Praveen's record-breaking jump helps India hit a golden six in Paralympics, Hindu group endorses Trump in US polls, calls him 'very pro-India', West Bengal Governor sends Aparajita Bill to President for consideration, Congress Declares Names Of 9 More Candidates For Haryana Assembly Polls
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The Congress on Friday released its first list of 31 candidates for Haryana assembly elections and fielded former wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana. Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will contest from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi and state Congress chief Udai Bhan from Hodal. The party has fielded Mewa Singh against Chief Minister and BJP candidate Nayab Singh Saini in Ladwa. Pradeep Chaudhary is in the fray from Kalka, Neeraj Sharma from Faridabad NIT, Aftab Ahmed from Nuh, Geeta Bhukkal from Jhajjar (SC), Bharat Bhushan Batra from Rohtak, and Surender Panwar from Sonipat. In a big boost to Congress, Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined the Congress earlier in the day. Within hours of his joining the party, Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of All India Kisan Congress.
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday referred the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed by the assembly to President Droupadi Murmu. Governor Bose referred the Aparajita bill to President Murmu after receiving the mandatory technical report from the Government of West Bengal. However, Raj Bhavan has also expressed its displeasure over the failure of the Assembly secretariat to provide the text of the debates and its translation as required under the rules, Raj Bhavan Media Cell stated on X. According to the Raj Bhavan Media Cell, Chief Secretary called Governor and the mandatory technical report was made available then. According to Raj Bhavan Media Cell, Governor has pointed out the omissions and commissions in the hurriedly passed Bill. He warned the Govt. 'Don't act in haste and repent at leisure'.
Hindus for America First, a newly created grassroots organisation, has announced it will endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and launch a campaign against Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. Announcing the decision on Thursday, Hindus for America First chairman and founder Utsav Sanduja claimed that Harris would be "very destabilising for Indo-US relations". "The concern is that if Kamala becomes the president of the United States, then she might put in some liberal wolves on the bench who may actually reverse the Supreme Court on this and that impacting the Asian-American voters," he said. The Biden-Harris administration has not kept the border secure. Harris is the second in command after President Joe Biden and did nothing to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the US, he said. "As a consequence of all these illegal immigrants, we've seen record crime, record drug smuggling... and it ends up affecting minority communities, in particular many of the Asian-American business owners," he said.
High jumper Praveen Kumar upgraded his Tokyo silver to a gold with a record-smashing performance, helping India nose ahead of the likes of Korea and Switzerland in the overall standings as the country's para-athletes continued to defy projections in their best ever Paralympic performance in Paris. Later in the evening, Hokato Hotozhe Sema claimed the bronze medal with a personal best effort of 14.65m in the men's shot put F57 final to end the day for India on a positive note. The other Indian participant in the shot put final, Soman Rana ended fifth with a best throw of 14.07m. Employed with the Indian Army and currently based in Pune, the Dimapur-born Sema started with 13.88m before touching 14.00 metres. He followed that with 14.40 metres, 14.65 metres, 14.15 metres and 13.80 metres. Sema, 40, became involved in the sport after he lost his left leg in a landmine blast during a military operation in 2002.
The celebrity couple pop star Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce has inspired a new Lifetime Christmas movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, titled 'Christmas in the Spotlight', will air later this year as part of Lifetime's annual holiday programming, "It's a Wonderful Lifetime." The story follows Bowyn, a pop star played by Jessica Lord, who meets a professional football player, Drew (played by Laith Wallschleger), backstage at one of her concerts. After Drew publicly declares his crush on Bowyn, they start dating. As their feelings deepen, they face challenges from the press, paparazzi, and even their families. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the movie's description reads, "With people questioning if their feelings for each other are real or just for show, the pressure mounts." Adding a holiday twist, the pair must decide by the end of the Christmas season if they want to stay together or let the relationship end.