The Hindu Morning Digest - April 25, 2024
The HinduAs PM Modi targets Congress, phase 2 campaign ends on a sour note Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial speech on the Congress party’s plans to “redistribute wealth” was the highlight of the high-voltage campaign for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election which ended on Wednesday. FIR against BJP’s social media post titled ‘Congress Manifesto or Muslim League Manifesto’ An FIR was registered on April 24 over a social media post by the BJP’s official handle which allegedly sought to promote hatred and enmity between different groups and classes, Election Commission officials said. Columbia University cites progress with Gaza war protesters following encampment arrests Columbia University said early on April 24 that it was making “important progress” with pro-Palestinian student protesters who set up a tent encampment and that it was extending a deadline to clear out, yet standoffs remained tense on the Ivy League campus in upper Manhattan. Antony Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new U.S. foreign aid bill U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -– all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing.