Delhi traffic advisory for today: Restrictions imposed due to Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession, check routes to avoid
People are advised to avoid the road stretches where the procession will be taken out.
PM Modi to launch India’s first 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train, Vande Metro service today, check details
The prime minister will flag off the country’s first ‘Vande Metro’ service between Bhuj and Ahmedabad besides several other Vande Bharat trains on Monday.
Eid-e-Milad 2024 Holiday: Schools closed in Delhi, Telangana today, Maharashtra re-scheduled holiday on…
According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet was born in Mecca around 570 AD. Several states have declared a holiday for schools and colleges.
‘One Nation-One Election’ to be implemented in current tenure of NDA govt, says report
The promise of One Nation-One Election, wherein state assembly polls is held along with parliamentary polls, is another big promise in the BJP’s election manifesto.
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh: Alleged gunman at Trump golf club
The 58-year-old man accused of pointing an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon has a prolific arrest record that spans several decades. Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested shortly after the incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Authorities said Secret Service agents fired at him after seeing the muzzle of his AK-47 pointing through a chain-link fence one hole ahead of where Trump was playing. Authorities are treating the episode as an apparent assassination attempt on Trump. A background check on the name given by officials, Ryan Wesley Routh, revealed that he currently lives in Hawaii and has faced dozens of run-ins with police, stretching back to at least the 1990s. Routh is a native of North Carolina, where his list of arrests includes simple drug possession, driving without a license, expired inspection and operating a vehicle with no insurance. In addition, the Greensboro News & Record reported in 2002 that Routh was arrested after barricading himself in his roofing company’s office during a three-hour standoff that followed a traffic stop in which he put his hand on a gun before fleeing. TRUMP SAFE AFTER ‘GUNSHOTS IN HIS VICINITY,’ CAMPAIGN SAYS Routh moved to Hawaii in 2017, records show. He has since launched another construction company in Hawaii that builds simple housing structures for homeless people, according to a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Routh. “This does not appear to be some random guy with an AK-47 walking outside Trump’s club,” an official said after the Sunday afternoon incident. News of the incident broke shortly after Trump was safely escorted off of the golf course. A Secret Service member spotted the would-be gunman while Trump was playing on the course’s fifth hole. Officials say he abandoned an AK-47, a go-pro camera and two backpacks along a chain-link fence that borders the sixth hole of the course. Routh fled in an SUV after a member of the Secret Service fired on him, but was soon arrested, according to authorities. Trump’s campaign quickly issued a statement that the 45th president was safe, with Trump following up in a message to supporters that he will “never surrender.” Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson confirmed that the Secret Service opened fire after they saw a man lift an AK-47. The suspect fled in a car, but was quickly apprehended, authorities said. “There were gunshots in my vicinity but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!” he wrote in a message that was shared on social media “Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” he continued. “I will always love you for supporting me. Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again. May God bless you.” This is a developing story….
Lawmakers request briefing with Secret Service on second attempted assassination on Trump
A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on a task force looking into the assassination attempt against former President Trump have requested a briefing from the U.S. Secret Service on Sunday’s latest attempted murder of the former president. On Sunday, a man with an AK-47 was fired upon by Secret Service agents after raising his rifle from a bush between 300 and 500 yards away from Trump, who was playing a round of golf at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The man fled and was later apprehended. The suspect has been identified as Ryan Routh. In a statement later that day, task force chair Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and ranking member Jason Crow, D-Colo., released a joint statement after the attempted assassination. “The Task Force is monitoring this attempted assassination of former President Trump in West Palm Beach this afternoon,” the bipartisan statement read. “We have requested a briefing with the U.S. Secret Service about what happened and how security responded.” TRUMP SAFE AFTER ‘GUNSHOTS IN HIS VICINITY,’ CAMPAIGN SAYS The task force the two lawmakers sit on was established on Aug. 4 by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. It was established after a gunman opened fire on Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally on July 13. At the rally, Trump was speaking about the border when shots fired by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks rang out from on top of a nearby building. TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: TEXTS REVEAL OFFICERS WERE AWARE OF THOMAS CROOKS 90 MINUTES BEFORE SHOOTING Crooks was about 150 yards away from Trump when he fired off eight rounds from an AR-15-style rifle, grazing the former president’s ear. Sixty-four days after Trump was nearly killed, another gunman came within close proximity of the former president. “We are thankful that the former President was not harmed, but remain deeply concerned about political violence and condemn it in all of its forms,” Kelly and Crow wrote. “The Task Force will share updates as we learn more.”
Why does the Israeli army get away with killing foreign activists?
Investigations into Israeli soldiers’ attacks on civilians rarely lead to prosecutions. The killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American-Turkish activist in the occupied West Bank, has once again brought a troubling issue into the spotlight: Israeli forces targeting civilians. Despite international condemnation and calls for justice, questions linger about whether anyone will be held accountable. The Israeli military says it is investigating, but critics say these internal probes rarely lead to prosecutions. What will it take to break this cycle? And who will hold Israel to account? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Miko Peled – founder and president of Palestine House of Freedom, an aid and rights organisation Daniel Santiago – American peace activist who was demonstrating in Beita last month when he was shot by the Israeli military Amir Oren – columnist at Haaretz newspaper who focuses on military and government affairs Adblock test (Why?)
Trump safe as FBI probes ‘attempted assassination’ near Florida golf course
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, White House says both President Biden and Trump’s rival Kamala Harris were ‘relieved’ to know Trump is safe. Former United States President Donald Trump said he is “safe and well” after gunshots were reported in his vicinity as he played golf at his resort in Florida. The FBI said it is “investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump”, in the incident the Secret Service said occurred before 2pm local time (18:00 GMT) on Sunday. “I am safe and well, and no one was hurt. Thank God!” Trump said in a statement on his website. “But, there are people in this world who will do whatever it takes to stop us,” the Republican presidential nominee added. “I will not stop fighting for you. I will never surrender.” Police vehicles are pictured near Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, after gunshots were reported in the vicinity [Stephanie Matat/AP] FBI investigating “attempted assassination” In a statement, the FBI said it “has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump”. Trump had been golfing at his West Palm Beach course, not far from his Mar-a-Lago residence, during a day away from the presidential campaign, multiple media reports said. At a joint news conference with the FBI, Secret Service and local officials, officials said that a Secret Service agent, who was one hole ahead of Trump on the golf course, spotted a person with a firearm and fired in his direction. It was unclear if the suspect fired back at the agent, the officials added. The Palm County sheriff said the suspect was 400 to 500 yards (365 to 457 metres) from Trump and it appeared he sought to film himself. The suspect fled the wooded area in a black vehicle, but was quickly located and detained by law enforcement agencies, officials added. A backpack, GoPro camera, firearm scope and AK-47-style rifle were recovered from the scene, the officials said. ‘Violence has no place in America’ The White House said that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, had both been briefed and would be kept updated on the investigation. The White House added that both Biden and Harris were “relieved” to know Trump is safe. “Violence has no place in America,” Harris said in a post on X. Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13. A bullet grazed his right ear and one person attending the rally was killed in the gunfire. The attacker, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was also killed by a Secret Service sniper. The attack raised questions about protection for the candidates just months ahead of what is likely to be a highly contested November 5 election in which Trump will face off against Harris. Kimberly Cheatle was forced to resign as Secret Service director under bipartisan congressional pressure. The agency’s new acting director said in August that he was “ashamed” of the security lapse that had led to the assassination attempt on Trump. Adblock test (Why?)
Trump’s VP pick JD Vance defends spreading false story about migrants
Top US Republican politicians continue to repeat debunked rumours about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio town. Former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the US election, Republican Senator JD Vance, has defended amplifying false stories about migrants stealing and eating pets in the United States, saying in an interview that the political ends justify the means. During several television appearances on Sunday, Vance was questioned about the unfounded claims he and Trump have made about Haitian migrants in the city of Springfield, Ohio, as part of a wider attack on the immigration policies of the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump had touted the false story during his first – and likely only debate – with Harris last week, with 67 million viewers tuning in. Local officials have repeatedly said they have received no evidence to support the rumours. But Vance remained defiant on Sunday, saying in an interview with CBS News that he had received “verifiable and confirmable” accounts from residents of the Ohio community, without providing further evidence of the alleged incidents. “Everybody who has dealt with a large influx of migration knows that sometimes there are cultural practices that seem very far out there to a lot of Americans,” he said. “Are we not allowed to talk about this in the United States of America?” In another exchange on CNN, Vance was asked to “affirmatively say” that there is no evidence to support the stories about Haitian migrants eating pets. Vance again replied he was only responding to constituents’ concerns. “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do … because you guys are completely letting Kamala Harris coast,” Vance replied, before backpedaling. “I say that we’re creating a story, meaning we’re creating the American media focusing on it,” Vance said. For his part, Trump on Saturday again referenced Springfield, Ohio, during a speech near Los Angeles, vowing to deport Haitian immigrants from the community if elected in the November 5 vote. Trump and his Republican allies have also been sharing cat-themed memes to push the anti-immigrant narrative. Trump posts ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT’ For years, political violence experts have warned that the Trump campaign’s bellicose rhetoric and flippant approach to misinformation stoke social tensions and raise the spectre of violence. Just two days after the debate, hospitals, schools and government buildings in Springfield, Ohio were forced to close amid a series of bomb threats that referenced the influx of migrants in the community. On Friday, US President Joe Biden called the attacks “simply wrong”. “This has to stop, what [Trump’s] doing. It has to stop,” Biden said. Critics have also pointed to the Trump campaign’s approach as further evidence of US election seasons becoming increasingly dominated by ephemeral cultural spectacle meant to stoke partisan outrage, while sidelining meaningful policy discussion. In the latest example, Trump on Sunday responded to pop star Taylor Swift’s recent endorsement of Harris. The nod is considered a major political boon for the Democratic candidate, with Swift boasting hundreds of millions of ardent fans across the world. In a brief, all-caps post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT.” Adblock test (Why?)
Democratic Rep. Ana-Maria Rodríguez Ramos joins crowded Texas House speaker race
Rodríguez Ramos faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member Texas House.