is removed from power at the Centre so that Bihar develops without any bias. We are taking forward his campaign. Nitish ji used to say earlier that those who have come in fourteen (2014) will go in twenty-four (2024)… Modi-led NDA will be completely routed,» Yadav said.

Also Read: Amit Shah gives ‘Modi guarantee’ on reservation, says BJP won’t allow anyone to abolish SC/ST/OBC quota“When I raised the issue of caste census, Narendra Modi said, there are only two castes in India – rich and poor. If there are only two castes, then how did Narendra Modi become OBC?," asked Rahul Gandhi."50 per cent population in the country is backward, 15 per cent Dalit, 8 per cent Adivasi..

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said the state government will pay the hospitality bill of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had come to Mysuru in April last year to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, which runs up to Rs 80 lakh. In a statement, the minister's office said it is a tradition of the state government to host dignitaries like the Prime Minister and the President when they come. But due to Assembly elections in Karnataka in April last year, the state government was not involved in planning of the programme (Project Tiger) since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was in force. Speaking to reporters, the minister said that the prime minister had visited Myrusu-Bandipur on the eve of commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger. At that point of time, the MCC was in force. Elections were declared. So, it was purely a Central government programme. Initially, they had planned to spend around Rs 3 crore but the expenditure incurred was around 6.33 crore. So, balance 3.3 crore has to come from the National Tiger Conservation Authority. «The state government's forest department had written to them (authority). They informed that the hotel bill (Rs 80 lakh) should be reimbursed by the state government and we have decided to reimburse. So, there is no issue,» he added.

Also Read: Rahul Gandhi takes ‘paramatma’ jibe at PM Modi during Bihar rally: ‘If ED asks him about Adani then…’"In the first year, they will revoke the abrogation of Article 370. In the second year, they will bring back triple-talaq.

Amit Shah slammed the INDIA alliance and said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will not cross 40 seats and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh will not get even four seats on June 4.As reported by PTI, Shah was addressing a political rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar. He said that in 5 phases of Lok Sabha polls, Modi has crossed 310 seats.

economy likely grew at its slowest pace in a year in the January-March quarter due to weak demand, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said the possibility of growth significantly surpassing their forecasts was low.The country's gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly grew by 8.4% in October-December compared to a year earlier, thanks to a sharp drop in subsidies which provided an artificial boost to net indirect taxes. But economic activity, as measured by gross value added (GVA), showed a more modest 6.5% expansion.Economists in the poll said that situation was unlikely to have been repeated in the last quarter.Growth in Asia's third-largest economy likely slowed to an annual 6.7% in January-March, more in line with the long-term GDP growth rate, according to a Reuters poll of 54 economists.

Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has written to the BBMP Commissioner instructing him to implement fail-safe measures in recreational places across the city as soon as possible and make periodic checks mandatory to avoid fire mishaps, Hindustan Times reported.The directive comes as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of visitors in the city’s numerous gaming centres after a tragic fire accident at Rajkot’s TRP Game Zone killed 27 people, including four children.Issuing an urgent alert to all gaming arcades in Bengaluru, DK Shivakumar addressed a letter to the civic body emphasizing the importance of stringent safety protocols in high-traffic entertainment spaces. “Adherence to appropriate safety measures and precautions is of utmost importance for the prevention of untoward fire disasters in high-traffic entertainment spaces like shopping malls, gaming, and adventure zones across Bengaluru.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will return to power in Lok Sabha Elections 2024.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has already crossed the numbers required for forming the government in the first five phases of the general elections, Shah said. “We are somewhere between 300 and 310…this is minus the last phase…We are in a comfortable position. This time, we went to the people with 10 years of track record and 25 years of a powerfully positive agenda," Shah told Indian Express in an interview.

India's six-week long national election, the world's largest, has entered its final stage with votes scheduled to be counted on June 4, and investors are gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's widely expected third term in office. However, the margin of victory may be smaller than earlier expected, analysts and informal betting markets are speculating.

Also Read: Modi says INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for vote bank; Priyanka Gandhi quips 'no PM ever used such words'Soon, realising Nitish Kumar's gaffe, one of the party members who were present on the dais tried correcting his flub.However, Nitish, who seems to have not realised the gaffe, said, “Narendra Modi is already a Prime Minister...That's why I am saying that he may keep moving."Several social media users have reacted to Nitish Kumar's slip of tongue. Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar hit out at Opposition in the state and questioned what was there even if they (RJD) got the opportunity before we (NDA) come to power in 2005.

Also Read: Delhi hospital fire: 7 newborns die of suffocation, PM announces ex gratia of ₹2 lakh"I did not have knowledge of the incident. A friend informed me that there was an explosion in the baby care centre.

Mint has reached out to co-founder Prashant Pitti and will update the story with the response once shared.On January 8, the online travel company indefinitely suspended flight bookings to the Maldives. This decision was prompted by social media posts critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made by three Maldivian ministers, who have since been suspended.

seven rescued babies died in the fire incident at the Baby Care New Born Hospital on Saturday night around 11.30 pm, five are undergoing treatment.The hospital is owned by Dr Naveen Khichi who is absconding since the incident, and he is believed to have fled to Jaipur.Also Read: Delhi hospital fire: 7 newborns die of suffocation, PM announces ex gratia of ₹2 lakhAccording to India Today, in 2021, Khichi was booked for alleged mistreatment of a newborn during treatment at the children's hospital.He had also reportedly threatened the couple from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras when they went to him after the hand of their baby was fractured during treatment and procured CCTV footage showing a nurse beating the newborn.In 2021, it was discovered that the hospital was not registered under the Delhi Nursing Home Act.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis worked for Nitin Gadkari's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Raut's claim has drawn sharp reactions from the BJP and Congress' candidate from Nagpur. Raut alleged that Fadnavis had unwillingly campaigned for Gadkari, who contested from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat, when he realised the Union minister couldn't be defeated. Nagpur is the hometown of both BJP leaders.

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday credited his party with providing a «mazboot» (strong) government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was capable of penetrating Pakistan's borders to destroy terrorist hideouts. In contrast, the former Union minister charged, the Congress-led UPA government that got voted out in 2014 was «majboor, kamzor aur apang» (helpless, weak and crippled). Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Bihar's Arrah and Jehanabad constituencies, Nadda mocked the UPA for having sent «dossiers to Pakistan when the nation was rattled by terrorist attacks sponsored from across the border». «When Modi took over, and Uri and Pulwama happened, our troops penetrated Pakistan's borders to conduct surgical strikes and Balakot air strikes and beat the terrorists inside their homes,» he said.

diplomatic passport of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing women. Taking a dig at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's reported statement that the state government's request to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal was received only on May 21, he sought to know what happened to the letter sent by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1. «As far as I know, we have not got any information or letter so far (from the Centre). I have seen that the External Affairs Minister has told the media that they are taking action and in a couple of days they will cancel it (diplomatic passport), but we have not got any written communication on this,» Parameshwara said. Speaking to reporters here, he said the Chief Minister on May 1 wrote a letter to the Prime Minister seeking cancellation of Prajwal's diplomatic passport, and after that the Special Investigation Team formed by the state government to probe the charges, too wrote a letter to the Centre with the same request.

₹2.11 lakh crore dividend payout to the government, marking the highest surplus transfer on record by the central bank. The surplus will be reflected in the government’s account for the financial year 2024-25, and is expected to help the government reduce its fiscal deficit and boost capital expenditure and global fiscal position.Heavyweight financials advanced 1.7 per cent during the week, posting the second straight weekly gain.

Opposition INDIA bloc over not announcing the prime ministerial candidate and even said that all leaders in the Opposition alliance are candidates to become the prime minister. "If we form the government, all the leaders will decide who will be their PM," Mallikarjun Kharge was quoted by NDTV as saying during a press conference in Himachal Pradesh's capital, Shimla. He mentioned the ten years of the UPA regime and said that no prime ministerial candidate was announced before the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

Shah on Saturday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is spreading false propaganda on the Agniveer military recruitment scheme. Gandhi, in his first election meeting in Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday, had said that the Agniveer scheme will be scrapped and thrown in the dustbin if the INDIA bloc comes to power. He had also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for «turning Hindustan ke jawan into labourers».

Bihar): Calling Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal «darpok» (cowards), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that terrorists in the previous governments used to attack the country because of these coward leaders adding that he is not a coward while citing an example of India carrying out surgical strikes across the border of Pakistan.