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Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha elections include Bihar (8 seats), Haryana (all 10 seats), Jammu and Kashmir (one seat), Jharkhand (4 seats), Delhi (all 7 seats), Odisha (6 seats), Uttar Pradesh (14 seats) and West Bengal (8 seats).ALSO READ: Lok Sabha elections: How to cast vote without voter ID cardPolling in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri, adjourned in Phase 3, will also be held during Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha elections.As many as 889 candidates are in the fray from these 58 Lok Sabha constituencies.ALSO READ: Lok Sabha polls: How to check name in voter list - follow these stepsHere's full list of constituencies voting in Phase 6 on May 25:1. Valmiki Nagar GEN2. Paschim Champaran GEN3.

Dell Technologies is working with governments worldwide to address ethical concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI), helping them tackle deepfakes, frauds and bias, a top executive of the company said. «With vast amounts of data, the attack surfaces increase dramatically. There are good actors in the world, and there are bad actors in the world. Our role in collaboration with governments, different governments, is to balance innovation and technology, and doing the right things using the technology,» said Jeff Boudreau, chief AI officer at Dell Technologies. He was responding to a question on the impact of rogue AI and deepfakes, which could influence the ongoing general elections in India, and what is a company like Dell doing to check this.

DoubleLine Capital CEO and founder Jeffrey Gundlach discusses the state of the U.S. economy, rate hikes, the impact of the 2024 election and Biden's handling of Israel amid its war with Hamas.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had private shareholders, as it had before 1949, they would have been a happy lot on Wednesday evening. The old lady of Mint Street will deliver its bounty from the financial markets — by far the most generous payout it has ever made — to New Delhi. At a time when some of the central banks in the advanced world have reported losses and negative equity, RBI will hand over a dividend cheque of more than ₹2.1 lakh crore to its sole owner, the government. However, the optics of the event — a monetary authority headed by a former bureaucrat making a huge transfer to a macho government towards the end of a long, noisy general election — masks a more prosaic truth. The payout number is a function of local and offshore currency and money markets, coupled with RBI's active intervention in the foreign exchange market. FY24 WAS DIFFERENT

Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Puri after offering prayers at the Lord Jagannath temple. Later in the day, BJP candidate Sambit Patra in a media interview said Lord Jagannath is a devotee of PM Modi. This was enough for Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal to pick it up and make it a poll issue. Patra later apologised for his «slip of tongue» and announced to hold a fast for three days as atonement for the sin he committed. On Wednesday, the party published a full-page ad in all leading newspapers of Bhubaneshwar and Puri with a written apology letter by Patra. Lord Jagannath is revered across the state and if it becomes an issue, then Patra will face the heat in Puri. However, an opponent like Arup Patnaik of the BJD is providing comfort to the BJP there. A former Mumbai police commissioner, Patnaik lost in 2019 from the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency and this time shifted to Puri.

Karnal | Panipat: A former CM and the currentCM are in the fray in Karnal — one contesting for the Lok Sabha elections and the other for the state assembly bypoll. Manohar Lal Khattar, who was replaced as Haryana CM, is contesting the Lok Sabha election after resigning from Karnal assembly seat. His successor Nayab Saini is contesting the by-poll from the same assembly seat. But more than the CM and the former CM, it is the two other candidates — Congress' Divyanshu Budhiraja and NCP-INLD joint candidate Virender Maratha — who have created a lot of buzz in this constituency, where the BJP registered the second highest margin in the previous Lok Sabha polls. Karnal is seen as one of the better seats for the BJP which its precursor, Jan Sangh, had won for the first time in 1962. While Karnal is hub for rice millers, dairy players and the footwear industry, Panipat in a handloom industry centre.

Financial Times (FT) investigative report that found the ports-to-power conglomerate's involvement in an alleged coal scam.Also Read: ‘Will investigate…’, Rahul Gandhi on report on Adani's suspected fraud in alleged coal scamTaking to microblogging platform ‘X’, Singh said, "A major investigative report, on why #GreatBritain had to colonize India in 1757 AD, by FT, BBC et al. Finding of Investigative Report: To stop formation of Adani Group.

PTI on whether he considered himself a PM face of the opposition INDIA bloc."I have no such intention. We (AAP) are a very small party… contesting only 22 seats," Kejriwal said in response.Also Read: Arvind Kejriwal breaks silence on Swati Maliwal assault case: 'Two versions of event'When asked who will become PM if INDIA bloc wins the election, Kejriwal said, “This is an election to save the democracy. We have to save the country from 'taanashai' (dictatorship).

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President Joe Biden’s election campaign team is calling for financial aid to keep up with his Republican, competition, who he says is backed by the wealthy crypto industry.

Prime minister, the 2014 Lok Sabha campaign was strongly anchored in the fight against corruption. In 2019, it was the 'labharthi' model reaching every segment of society, besides the national security imperative that took centre stage. The 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign was expected to be pitched on 'vikas' and 'Viksit Bharat'. But it seems to have turned communal and polarising, your thoughts? Perhaps, you find it polarising because you have not examined the crux of the matter. What is truly communal and polarising is Congress party's manifesto, their issues and their intent. It is my duty to expose them. Just because I am exposing them, you think it is polarising. You noted it correctly that in 2014, corruption was the main issue. In 2019, it was labarthis. In 2024, the main issue is Viksit Bharat. People across the country know that this is an important election which will ensure that we reach Viksit Bharat at the speed of the country's aspirations.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the system is heavily aligned against the lower castes and that he knows the system from inside as his grandmother and father were prime minister and later he used to visit the PM's house when Manmohan Singh lived there. He asserted that the country's 90 per cent population including the Dalits, OBCs, tribal communities and the minorities does not have representation in the country's narrative and power structure. Gandhi said his party aims to ensure the participation of the country's 90 per cent population in the country's progress. Addressing an event in Panchkula this evening, Gandhi took a swipe at the BJP, saying the saffron party's «end» is coming.

Shwirkers — workers who shirk work — beware. You may very well be issued a show-cause notice for 'not taking interest in organisational work'.

Sunak, 44, will be facing the public for the first time as the leader of the party, after being chosen as the leader of the largest party in parliament by a vote within the Conservatives in October 2022. He took office in October 2022, following the scandal-ridden premiership of Boris Johnson and the upheaval of Liz Truss's 49-day tenure.After his speech late Wednesday, Sunak posted on X, “These uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action to chart a course to a secure future.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was due to address the nation on Wednesday amid mounting expectations that he will call a summer general election. Sunak's office confirmed that he would issue a statement statement after positive economic figures set Britain's political rumor mill alight with speculation that an election might be imminent. Multiple British media outlets said he would name a July 4 date for the election.

Lok Sabha Elections held in 2019, the BJP had won 303 of the total 543 seats in the Lok Sabha.The American political scientist said that "but from the perspective of the rest of the world", India is an "economy that has underperformed for a long time but is now doing a lot better".ALSO READ: Lok Sabha elections 2024: Indian stock market to be disappointed if BJP falls short of PM's 400-seat prediction — expertsHe said, “This is also a country that was very inward-focused for a long time, but this region is now becoming much more of a global leader..."In an interview with NDTV, Bremmer said the Indian general election, from a global political perspective, is "the only thing that looks stable and consistent...everything else (including the United States election due in November) is problematic".ALSO READ: '310 paar already': Amit Shah urges people to help PM Modi win over 400 Lok Sabha seatsBremmer also hailed "free and fair, and transparent" Indian electoral process. "Modi is almost certainly going to win a third term on the back of pretty strong economic performance and consistent reform (and) that, in the grand scheme, is a very stabilising message," he was quoted by NDTV is saying.ALSO READ: Lok Sabha elections 2024: Indian stock market to be disappointed if BJP falls short of PM's 400-seat prediction— expertsOn India's economic future, Bremmer said, "...we see growth picking up.

Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked the BJP on Wednesday what they have done in the last 10 years to get back PoK? Owaisi also mentioned that he also wants that PoJK should be included in India but this issue only comes forward during the elections. «Now they (BJP) are not saying '400 paar'. The real issue is that the prices of petrol have crossed Rs 100 and the incidents of paper leaks are taking place in Varanasi, from where PM Modi is a candidate. They talk about Pok, but what have they done in the last 10 years to get it? We are also saying that PoK is a part of India and we should get it back but the issue of PoK only comes forward during elections,» he said.

Karnataka's IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and industry captains have been forced to take a “stand” or “endorse” the NDA regime, despite the government having done little to address their issues. «Single handedly, #ModiSarkar has destroyed the ecosystem with Angel Tax and the Govt’s GST killed the gaming industry,» Kharge posted on social media platform X.

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against BJP's Puri Parliamentary Constituency candidate Sambit Patra for using a photo of Sri Jagannath temple in an advertisement issued by him in the local media. In a petition to the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, the BJD highlighted that the full-page advertisement featuring Patra's picture with Sri Jagannath Temple in the background also had the BJP's «lotus» symbol. The BJD also noted that on Monday, Patra made an «offensive» comment stating that «Lord Jagannath is the devotee of Modi,» which severely affected the sentiments of millions of Odias worldwide. Although Patra later clarified that his remark was inadvertently made and expressed regret, the BJD argued that the advertisement violated the Model Code of Conduct for political parties and candidates.

RBI has transferred a record surplus of Rs 2.1 lakh crore to the central government for FY’2023=24 on account of windfall interest income from investment in overseas securities and income from LAF operations. . The huge windfall for the government puts in a much stronger fiscal position and opens up the possibility of a cut in borrowing. Banking system liquidity is also set to get a boost once the government resumes spending after the elections The windfall dividend is well above the Rs 1.05 lakh crore estimated in the the Interim Budget for FY2025 under dividends and profits, which also includes dividends from public sector banks and other undertakings.

Pentagon has given out the details of a Russian counter space weapon that was launched earlier into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This weapon is said to be capable enough of attacking US Space assets. The US said that this launch took place on May 16, 2024.