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Sankalp Patra, for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in an event at its headquarters in New Delhi. Ranjan Singh, the head of BJP's manifesto committee, also spoke at the event, revealing how the team prepared the Sankalp Patra. Singh said the party prepared the manifesto after an extensive and comprehensive exercise. BJP received lakhs of suggestions online as well as through institutions and individuals. Rajnath Singh said they received 4 lakh inputs through the NAMO app, while about 10 lakh suggestions were received through videos. The BJP manifesto committee received 15 lakh such inputs.

Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Condemnation from the United Nations chief and others was swift, with France saying Iran «is risking a potential military escalation,» Britain calling the attack «reckless» and Germany saying Iran and its proxies «must stop it immediately.» The Israeli military's spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Iran fired scores of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles — with the vast majority intercepted outside Israel's borders. He said warplanes intercepted over 10 cruise missiles alone, also outside Israeli airspace.

Iran launched drones into Israel in retaliation to the air strike on its embassy in Syria, the UK moved several additional Royal Air Force jets and air refuelling tankers to the region, the country's Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Sunday. It said the deployed jets will intercept airborne attacks within range of the UK's existing mission. «In response to increased Iranian threats and the growing risk of escalation in the Middle East, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to encourage de-escalation and prevent further attacks,» the statement read.

Iran vowed to retaliate, and did so about two weeks later, starting a broad aerial attack on Israel on Saturday involving hundreds of drones and missiles aimed at targets inside Israel and the territory it controls. Here's a look at Iran's military and its capabilities.

Mint. The UK offers a range of financial aid and scholarships to support Indian and international students pursuing their studies in the country. Through these scholarships the UK provides students with opportunities that spark brighter futures and global careers.

As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action.

demand during the summer months, invoking a key provision in the Electricity Act. This is the first time that the government is using Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for gas-based plants.

cyber security be any different? AI is fast becoming a digital watchdog. However, it comes in as collaboration — not competition — to human intelligence as companies seek to secure the virtual world. So, unlike several other branches of technology, cyber security professionals aren’t facing job culls. Rather, the demand for them is set to boom as India grapples with a rise in cyber attacks, with a 30% supply gap telling on the industry.

International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday selected Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to serve as managing director for a second five-year term, starting on Oct. 1 this year, the global lender said. «The Board commended Ms. Georgieva's strong and agile leadership during her term, navigating a series of major global shocks,» it said in a statement. Georgieva had been the only candidate for the job.

David Chang, said it won't defend its trademark on the name “chile crunch" after it sparked an outcry by sending cease-and-desist letters to other businesses using the term. Momofuku started selling its Chili Crunch product in 2020, a crunchy spicy oil with dried peppers and other ingredients like sesame seeds and garlic. It's a riff on Chinese condiment chili crisp and other similar products from other countries.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Narendra Modi's tenure as prime minister marks India's golden era after independence. Addressing a rally here in support of BJP candidate from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar Lok Sabha seat Ajay Bhatt, Adityanath attacked the Congress, saying it was at the root of the problems faced by the country but Modi rose to every challenge and resolved the issues. «Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure would be viewed as India's golden period post-independence,» he said. «Congress is in deep anguish due to the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, which should actually be embraced. Chief Minister Dhami has taken a commendable step by introducing the Uniform Civil Code», he remarked.

As the Middle-East braces for potential Iranian strike, commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard today rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel. U.S. President Joe Biden had said on Friday he expected Iran to attack Israel «sooner, rather than later» and warned Tehran not to proceed. Israel did not claim responsibility for the airstrike on April 1. But Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Israel «must be punished and shall be» for an operation he said was equivalent to an attack on Iranian soil.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday claimed that corruption increases every time the Congress comes to power and likened the party to the reality show 'Bigg Boss', known for squabbles among participants. Addressing rallies in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada and Kanker districts, he said the Congress would be finished in the state after the Lok Sabha polls and extinct like dinosaurs in the next few years in the country. He also pitched for the 'one nation, one election' idea citing it would save time and resources. «Corruption increases whenever the Congress comes to power. Since Independence, the party has faced charges of corruption whenever it was in power,» said Singh during a rally at Geedam in Dantewada district. Even after being elected to power in Chhattisgarh in 2018, he said, «it committed scams including the one concerning cow dung».

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said both India and Pakistan should create conditions conducive to the resumption of dialogue. Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, slammed those saying India should use force to take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and asserted that when push comes to shove, the final mile is always crossed through dialogue. «Let me put it this way, you will not get a solution to any problem through just the use of force. Ultimately, when push comes to shove, the final mile is always crossed through dialogue,» Abdullah told PTI in an interview. «That said, creating conditions for dialogue is the responsibility of both sides, not India alone,» he added.

Top News of the Day: On 13 April, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. The CBI registered a case against Megha Engineering regarding alleged corruption in the execution of a ₹315 crores project for NISP.

Israel is panicking over a possible retaliatory response from Iran after a strike in Syria which killed members of its Revolutionary Guards. «It has been a week that the Zionists are in complete panic and are on alert,» Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said loans of farmers will be waived if his party comes to power at the Centre. Addressing a rally in Sakoli in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, he said the main issues plaguing the people of the country were unemployment and inflation, though these were ignored by the media. «Loans of farmers will be waived if the Congress comes to power. People are distressed due to unemployment and inflation. The situation is such that people earning just thousands and those making crores are paying the same GST,» he said while attacking the NDA government at the Centre. Gandhi said his party would conduct a caste census after attaining power since it is important for the future of the country. Slamming the Centre's Agnipath programme, in which soldiers called 'Agniveers' are recruited for four years, Gandhi said it would be scrapped since «the Army was not in its favour».

Congress on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government on the issue of Chinese transgressions and said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's reported remark that «China has not occupied any of our land» is akin to giving another free pass to the neighbouring country. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the EAM's statement is a «copy-paste» of Modi's clean chit to China after the Galwan skirmish in 2020, when 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Kharge responded to the remark in a post on X, «Wearing '56-inch' long Chinese Blinkers, on the 'Laal Aankh,' Modi Government has given a free pass to the Chinese, twice in a week's time.» He added, «First, @narendramodi ji's interview in foreign press where he failed to put forth India's case strongly at the global stage. Now, his Foreign Minister, handing over another Clean Chit to expansionist China.»

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Lok Sabha Elections will take place across the country this year. The voting will begin on April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4.