Latest News, Live Updates Today May 8, 2024: Poonch attack lasted 20 minutes, my children started crying: Eyewitness

• One IAF personnel succumbed to his injuries in the May 4 attack, while five of his colleagues are undergoing treatment.

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• Cabello, 27, told Extra that her custom Jane Wade clutch, which was going to be a purse until the straps broke.

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• Sam Piroda, whom the BJP calls Rahul Gandhi’s guru, was elaborating on India’s diversity when he made the remark.

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• Russia fired 50 missiles and 20 drones overnight in an attack against Ukraine, hitting one of its critical energy infrastructures.

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• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow’ alert in Telangana on Wednesday, indicating moderate to light rainfall in the state.

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• Former President Trump has won Indiana’s Republican primary but many suburban voters opted for Nikki Haley despite her leaving the race.

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• JJP withdrew support to the then Manohar Lal Khattar government in March, prompting the BJP to appoint Saini as the chief minister

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• New Jersey dad Christopher Gregor, whose son died after he forced the child to run on a treadmill, casually left the room as medics struggled to revive the boy

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• PM Modi reached Telangana on Tuesday night and stayed at the Raj Bhavan.

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• The ex-Haryana deputy CM and BJP’s former ally declared his support if the Congress wanted to “bring down this government.”

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• A purported CCTV footage of the incident was also accessed by the police in which Mehr can be seen smoking next to her husband, who was tied to a bed.

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• India has described those accusations, first made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons on September 18, as “absurd” and “motivated”

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• IMD said that the temperature in Delhi touched 42 degrees Celsius on May 7, but no heatwave warning has been issued in the capital yet.

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• AI dating coach app rakes in $190,000 per month with 1.5 million downloads in just over four and a half months.

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• Dutch police resorted to using a bulldozer when a pro-Palestine protest inside Amsterdam University campus turned violent.

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• This is the second time in about a month that a Tata Group owned airline is facing flight disruptions after Vistara

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• “There will be no impact of who is going where. No need to worry,” the senior BJP leader said.

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• On Wednesday, six of the 37 monitoring stations, including Narela (345) and Chandni Chowk (328), recorded “very poor” air quality at 9am

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• Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana is in crisis after three independent legislators withdrew their support on Tuesday

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• Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karanpreet Singh, all Indians residing in Edmonton, were arrested last week.

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• Lok Sabha polls 2024: The EC, in a statement, said that the third phase of polling was held smoothly and peacefully in all states and union territories.

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• The CDC reports a rise in FLiRT COVID-19 variants across the US with the KP.2 strain leading.

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• Donald Trump appeared to curse as Stormy Daniels confronted him in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, May 7, and gave away details about their alleged affair

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• A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

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• “Pulwama attack still remains a mystery, about which even Satyapal Malik raised questions. There’s nothing new in this,” Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said.

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• Midwest battered by severe storms, tornadoes leave trail of destruction. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri under tornado watch.

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• Bhartruhari Mahtab, the six-time lawmaker from Cuttack who joined saying the BJP in March, said he sees no future for the Odisha’s ruling BJD

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• The mother of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces, has opened up after Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall was renamed to Hind Hall

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• CCTV camera footage showed a dog attacking the girl inside the lift of a housing society in Noida, and biting her on the arm.

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• Biden administration delays ammunition shipment to Israel, possibly to prevent an invasion of Rafah and protect civilians.

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• The BJP government is now two short of majority mark in the 90-member Haryana assembly, which has a current strength of 88.

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• Donald Trump enjoyed yet another legal win after US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday, May 7, delayed his classified documents case indefinitely

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• They are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation

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• The man, identified as Dawood Bandu Khan alias Pappa, had sold his property in Mumbai after the case was registered and shifted to Agra, said police. He was traced via a designer and a shop owner who had supplied clothes and sweets respectively for his son’s wedding and was brought to the city after an Agra-based court granted a transit remand

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• A relatively slow start to the Lok Sabha elections seems to have dampened spirits across the political spectrum.

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• The PMC had proposed a flyover and grade separator at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, Vishrantwadi, to avert the traffic jams every morning and evening

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• During his sombre keynote address, Biden said he stands in solidarity with Jewish people, urging Americans to “rise against hate” amid growing antisemitism

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• Beyond the political rhetoric, they champion a cause close to their hearts: preservation of natural fragrances against the encroachment of the synthetic alternatives.

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• Man arrested for demanding ₹2.5 crore to manipulate EVMs in Sambhajinagar from opposition leader. Police arrest accused while accepting ₹1 lakh as token amount.

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• COEP Technological University in Pune investigates complaint of girls’ hostel roommate clicking photos without consent, lodges police complaint.

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• Union environment ministry seeks Assam govt report on alleged illegal diversion of Geleky forest for police camp. Ministry cites HT report.

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• Gurugram’s gig worker Mohammad Rizwan battles heat, long hours, and disrespect. As a first-time voter, he demands fair wages, healthcare, and respect.

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• Addressing a gathering at the Khajua Bal Ram Lila ground, Sudershan Colony, Pathak urged people to vote for union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is seeking re-election for the third time. He pointed out the PM Awas Yojana, toilets, Kisan Samman Nidhi and other schemes of the union government. “Rajnath Singh has fulfilled Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream of making Lucknow a world class city,” said Pathak. He also pointed out the upgradation of the Lucknow airport.

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• The issue is one of several contentious ones in ongoing negotiations for at least two free trade agreements (FTAs), one with the United Kingdom (UK) and the other with the European Union (EU)

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• 111 million voters in 93 constituencies across 11 states and Union territories cast their votes in the high-stakes third phase of India’s general elections.

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• Supreme Court acknowledged Kejriwal’s unique position as both CM and convener of AAP during the ongoing polls, describing it as an “extraordinary situation”.

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• Tuesday’s order came as a relief for the Mamata Banerjee government, which is facing the heat in the teacher recruitment scam probed by CBI following orders passed by the Calcutta high court

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• Haryana BJP-led government faces crisis as three independent lawmakers withdraw support, back Congress.

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• Priyanka Gandhi gave final touches to the teams of party’s volunteers that would be deployed at the booths in the constituency that goes to poll on May 20.

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