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United States President Donald Trump shared on social media the transcript of remarks made by an American political commentator that described India as being among “hellhole” countries. The statements were made by Michael Savage, an author and political commentator, who was speaking about birthright citizenship in the US.
Birthright citizenship means that children born in the US automatically become US citizens, regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status.
“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet,” Savage said, adding that “there’s almost no loyalty to this country amongst the immigrant class coming in today”.
The Congress party said it was “extremely insulting and anti-India” that Trump had shared the comments. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that New Delhi had “seen some reports” about Trump’s post. “That’s where I leave it,” said a ministry spokesperson. Read on.
HSBC downgraded Indian equities to “underweight” from “neutral” as global oil prices remain high amid the war in West Asia. This is the second time the global brokerage firm has lowered its rating for Indian equities in a month.
It had downgraded Indian stocks to “neutral” from “overweight” on March 31. The firm has advised investors to hold fewer Indian stocks because of inflation and high oil prices hurting corporate earnings.
HSBC said that it expects oil and gas markets to remain tight throughout most of the June and September quarters. Read on.
A voter turnout of 91.6% was recorded till 6 pm in the first phase of polling in West Bengal. The voter turnout in Tamil Nadu was 84.5%.
Polling concluded in both states at 6 pm. In West Bengal, voting is being held in 152 of the state’s 294 constituencies. The rest of seats will go to polls on April 29.
The state saw sporadic instances of violence during the day. In Murshidabad, a scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress workers and Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir. The Trinamool Congress on Thursday alleged that three women were assaulted by Central Reserve Police Force personnel at a polling booth in the Lakhipur ward. Read on.
From jhalmuri to fish, how BJP is trying to shed its outsider image in Bengal, reports Anant Gupta
The Union government said there is “no proposal under consideration” to increase the prices of petrol and diesel amid the war in West Asia. This came after a news report quoted brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities as having estimated that fuel prices could be hiked by Rs 25 to Rs 28 per litre after the Assembly elections conclude on April 29.
The petroleum ministry said that the reports “are designed to create fear and panic amongst the citizens and are mischievous and misleading”.
Kotak Institutional Equities had estimated that high global crude oil rates could have led to a hike in fuel prices. The gap between global oil prices and domestic retail rates has widened as petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged amid the conflict. Read on.
The Delhi High Court directed social media platforms to take down videos of court proceedings in which Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal had sought that Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recuse herself from hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation’s challenge to his discharge in the liquor policy case. On April 15, the court directed the police to remove unauthorised videos of Kejriwal’s arguments.
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation seeking contempt action against Kejriwal and journalist Ravish Kumar for “unauthorisedly” recording and sharing videos of the proceedings. Read on.
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