In today’s evening digest, News18 brings to you glimpses from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand Ayodhya visit, where he inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport and flagged off eight trains from the revamped railway junction. In news from foreign shores, an Indian-origin couple and their teenaged daughter were found dead inside their mansion in the US, while closer home, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s nomination has been rejected by the country’s election body for the general polls to be held soon.
‘Big Day for Us’: Ayodhya Comes Alive as Modi Holds Grand Roadshow, Inaugurates Maharishi Valmiki Airport
The sound of conch shells, chanting of bhajans, cultural programmes and a sea of devotees greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he took out a grand roadshow amid slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during his visit to Ayodhya on Saturday. Ahead of the consecration ceremony of Ram’s idol scheduled for January 22, 2024, he flagged off eight trains at the revamped Ayodhya railway junction, visited the newly built Veena Chowk, inaugurated the Ram temple-themed Maharishi Valmiki airport and laid the foundation of development projects worth over Rs 15,000 crore. READ MORE
‘Tastes Good, Bit Too Sweet’: PM Modi Surprises Ujjwala Beneficiary in Ayodhya With Chai Stop
It was a Saturday like none other for Meera Manjhi from Ayodhya. For, an unexpected guest called on her house for a cup of tea at very short notice. Her family was tuned to news channels for the arrival and roadshow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the temple town when a political leader and “an officer” landed on her doorstep with the news that “a VIP” would be visiting their home in around 30 minutes. READ MORE
Indian-Origin Family of 3 Found Dead inside Their $5Mn Mansion, Cops Suspect Domestic Violence
An Indian-origin man, his wife and their teenage daughter were found dead in their mansion in the US state of Massachusetts this week. Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found dead in their $5 million Dover, Massachusetts mansion on Thursday. The police are treating the deaths as an apparent domestic violence case. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said the incident was a “terrible tragedy” and added that a gun was found near Rakesh Kamal’s body. READ MORE
Pakistan Election Commission Rejects Imran Khan’s Nomination For 2024 General Elections
In a major blow to former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s top poll body on Saturday rejected his nomination papers for two national assembly seats in Punjab province ahead of the February 8 general elections. “The returning officers of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: founder Imran Khan’s nomination papers for two national assembly seats – Lahore (NA 122) and Mianwali (NA-89),” the office of the Returning Officer, Lahore, said. READ MORE
From Tribals to Turmeric Farmers, 5 Ways in Which PM Modi Silently Reached Out to the Last Mile in 2023
It has been an eventful year in terms of major policy decisions and mega successes. Newspaper headlines were dominated by India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, successful completion of the G20 Summit where a joint declaration was achieved and India’s economic recovery in 2023 wherein it became the fastest-growing economy in the post-Covid world and is on the cusp of being a $4 trillion economy. READ MORE
Emotional Rajinikanth Breaks Down at Vijaykanth’s Funeral, Video Goes Viral; Watch
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was inconsolable at DMDK leader Vijaykanth’s funeral. The actor paid last respects to the Tamil actor-turned-politician in Chennai. In a video gone viral, Rajinikanth was seen seated in his car and weeping as fellow mourners came to greet him. The actor looked distraught in the video. Several people attending the funeral were seen trying to console him but the actor seemed visibly shaken by Vijaykanth’s death. READ MORE
Bajrang Punia Urges Sports Ministry to Restart Wrestling Activities to Prepare for Paris Olympics
Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday urged the Sports Ministry to restart the wrestling activities in the country with just seven months remaining for next year’s Paris Games and said no one seemed to have taken the preparations for the quadrennial showpiece seriously. Wrestling action has come to a standstill for the last several months owing to the turmoil within the fraternity following the grapplers’ protests against former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. READ MORE
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