Evening newswrap: Flyer’s pistol ‘accidentally’ goes off at Varanasi airport; Netanyahu’s litmus test in Israel election & more
- Two airport cargo screening employees were injured after a passenger’s licensed pistol accidentally discharged during a mandatory weapons check at Varanasi airport.
- Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud is trailing former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party ahead of Israel’s October 27 elections, according to a new poll.
- Former TMC MLA and West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker Asish Banerjee was found dead at his party office in Birbhum, with police recovering a purported suicide note.
- Union minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that PM Narendra Modi’s “dimagi naxals” remark was not aimed at opposition leaders.
- Ravindra Jadeja reveals how being pushed down to No. 8 or 9 early in his India career affected his confidence despite averaging over 60 in domestic cricket.
Here are top 5 stories of the day:
Air India Express flyer’s pistol ‘accidentally’ goes off at Varanasi airport: How it unfolded
Two ad-hoc cargo screening employees were injured at Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport after a passenger’s licensed pistol accidentally discharged during a weapons inspection. The incident occurred around 9.30 am when 55-year-old Kamlesh Rai was preparing to board an Air India Express flight to Mumbai. The injured employees, Suman Rani and Rohit Raj, sustained injuries to their thigh and finger respectively and were reported stable.Read full article
Is Netanyahu headed for setback in Israel election? No Trump endorsement raises eyebrows
A pre-election poll has put former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, raising the prospect of a tough election battle for the Israeli prime minister. Yashar is projected to win 25 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, compared with 21 for Likud, while the anti-Netanyahu bloc is forecast to secure 58 seats against 50 for his allies. The setback comes as US President Donald Trump has so far stopped short of endorsing Netanyahu.Read full article
‘Never got involved in corruption, stay away from politics’: Asish Banerjee’s suicide note surfaces
Former Trinamool Congress MLA and ex-deputy speaker of the West Bengal Assembly Asish Banerjee was found hanging at his party office in Birbhum on Sunday, police said. A purported suicide note recovered from the spot allegedly said he never got involved in corruption and that entering politics was a mistake, while also referring to alleged wrongdoings within the TMC and attempts to malign him.Read full article
‘Didn’t call opposition leaders dimagi naxals’: Rijiju on PM Modi’s I-Day remarks
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dimagi naxals” remark in his Independence Day speech was not directed at opposition leaders.
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Rijiju said the term referred to those who support Maoists and reject the Constitution, back separatists and Article 370, or seek to separate the Northeast from the rest of India.Read full article
‘Team didn’t have confidence in me’: Ravindra Jadeja’s candid revelation that left him ‘disturbed’
Ravindra Jadeja opens up about the early struggles that shaped him into a more assured Test batter, recalling how being repeatedly pushed down the order made him question his place as a batsman. Despite the setbacks, his strong domestic record kept his belief alive, and he eventually developed the temperament to convert starts into long Test innings.Read full article
