News in Brief--(9-5-2018)

FE Team | Published: May 08, 2018 22:19:06

I will be PM after 2019 polls, says Rahul
NEW DELHI, May 08: In a statement that is bound to ruffle the feathers in the opposition, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he would become the Prime Minister (PM) if the Congress emerges as the largest party in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be the Prime Minister again. "Well that depends... that depends on how well the Congress does. I mean... the Congress, if it's the biggest party, yes," he said in reply to a question at an interaction with eminent citizens here. — IANS
NY state attorney general resigns
NEW YORK, May 08: New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on Monday after allegations of physical abuse by four women were reported in an article in the New Yorker magazine. Governor Andrew Cuomo had called for Schneiderman's resignation within hours of the article's publication, and only slightly more than an hour later Schneiderman, a Democrat who was running for re-election, said he was stepping down. — Reuters
Cannes film festival opens
CANNES, May 08: The most political Cannes film festival in years opens Tuesday with female stars vowing to protest on the red carpet, two top directors barred from attending and bans hanging over other movies. With the industry still reeling from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Cannes under fire for its dearth of women directors, Cate Blanchett and Kristen Stewart are likely to join actresses and women directors Saturday in a protest in support of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements. — AFP