💎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.
𓆉Death toll in attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said on Saturday.
🌠Meanwhile, a rocket fired from Yemen hit a Tel Aviv city, leaving 16 people 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 Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahsaid. PM Modi in his departure statement said that India and the Gulf nation have shared interest in peace, security and stability of the West Asian region.
ඣThe Congress took a swipe at PM Modi calling him the "frequent flyer PM" and said that his foreign trips continue 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.
𒉰AP has quoted the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 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 Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on December 5 citing a "huge level of corruption in framing and implementation" of the excise policy.
𓆏The 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 ambulance 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 to the hospital for further treatment.
