‘Surreal, but it wasn’t surreal’: Donald Trump recalls assassination attempt in conversation with Elon Musk
During the interview, after Elon Musk asked, “how was the shooting like for you like?”, Trump responded to it, saying that the shooting was “not pleasant” and it was a very hard hit. “It was a hard hit. It was very, I guess you would say, surreal, but it wasn’t surreal. You know, I was telling somebody, you have instances like this … where you feel it’s a surreal situation. And I never felt that way. I knew immediately that it was a bullet,” Trump said of the moment when he said the bullet hit his ear,” the former US President told Musk in a conversation on X.
221 e-motorbike riders booked for road rules violation in Mumbai; 290 vehicles seized
The Mumbai police conducted the drive from August 9 to 11 against e-motorbike riders for violating road safety norms and endangering their own lives and those of others. During the drive, a total of 1,176 e-motorbikes faced action and a fine of Rs 1.63 lakh was collected from the erring riders, the official said on Monday.
Samajwadi Party appoints election in-charges for Assembly by-poll seats
National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party, Shivpal Singh Yadav, has been made in-charge of Ambedkar Nagar’s Kathari Assembly. While Awadhesh Prasad and Lal Bihari Yadav have been made in-charge for Ayodhya’s Milkipur seat. MP Virendra Singh has been made in charge of Mirzapur’s Majhawan Assembly, Chandradev Yadav of Mainpuri’s Karhal Assembly, Indrajit Saroj of Phulpur, and Rajendra Kumar of Seemamau.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Junior doctors’ strike continues
The stir by junior doctors across West Bengal affected healthcare services as long queues of patients were seen at out-patient departments (OPDs) of all government hospitals since early Tuesday morning as senior doctors were substituting their junior counterparts to address the rush. The agitating junior doctors, who have been pressing for magisterial probe into the killing of the woman doctor, on Tuesday set a deadline of August 14 for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 21-day furlough
During his temporary release period, Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will go to the Dera ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, news agency PTI reported. The Sirsa-headquartered Dera sect chief was granted the temporary release days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) petition against Singh’s temporary release.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting withdraws new draft of broadcast Bill
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has withdrawn the latest draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024 by asking all stakeholders to return physical copies given to them between July 24 and 25.
