Tuesday, May 1, 2018

India braces for explosion as Trump's Iran sanctions countdown begins

India braces for explosion as Trump's Iran sanctions countdown begins

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

The Congress Party's Jan Aakrosh Rally in Delhi, the first since Rahul Gandhi took over as President of the party, dominates front page headlines. The Hindustan Times reports "Rahul questions PM's silence on key issues : kicks off 2019 campaign, says Modi must speak on graft, unemployment". The Tribune quotes Mr Gandhi as saying "Karnataka and after, will win every election". The Times of India highlights BJP President Amit Shah's comments on the rally as it quotes him as saying "Congress show a Parivar Aakrosh Rally".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweets on his government's achievement of electrifying every village in the country are prominently noticed in the press. The Hindu writes "All villages electrified, says PM Modi". The Indian Express notes "17% rural households still off grid".
The Prime Minister's monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat is widely covered in the press. The Indian Express writes "Take up Swachch Bharat summer internship, PM urges students : Announces credit points by UGC". The Times of India reports "Modi lauds woman achievers of Commonwealth Games....urges people to harvest rainwater".
Some papers track a worrying story coming out of Madhya Pradesh. The Hindustan Times writes on its front page "SC,ST,OBC marked on chests of MP police recruits at exam". The paper adds that the state government has ordered a probe after some photographs surfaced of the newly recruited constables with these markings on their chests.
In a story captioned "In a first, India,Pak will do joint anti - terror drill : China will also be part of the September event hosted by Russia", the DNA writes that the miltary exercise will take place under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisaton.
And finally....the railways come to the rescue of wildlife. Sounds strange? Listen to this. The Hindustan Times writes "To save elephant's lives, trains to go slower". The paper says that trains on many tracks in the Northeast will run between 30 to 50 kilometers per hour to avoid crashing into elephants! A jumbo step that!

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