In the latest world news updates, the far-right party in France, led by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, is ahead in the legislative polls with 33% of the vote, despite accusations of racism and xenophobia. In India, TMC’s Saket Gokhale has been directed by the Delhi HC to pay damages of ₹50 lakh in a defamation case against former diplomat Lakshmi Puri and her husband, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Additionally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured full cooperation to Assam in dealing with the floods that have affected over 2,62,000 people.
Moreover, in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi engaged in a heated debate over comments made about the Hindu community, with Amit Shah attacking the opposition for their criticism of new criminal laws. In other news, videos have surfaced showing a metal shop awning collapsing on firefighters in NYC and an illegal immigrant carrying the body of a woman he allegedly killed.
Closer to home, Delhi Police has lodged the first case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against a street vendor for obstruction and the IMD has warned of rising water levels in Ladakh due to glacial melt. Opposition parties have walked out of the Lok Sabha over the NEET paper leak row, and NEET toppers’ list has been reduced to 61 after a re-exam. In Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hinted at stepping down, and in Chhattisgarh, Maoists have killed a police constable accusing him of being an informer.
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