Congress Working Committee urges Rahul Gandhi to become Leader of Opposition | Top News of June 8, 2024

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[00:00:14] I am your host Meenu and these are the major news stories of Saturday, June 8, 2024

[00:00:21] The Congress Working Committee unanimously urged party leader and MP Rahul Gandhi to

[00:00:26] take on the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

[00:00:32] The Union Education Ministry has formed a four-member panel to review the grace marks

[00:00:37] given to over 1,500 needy UG candidates.

[00:00:41] This decision comes after claims that these marks inflated scores, causing 67 students

[00:00:46] to share the top rank in the exam.

[00:00:51] Security has been tightened in Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in

[00:00:55] tomorrow for a record third term.

[00:01:00] Actor-politician Kankana Ranaut criticised people praising the CIS of women constable

[00:01:05] who allegedly slapped her asking if they also justify rape and murder.

[00:01:13] Ramuji Rao, the head of the ETV network and Ramuji Film City, died at 87 while undergoing

[00:01:19] treatment in Hyderabad.

[00:01:21] Let's get into the details.

[00:01:26] Congress Working Committee members on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take on

[00:01:30] the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as it also credited his two-part

[00:01:35] Chaudharyadras for the party's performance in the general elections.

[00:01:39] This will be the first time that the Congress, since its ouster from power in 2014, will

[00:01:45] get the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

[00:01:48] It failed to get the position in the past 10 years as its tally was below the

[00:01:53] requisite 10% of total seats in the House both in 2014 and 2019.

[00:01:59] Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi will have to resign within two weeks from one of the two seats

[00:02:04] he won in the Lok Sabha elections.

[00:02:07] The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee has recommended that Gandhi retain his Rai Bareli MP status,

[00:02:12] citing his crucial role in the party's development of foods in the state.

[00:02:16] While the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee initially advocated for Gandhi to remain

[00:02:20] in Vyandhat, they did not press the matter further after the UPCC's recommendation.

[00:02:28] The Union Education Ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace

[00:02:32] marks of added to more than 1,500 candidates in the NEET-UJ Medical Entrance Exam,

[00:02:38] the National Testing Agency announced on Saturday.

[00:02:41] The move comes amid allegations of inflation of marks leading to 67 candidates sharing

[00:02:48] first rank in the exam.

[00:02:50] There have been calls from several quarters for a re-exam alleging that the

[00:02:54] grace marks added to make up for the loss of time at six exam centers have led

[00:02:59] to the inflation of marks and tabooed with the chances of other candidates.

[00:03:04] The centers are from Meghalaya, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Chandigarh.

[00:03:12] Security has been tightened in Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in

[00:03:15] tomorrow for a record third term.

[00:03:17] A three-layered security has been put in place at Rashtrapati Bhavan where he

[00:03:22] will be administered over the four fees by President Draupadi Murmoh.

[00:03:27] Official SIP Commandos from Delhi Police's SWAT and NSG will be deployed around

[00:03:33] and other strategic locations as Delhi remains on high alert for the event.

[00:03:38] Police have declared the national capital a no-fly zone, banning the use of aerial

[00:03:43] platforms like drones, paragliders, remotely piloted aircraft and hot air balloons

[00:03:48] for the next couple of days.

[00:03:51] The swearing-in ceremony is expected to witness the presence of leaders from

[00:03:54] neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius and

[00:03:59] Sishilas, in addition to the maladies as part of India's neighbourhood first policy.

[00:04:04] The dignitaries will be given designated routes from their hotels to the venue and back.

[00:04:12] Actor-politician Kinkana Ranaut on Saturday criticised people praising the

[00:04:16] CASF woman constable who allegedly slapped her, asking if they also justify rape or murder.

[00:04:23] Ranaut in a video message on Thursday said she was hit in the face and abused by

[00:04:27] the constable during a security check at the Chandigarh airport.

[00:04:32] In her video message, Ranaut said she was hit in the face and abused by a CASF

[00:04:37] constable who appeared to be upset with the actor over her stance on the

[00:04:41] farmer protest during a security check at the Chandigarh airport.

[00:04:47] He was rushed to Starr Hospital in Hyderabad on June 5th after he suffered

[00:04:51] from high blood pressure and breathlessness but passed away in the early hours today.

[00:04:56] Born in 1936, Ramoji Rao was the head of the Ramoji Group, which owns the world's

[00:05:01] largest film production facility, Ramoji Film City.

[00:05:05] He also headed the E-Nard newspaper, one of the largest circulated Telugu

[00:05:10] language daily newspapers.

[00:05:12] In the 1980s, the rise of the Telugu Deshpati was linked to support from the

[00:05:16] E-Nard newspaper group.

[00:05:18] In 2016, he was honoured with the Patnavi Votion, the country's second

[00:05:23] highest civilian honour, for his contributions to journalism, literature and education.