The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2024
The HinduMaharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra. Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar Stepping up its campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become a “fashion” to take Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name, the Congress announced a plan to hold countrywide press conferences and Ambedkar samman marches in the next few days. Himachal woman dies in Mohali building collapse, rescue effort on, building owners booked Rescue operations were underway after a multistorey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district, officials said. Key ally vows to topple Canadian PM Trudeau in fresh blow to his government The future of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership appeared increasingly uncertain after New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, a key ally, said he would introduce a motion to topple the minority Liberal government.