The Hindu Morning Digest, August 4, 2024

Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, which has held up funding for the approximately $40 million dollar initiative and, in particular, a Gandhi-King Development Foundation. Village Defence Guards provided with sophisticated weapons: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on August 3 that Village Defence Guards have been provided with sophisticated weapons to deal with rising incidents of terror in the Jammu region. Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital on August 3, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Bangladesh PM calls emergency meeting with varsity heads Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called an emergency meeting with university vice-chancellors and college principals on Saturday night amid heightened tensions as student movement leaders refused here invitation for talks and demanded her resignation, days after over 200 people died in anti-quota protests.