5 stories you must read today, September 11: Vote-buying allegations in V-P polls to Ram Temple construction’s finale event and more | World News
Good evening. The killing of Trump ally Charlie Kirk in the US and the ongoing Gen Z protests in Nepal dominated the news headlines on Thursday, September 11. But much more has happened in the worlds of politics, business, technology, sport, and entertainment. Don’t worry, Express Catch-up is here to bring you up to speed.01Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP of paying Rs 14-15 crore to MPs in V-P pollsAmid reports of alleged cross-voting the INDIA bloc MPs in the Vice-Presidential elections, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee has claimed that the BJP bought votes giving “Rs 14 to 15 crore to each MP. B Sudershan Reddy, the INDIA bloc candidate, received 300 votes, which is around a dozen fewer than what should have been polled against him, given the number of Opposition MPs”. According to Banerjee, he was told that BJP spent Rs 15-20 crore on each MP to buy their votes. Read more02Netanyahu killed any hope for Israeli hostages, says Qatar PMThe Israeli airstrike in Doha targeting the leadership of Hamas may have killed any hopes for the safe return of the 48 hostages, Qatari Prime Miner Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said. Speaking to CNN, the Qatari leader also described the airstrike as a barbaric action and state terror. Israel carried out an airstrike on Tuesday that it said targeted the Hamas leadership, but failed to achieve its goal. Read more
03Decks cleared for Ram Temple finale eventThe construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is all set for completion with the flag hoing ceremony scheduled for November 25. The flag hoing event that would mark the culmination of the grand project is likely to be attended President Droupadi Murmu. The temple’s first consecration event – the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Lalla idol — was held on January 22, 2024, and the second Pran Pratishtha of the Temple, in which a statue of Lord Ram in the form of a King at Ram Darbar was consecrated, took place in June this year. Read more
04Britain’s ambassador to US fired over his links to Jeffrey EpsteinBritish Prime Miner Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the UK’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson landed in trouble after emails he sent to Epstein were made public. According to the emails published The Sun, Mandelson told Epstein that ‘I think the world of you’ and ‘fight for early release’ before the disgraced financier was sent to jail. Read more
05Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 Plus to make phones charge cooler, fasterQualcomm has announced a new charging solution that will help your phone stay cooler while charging. Called Quick Charge 5 Plus, this is the first major update to Qualcomm’s Quick Charge fast-charging since 2020. According to Qualcomm, Quick Charge 5 Plus addresses battery health degradation due to heating smartly adjusting the voltage and current. Read more
