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Campaigning for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Sunday, with 10 states in the fray in this leg of the polls. Scheduled for Monday, May 13, the fourth phase will see 96 constituencies, across 10 states and union territories, vote in the general elections. In this leg of the polls, there are 4,264 candidates in the fray, with the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone accounting for 1,103 and 1,488 candidates.

The New York Times and ProPublica reported that former US President Donald Trump could be hit with an IRS penalty exceeding $100 million as a result of a government audit that found he double-dipped on tax losses related to a Chicago building. The claim was based on a years-long audit and public filings. It is anticipated that the results of the investigation may bring attention to Trump’s business background once more as the presumed Republican nominee looks to win back the White House following his defeat in 2020.

‘Can change friends, not...’: Omar on Shankar Aiyar's ‘respect Pak’ remark "An effort to bring down LoC tensions with Pakistan so that more attention could be focused on the LAC (and China challenges beyond)," the expert said. He called the routine bashing of Pakistan performative.

Hardik Pandya won the toss and invited KKR to bat first on their home ground. The established batting pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine opened the innings for KKR. The purple team looked in trouble in the powerplay after losing the openers in the first 2 overs and then skipper Shreyas Iyer in the 5th over.

Trump pledges ‘upper class’ tax cut if he returns to White House The president raised the issue after warning Israel on Wednesday that he would stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons if its forces attacked the city of Rafah, Gaza, as he deplored the fact that civilians had been killed by the dropping of US bombs. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group on Friday said efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan from international mediators.

Who won yesterday IPL match? Top highlights of last night's MI vs KKR match Soon after the match, Shreyas Iyer revealed how he felt about KKR becoming the first side to qualify for the playoff stages. He told the broadcasters, "I manifested this before the game (on becoming the 1st side to qualify for the playoffs).

A report by The New York Times and ProPublica says former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper

Arvind Kejriwal predicted the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) loss in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and said the party will be "wiped out in Punjab and Delhi". While addressing the public during a roadshow in Delhi on Saturday, Kejriwal said that on June 4, PM Modi's government will not come to power, but instead, the INDIA bloc government, of which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be a part, will be formed. He added that everyone is saying the BJP is not getting the majority, "their seats are decreasing in Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh".

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Kejriwal got interim bail to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP convenor accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to «crush» not only the opposition but also his own party's leadership to propagate the idea of «One Nation, One Leader». Addressing a press conference, which resembled an election rally with supporters crowding AAP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Kejriwal said: «Why did you arrest Kejriwal? With this arrest you have given a message to the country — if I can arrest Kejriwal, I can arrest you also, I can arrest anyone.» He said the Prime Minister was on a very dangerous mission. «This mission is called 'One Nation One Leader'. He wants to finish all leaders through this. The entire opposition will be put behind bars and then he will finish the politics of BJP leaders,» he said, adding: «If they win the election, you take it in writing on an affidavit from me, Mamata didi will be behind bars, Uddhav Thackeray, Tejaswi Yadav, MK Stalin — everybody will be behind bars. I am here to beg from 140 crore — save my country, save my India from this dictatorship.»

Misa Bharti on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party did not fulfill any of the poll promises it made in the past 10 years, adding that it also fooled the people of Bihar by making false promises. Speaking to ANI, Misa Bharti said, «They (NDA-BJP) have not fulfilled any of their promises in the past 10 years. They have fooled the people of Bihar by making false promises. Where are the 2 crore jobs that they promised? They are asking for one more chance but are not revealing their vision. On what basis are they asking for another chance? The people of the nation are witnessing all this and will answer this.» Misa Bharti further stated that the NDA alliance is not winning any seats in Bihar in the already concluded first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls.

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campaigning for the remaining eight Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress' Rahul Gandhi trading charges over the Constitution ended at 6 pm on Saturday. Of the 29 seats in MP, polling is over in 21 in the first three phases of the general elections. In these eight seats, 1.62 crore voters are eligible to seal the fate of 74 candidates in the fourth phase on May 13, said officials. Voting will held between 7 am and 6 pm for which 18,007 polling stations have been set up in the ST-reserved constituencies of Ratlam, Dhar and Khargone, SC-reserved seats of Dewas and Ujjain, and Mandsaur, Indore and Khandwa. In all, MP has ten reserved seats. The electioneering for the fourth phase gained momentum on May 6 with Gandhi launching an attack on PM Modi, alleging that he had made up his mind to scrap the Constitution to deprive the downtrodden of reservation.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for «luring» Maharashtra satraps Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar into the BJP-led NDA. Kharge, addressing a press conference here, also claimed that it will be «extremely difficult» for Modi to form the next government in the country. «In Nandurbar, Modi said Thackeray and Pawar should cross over and all their wishes will be fulfilled. He said it would be better than dying with the Congress. Does a prime minister speak such language?» Kharge said. The PM had made the remark referring to a statement by Pawar, the founder of the NCP, who had predicted that many smaller parties opposed to the BJP would come close to the Congress, and some may even «merge».

Ola CEO criticised LinkedIn for deleting his post twice, where he confronted LinkedIn's AI for what he perceives as "imposing a political ideology" on Indian users. Bhavish Aggarwal questioned that neutrality of LinkedIn AI and accused the platform of pushing a political agenda. In a long post on X on Saturday, Bhavish Aggarwal announced that Ola will move their entire workload from Microsoft-backed Azure to their own AI space Krutrim cloud within next week.

Aurangabad (Maharashtra): The constituency is all set to witness a triangular fight between incumbent AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel, Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Chandrakant Khaire and Shiv Sena (Shinde)'s Sandipan Bhumre. The constituency had been bastion of undivided Shiv Sena till 2014. In 2019 election, Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM's candidate Imtiaz Jaleel defeated Chandrakant Khaire.

Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, accompanied by his wife Sunita and the Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, visited the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place, central Delhi. This visit followed Kejriwal's release on interim bail from Tihar jail on Friday, paying his reverence a day after his release in the Enforcement Directorate's investigation into alleged money laundering in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy case. Kejriwal was joined by other Aam Aadmy Party leaders, among them Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

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Hindutva of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday asserted that their brand of Hindutva «lights the stoves» in people's homes and the BJP's Hindutva «burns their homes.» «There is a vast difference between the Hindutva of the BJP and ours. Our Hindutva lights stoves in houses, but the BJP's Hindutva burns houses,» Uddhav said on Friday while addressing a gathering in Maharashtra. He further alleged that the Prime Minister was exerting pressure on the judiciary while appealing to the Supreme Court to ensure «legal equality» for everyone.

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, has re-entered the election fray, providing a significant boost to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the INDIA bloc's Lok Sabha campaign. Granted interim bail by the Supreme Court for election purposes, Kejriwal is wasting no time in leading the party's campaign. Kejriwal will kick off his campaign with a roadshow in south Delhi, scheduled for Saturday, where he will be joined by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Known for his ability to draw large crowds, Kejriwal is expected to be the star campaigner for the AAP. Kejriwal's Return to the Campaign Trail

Aam Aadmi Party for «celebrating» the Supreme Court's granting of interim bail to its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, Agnimitra Paul, the BJP MLA from Asansol in West Bengal, said, «If a dacoit gets bail, then there is no point in celebrating.» «If a dacoit gets bail, then there is no point in celebrating. He is a hypocrite who once said that he was against misgovernance, but now he has become the face of misgovernance. Whoever has looted the public money has to go to jail,» Paul told ANI. Kejriwal was released from jail after spending over 50 days following his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement on March 21 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. He has been granted interim bail till June 1 with conditions that he shall not visit the Office of the Chief Minister or the Delhi Secretariat.