The US saw widespread pro-Palestine protests as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a three-day visit to the country this past week. He slammed the protesters as he called them "Iran's useful idiots" in a fiery speech at the US's Capitol. Netanyahu also discussed the war in Gaza -- and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal -- with President Joe Biden.
Also, the US President said he was "passing the torch to a new generation" to unite the country, as he addressed the nation for the first time since quitting the presidential race. He recommended that Vice President Kamala Harris be made the Democrat candidate to take on Republican nominee Donald Trump November 5 election. More on World Today with Geeta Mohan.
NDA ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave the NITI Aayog meet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi a miss, officials said on Saturday. His state was represented at the meeting by Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha. In 2009, Srikant Bholla, a visually impaired young man, fought a legal battle to be admitted to the science stream in school.
He defied the odds, became a millionaire, and even had a Netflix film made about him. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday left the Prime Minister Modi-led NITI Aayog meet midway, alleging that she was cut short while speaking. The Uttarakhand Government introduced a rule requiring vehicles entering the state to have garbage bags or dustbins to combat litter.