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Evening briefing: WhatsApp's India exit threat; IMD's ‘warmest year’ warning amid heatwave, and more

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A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

Lok Sabha election 2024 voting phase 2: Voter turnout in Rajasthan at 59.19% till 5 pm

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Lok Sabha election 2024: Voting is underway in Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Udaipur, Kota, and others.

Lok Sabha elections: Left rattled by allegations of CPI(M) leader's plans to join BJP; Pinarayi warns partymen

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Kerala Chief minister's statement came a day after a BJP leader fired a salvo by revealing an alleged bid made to take Jayarajan into the saffron party's fold.

Delhi HC dismisses PIL for release of undertrials due to overcrowding in jails

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Delhi HC dismisses PIL for release of undertrials due to overcrowding in jails

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator

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WhatsApp said the traceability provision is unconstitutional and against the fundamental right to privacy.

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Assam: BJP polling agent dies at booth, police suspects brain stroke

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The agent identified as Faruk Hussain Laskar fainted at a polling station in the Jalnachora area under Ramanathpur police station in Hailakandi on Saturday morning

Heatwave alert: IMD says this could be the warmest year ever

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In an interview with CNBC-TV18, DS Pai of the IMD said this year's maximum temperatures could overtake the record of 2023.

US imposes sanctions on 3 Indian firms for ‘illicit trade’ with Iran

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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three Indian companies for facilitating “illicit trade”.

Rahul Gandhi's sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi: ‘He will shed tears’

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Rahul Gandhi claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made some people billionaires.

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Bengal: CBI recovers arms, ammunition from Sandeshkhali house, NSG commandos deployed

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Sandeshkhali case: Raids were conducted in Sandeshkhali in connection with an attack on an ED team by a mob.

Shah reiterates UCC pledge, continues to find fault with Cong’s ‘pro-Muslim policies’

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Union home minister Amit Shah underlined the country would be run as per UCC, which he said was in line with the basic spirit of the Constitution

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification

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The petitions were filed by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) advocated for the counting of all VVPAT slips to ensure transparency

Lok Sabha election phase 2: Maharashtra records 53.51% voter turnout till 5pm

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Lok Sabha election 2024: The polling in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra began at 7 am and will conclude by 6 pm.

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Bhupesh Baghel claims BJP workers stopped him from entering polling booth: ‘Their departure is certain’

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Of the eight assembly segments in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency, polling in Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Keshkal and Kanker assembly segments will end at 3pm.

Supreme Court fumes at Bengal BJP leader delaying hearing on election petition

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Since Kalyan Chaubey cited AIFF and IOA engagements to seek dates, Supreme Court said it could release him from the posts to let him focus on the election plea

Lok Sabha election 2024 voting phase 2: Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh at 52.74% till 5 pm

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Lok Sabha election voting phase 2: Polling is underway in Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, and Mathura.

Narendra Modi, at Lok Sabha election rally, says his rebirth is going to be in Bengal

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Narendra Modi slams TMC government and Congress in West Bengal during Lok Sabha election rally, says both parties allied on ‘appeasement’

Lok Sabha elections: Kerala records voter turnout of 63.97 per cent until 5pm

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At least 27.7 million voters are eligible to vote for 194 candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala.

PM Narendra Modi reacts to SC's VVPAT verdict, claims Congress has Muslim quota plan in Bihar

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PM Modi claimed that the Opposition was trying to get rid of EVMs.

Lok Sabha elections: 4 men collapse and die amid Phase 2 voting in Kerala

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Voter turnout in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 was around 34% as of 12.30 pm in Kerala

DK Shivakumar's daughter to join politics? Aisshwarya's reply after casting her vote | Watch

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Aisshwarya DKS Hegde, the daughter of Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar, backed her uncle and Congress MP DK Suresh.

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'Blindly distrusting any...': In EVM-VVPAT case, Supreme Court calls for ‘trust, harmony'

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The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to seal and store units used to load symbols for 45 days.

Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar

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EP Jayarajan spoke about the meeting on the day Kerala all 20 seats went to the polls in the second of seven-phase Lok Sabha elections

On Sam Pitroda's ‘inheritance tax’ remark, Nirmala Sitharaman's dig at Congress

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Nirmala Sitharaman's comments come after a video of Congress leader Sam Pitroda went viral in which talked about inheritance tax in America.

Afternoon brief: Wealthy to poor candidates in phase 2 polls; Indian-origin student held for anti-Israel protest; more

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The shortlist of biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items that you should check out.

Services row: SC to consider listing plea of Delhi govt against central law

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Services row: SC to consider listing plea of Delhi govt against central law

SC notice on plea for repoll in seats with maximum NOTA votes; seeks EC reply

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NOTA was introduced into the election process at all levels – Parliament, assemblies and local bodies, in the year 2013

Chhattisgarh: 34. 5% polling recorded in 3 Lok Sabha constituencies until 11am

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In a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress, senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel is contesting from the Rajnandgaon parliamentary seat having eight assembly segments against incumbent BJP MP Santosh…

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‘Will win with 6-7 lakh margin’: Mathura BJP candidate Hema Malini

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Hema Malini further praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adiyanath and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their contribution to the country.

EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights

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EVM-VVPAT case: A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered two concurring verdicts and dismissed all pleas in the matter.