Here’s your quick five-minute lap around today’s top stories — politics, India, the world, and more. Good evening.
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday named Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra as its first full-time chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ram temple, from a shortlist of three candidates picked from 5,585 applications by a high-powered committee. Read more here A ₹ 2 crore film, without any grand promotions or a big star in its cast, quietly released in theatres last month and has shaken up the box office. Read more here The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to discuss the roadmap for the Indian men’s team on Thursday, September 3, and the top brass has called for a meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir, chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar and Centre of Excellence (CoE) chief VVS Laxman in Mumbai.
Read more here The US State Department has proposed requiring parents to prove their own citizenship or immigration status when applying for passports for their children, Reuters reported, citing draft guidance reviewed. Sources within the board confirmed to HT Digital that one of the discussion points would also revolve around the team’s recent losses in Ireland and England. it has now emerged as a hit, thanks to positive word of mouth While Hanuman Ansh took a rather slow start at the box office. The film was recently praised by actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, who urged audiences to skip therapy and watch the film in theatres instead. Read more here
The proposal is part of President Donald Trump’s latest effort to restrict birthright citizenship and enforce an August 6 executive order targeting what his administration calls “birth tourism”. Read more here Leaders of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) on Wednesday hinted at forming a coalition with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming municipal elections in West Bengal slated for later this year.
