Morning Digest: 7 May 2022

Top Hizb ‘commander’ among 3 killed on Amarnath Yatra route

Top Hizbul Mujahideen ‘commander’ Ashraf Molvi, active since 2013, was one of the three terrorists killed in an operation in the forests of Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Friday.

Amit Shah demands CBI probe into Bengal BJP youth wing leader’s death

The mysterious death of BJP youth wing leader Arjun Chaurasia sparked a fresh controversy in West Bengal on Friday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah visiting the deceased’s residence terming it a political murder and saying the party would demand a CBI probe. Case

Survey of ‘Hindu’ site adjacent to Gyanvapi Mosque of Varanasi

A team of lawyers and opposing legal parties, led by the court-appointed Advocates Commissioner, on Friday conducted a videographic survey of the Maa Shringar Gauri site located behind the western wall of the Gyanvapi Masjid in the Gyanvapi Masjid-Kashi Vishwanath Temple complex. Varanasi.

Sri Lankan President declares emergency

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday, giving security forces broad powers for the second time in five weeks to deal with anti-government protests.

Italy, India discuss Ukraine, energy partnership and G20 cooperation

The Indian government continued its efforts for better relations with Europe as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Delhi on Friday. Key on the agenda, as was the case during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Germany, France as well as Denmark for the Nordic summit, was the Ukraine issue, climate change cooperation and space cooperation between the two countries.

WHO’s ‘data’, Congress’s ‘beta’ both wrong in counting COVID-19 deaths: BJP

The BJP on Friday reacted sharply to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on COVID-19 deaths and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments that WHO’s data and Congress’s “beta” [son] are wrong.

data | Tamil Nadu records highest number of custodial deaths in South India

While UP has recorded the highest number of deaths in judicial custody among all states in the past six years, Tamil Nadu has a humiliating difference between the southern states.

Fertility drops, obesity rises in India, says National Family Health Survey

The National Family Health Survey’s (NFHS) total fertility rate (TFR), the average number of children per woman, fell from 2.2 to 2.0 nationally, between 4 and 5. There are only five states in India which are above replacement. According to the National Report of NFHS-5 released by the Ministry of Health, the fertility level of 2.1 – Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26), Manipur (2.17).

‘Please don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s absence at UNGA on Ukraine

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti told the Netherlands’ Ambassador to Britain that “please don’t patronize us,” New Delhi “knows what to do” when the Dutch envoy said India should not participate in the United Nations. Should have taken General Assembly on Ukraine.

Controversy over BJP youth leader’s death in Kolkata; Amit Shah called it a political murder

The mysterious death of BJP youth wing leader Arjun Chaurasia sparked a fresh controversy in West Bengal on Friday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah visiting the deceased’s residence terming it a political murder and saying the party would demand a CBI probe. Case. Mr Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the incident.

Top Hizb ‘commander’ among 3 killed on Amarnath Yatra route

Top Hizbul Mujahideen ‘commander’ Ashraf Molvi, active since 2013, was one of the three terrorists killed in an operation in the forests of Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Friday.

Indian Army Major dies after falling from a cliff during operation in Jammu and Kashmir

Major Raghunath Ahlawat, 34, a resident of Delhi, was leading his team for an anti-infiltration operation based on a credible intelligence input in Uri sector on Thursday.

No retaliation, Tajinder Pal Bagga arrested for inciting communal tension, inciting violence in Punjab: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on May 6 claimed that BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was arrested by the Punjab Police from Delhi for trying to incite communal tension and violence in the border state and dismissed the BJP’s charge of retaliation. Is.

Railway loco pilot risked life to restart express train that stopped at river bridge near Mumbai

A senior assistant loco pilot (ALP) of the Central Railway risked his life to reset the alarm chain knob of an express train that had stopped at a river bridge near Mumbai, an official said on May 6.

Border officials arrest six Indians for unsuccessful attempt to smuggle from Canada to the US

Six Indian nationals, aged 19-21, were arrested by US border officials after being caught on a sinking boat during a failed attempt to smuggle them from Canada to the US.

Shock to Boris Johnson, UK Conservatives lose London strongholds

Britain’s governing Conservatives suffered local election defeats in some of their London strongholds and in other parts of the United Kingdom on Friday – results that will put more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid ethics scandals and a deteriorating economic picture.

Sinn Féin takes big lead in Northern Ireland vote

Broadcaster data shows that the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin garnered far more first-seeded votes than its rivals in elections to the regional assembly of Northern Ireland, indicating it is likely to win the election.

Markets fall amid global trend; Sensex down 867 points

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 54,835.58, down 866.65 points or 1.56%. During the day, it fell 1,115.48 points, or 2%, to 54,586.75. Similarly, the NSE Nifty fell 271.40 points or 1.63% to end at 16,411.25.

Asian Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 fears

The Asian Olympic Council said after a meeting with the Chinese Olympic Committee that the 19th Asian Games, due in September, would be postponed and new dates would be announced “in the near future”. The Asian Youth Games in China in Shantou in December will also be canceled as the Games were postponed once last year.

IPL 2022 | In the last over of Daniel Sams, Gujarat Titans brought Harakiri to Mumbai Indian’s second win

Pacer Daniel Sams displayed an icy flair as he conceded just three runs in the last over to guide Mumbai Indians to a stunning five-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat Titans in an IPL match on Friday.