Centre approves MSP for 14 kharif crops, farmers to get Rs 35000 crore more
PM Modi released the 17th instalment amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crore to around 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Heatwave in India: Centre orders special units in govt hospitals, asks for priority treatment
It has also issued an advisory to all states and UTs to start daily submission of data on heatstroke cases and deaths.
Mike Pence’s group urges GOP against NDAA measure to include women in future draft
FIRST ON FOX: Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization is urging Republican congressional leaders to prevent a provision from moving forward in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require women to sign up for a potential military draft. “The notion of the United States of America requiring women to register to fight our wars is simply untenable and must be opposed at all costs,” Advancing American Freedom (AAF) Executive Director Paul Teller wrote in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday. TRUMP-BACKED CANDIDATE WINS VIRGINIA’S REPUBLICAN SENATE PRIMARY TO TAKE ON TIM KAINE The Senate version of the NDAA advanced out of the Senate Committee on Armed Services last week, including an amendment that would expand selective service registration requirements to include women. “There is simply no good reason to require women to register for the draft absent the complete rejection of logic and defiance of common sense,” Teller said. VA DEM TIM KAINE WARNS AGAINST TAKING ELECTION FOR GRANTED AS TRUMP EYES BLUE STATE “We oppose this move in the strongest possible terms and urge you and all Republicans to oppose any legislation that results in young women registering with the Selective Service for a possible future draft,” the letter continued. The correspondence was signed by more than 40 other conservative organizations and leaders, including Penny Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America; Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project; and Gary Bauer, president of American Values, among others. SENATE GOP STOPS DEM ATTEMPT TO BAN BUMP STOCKS AFTER SCOTUS REVERSES TRUMP-ERA RULE The controversial provision was not included in the version of the NDAA that passed the Republican-led House last week. That bill, which is unlikely to be brought up in the Senate, would automatically register men aged 18 to 26 for the draft. A spokesperson for Johnson told Fox News Digital he does not support the provision to include women being in the eventual compromise bill between the House and Senate. Some Senate Republicans pushed back at the amendment’s inclusion in the fiscal year 2025 NDAA, with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., writing on X, “Why are the politicians forcing women into the draft? Because Democrats want to eliminate gender completely & turn the military into a social experiment.” SCHUMER PUSHES FOR BUMP STOCK BAN AFTER SCOTUS REVERSES TRUMP-ERA RULE “And some Republicans want to draft everybody they can to fight all these wars. Here’s my answer to both: NO,” he added. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, made his own disagreement clear last week, posting on X that the provision would only get through “over my dead body.” McConnell’s office did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital. However, the Senate Republican leader may disagree with AAF and Johnson on the matter, having previously voiced support for expanding selective service registration to include women. “I personally think it would be appropriate for [women] to register just like men do,” McConnell said in 2016, as reported by the New York Times. “First of all, I don’t anticipate going back to the draft. The professional voluntary Army has been very successful. We’re talking here about registration for Selective Service, should we ever go back to a draft,” he explained at the time. Explaining his stance, he noted that women are now “performing virtually all kinds of functions” in the military.
Biden campaign ripped for ‘irrelevant’ ad blitz targeting Trump’s conviction: ‘Lighting another 50M on fire’
Former President Trump’s campaign is dismissing the effectiveness of President Biden’s latest attack ad highlighting Trump’s recent criminal conviction and firing back that it’s an “irrelevant” issue to everyday Americans. “The Biden campaign has burnt nearly $80M in paid advertising on issues irrelevant to the everyday lives of the American People,” Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital after President Biden launched a $50 million ad blitz highlighting former Trump’s recent criminal conviction and saying “character” is the central dynamic of the 2024 presidential race. “Lighting another $50M on fire to tout yet another irrelevant issue will not change the trajectory of this race and trick Americans into thinking that Crooked Joe Biden’s presidency has been anything other than an unmitigated disaster,” she continued. The new ad, titled “Character Matters,” highlights the verdict in New York v. Trump, when a jury found the former president and presumptive Republican nominee guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges and has vowed to appeal the decision. BIDEN-HARRIS CAMPAIGN IMMEDIATELY FUNDRAISES OFF TRUMP’S GUILTY VERDICT “This election is between a convicted criminal who is only out for himself, and a president who is fighting for your family,” the ad says, highlighting Trump’s legal challenges and saying the president has been focusing on “lowering health care costs and making big corporations pay their fair share.” In addition to criticism from the Trump campaign, some in Biden’s own party have suggested that focusing in on Trump’s legal issues may not be the most effective plan. Political strategist Steve Schmidt, a fierce Trump critic who left the Republican Party during Trump’s presidency and was a paid adviser for a super PAC benefiting a House Democrat challenging Biden earlier this year for president, called the ad “a fail.” “It’s soulless,” Schmidt recently said on his “The Warning” podcast. “It’s flat. It’s like it was written by a committee of chat GPTS.” “The ad sucks,” Schmidt added. “It’s terrible. It doesn’t raise anybody’s pulse. It won’t do anything except burn money.” The ad comes ahead of next week’s first presidential debate, which is set for June 27. BIDEN CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO HALT SLIDE WITH BLACK VOTERS WITH NEW INITIATIVE Trump’s conviction has not resulted in a noticeable rejection from voters via polling in the last couple of weeks. A recent poll in Iowa shows Trump ahead of Biden by 18 points after he won the state by only 8 points in 2020. The first battleground state polling following Trump’s conviction released in early June showed his conviction appears to have had little effect on his support. Despite receiving a slight bump in polls following Trump’s conviction, Axios reported that Biden’s numbers have stayed about the same over the past few months while the president spent twice as much on ads as Trump since early March. Biden’s approval rating average hit an all-time low on June 9 during Trump’s trial, Axios reported. After Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts, Politico reported on Biden and allies being split on how to approach the Trump verdict, with some top operatives saying the Biden campaign should focus on issues that matter to American voters to make the contrast between Biden and Trump. “I think the most important thing he can do is connect his work to people’s lives and create a contrast between a president who is fighting to address their problems, and a disgraced and bitter former president who is obsessed with his own,” former President Obama adviser David Axelrod told Politico. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., warned Democrats could “overplay our hand” if they put all their focus on Trump and not balance addressing a “handful of issues.” Several groups previously scheduled multimillion-dollar ad campaigns against Trump last year, including the anti-Trump Lincoln Project group co-founded by Schmidt, during the Republican primaries, but were deemed a “waste of money” or “ineffective” and were abandoned. Fox News Digital reached out to the Biden campaign for comment but did not receive a response. Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
‘Squad’ rep says he’s being targeted by pro-Israel lobby because he’s an ‘outspoken Black man’
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suggested the pro-Israel lobby is targeting him for being an “outspoken Black man” during a heated debate with his primary challenger on Tuesday night. The debate was Bowman’s last televised faceoff against Westchester County Executive George Latimer before next week, which will be the culmination of one of the most expensive House primary races in U.S. history. The progressive Democrat took shots at the bipartisan-focused American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) several times throughout the event, accusing it of operating as a right-wing organization. AIPAC is supporting Latimer, and its campaign arm has poured millions into the race. AOC SLAMMED FOR SAYING ‘FALSE ACCUSATIONS’ OF ANTISEMITISM ARE ‘WIELDED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR’ “The majority of his money comes from right-wing Republicans who support Trump,” Bowman said of Latimer. Without naming AIPAC, he said, “They are spending more money in this primary than any PAC has ever spent in U.S. history.” “Why? Because I’m an outspoken person of color. I’m an outspoken Black man. I fight against genocide in Gaza, and I fight for justice right here,” Bowman said, before referring back to Latimer and adding, “And his supporters don’t want that because it challenges their power.” Fox News Digital reached out to Bowman’s campaign to clarify whether his comments targeted AIPAC specifically. Latimer shot back at him that groups like AIPAC not only supported him but also people like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., and House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. – none of whom are White. ‘SQUAD’ MEMBER DEFENDS ‘RIVER TO THE SEA’ PHRASE INTERPRETED AS CALLING FOR ‘EXTERMINATION’ OF JEWS “The support that they have and I have from individuals comes because of our support of the state of Israel. His opposition comes because he has been anti-Israel, hostile to Israel,” Latimer said. “I have never once flipped a position because of campaign donation. Not once.” Bowman responded, “Just because you’ve got a few Black friends doesn’t make you an anti-racist organization.” “He keeps naming off these Black names as if it doesn’t make AIPAC and their supporters racist,” Bowman said. Latimer earlier called accusations of racism against himself “baloney.” Bowman namedropped AIPAC again in his closing statement, arguing, “I work in collaboration with the people, displaying servant leadership, while my opponent is big money in politics personified. He takes billions from right-wing Republicans to serve them and AIPAC.” NIKKI HALEY WRITES CLEAR MESSAGE TO HAMAS ON IDF ARTILLERY SHELL Latimer’s closing statement emphasized his decades in local New York politics, adding, “Who do you trust? Who do you believe has your interest first?” A recent poll by Pix11, which hosted the debate, conducted along with Emerson College and The Hill, showed Latimer leading Bowman 48% to 31%. If he wins the June 25 primary, Latimer will be the first moderate Democrat to knock off a member of the left-wing “Squad.”
‘Outspoken Black man’: ‘Squad’ Rep Bowman points to this reason for pro-Israel lobby’s attacks
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suggested the pro-Israel lobby is targeting him for being an “outspoken Black man” during a heated debate with his primary challenger on Tuesday night. The debate was Bowman’s last televised faceoff against Westchester County Executive George Latimer before next week, which will be the culmination of one of the most expensive House primary races in U.S. history. The progressive Democrat took shots at the bipartisan-focused American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) several times throughout the event, accusing it of operating as a right-wing organization. AIPAC is supporting Latimer, and its campaign arm has poured millions into the race. AOC SLAMMED FOR SAYING ‘FALSE ACCUSATIONS’ OF ANTISEMITISM ARE ‘WIELDED AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR’ “The majority of his money comes from right-wing Republicans who support Trump,” Bowman said of Latimer. Without naming AIPAC, he said, “They are spending more money in this primary than any PAC has ever spent in U.S. history.” “Why? Because I’m an outspoken person of color. I’m an outspoken Black man. I fight against genocide in Gaza, and I fight for justice right here,” Bowman said, before referring back to Latimer and adding, “And his supporters don’t want that because it challenges their power.” Fox News Digital reached out to Bowman’s campaign to clarify whether his comments targeted AIPAC specifically. Latimer shot back at him that groups like AIPAC not only supported him but also people like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., and House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. – none of whom are White. ‘SQUAD’ MEMBER DEFENDS ‘RIVER TO THE SEA’ PHRASE INTERPRETED AS CALLING FOR ‘EXTERMINATION’ OF JEWS “The support that they have and I have from individuals comes because of our support of the state of Israel. His opposition comes because he has been anti-Israel, hostile to Israel,” Latimer said. “I have never once flipped a position because of campaign donation. Not once.” Bowman responded, “Just because you’ve got a few Black friends doesn’t make you an anti-racist organization.” “He keeps naming off these Black names as if it doesn’t make AIPAC and their supporters racist,” Bowman said. Latimer earlier called accusations of racism against himself “baloney.” Bowman namedropped AIPAC again in his closing statement, arguing, “I work in collaboration with the people, displaying servant leadership, while my opponent is big money in politics personified. He takes billions from right-wing Republicans to serve them and AIPAC.” NIKKI HALEY WRITES CLEAR MESSAGE TO HAMAS ON IDF ARTILLERY SHELL Latimer’s closing statement emphasized his decades in local New York politics, adding, “Who do you trust? Who do you believe has your interest first?” A recent poll by Pix11, which hosted the debate, conducted along with Emerson College and The Hill, showed Latimer leading Bowman 48% to 31%. If he wins the June 25 primary, Latimer will be the first moderate Democrat to knock off a member of the left-wing “Squad.”
‘Pandora’s Box’ of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment, group warns
A pro-family California organization is warning that a proposed state constitutional amendment to eliminate the traditional definition of marriage from state law could potentially open up “Pandora’s box” to legitimize polyamorous, incestuous and child marriages. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5), which aims to repeal Proposition 8’s language that states marriage is only “between a man and a woman,” was introduced by Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Evan Low to protect same-sex marriages. If passed, in its place, the state constitution would provide that, “The right to marry is a fundamental right.” However, the California Family Council (CFC), a conservative advocacy group, believes the wording of ACA 5 is too open-ended and will lead to the normalization of non-traditional marriage structures that could harm children’s development. “In a society like ours, you never can count on what people are willing to do for legal and financial and political reasons,” CFC President Jonathan Keller told Fox News Digital in an interview. “And ACA 5, again, eliminates any of those safeguards, and it opens up Pandora’s Box.” CALIFORNIA MAN ALLEGEDLY ROBBED BANK, TOOK HOSTAGES DAY AFTER RELEASE FROM STATE PRISON: DOJ “You could have siblings getting married. You could have nephews and nieces marrying uncles and aunts. You could have, potentially even mothers and fathers marrying each other, or mothers and children, or fathers and children marrying each other,” he said. Following Prop. 8’s passage in 2008, the measure faced legal challenges and a refusal by state officials to defend it, effectively suspending the legislation. Although it remains part of the constitution, it has not been enforceable for over a decade, Keller said. After Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022, California Democrats decided to revisit the law’s language out of “fear it would go into effect.” “And that’s how we got this new initiative,” Keller said of ACA 5. The concern comes as the Oakland City Council approved polyamorous relationships in April, protecting “diverse family structures” from discrimination. The Berkeley City Council passed a similar proposal in May, paving the way for more recognition of nontraditional relationships in the liberal Bay Area. NEWSOM PROPOSES DEFUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, PRISONS, PUBLIC SAFETY AS CALIFORNIA FACES MASSIVE DEFICIT Keller said ACA 5 could be “a disaster” if enshrined into law, since California is one of the few states that child marriage remains legal. “Because it’s going to set up a constitutional protection to say, ‘well, this is a constitutional right,’ and it is essentially an absolute constitutional right,” he said. Approximately 8,789 children in California ages 15 to 17 entered into marriage in 2021, according to data from the American Community Survey. Somerville and Cambridge, cities in Massachusetts, enacted laws that extend rights to nontraditional families as well in recent years. NEWSOM IGNORING CALIFORNIA CRISES TO PROMOTE HIMSELF IN PRO-ABORTION CAMPAIGN, GOP LAWMAKERS SAY In a statement, Wiener said last year that rolling back Prop. 8 “is an essential step in protecting the freedom to marry for millions of LGBTQ Californians.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “This scar on our Constitution is unconscionable, and it needs to be removed, especially with extremist Supreme Court Justices threatening to overturn marriage equality,” he said. “It’s time to send this issue to California voters to right this wrong.”
Delhi: Nine dead, 45 hospitalised amid severe heat wave in capital
According to Dr Ajay Shukla, Medical Superintendent of RML Hospital, 11 people were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with heat stroke.
J-K: One arrested in Reasi attack that killed 10 people
The NIA’s forensic team had also visited the site, contributing to the collection of evidence.The NIA, India’s premier counter-terrorism agency, often collaborates with state police to address high-profile and sensitive cases as part of its routine affair in terror attack cases.
Delhi: Five dead, 45 hospitalised amid severe heat wave in capital
According to Dr Ajay Shukla, Medical Superintendent of RML Hospital, 11 people were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with heat stroke, the highest reported in a single day this season. He said that since the beginning of the heatwave about a month or so ago at least 45 people have been admitted.