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Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru on Saturday afternoon, the city police department has issued a traffic advisory to alleviate congestion and facilitate uninterrupted traffic flow for commuters. Meanwhile, security measures have been beefed up during the VVIP movement.

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Digi Yatra Foundation on Friday said that the personal data of 3.3 million Indian users of Digi Yatra (DY) app is absolutely safe, reiterating that DY does not store Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

Saharanpur district has become an internet sensation. Isha Arora, the polling agent in question, garnered widespread attention across social media platforms due to her exemplary dedication and punctuality while overseeing the voting process in the Gangoh assembly constituency. As soon as the picture and video of Saharanpur's polling officer Isha leaving with the polling party for the booth with EVMs were uploaded on social media, it started going viral. People became curious to know about Isha Arora. When she reached to collect the polling material, other polling officers were also seen taking photos with her. Isha Arora, who serves as an employee at the State Bank of India, was placed for electoral duty in the Mahangi village of the Gangoh assembly constituency in Saharanpur.

Amit Shah on Saturday claimed that Congress-SP combine was wiped out in the first phase of polling held on eight seats of Uttar Pradesh. Polling in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina (reserved), Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit seats was held on Friday. Addressing an election rally in support of BJP candidate Hema Malini here in Vrindavan, Shah said, «Let me tell you the result of the first phase, don't tell it to anyone, I will tell you — Congress, SP have been wiped out in the first phase.» Earlier in the day in an election meeting in Meerut, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the atmosphere had changed in the state and that people had rejected the BJP after the first day of polling.

Raj Bhavan in Kolkata moved the Election Commission of India, urging it to identify and take strong action against officials in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal who may have «leaked names of gangsters and goons» to political parties, sources said on Saturday. In the wake of the ongoing general elections, the office of Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose had, using its own mechanism, compiled a list of suspected criminals across the state who could be used by political parties to intimidate voters on or before poll dates besides creating other law and order situations. In the second week of March, the Raj Bhavan had shared a list of such goons and anti-social elements with top officials of the CEO's office, West Bengal, through the state Director General of Police for appropriate pre-emptive action, an official said. «A few senior officials of the CEO office, West Bengal may have leaked the list of the suspected criminals, provided by the Raj Bhavan, to top political leaders of the state,» the source told PTI and suggested that, in doing so, may have thwarted the governor's attempts to reign in criminal activities during the polls.

₹51.2 crore net during its nine-day run in theatres, according to Sacnilk. As per the latest estimates, the film has crossed ₹80 crore mark at the worldwide box office. The movie was released in theatres on April 11 while its premier shows debuted on April 10.

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Lok Sabha election 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that currently, 22 Indians have the same money as the population of the remains 70 crore combined. He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave these 22 “all the money of banks" and introduced the GST and demonetisation to help them.

private equity and venture capital funds have declined by 1 per cent year-on-year to USD 13.5 billion in the March 2024 quarter, according to a report. However, it was 41 per cent higher compared to the preceding December quarter, the report by consultancy firm EY and industry lobby grouping IVCA said.

If you get any kind of volatility, it should be used as a buying opportunity in the market as the broader market is holding the ground on the bullish front and we believe that this momentum can continue further in the coming months also, says Rajesh Palviya of Axis Securities. We saw a smart recovery on Friday and if you talk about levels, whenever there was a FIIs long and short ratio in a ratio of 32 to 68 band and generally 68% band, the short side is also considered as a big support and hence a short covering rally was on the cards and which we saw also. But then, what is it? Is it just a technical bounce? Are we out of the woods or weak hands have already come out because of the pre-election rally? How should we approach the markets right now?

Mint had reported that OVL is in talks with its Venezuelan partner PdVSA to secure oil cargoes for settling the long pending dues to the ONGC arm. In response to a query, an OVL spokesperson said: "Our legal and marketing teams are working on the issue," adding the company would revert after a clear picture emerges. Queries sent to the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas and Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as the initiative sees fresh bipartisan momentum in Congress.

Tesla Inc.’s largest-ever round of layoffs and hours before its quarterly earnings, Elon Musk will fly to India to squeeze in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It’s not an idle period for Modi either, who’s criss-crossing states for election rallies days after voting kicked off in the world’s biggest ballot where he’s seeking a third term.

Israel has rehearsed, time and again, bombing and missile campaigns that would take out Iran's nuclear production capability, much of it based around the city of Isfahan and the Natanz nuclear enrichment complex 75 miles to the north.

North Korea said Saturday it tested a «super-large» cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.

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HindustanTimes, she said, “We still have to do a lot of consultation with stakeholders and see what is it that we have to do to make or bring in a framework which will be acceptable to all, primarily retain the level of transparency and completely remove the possibility of black money entering into this." She did, however, added that the Union government has not yet decided whether to seek a review of the ruling made by the Supreme Court (SC). She added, “What the current scheme which has been just thrown out by the Supreme Court brought in was transparency.

violence marred voting in Cooch Behar in West Bengal, with violent incidents being reported from Sitai, Dinhata, Bhetaguri and other parts of the constituency. Despite ECI keeping a close watch, BJP and Trinamool workers clashed with each other and «bombs were recovered from BJP block president's house».

Spacetech startup Digantara, which focuses on space situational awareness, on Friday inaugurated its global headquarters, housing a command and control centre as well as cleanroom.

Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro saw a staggering 64,000 employees exiting in FY24, amid a weak demand environment globally and tighter tech spends by clients. Wipro, which announced its Q4 earnings on Friday, reported a fall in headcount numbers to 2,34,054 as of March 2024, against 2,58,570 in the year-ago period. Headcount declined by 24,516 during the financial year ended on March 2024.