News18 Afternoon Digest: Karnataka Woman Dragged Out Of House, Fatally Stabbed And Other Top Stories

Hello, readers! In today’s noon digest, News18 brings to you the latest updates on Amit Shah’s counter to Maa Maati Manush slogan, Karnataka woman’s murder, PM Modi’s take on Hindu-Muslim, and other top stories.

Karnataka Woman Dragged Out Of House, Fatally Stabbed Days After Spurned Lover Warned Her Of Neha Hiremath Fate

Declined courtship advances, a 23-year-old man on Wednesday barged into a 21-year-old woman’s house in Karnataka’s Hubballi city and stabbed her to death days after warning her of Neha Hiremath’s fate. Police said the accused, Vishwa Sawant, also known as Girish, entered victim Anjali Ambigera’s house at 5.30 am and attacked her as she slept. READ MORE

‘Mullah, Madrasa & Mafia’: Amit Shah’s Counter To Mamata’s ‘Maa, Maati, Manush’ Slogan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday countered Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “working for Maa, Maati, Manush” slogan, saying the party was now catering to “Mullah, Madrasa and Mafia”. The senior BJP leader said this while addressing a rally at Bongaon in the North 24 Parganas on Tuesday. The Union Home Minister said the TMC government provided a monthly honorarium to Imams but not a penny to priests and custodians of temples. READ MORE

Mumbai Hoarding Collapse: Did BMC’s May 2 Letter to Railways Foretell Tragedy? Blame Game Continues

The hoarding collapse at Ghatkopar due to a sudden dust-storm in Mumbai, which led to 14 deaths, has whipped up yet another storm, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Railways locking horns over land ownership and granting permissions for the illegal structure. READ MORE

Congress’s Amateurish Amethi, Raebareli Nomination Filing Events Pale in Comparison to PM Modi’s Big Show in Varanasi

The Bharatiya Janata Party put up a “heavyweight show” in Varanasi over 24 hours, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi first leading a massive campaign tour, and then almost the entire National Democratic Alliance top brass and senior BJP leadership being by the PM’s side when he filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. READ MORE

‘Sanjay Singh Is Acting’: Swati Maliwal’s Ex-Husband Claims Danger To Her Life After AAP Admits Assault

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal’s former husband, Naveen Jaihind, has claimed threat to her life hours after her party admitted to assault on the former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar. Jaihind, in a video message on the social media platform Facebook, alleged “anything could happen” to her. READ MORE

PM Modi’s Roadshow In Mumbai Today, Several Roads To Remain Closed For Traffic | Check Police Advisory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a mega roadshow in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area on Wednesday. The 2.5-kilometre roadshow will go from Shreyas Cinema on LBS Marg to Gandhi Market. During the event, the Prime Minister will campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mihir Kotecha, who is contesting from the Mumbai North East constituency in Lok Sabha Election 2024. READ MORE

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