Evening News Report: Trump fires shot at White House dinner to threaten; AAP seeks termination of 7 rebel congressmen More
- Trump evacuated after shooting, uninjured
White House Dinner an armed attacker was arrested and a police officer was shot but saved by a vest. - The AAP has sought the termination of seven rebel MLAs who joined the BJP, citing the Bharatiya Janata Party Act.
anti-defection law Against Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal and others. - Rahul Gandhi attacked the TMC over the killing of a Congress worker in Bengal, calling it “TMC’s brutal rule”.
- ‘I know all your secrets’: Ishan Kishan jokes with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after he completed 37-ball century.
- 40 years later, Chernobyl has become a wildlife sanctuary where wolves, bears and bison thrive, and the International Atomic Energy Agency says the benefits of humans’ absence outweigh the harm caused by radiation
Here are the top 5 stories of the day
Gunfire breaks out at White House dinner: Trump evacuates, suspect detained
US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped injury when gunfire erupted outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, forcing Secret Service agents to evacuate him, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Vance. The suspect, a 31-year-old tutor armed with a shotgun, pistol and knife, was subdued. Read the full article.
AAP seeks sacking of 7 MPs for joining BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party has submitted a petition to Congress Chairman Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, seeking the termination of seven rebel MLAs who merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party invoked the anti-defection law, claiming that the MPs voluntarily gave up their AAP membership. Read the full article.
Rahul Gandhi attacks TMC over killing of Congress workers
Rahul Gandhi condemned the killing of a Congress worker in West Bengal and blamed the incident on “TMC-affiliated goons”. He claimed that “atrocities” had taken over democracy in the state and accused the TMC of intimidation and violence against opponents even after the polls. Read the full article.
‘I know all your secrets’: Ishan Kishan’s joke with 15-year-old centurion Sooryavanshi
After Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals, Ishan Kishan shared a light moment with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored 103 off 37 balls, the third-fastest tally in the history of the Indian Premier League. “Please go easy on my team when I play against you. I know all your secrets,” Kishan joked. Read the full article.
Chernobyl: from nuclear wasteland to wildlife paradise
Forty years after the world’s worst civilian nuclear accident, a thriving wildlife sanctuary has emerged in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Despite the persistence of radiation, wolves, lynx, elk, wild boars, brown bears, and European bison now thrive. The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the lack of human activity has a greater positive impact on animal populations than the negative effects of radiation. Read the full article.
