Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, tremors spark panic in Wayanad, authorities say post-landslide activity…
Tremors and loud sounds in Wayanad caused panic, but authorities clarified it was post-landslide activity, not an earthquake.
‘Azadi ki subah ki pehli chai…’: AAP leader Manish Sisodia day after release from jail
A Delhi court on Friday issued an order for the release of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court yesterday in the excise policy cases lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Harris supporters sound off on her border blueprint: ‘Her policies will make a difference’
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to Fox News Digital on Friday, outside the Desert Diamond arena in Glendale, Arizona where she and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, later took the stage. Fox News Digital asked attendees to define Harris’ border policy and whether they also supported it. The discussion often led to a wide variety of follow-ups. “I like all of them actually,” one woman said of Harris’ policies. “Because she stands for, I think, the average person in America. I don’t think she is extreme in any aspect.” Asked about the border, the woman said Harris will get America through the border crisis because she will fully be in charge: “She was the vice president, remember, not the president,” she said. “So the policies that she will implement, I think, will make a difference at the border. And we still have Mark Kelly,” she said, referring to the retired astronaut-turned-Democratic senator who joined his wife, Gabby Giffords, onstage later in the evening. The woman added she believes Harris will “bridge the gap” between Democratic and Republican disagreements on border policy. She cited the bill authored by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and James Lankford, R-Okla., as an example of something Harris supported but was unable to see through. “There was a bill that went forward that, was not signed because Trump did not want that signed,” she said. “There’s nothing perfect about it, but it’s just that we’ll be willing to work on, finding ways to get people through in a way that does not disturb us in America, but also helps those who need to.” ARIZONA KAMALA HARRIS RALLY SPEAKERS COURT ‘JOHN MCCAIN REPUBLICANS’ AS MAN BRINGS VP BORDER MAP A trio of women attending the rally from nearby Phoenix took time to give their take on Harris’ border policy as well. “I think that her policy aligns with Biden’s policy on that particular topic, and I think his approach is a very healthy one,” one of the women said. “I think there are a lot of laws already in place to manage border policy… and people who are here on asylum,” the second woman added. “That’s what the administration is currently doing – they’re following the law,” she said, adding that it is key to ascertain whether asylum seekers have legitimate asylum claims. A woman walking up to the east entrance of the Desert Diamond said she’s “not really sure about the border” when asked about Harris’ stance. “I support it,” she said. “I’m not to the extreme where Trump is [which is] out of control – I’m to the extreme where we definitely we need some border control.” When asked if Harris will bring about such control, the woman replied, “Presently, I hope so — I hope and pray, yes.” Lance, a veteran from Goodyear, Ariz., who wore a “Veterans For Harris; I’m not a Loser” shirt, said Republicans do focus a lot on the border, but that Biden and Harris also worked on the crisis as well. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP He indicated he was more disappointed with Trump’s behavior in office than he was on other fronts, remarking that the GOP nominee pledged to get an infrastructure plan through but never did. “I definitely believe in a woman’s right to choose, and equality for all people, including LGBTQ people,” he added “This veteran is married to another man, and I want that right to not only continue in the future, but to be there for the younger generation.” “Whether it’s health care, taxing the billionaires and corporations instead of just giving them tax cuts – and claiming to be foreign for the average citizen, like Trump does, [Harris and Walz] are really for the average person. And I think that their economic policies are going to be far better than the policies coming out of the [Trump] White House.” “[Trump’s] health care policy was going to be like ‘no one ever saw before’ and he was right because no one ever saw it.” Lance said he identifies as a “left-liberal” and urged all Democrats who are not “100% satisfied” with Harris that the party must unite across ideological lines to instead “preserve democracy.” “I’m going to be 71 years old in a month, and in my entire life, I feel this is the most dangerous and treacherous time in the United States of America.”
In one frame, PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi attend Parliament ‘tea meeting’, photos go viral
PM Modi, accompanied by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, were seen exchanging greetings with Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders.
Harris addresses anti-Israel protesters at Arizona rally as crowd tries to drown them out with ‘USA!’ chants
Once again, former Vice President Kamala Harris was interrupted at a rally by anti-Israel protesters. While the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was attempting to talk about her newly chosen running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Friday evening, chants from protesters somewhere in the crowd broke out. They were at first drowned out by the approximately 15,000-person crowd’s chants of “USA! USA!” but as they continued to protest, Harris chose to address them. “Here’s the thing. We are all in here together,” she said at Glendale’s Desert Diamond Arena, “because we love our country. We’re here to fight for our democracy, which includes respecting the voices that I think that we are hearing from.” KAMALA HARRIS SHUTS DOWN ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS DURING CAMPAIGN SPEECH IN MICHIGAN: ‘I’M SPEAKING’ She added, “And let me just say this on the topic of what I think I’m hearing over there. Let me just speak to that for a moment, and then I’m going to get back to the business at hand. So, let me say, I have been clear. Now is the time to get a cease-fire deal and get the hostage deal done. Now is the time. And the president and I are working around the clock every day to get that ceasefire deal done and bring the hostages home. So, I respect your voices, but we are here to now talk about this race in 2024.” Around four or five protesters were removed from the rally. Her address to the protesters comes two days after she received praise and criticism when she told protesters: “You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking.” While some criticized her clapback shown in a clip that circulated on social media, the 59-year-old had actually affirmed their right to protest at first. ANTI-ISRAEL VOTERS WARN HARRIS WON’T GET THEIR VOTE WITHOUT A CEASE-FIRE: ‘THIS IS OUR LEVERAGE’ “I’m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone’s voice matters, but I am speaking now. I am speaking now,” she first told the demonstrators who chanted: “Kamala, Kamala you can’t hide! We won’t vote for genocide.” But when they refused to stop, she became less patient. She also briefly met with supporters from the Uncommitted National Movement, which has been urging President Biden to support a cease-fire by voting uncommitted in the primaries, before her rally in Detroit. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Michigan voters want to support you, but we need a policy that will save lives in Gaza right now,” the co-founder of the group told Harris during the meeting, according to NBC News. “I meet with community members every day in Michigan who are losing tens and hundreds of family members in Gaza. Right now, we need an arms embargo.” Biden was also frequently interrupted by anti-Israel protesters while he was still running for president.
Weather forecast: IMD predicts heavy rains in Delhi-NCR, issues orange alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Heavy rain leads to waterlogging and traffic jams in Delhi, with more showers expected, while Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan brace for severe weather warnings.
Arizona Kamala Harris rally speakers court ‘John McCain Republicans’ support; man brings border map for VP
With Arizona front and center in the 2024 election, introductory speakers at Vice President Harris’ rally in Glendale made overtures to moderate Republicans by invoking one of the GOP’s past presidential nominees. Rep. Gregory Stanton, D-Ariz., who represents the eastern Phoenix suburbs, called on “John McCain Republicans” to support the Harris-Walz ticket, portraying it as the moderate option. Mesa Republican Mayor John Giles echoed those comments, saying that as a lifelong member of the GOP, he does not recognize his party. “It has been taken over by extremists,” Giles said, adding it also has forced “people from the [political] center” out of the party. AZ’ KARI LAKE TEARS INTO KAMALA HARRIS ON BORDER: THE ONLY WALZ SHE SUPPORTS IS HER VP PICK “You don’t owe a damn thing to that political party,” Giles added, saying it would be “displaced loyalty” to support Donald Trump. “In the spirit of the great Sen. John McCain, please join me in putting country over party and stopping Donald Trump and protecting the rule of law, protecting our constitution and protecting the democracy of our great country.” McCain, who died in 2018, had an icy relationship with Trump, especially after McCain signaled a thumbs-down after casting the deciding vote against repealing ObamaCare. The two often traded barbs, with McCain withdrawing any future support for Trump after the release of the Billy Bush tape during the 2016 cycle and Trump commenting on McCain’s service in Vietnam. 9/11 TERRORIST FEARS TRUMP WILL GET ELECTED AND EXECUTE HIM On Friday, Giles, who remains an office-holding Republican, called Harris the “capable, just and fair leader our country deserves.” He also criticized Trump’s focus on the border crisis, claiming his party’s nominee is not trying to fix the crisis but use it for his “own political purposes.” Of “John McCain Republicans” who may be at Friday’s rally, Stanton added, “We are glad that you are here, and we are excited to earn your support.” Other mayors who spoke included Tempe’s Corey Woods and Phoenix’s Kate Gallego, the ex-wife of Democratic senatorial candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., whom officials also urged support for against former news anchor Kari Lake. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Outside the rally, John from Avondale stood in line with Harris-Walz supporters while holding a hand-drawn poster resembling a Google Maps GPS graphic depicting the “fastest route” from the Desert Diamond Arena to the southern border at Nogales. “Too many Americans are getting killed from illegals from across our border because it’s so wide open,” said John, who added he did not expect to be allowed in with the poster. “Not only that, but sooner or later, they’re going to start taking all our jobs.” Appearing to address the rallygoers around him, John quipped, “And I don’t know about all these people if they have jobs, but sooner or later that’s going to happen. “Not only that, your prices are going to go up with taxes because someone has to support 20 million illegal aliens, and that ain’t going to be me. That’s why I’m not voting for Miss Harris.” Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ about using weapons ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says: report
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whose military service has come under heavy scrutiny, “misspoke” in a 2018 video where he is heard talking about his handling of weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson said Friday. “Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s service to this country — in fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. It’s the American way,” the Harris campaign spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News. “In making the case for why weapons of war should never be on our streets or in our classrooms, the Governor misspoke. He did handle weapons of war and believes strongly that only military members trained to carry those deadly weapons should have access to them, unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance who prioritize the gun lobby over our children,” the spokesperson added. I SERVED WITH TIM WALZ AS A REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE. HE’LL BE A GOOD VICE PRESIDENT Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign and the campaign of former President Trump. The 2018 video clip shows Walz discussing gun control and referring to his own military background. “We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz said in the clip, which was posted by Harris’ campaign on Tuesday. Republicans, led by vice presidential candidate JD Vance, have criticized Walz’s military service. Walz served 24 years in the National Guard but never deployed to a war zone. In 2003, he deployed with his unit to Vicenza, Italy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the name for the war in Afghanistan. He retired in 2005, several months before the unit deployed to Iraq. Vance, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, has accused Walz of “stolen valor.” “I wonder Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance said at an event in Michigan. “What was this weapon you carried into war? What bothers me about Tim Walz is this stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something that you’re not.” “I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did,” he added.
PM Modi to visit landslide-affected areas in Kerala’s Wayanad today
Officials said Modi will reach Kannur around 11 am and then undertake an aerial survey of the landslides-affected area in Wayanad.
US officials identify Buffalo Soldier killed in World War II
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is working to identify dozens of Black soldiers killed in World War II. They served as part of the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers. “The idea that we can first tell them this is how it happened, this is how he died a hero. This is the thing he was doing and what it meant to the war. And then being able to identify him after. It’s just it’s a very, very humbling thing for our job,” DPAA historian-analyst Josh Frank said. “Every story is different.” In 1866, Congress passed legislation to create six all-Black Army Units. The end of the 19th century also brought the end of the Indian Wars, where the Buffalo Soldiers got their name. Twenty percent of U.S. cavalry troopers were Black. Native Americans referred to them as Buffalo Soldiers to symbolize their respect for the troopers’ bravery and valor. “The two big units during World War II that everyone talks about as far as segregation goes was the 92nd Infantry Division, the Buffalo Soldiers and the 332nd fighter Group, which were the Tuskegee Airmen,” Frank said. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO LAUNCHED THE FRISBEE, FRED MORRISON, WORLD WAR II COMBAT PILOT AND POW U.S. Private First Class Lemuel Dent Jr. served as part of the Buffalo Soldiers and was recently identified by the DPAA nearly 80 years after his death. “A lot of people talk about Normandy and Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge. I think the Italian campaign gets a little bit forgotten,” Frank said. PFC Dent was stationed along the Gothic Line northwest of Pisa, near Viareggio, Italy, along with other members of the 366th Infantry Regiment. UNCLAIMED NAVY VETERAN TO BE LAID TO REST IN PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY “There was all this marshland that was between the coastline and the mountains that they were trying to get over,” Frank said. “While they were trying to get past the landmines to get to the mountains, they were getting hit by artillery and mortar fire.” Dent was riding a tank that came under fire while crossing a canal. The area where he died remained in enemy hands for another two months as fighting continued. It delayed the possibility of recovering his remains and remains of dozens of others. “The whole 366th Infantry Regiment, which PFC Denton was assigned to, that whole unit was almost decimated,” Frank said. Thirty were killed in action, and 177 were wounded. PFC Dent was among those missing in action. “We’ve identified three so far. PFC Dent would be the fourth,” Frank said. “We have a very large-scale project, dealing with unknowns in the Florence American Cemetery. So, after the war, a lot of those remains were gathered up by the Army, who went out to search for missing people. Any remains they could not identify are still buried in Florence American Cemetery in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy as unknowns. And we have a very large-scale project aimed at research to exhume those remains and identify them.” The DPAA has conducted thorough research as to where the remaining missing Buffalo Soldiers died. “We’ve mapped out the battlefields. We know where men were missing. We know where men were recovered, where they are to be recovered. I think our biggest problem right now is, out of the 49 who are left, we have about ten that we do not have DNA samples from their families,” Frank said. “That slows our process down, because if we don’t have DNA to match them to, we can’t exclude them. Sometimes, excluding someone is just as good as identifying some others because it helps say that it can’t be them.” As for PFC Dent, his family members will finally be able to honor his service. “That’s the whole reason that our office exists and does what we do,” Frank said. “I was a soldier myself. I think, for the most part, soldiers don’t really worry about themselves. I know when I was a soldier, my big worry was always, if something ever happens to me, how is my mom going to feel? What’s my family going to do?” Most overseas American cemeteries list the names of soldiers who went missing in action on a memorial. For those who are eventually identified, a rosette is placed near their names. In July, a ribbon was placed by PFC Dent’s name at Florence American Cemetery. “We’re talking about PFC Dent because the agency hit a home run. Because we made an identification. We put the same work that we put into PFC Dent, even into our strikeouts,” Frank said. “It’s very, very emotional. It’s a lot of pressure. So, when we do get an identification, of course, it feels good. But it also has to feel good enough to sustain you through the gut punch of whenever we get it wrong.”