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Follow Assembly elections 2023 LIVE Updates HERE As the day of the polling nears, here's look at how voters can check the polling booth where they need to cast their vote on Saturday: Step 1: Download Voter Helpline App (VHA) in your mobile phones Step 2: Click on "Know Your Polling Station" Step 3: Enter your voter ID number and hit "Search Polling Station" OR Step 1: You can go on this website -https://twitter.com/ECISVEEP/status/1711269681959739803 Step 2: Click on "know Your polling station". This link will open - https://electoralsearch.eci.gov.in/pollingstation Step 3: Enter EPIC or Electors Photo Identification Card number Step 4: Enter Captcha code and hit search ALSO READ: Assembly, Lok Sabha Elections: How can NRIs cast vote, enroll as voters in India One can also call toll free number "1950" for any voter registration queries.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and much of Europe: ending the war in Ukraine

China has announced that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage more people to visit for business and tourism

Gaza Strip. «Those released include 13 Israeli citizens, some of whom are dual citizens, in addition to 10 Thai citizens and a Filipino citizen,» said Majed al-Ansari, the ministry's spokesman. Qatar was a key mediator in the hostage release. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which delivered the hostages from Gaza into Egypt, also confirmed the release. The hostages, women and children, were undergoing medical checks before they were to be transferred to Israel.

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao are urging a US judge to reject the Justice Department's request to bar him from returning to his home in the United Arab Emirates until he is sentenced for violating anti-money laundering requirements. Zhao's lawyers in a Thursday filing asked US District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle not to reverse bail conditions set by a magistrate judge on Tuesday that would allow him to leave the US while awaiting sentencing.

Braden John Karony, the CEO of cryptocurrency company SafeMoon, has become the focal point of a significant legal battle in the United States. On November 9, 2023, New York District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall suspended a bail release order for Karony, originally set at $500,000. This move came after federal prosecutors in New York challenged the decision of a Utah Magistrate judge, citing Karony as a potential flight risk and a danger to the community​​.

Lok Sabha elections are slated for 2024. As these elections are around the corner, here's all you need to know about the process for NRIs to register as voters in India. Yes, non-residents of India (NRI) or an overseas Indian can enroll as a voter in India.

hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, the first group of Israeli hostages has been handed over to the staff of the International Committee for Red Cross, The Times of Israel reported. The 13 Israeli hostages in ambulances are heading from southern Gaza's Khan Younis to the Rafah crossing into Israel, The Times of Israel reported citing an Israeli official. The release of 13 hostages, who are mothers and children, is the first of four expected stages.

Maharashtra has been planning to effect necessary requisites in the state's new housing policy to make 'Housing for All' a reality and to ensure that every citizen gets their own house either through housing body MHADA or slum rehabilitation projects or through other developments, said Housing Minister Atul Save. In order to boost affordable housing, the government will also find ways to push new investments in the state's housing sector, he said while speaking at a NAREDCO Maharashtra conference. The minister added that the state government's focus is to ensure a maximum flow of housing in Mumbai and the state and provide all the possible support to the real estate sector and bring in new investments. “As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisaged under the PM Awaas Yojana to ensure 'Housing for All', the State Government believes that every citizen of Maharashtra should get his own house through the MHADA or SRA schemes or otherwise… The real estate and construction sector should get a required priority,” he said. Several issues pending in the state's housing sector will be resolved in the new housing policy and 80% draft work of the new policy has been completed and suggestions of the new stakeholders would be considered before finalizing the same. Other departments like home, urban development, revenue, and slum rehabilitation authority (SRA) have also been involved in the policy making, Save added. «More than 50% of the population in the city still lives in slums and about 20% to 30% of slums are to be redeveloped.

Droupadi Murmu on Friday said it is the duty of civil servants to respond promptly to the grievances of the people besides adopting innovative measures beneficial for citizens. Addressing a group of officer trainees who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, the president said the feedback of the public on various government schemes and projects is now considered very important for an efficient and accountable administration. At a time when people can post their grievances instantly on social media, the need to use updated governance tools and advanced technology for service delivery to people has increased manifold, she said.

Technology alone is not enough to combat deepfakes, we need a concerted effort “…From today onwards, MeitY and the Government of India will nominate a Rule Seven officer and will take a 100% compliance expectation from all the platforms". Elections near and deepfakes loom: Seeing isn’t believing “The Rule Seven officer will be a person who will create a platform where it will be easy for citizens to bring to the attention of the Government of India their notices allegations or reports of violation of law by the platforms.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has announced that 100,000 South Korean citizens will start making “real-world” CBDC transactions next year.

A small Connecticut newspaper that began publishing in February with the help of Ralph Nader has been saved from a planned shutdown after a national media company swooped in to buy it

Finnish border guards and soldiers have begun erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped with barbed-wire at some crossing points on the Nordic country’s lengthy border with Russia

Denmark is making it easier for some foreign workers to work in the country. On November 17, Denmark implemented new regulations enabling certain foreign nationals to work within its borders for short durations without the need for a residence and work permit. To qualify for this exemption, applicants must be employed by a foreign company affiliated with a Danish establishment, and the Danish company should have a workforce of at least 50 employees.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that in order to prevent con artists from abusing the system, people must become more conscious of cyberfrauds and take control of technology. Speaking at the 'DATE with Tech' event, the minister stated that the government regularly examines public sector banks and the regulator RBI checks its own systems in order to prevent cyber frauds, in which victims are tricked via phone or SMS.

Financial Times first reported the plot. Following this, Indian officials expressed "surprise and concern" when they were informed about the incident, said White House spokesperson Adrienne Watson. “We are treating this issue with utmost seriousness, and it has been raised by the US government with the Indian government, including at the senior-most levels." "They stated that activity of this nature was not their policy ...

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US foils bid to kill Sikh terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, warns India: Report Responding to media queries on reports of discussions between India and the US on security matters, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India takes such inputs seriously since it impinges on its own security interests as well. He added that Washington had shared "some inputs" that were being "examined by "relevant departments." He said the inputs are the cause of concern for both countries and necessary follow-up action is being taken.

Sikh separatist on American soil with «utmost seriousness» and has raised the issue with New Delhi, the White House said Wednesday. The Financial Times reported that same day that US authorities had thwarted a conspiracy to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US and Canadian citizen.