Hello readers! 🌟Through this news wrap, we present top developments of the day. Today's rundown includes PM Modi Reaches Kuwait, To Meet Emir, Crown Prince.
December 21 News W🌱rap: PM Modi In Kuw💜ait, 5 Dead, 200 Injured In Germany; West Asia Update And More
Hello readers! 🌟Through this news wrap, we present top developments of the day. Today's rundown includes PM Modi Reaches Kuwait, To Meet Emir, Crown Prince.
Death toll in attackꦫ on a busy Christmas mark🗹et in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a roꩲcket fired from Yemen hit a Tel Aviv city, leaving 16 p🌄eople injured - the Israeli military said Saturday.
Here's the list of top stories of the day.
PM Modi Reaches Kuwait, To Meet Emir, Crown Prince; Congress Reminds Him Of Manipur | Details
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Kuwait City for his two-day visit to the Gulf nation on the invitation of Kﷺuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahsaid. PM Modi in his departure statement said that India and the Gulf ꦐnation have shared interest in peace, security and stability of the West Asian region.
The Congress took a swipe at PM Modi calling him the "frequent flyer PM" and said that his foreign t🍌rips ꦡcontinue while the people of Manipur continue to wait for him to visit the violence-hit state.
The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in♓ the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday.
Saxony-Anhalt Gov. Reiner Haseloff also said that more than 200 people were injured. Many of 🌠them have꧅ serious injuries. The incident happened when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into the market on Friday evening, as quoted by AP.
AP has quoted the German Chancellor Olaf S𒐪cholz as saying, "Nearly 40 people are so seriously injured that we must be very worried about them."
In a major setback ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday received Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's sanction for the prosecution of former chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi liquor policy case, reports said.
The central agency, as per reports, sought sanction for Kejriwal's prosecution under the Prevention of Mon🧸ey Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on December 5 citing a "huge level of corruption in framing and implementation" of the excise policy.
The Israeli military on Saturday claimed that it failed to intercept a missile launched from Yemen that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. According to Israel's a𝄹m🎉bulance service, as reported by news agency Reuters, 14 people were injured. But news channel Al Jazeera has put the number at 16, quoting authorities concerned.
However, the injuries, majorly caused by sharpnels, were described as mild. Some victims were taken 𝔍to the hospital for further tre🌄atment.