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Ukraine-Russia conflict since Vladimir Putin started the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He made phone calls with Putin and Volodymyr Zelansky to ensure safe passage for Indians stranded in war-torn regions. Putin and Zelensky have invited him to their respective countries after the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

voters and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) cast their votes using the home voting facility in all seven parliamentary constituencies of Delhi on the first day of the exercise on Thursday, according to official data. The home voting facility is available to voters above 85 years of age and PwDs, offering them the option to cast their votes from their homes. The facility, which started on May 16, will be available till May 24, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi said. Delhi goes to polls on May 25.

Washington: It's time for Indian Americans to run for office at all levels and never miss to vote, influential Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi told community members gathered here from across the country. «We have to vote. Will everyone here vote in that coming election? Because we can talk politics all day, but doing politics is what matters. Remember, politics is not just a noun, it's a verb. And we have to do politics this year. We have to vote,» Krishnamoorthi told a room full of eminent Indian Americans who had gathered in the American Capital for the annual summit of Indian American Impact, a Democratic think-tank. «Secondly, we have to work on political causes bigger than ourselves. We have to support our local mandirs. We have to support our local mosques. We have to support our local not-for-profits. I hope you do that and you give generously. But we also have to work on political issues bigger than ourselves,» said the Indian American Congressman, who represents the suburb of Chicago in the House of Representatives. «Whether you're Democrat, Republican, independent, I don't care as long as you recognize that you need to participate in the civic affairs of your country. And now is the time to do it,» he asserted.

“Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turning net sellers in India can be attributed to various factors, including global uncertainties regarding monetary and interest rate policies, rising growth concerns in the US, and the possibility of asynchronous monetary policies across the world,” says Pradeep Gupta, Co-founder & Vice-chairman, Anand Rathi Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Gupta said: “Investors should not overly concern themselves with short-term market movements and should maintain their portfolio allocation in line with their long-term strategic decisions,” Edited excerpts: What a twist market saw in the week gone by. We retested crucial support levels. What is causing the panic on D-St? Pradeep Gupta: The recent market movements have indeed been notable, with a retesting of crucial support levels indicating a certain level of volatility and uncertainty.

Sensex and Nifty and sudden spikes in fear index India VIX, Dalal Street investors have apparently been more worried about voter turnout percentages than earnings growth of India Inc in the March quarter. «There are an awful lot of doomsayers out there that say that they (BJP) are not going to get 250 (seats) and INDIA (alliance) is going to get the majority. If that happens, then the market is in for a bit of a dive which is why you have got these shorts happening,» says Pashupati Advani, Founder, Global Foray.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal was elected as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) following the association's elections. Senior advocates Adish C Aggarwala, Pradeep Kumar Rai, Priya Hingorani, along with advocates Tripurari Ray and Neeraj Srivastava were also competing for the presidency. According to PTI sources, Sibal garnered more than 1,000 votes, while Rai received over 650 votes. Earlier, the top court directed that some posts in the executive committee of the SCBA be reserved for women members.

Dow topped 40,000 for the first time on Thursday in an all-time high, giving U.S. President Joe Biden an opening to prove his Republican election rival's 2020 predictions wrong. The state of the U.S. economy looms as one of the larger factors weighing on the Democratic president's bid for reelection. Persistently high prices have hindered Biden's efforts to win credit from voters for his handling of the economy, although inflation in recent months has been easing.

A bipartisan group of four senators urged Congress to take bold, decisive action to secure American leadership in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector on May 15.

diesel sales continued to slide in May while petrol consumption was almost flat despite election campaigns for the general elections hitting a peak, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed on Thursday. Electioneering for general elections traditionally has led to a surge in fuel demand as candidates extensively use automobiles to reach voters. But the trend in sales by PSUs so far does not reflect that. Petrol sales of three state-owned firms, which control 90 per cent of the fuel market, at 1.367 million tonnes in the first half of May was almost the same as 1.36 million tonnes of fuel consumed in the same period last year. Month-on-month consumption however soared 11 per cent. Diesel sales dropped 1.1 per cent to 3.28 million tonnes during May 1 to 15. The demand for the nation's most consumed fuel had fallen 2.3 per cent in April and 2.7 per cent in March.

Mumbai. The post provoked an outrage as one of the requirements listed was "Marathi people are not welcome here". The firm in question claimed that their Linkedin profile was used by a freelance recruiter and they apologised for the advertisement, so did the HR recruiter. However, the post has sparked off a Marathi versus Gujarati row in Mumbai which is now seeing it being reflected in some constituencies in Mumbai, especially in Mumbai North East as BJP's Mihir Kotecha takes on Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena's Sanjay Dina Patil here. Kotecha is the BJP MLA from Mulund, who has replaced sitting MP Manoj Kotak. In 2014, BJP candidate Kirit Somaiya won the elections against NCP candidate Sanjay Dina Patil by 3.17 lakh votes. Five years later, the BJP fielded Manoj Kotak who defeated Patil by a margin of 2.36 lakh votes. Sanjay Dina Patil has quit the NCP and is now contesting on the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena faction ticket.

Indian Express, Minister Hardeep Puri revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP's claim that the NDA would win over 400 seats was based on arithmetic the minister has adhered to since the 2019 Lok Sabha poll win. When Puri was asked why the BJP is seeking "400 par" this time, the Union minister said that ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had asked him to "undertake a granular analysis of central schemes and the beneficiaries". Upon doing the same, Hardeep Puri concluded that there were "22 crore" beneficiaries.

ALSO READ: Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP set to go solo in Punjab, talks with Akali Dal end without alliance The SAD is a regional party contesting the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Punjab. Polling for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1 in the last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Badal has claimed that the SAD will emerge as the strongest party in Punjab after the Lok Sabha polls.

Bar and Bench, Pradeep Kumar Rai received 689 votes. This is the fourth time, Kapil Sibal will serve as the president of the SCBA. Sibal had announced his candidature for for the post of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president on May 8.

I have given my statement to the police on the incident that happened to me. I hope appropriate action will be taken. The past days have been very difficult for me.

gave interim relief to Revanna till Friday, news agency PTI reported. The case of sexual harassment of 47-year-old house help was registered against Revanna and his son and MP Prajwal Revanna at the Holenarsipur town police station in Hassan district on April 28. HD Revanna had filed a bail application earlier in connection with the case.

Mint had reported. The developments come amid liquidity concerns, prompted by challenges with Aggarwal's flagship business, Ola Electric, which has struggled to garner adequate investor interest for a listing before the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. “As part of an ongoing restructuring, Ola Mobility CFO Kartik Gupta has stepped down.

The Returning Officer (RO) for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency rejected the nomination of Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who had announced that he would contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the seat, on grounds that it was “incomplete”.

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 have witnessed a significant voter turnout, with polling stations registering approximately 66.95 per cent participation during the four phases of the ongoing general polls. This marks a substantial engagement from the populace, with an estimated 451 million individuals exercising their voting rights.

assault incident, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal has given a statement to the Delhi Police. Maliwal expressed hope for appropriate action to be taken following her statement. The incident, which reportedly took place at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has caused Maliwal to describe the past few days as «very difficult.» Following her statement to the police, Maliwal took to social media to address the issue further. In a post on X, Maliwal wrote, «What happened to me was very bad. I have given my statement to the police on the incident that happened to me. I hope that appropriate action will be taken.» She also thanked those who supported her during this challenging time. Maliwal also addressed attempts to tarnish her character, stating that she hopes even those individuals find happiness. Additionally, Maliwal emphasized the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, highlighting the importance of national issues over individual incidents. She made a special request to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to refrain from politicizing the assault incident. «Important elections are going on in the country, Swati Maliwal is not important, the issues of the country are important. There is a special request to BJP people not to do politics on this incident,» she said in her post.

Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) announced that it would also abstain from the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections scheduled on June 26. The body has earlier abstained from participating in recently held Lok Sabha polls resulting in not a single vote cast in six districts of Nagaland. ENPO which has been demanding a separate 'Frontier Nagaland Territory' or a separate state comprising the six eastern Nagaland districts, boycotted the election to the lone Nagaland Lok Sabha seat on April 19 in support of its demand, is the apex body of seven tribes from the six eastern districts of Kiphire, Longleng, Mon, Noklak, Shamator, and Tuensang. ENPO Secretary W. Manwang Konyak on Thursday said that they have already informed the State Election Commission (SEC) that the people of the six districts would abstain from voting in the ULB polls, covering three Municipal Councils and 36 Town Councils.

India Today said that the world leaders are confident that his party's government will be formed in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024. «I got a call from (Russian) President Putin for an invitation to a September meeting. I got a call from G-7 as well. The world is fully confident that our government will be formed,» the Prime Minister said in the interview. Although the PM said, «We should never go into the comfort zone. If this becomes comfortable, I will start challenging myself. You must have noticed that there are more accidents on straight highways and where there are curves, there are fewer accidents. I want to keep my team alert and awake. I want to keep them running,» during the interview.