watching any TV 24 7 AMR Ishika Baru out of Focus. Storey tonight Prime Minister Modi today singled out opposition states asking them to cut VAT so that fuel prices come down and the common man get some relief. Prime Minister even named opposition states asking why they haven't cut state VAT back in November 2021 when the centre gave relief by cutting excise duty in several BJP ruled states had also cut that on fuel. Prime Minister pointed out that out of the 10 states where the fuel prices are the highest, eight are non BJP states. Ops, a very problem. The prime minister met with chief ministers on the covet situation but then, on a live telecast, singled out opposition ruled states for not cutting taxes on petrol and diesel, whereas the centre had done so last November. It with LaSalle November mania come can Viki baht busy subhuman? A Prasanna Easy Let in may have Gujarat Jonah Baku, Monaco Garage on a name. Anna Abhay Raja is the Maharashtra Mongol, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jharkhand, he said McIsaac conferences is bad. Kona He Mana, the opposition shot back, pointing out there has been an excise hike on every leader which goes to the centre Keep it called Is Elka to Baba a domestic gas brush kit Copel todavia chief minister Adopt Thackeray accused the centre of step Magali treatment and says the centre was the state for over 26,500 growth thing. The prime minister was not given over the details by the concerned departments. I will not think that the prime minister will purposefully say this Kerala, we never increased since the last six years, maybe never increase the taxes. What kind of cooperative? Federalism which only has a one way traffic cooperative. Federalism is a two way traffic. Perhaps the prime minister should go back to his civics books again. What is he talking about? 26 lakh crores. He's earned out of Central Excise, the central government on petrol and diesel has he shared it? However, the centre says it's spending revenue from patrol on diesel on free food, free vaccines, cash transfers and rising fertiliser costs. It's not the first time a prime minister has requested states to reduce taxes on petroleum products. In fact, this has been a bone of contention between the centre and the ST and with a political point being made, will have to wait and see who will blink first to reduce the burden on the common man with Burian Puts and camera Person Huge Aria Senate Prabhu NDTV Well under the other week development were attacking India's reported over 2900 cove. In 19 cases, cases are up almost 18% in the last 24 ask. 32 deaths have been reported in this time period, which is down almost 40%. Positivity rate is up also but only marched leader 0.58% to over five lakh Tests were conducted in this 24 hour time period. That's take a look at how India's daily average cases are rising. This one is 63% Jumping Cove in 19 cases if you compare to last month over 2500 cases being reported on a daily basis when a month ago it was about 1600 cases a deal that's also get you are cases across the Big Cities Deli is reporting a spike of a 1300 new Corona virus cases, up from 1200 yesterday. Mumbai is also reporting a spike of 112 new Corona virus cases, up from 102 yesterday. Mumbai 112 new cases is the highest at the state rather the city has seen since the 25th of February. Lumber Sammi Abbas schools Colin clashes as a main corona assist a bad Nina parents Killian in tab address Could schools were but Cheung sank? Ramiz Munich a mommy, maybe cabaret are, say, be eligible. But Bianca J T. Can Karan Yeah, Bari and well under the other big development for attacking after Air India. It was to be the next big ticket disinvestment event. But there is a fair degree of economic uncertainty now, due to global events that has led to changes in the manner that the it was to happen. There are lesser shares on the market and reduced value. So so full storey. This is the largest IPO Life Insurance Corporation, or like we have been announced, the largest public offering of shares ever in India, 22.13 crores shares from fourth to the ninth of May. Officials in charge defended the move, given the valuation of six lakh crores, is sharply down from 12 to 14 lakh crores. Just two months ago, the offering of shares worth rupees 21,000 crore or 3.5% stake is down from the 60,000 crore of 5% stake reported in the initial documents and the delay from the last financial year. Two. Now the government sites the challenging economic situations. These are all guesstimates, which are I think people are speculating the valuation processes of is essentially a discovery process Mr Ashok was telling about the embedded value. I think is even in difficult for us to decipher. Although we have been exposed to that, I would say that this is the fair and attractive valuation. However, critics of the government were not impressed with that explanation and question why the government is so desperate to sell L. I see at any price. In fact, the centre conceded that the lower offering is targeted at domestic investors as foreign institutional investors have withdrawn from the market stabilising market conditions, reducing volatility. That's why actually postponed this issue from March. There have been fees have if they have withdrawn, the domestics have building what Israeli a good time in the market and if you really ask anybody. I mean, if they can actually predict the markets and one of the reasons why, you know, we went down from 5% to 3.5, he said. Okay, even if we have a little bit of a constraint environment, we can still will only topped. The Life Insurance Corporation L. I See is the world's fifth largest insurer with 10.8 million policyholders. The Alexi boss says the government will decide on how up to 25% of its shares could be offered over the next five years, which is mandatory. The response from the policy holders is encouraging, he adds. More to answer this query that me, then something has had only may not happen. I think more than two crore policyholders. Ellis is a mega divestment push, but the question is, can the government keep up the momentum? Even with the new reduce target? The government, says Ellis, is just one of the areas where divestment is taking place. Will the PO be able to overcome the challenges of the current market situation, which has a reduced appetite for IPOs with its unique position, will be alive, be able to swim against the tide and reverse the trend that big IPOs have seen in the past few months. The boss says he is confident in that happening and says everyone is praying. Let's hope the gods listen in Mumbai with camera person Trevin zero, it's Saurabh Gupta and the TV All right, well onto the other big storey that we're tracking the Telangana Rasha Sam E. T turned 21 today, and party president K. Chandrasekhar Rao made too dramatic announcements, one that he doesn't intend to form any political front and that his party would now be keen on playing a national roles. Telangana Rastra Sam E. T. President K. Chandrasekhar Rao says he is not looking to form a political front along with other parties. Cowards in the front, the front to front and in the at the Pink Parties, 21st Formation Day plenary. A resolution is in fact been passed, saying that TRS intends to play a key role in national politics in the coming days. It's a coming of age of TRS entering should I say adulthood at 21 at the stage from the domestic politics of just Telangana, K. C. R has made his intent that we intend to go out and conquer more of the world. Party president K. Chandrasekhar A who has already said he would play a role in national politics, hinted that party leaders want the dearest to nationals that was met with loud cheers. There is no reference to Prashant Kishore or the deal with AIPAC, but the arrest passed resolutions opposing what it called communal politics. Attempt to quit states financially weak and the alleged use of the governor's office to fight political battles in Hyderabad with cameraperson nag Raju, UMA, Sudhir NDTV And while P. Chidambaram spoke exclusively to NDTV on why there was a break up between Prashant Kishore and Congress Party, listen it, why did talks between your party and Peek breakdown ultimately? Well, I heard your intro. There was no break down. We offered him a place in the Empowered Action Group. He said the that he was not in a position to be part of an empowered action group and therefore the matter was closed. Maybe he wants to still remain retainers independence as consultant adviser. After all, he is advising several other political parties or he or his organisation AIPAC is advising in fact, they signed an agreement with the TRS the day before we made the offer. I believe he is continuing to advise the Trinamool Congress. And while amid those simmering communal frenzy and unabated hate speeches, there are now over 100 former bureaucrats have come together and written an open letter to Prime Minister Modi or Jing, his intervention to stop the hate politics in the country and also to end his silence. Amid this simmering communal frenzy and unabated hate speeches, over 100 former bureaucrats have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his urgent intervention to stop hate politics in the country. In a strongly worded letter addressed to the prime minister, the former bureaucrats start by saying that the country is witnessing a frenzy of hate filled destructions and that Muslims and other minorities are at sacrificial altar of hate politics. The bureaucrats have also pointed out that hate violence has seen a particular escalation in the BJP ruled states and that the violence against minorities has acquired a frightening new dimension. The letter goes on to state that it is no longer just politics of assertive Hindu TWA identity or a case of keeping the communal called Ron on the boil, there is a clear subordination of the principles of constitution and the state appears complicit in subversion of law. Former Home Secretary G. K. Pillai, who is one of the signatories to the letter, told NDTV that the prime minister must speak up against hate politics. He is the prime minister of India, is prime minister for all of us. We believe that the situation has arisen in this country where he leads to come out openly and speak. The government has so far not reacted to the letter in New Delhi with Nita Sharma Prion She Sharma for NDTV Bye. While under the other big storey we're tracking heatwave conditions are prevailing across many parts of the country. These are affecting not just lives but also lively hoods in multiple ways from a low wheat crop yield in Punjab to closure of schools in Orissa to power cuts in Uttar Pradesh alot Pandey and Mohammed Ghazali. With the latest soaring temperatures in many parts of India and no respite likely soon in Punjab, where the temperature today was 42 42 degrees and will rise by a further 2% in the next 23 days. The big worry is the wheat harvest. Major sing an elderly farmer in Muga. If the unprecedented heat has coincided with the harvest season and this is led to shrivel Graeme and in almost 5% production in yield per hectare, accumulative locks of 10 to ₹15,000 for farmers like him. Women pretty garden, they're happily rybar a charge gar Media Carnal the kid of the board Manga fee under a for a area car. Tactical a bar. The Punjab government says average detail has fallen to 43 quintals per hectare this year, down from 48.68 quintals per hectare last year and the lowest in the last five years. Most of the defendant the in A. The the intense heat is affecting other aspects of life, too. Most districts in Odisha have temperatures well over 40 degrees, five degrees more than normal in some parts, and so schools and and gone bodies both essential for child nutrition and both already badly affected by forbid have shut till month end in up. The searing heat has led to massive power cuts, especially in small towns and rural areas like hard Oi! At 41 degrees today, 2.5 degrees more than normal where the light for out all day at this government school and two way. And there appears to be no respite in sight anywhere from the soaring temperatures. The temperatures in Delhi are expected to touch 46 degrees in the coming days, according to the Met department. The heat wave in Punjab and Haryana is expected to continue till the first week of May with Mohammed Ghazali, Mohammad Asif and cameraperson Rajesh Gupta. This is Ah Lok Sunday NDTV 11 people were charred to death in Tamil Nadu Stange, our district, after a temple chariot they were pulling came into contact with an overhead high tension power line. Sam Daniel With this report 11 people, including two Children charred to death after a temple Valentin hit a high tension overheard power line during celebrations in the early hours of Wednesday. 15 others suffered burn injuries. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin reached out to the bereaved families foreign galangal, a Prada bag, a lot other kidney every morning like a Are they busy with Cory Arcata bar by nerve? Ahamad prepared at Manara Kumar Merkel, a vendor Narita. The power supply on the high tension over her cable was not shut down following norms, The gunmen says organises of the festival is not obtain prior permission. Palin clean was not high enough to touch the power line. Police say the decorative structure mounted on it led to the disaster, while the state government announced five lakhs relief. Prime Minister Modi announced to lock and 50,000 for the injured Incheon. I've it's rage, Sam, and we leave you with some good news. NDTV S Jen next has one big at the media awards, N T TV's Arvind Gonna Sekar Mariam Al v, Arun Singh and Parameswaran Baba and Ratna Deep Choudhary have won awards for their stellar journalism in the 40 under 40 Category two We have the night
