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Evening news wrap: NDA forms team to probe Karur stampede, PM Modi pens foreword for Meloni’s book; and more

Evening news wrap: NDA forms team to probe Karur stampede, PM Modi pens foreword for Meloni’s book; and more

A scene from the Karur stampede site, PM Modi with Italy PM Meloni (File photo)

BJP formed a delegation to visit Kurur following the deadly stampede at a TVK rally. PM Modi has written a foreword for Italian PM Meloni’s book. Moody’s retains India’s credit rating at Baa3 for both local and foreign-currency issuer categories. Indian cricket captain Suryakumar Yadav reacted to PM Modi’s congratulatory message after the Asia Cup win. Meanwhile, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore has accused Bihar deputy CM Samrat Choudhary of murder.Kurur stampede: NDA forms 8-member fact-finding team; Hema Malini to lead delegationBharatiya Janata Party on Monday constituted an 8-member NDA delegation, which will visit Tamil Nadu’s Kurur following a deadly stampede at a TVK rally which killed 41 people. MP Hema Malini-led delegation includes Anurag Thakur, Tejasvi Surya, Braj Lal, Shrikant Shinde, Aprajita Sarangi, Rekha Sharma, and Putta Mahesh Kumar. Read more‘Her Mann ki Baat’: PM Modi pens foreword for Italy counterpart Georgia Meloni’s book – what he wrotePrime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a foreword for his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni’s Indian edition autobiography, describing it as her “Mann ki Baat.” “It is not just an autobiography; it is her Mann ki Baat,” he said in the foreword of the book titled I am Giorgia — My Roots, My Principles. Read moreMoody’s retains India’s credit rating at ‘Baa3’; outlook stable – Trump tariffs to have limited near-term impactMoody’s, the global credit rating agency, has retained India’s rating at Baa3 for both local and foreign-currency issuer categories, as well as its local-currency senior unsecured rating. These advantages provide protection against unfavourable external developments, particularly as elevated United States (Aa1 stable) customs duties and other international regulations restrict India’s ability to draw manufacturing investments, says Moody’s. Read more‘When country’s leader himself bats on the front foot’: Surya on PM Modi’s Op Sindoor postPrime Minister Modi’s congratulatory message on social media, celebrating India’s victory and referring to Operation Sindoor, prompted a response from Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. “It feels good when the country’s leader himself bats on the front foot; it felt like he took the strike and scored runs,” he said. Read morePrashant Kishore’s explosive claim: Big ‘murder’ charge on deputy CM Samrat Choudhary; warns of legal actionJan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday launched a scathing attack on Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary, alleging that he is an accused in a 1995 murder case involving the killing of seven people in Tarapur and should be arrested immediately. At a press conference, Kishor referred to the decades-old case and claimed that all seven victims were from the Kushwaha community – the same caste Choudhary identifies with politically. Read more Go to Source

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