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Israel and Iran amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. As per the statement, "the continuing escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran and the wars in Gaza and in Ukraine will dominate the agenda of the ministers." The G7 ministers will discuss the Middle East situation on Thursday morning, news agency AFP reported. Iran's latest attack on Israel mounted tensions in the Middle East region, with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group exchanging fire across the border with Israel almost daily since the incursion.

Mirdha and Hanuman Beniwal faced each other in Nagaur in 2019, but this time the contest has a twist. The plain-speaking Beniwal, president of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, was a part of BJP-led NDA in 2019 who defeated Congress candidate Mirdha. Beniwal, however, walked out of NDA in 2020 over the farm legislations and later vociferously opposed the Agniveer scheme. Considered close to Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot, Beniwal is now an INDIA bloc candidate fighting a tough battle. Mirdha, on the other hand, is now with BJP. Her grandfather Nathuram Mirdha was an influential Congressman who represented the seat six times and was the only MP to be elected from the party in 1977 during the Janata Party wave. Like the rest of Rajasthan, caste is the main factor. The saying goes that when two Jats clash, the community votes for the one who would be more effective in representing the community. «Every community wants their own powerful leader,» Mirdha said, brushing aside the suggestion that her gender was an issue. «Jats are a progressive community. They educate their daughters. I have never felt any less a leader because I am a woman. Also, they have known my family for generations. They know how we have worked for them.»

Air India has sold four of its last remaining Boeing 747-400 jumbo jetliners, marking the end of an era that had once thrust the airline to the global league. People familiar with the matter said the four aircraft have been sold to US company AerSale, a supplier of aftermarket commercial jet engines and parts. While two aircraft are likely to be converted to freighters, two will be disassembled for their parts, the people said. Vman Aviation Services, a Mumbai-based company, will manage the transfer of the planes to AerSale.

₹6,973 per barrel on the multi commodity exchange (MCX). Oil prices have softened this week as economic headwinds curb gains from geopolitical tensions, with markets eyeing how Israel might respond to Iran's weekend attack. Analysts do not expect Iran's unprecedented missile and drone strike on Israel to prompt dramatic U.S.

If you’re among the millions of Americans following the presidential race, then perhaps you can turn your political obsession into a tidy profit by betting on this year’s outcome—or hedge your potential disappointment and bet against your favored candidate. PredictIt.org, a political-futures website that allows participants to wager on political outcomes, on April 1 showed President Biden as a slight favorite over former President Donald Trump in the general election—at 48 cents to 47 cents a share, respectively. Those prices reflect a race that is within the margin of error of many polls.

Gas prices in Ontario and Quebec will jump to their highest level in almost two years on Thursday.

Ghulam Nabi Azad had announced his candidature from the Anantnag–Rajouri constituency. He told news agency ANI, "Initially, I had no intentions to contest. But all our colleagues — be it from South Kashmir or Pir Panjal — all of them said that if we have to contest to win, I will have to contest." Azad had said he wanted to fight for the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha.

India unit of Korean electronics maker Samsung wants to notch up Rs 10,000 crore in sales from the television business in calendar 2024, while expanding the production and local value addition of the product in the country, said Mohandeep Singh, senior vice president (visual display business) at Samsung India. At present, Samsung locally produces 90% of televisions it sells in India. Talking to ET on the sidelines of the company’s launch of new AI televisions on Wednesday, Singh said the company has embarked on an ambitious plan to become the first television manufacturer to clock Rs 10,000 crore revenue milestone in India.

Azam Khan, a Samajwadi Party leader who has been removed from the fray because of his imprisonment. After almost five decades, Lok Sabha elections are going to be held in the complete absence of Rampur's 'Khan,' who held the sway over its voters all these years. Famous for its cultural and historical heritage, Rampur was the political stronghold of the Nawabs in the early decades after Independence. After that, the political rise of Azam Khan in the 80s eclipsed all his rivals ever since. Khan, who had a stronghold on the politics of Rampur from 1978 to 2022, is currently serving seven years of imprisonment in the case of a fake birth certificate of his son Abdullah Azam.

Samsung India wants to notch up Rs 10,000 crore sales from the television business in India in calendar 2024 while expanding the production and local value addition in the country, senior vice president (visual display business) Mohandeep Singh said. At present, Samsung locally produces 90% of televisions it sells in India. Talking to ET on the sidelines of the company’s launch of new AI televisions on Wednesday, Singh said the company has embarked on an ambitious plan to become the first television manufacturer to clock Rs 10,000 crore revenue milestone in India.

Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituencies for allegedly neglecting the community while distributing party tickets, a leader said on Wednesday. The 'mahapanchayat' was called on Tuesday in the Kheda area by Thakur Pooran Singh, the national president of Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and a prominent Rajput leader in the area. It was attended by the Chaubisa Rajput Community spread across Muzaffarnagar constituency and other Rajput communities from nearby districts. «The boycott is being done as a sign of protest for insulting the Rajput Community by neglecting it in ticket distribution which has been done by the Bharatiya Janata Party,» Singh said. «People of the Rajput community in these areas will not vote for the BJP candidate but will opt for another strong contender from other parties in his place,» he said.

BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will also contest from Kantabanji assembly constituency in Bolangir district of Western Odisha along with his traditional Hinjili seat in Ganjam district. This was announced by Patnaik himself on Wednesday while releasing the 5th list of nine candidates for the Assembly elections in the state. Patnaik in 2019 assembly elections had also contested from two seats. He won from both Hinjili and Bijepur assembly segment in Bargarh district of western Odisha. However, Patnaik later resigned from Bijepur and retained the Hinjili seat. The nine BJD candidates announced by Patnaik included six women and four turncoats. The party has dropped four sitting MLAs — Purna Chandra Baka (Chitrakonda), Kishore Chandra Naik (Kuchinda), Rajnikant Singh (Angul) and Samir Ranjan Dash (Nimapara)…

Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim during the first phase on April 19. As many as 21 states and Union Territories would be voting in phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. In Phase 1, states and UTs including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Puducherry will be voting on April 19.

ANI. The Srinagar district magistrate told AFP that six people were rescued and three were still missing. 6, including 4 children, dead as boat capsizes in Jhelum river in Srinagar, 10 feared missing Following the incident, relatives of those onboard the boat gathered at the banks of the river as news of the accident spread.

Chhindwara Lok Sabha Election 2024: In the political battleground of Madhya Pradesh, Chhindwara emerges as a critical contest, where the Nath family's stronghold faces a formidable challenge. For over seven decades, this constituency in southern Madhya Pradesh has remained a Congress fortress, synonymous with the enduring legacy of the Naths – Kamal Nath, Alka Nath, and their son Nakul. The never-say-die Congress fort

Rahul Gandhi kept the suspense on over his candidature from the high-profile Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, saying the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) takes such decisions for the Lok Sabha elections. During a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi was asked whether he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi or Rae Bareli. “This is BJP's question, very good.

Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia, will likely cross 1 billion active monthly users within a year, its founder said in remarks published on Tuesday. In a rare interview, Pavel Durov told U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson that the Dubai-based free cloud-based app that allows users to send and receive messages, calls and other files, is spreading like a «forest fire».

UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has submitted evidence alleging that China is attempting to reshape the international order by influencing multilateral institutions like the UN. The evidence suggests that Beijing is using its influence to silence discussions on sensitive topics and manipulate reports to align with its priorities, including downplaying issues related to human rights and democracy. The UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating these allegations as part of its inquiry into international relations in the multilateral system. China is aiming to reshape the rules-based international order to reflect its own priorities by taking over multilateral institutions such as the UN, evidence submitted by a UN whistleblower claims. The evidence presented claims Beijing was influencing votes at the UN to squelch discussions on topics sensitive to it and that it even bribed two General Assembly presidents.

LiveMint to track live updates on Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The Trinamool Congress will hold a Shobha Yatra in West Bengal’s Howrah to mark Ram Navami.

Polarized times bring new judicial challenges. Consider the difficulty faced by the US judiciary in selecting a jury for one of former president Donald Trump’s many trials, this one for whether he falsified business records to cover up hush money paid in 2016 to a former adult-film performer.

Catch all the latest updates on the big story at Mint's LIVE blog:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Western nations of double standards for speaking out against Iran. “Those who remained silent toward Israel’s aggressive attitude immediately raced to condemn Iran’s response," he said.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday that an independent Palestinian state should be recognized as soon as possible.