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Rahul Dravid on Friday cast his vote in Bengaluru during the second phase of polling in Lok Sabha elections 2024. In the video, Dravid was seen standing in a queue with other voters waiting for his turn to cast vote. He also urged people to exercise their franchise, saying, “Everyone must come out and vote.

Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions that called for comprehensive cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered two separate but concurring judgments on the matter. Here are the key takeaways from the hearing: 1.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Google has marked the second phase of this monumental event with a symbolic gesture on its homepage. On Friday, Google unveiled a doodle featuring an inked index finger, symbolizing the act of voting, a cornerstone of Indian democracy.

«I think the overriding is that the strong earnings growth in India and the fact that it is the domestic investors who are deciding the direction of the market much more than in the past when it was foreigners who would be held back by investing in emerging markets because they were worried about a stronger dollar. So, I feel same as I felt two years ago that it is still a good market,» says Mark Matthews, Julius Baer. Now, May is likely to be a very hectic month, full of data points, especially global mixed data points coming out of US. Here, we are already looking at progress of monsoon, earnings, and polls. What is your current positioning as far as Indian markets go? Well, we have been bulls on India for, I guess, around two years now and there is no change to that view. Of course, emerging markets are often slowed down by a stronger dollar and we have had a stronger dollar up until a couple of days ago.

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty set an inspiring example by casting their votes early despite challenges. Narayana Murthy, 77, who was reportedly unwell and hospitalized, took special permission from hospital authorities to exercise his democratic right.

In Telangana, eight Lok Sabha candidates have disclosed family assets exceeding Rs 100 crore, with K Vishweshawar Reddy, the BJP contender from Chevella, leading with Rs 4,568 crore. Notably, the top three wealthiest candidates are all vying for the Chevella Lok Sabha seat. Ranjit Reddy, the Congress candidate from Chevella, ranks second with family assets valued at Rs 435.33 crore, including Rs 23 crore in liabilities. His family has Rs 294.33 crore worth movable assets while immovable at Rs 141 crore.

Supreme Court on Friday told the Delhi government that it would consider listing its plea challenging the central government's law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the AAP government, that the whole administration has come to a standstill and the matter needed to be heard. The CJI said presently a nine-judge bench matter is going on and he will consider the submission. Presently, the nine-judge bench headed by the CJI is hearing petitions raising a vexed legal question whether private properties can be considered «material resources of the community» under Article 39(b) of the Constitution, which is a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy.

BJP candidate from Bengaluru South constituency, Tejasvi Surya, cast his vote in Bengaluru on Friday and stated that the Congress party may not win more than 30 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. While speaking to after casting his vote, he stated that surveys consistently show that the Congress party may not win more than 30 seats. «Congress party has become absolutely frustrated. Survey after survey shows that it may not win more than 30 seats… The more personal attacks and baseless allegations they make against the PM, history has shown that the Prime Minister has only gotten stronger and the BJP has only gotten more popular,» he said.

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says “in midcap IT, we are overweight on LTIM. We have been very positive on HCL Tech and Wipro. Wipro is our top largecap pick along with HCL Tech. However, the real fire in the belly is BHEL and Ircon. Put your money there because those are going to be the real outperformers at least till the elections.” Yesterday there was a good short covering. The May series will see a confluence of a lot of factors – the progress of monsoon, progress of polls, progress of earning season and now the US data. What do you think? Sell in May and go away will work or just like last time round, it would not work this time as well? Sanjiv Bhasin: You have been on a nice holiday in April. I suggest you take another break in May because yes, selling in May and going on a holiday is very much on the card. Markets have ignored all news and are relentless in their rally to upside and now all good news including NDA getting 450 seats on the poll front are also getting priced in. So, I would advise a lot of caution, particularly in stocks and sectors, which are not aligning with the growth which has come.

Lok Sabha elections always create a buzz around the D-Street. Over the long term, stock markets have generally exhibited positive returns despite short-term volatility related to elections. Volatility can work in both directions-upward and downward. While downward volatility refers to periods of declining prices and increased market uncertainty, upward volatility describes periods of rising prices and increased market fluctuations. While past performance does not indicate future results, historical market trends can provide insights. <div data-placement=«Mid

Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately establish a mechanism enabling arrested political party leaders or candidates to continue campaigning during elections. According to the plea, politicians could potentially campaign via video conferencing. The PIL was lodged by a final-year law student from Jamia Millia Islamia, following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal due to alleged irregularities in a liquor policy case.

Tesla Inc. co-founder JB Straubel wasn’t content with simply reinventing the automobile for the 21st century. He left in 2019 feeling he needed to redesign the global supply chain for the electrified future, too. That’s exactly what he’s been doing for the last five years. The company he built, Redwood Materials, is now the largest battery recycler in North America, and it’s using those recycled materials to manufacture complex battery components that have traditionally been imported from abroad, largely from China. Straubel recently opened the doors for a first peek at the 300-acre industrial campus he’s built in the western Nevada desert. He said it hasn’t been easy.

Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, from making public statements that criticize or defame state institutions and officials. According to a report by The Express Tribune, Judge Basir Javed Rana ordered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and his spouse from speaking against state institutions in the courtroom during the hearing of a petition seeking a fair trial.

second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today, April 26. The seats going to polls today include all 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. Follow Live Updates on Phase 2 Elections Here Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, the BJP's youth icon Tejasvi Surya, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, actor-turned-politicians Hema Malini and Arun Govil, and the speaker in the outgoing Lok Sabha, Om Birla are among 1,210 candidates in the fray in Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections.

polling booths across the state to avoid the anticipated hot weather later in the day. Long lines of voters were visible outside polling stations in every Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. As voting began, there were reports of EVM malfunctions in several booths statewide, causing delays in the election process in those areas. However, the faulty machines were promptly replaced, and voting proceeded smoothly thereafter. The polling process took place under heavy security, with over 66,000 security personnel deployed and live monitoring of the election through an extensive webcasting system.

Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi on Friday urged people casting their votes in the second phase to turn out in record numbers. He highlighted that a substantial voter turnout serves as a cornerstone of a vibrant democracy, underlining the significance of each individual's contribution to the electoral process. PM Modi also directed a special appeal to the nation's young and female electorate, urging them to exercise their franchise in large numbers.

Cantor Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer Howard Lutnick expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates a single time this year, just ahead of the US presidential election.

fund managers suffered their worst-ever quarter for ESG-focused products as the pace of client redemptions intensified. Client withdrawals from US funds targeting environmental, social and governance goals reached $8.8 billion in the first three months of 2024, according to fresh data compiled by Morningstar.. That stood in stark contrast to the roughly $11 billion of inflows into ESG funds in Europe, where sustainable investing regulations are far more entrenched.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 2 voting in which 88 parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) are polling. According to RBI's bank holiday calendar, both private and public banks will remain closed today in Bengaluru, Jammu, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram due to the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live Updates: 88 seats to poll today, Rahul Gandhi, Arun Govil in fray Meanwhile, the voting will begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm.

National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Silchar is a tough contest in the making. Assam had published an NRC in 2019, which did not feature the names of several residents of Silchar. While the CAA was passed in December 2019, its rules were notified last month just ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 schedule.

Get all the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates with LiveMint. Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said Thiruvananthapuram has seen little progress in last two decades. “Since the last 15-20 years, there has been very little progress in Thiruvananthapuram and in the lives of many people who are suffering from many problems that have not been solved...I request all of you to come out and vote today. This is an important day, not just for democracy, but for the future of Thiruvananthapuram and the future of your own families and children.