| | | The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday named West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, a Jat leader who has had several run-ins with the Mamata Banerjee-led government in the state, as the National Democratic Alliance’s nominee for the vice presidential election, which will be held on August 6. Dhankhar’s election as the Vice President is almost certain as the BJP has a majority in the electoral college comprising members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Out of Parliament’s current strength of 780, the BJP alone has 394 MPs, more than the majority mark of 390. Political experts said that with Dhankhar’s nomination, the BJP hopes to placate two important constituencies – the agrarian community in the northern parts of the country that was cut up with the government over now-repealed farm laws, and the Jat community that has political heft in Rajasthan, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh. | THE DAILY QUIZ Zendaya is now the youngest producer to receive an Emmy nomination. But for the first time, a non-English show is in the running. Guess which series earned 14 Emmy nods, and watch out for that creepy robot doll. a. Euphoria
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d. The Crown TAKE THE FULL QUIZ: | | THE BIG STORY BJP names Dhankhar as Vice President candidate The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday named West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, a Jat leader who has had several run-ins with the Mamata Banerjee-led government in the state, as the National Democratic Alliance’s nominee for the vice presidential election, which will be held on August 6. BJP president JP Nadda made the announcement after a meeting of the party’s highest decision-making body, the parliamentary board. The last date for filing the nomination for the election is July 19. “He is known as the people’s governor... the NDA decided that the ‘kisan-putra’ (son of a farmer) who is fully equipped in administrative capacity will be our nominee,” Nadda said. Read more. |  | | THE BIG QUESTION Why has Abe’s killing triggered a review of VVIP security in India? The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has directed all states’ police and central forces to ensure proper security of VVIPs at public events and focus on protection against attacks from close range, after the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, officials familiar with the matter said. Abe was shot from behind by a former maritime self-defence force member, Tetsuya Yamagami, when he was delivering a speech on a street in the city of Japan’s Nara on July 8. He succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Video footage of the shooting from various angles revealed some basic flaws in VVIP protection protocol and suggested that the protectors could certainly have done a better job. Hours after the incident, the Indian government held deliberations between senior officers in the MHA and central intelligence, and security forces on possible gaps in the VVIP security system, the officials cited above said. Read more. | | A LITTLE LIGHT READING Runner’s high PT Usha was 20 when she raced across the track at the first-ever women’s 400m hurdles final, at the 1984 LA Olympics. She’d had little access to world-class facilities or exposure tours, yet she almost medalled. Usha has since won championships and broken records, earned the nickname Payyoli Express, used her story and her platform to encourage more girls and women to take up sports and break down barriers. The Usha School of Athletics, which she opened in 2002, offers young girls with talent a level of grassroots support she couldn’t have dreamed of even while ruling the track in Asia in the ’80s. Read more. | | THE WEEKEND FIX Genies in a bottle It’s the makeover few saw coming. India already had a small but determinedly growing market for cosmetics and skincare. Over the last decade, local start-ups jumped in, hoping to beat out the handful of long-established mass-market brands. It seemed India was changing, one lipstick at a time. Then, overnight, the country found itself in the middle of a beauty boom. Signs of change are everywhere. Content creators are swatching, testing and demystifying products online. Old brands are reaching new fans. Buyers are being seduced by names that didn’t exist a generation ago. Read more. | | LIFE HACKS Making a case for #SquadGoals If companies can create Advisory Boards to help them think through tough problems, why don’t more individuals create Personal Advisory Boards (PABs)? Surround yourself with people who know things you don’t, live lives different from yours. They can be your personal advisory board. Read more. | | HT THIS DAY: July 17, 1965 Mariner reveals desert, dark patches on Mars The first close-range picture of Mars ever taken was shown on television to an incredulous American audience early this afternoon after scientists had successfully pieced together thousands of signals received from the Mariner spacecraft. Read more. | Please share your feedback with us What do you think about this newsletter? | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
