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LiveMint to track live updates on Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha Polls 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address a public rally at Agasthiarpatti near Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The PM will arrive at Thoothukudi airport by a special flight from where he would reach the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School grounds to address public.

IPL Points Table 2024: Chennai Super Kings inflicted an emphatic 20-run defeat on Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Meanwhile, KKR also recorded their 4th win of the season, beating Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets. After Sunday's two matches, there were plenty of changes to the IPL team rankings and here's a look at the updated rankings.

Apple's smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday. Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% to 289.4 million units during January-March, with Samsung, at 20.8% market share, clinching the top phone maker spot from Apple.

Iranian drone and missile attack. In an official statement, Gantz said, “We will build a regional coalition and exact the price from Iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us." Iran on Saturday launched over 300 missiles at Israel in revenge on its embassy in Syria which claimed the lives of its officials including a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' overseas Quds Force. However, Israel claimed that it intercepted ‘nearly all’ missiles launched by Iran.

Indian stock market today: A total of 9 stocks have been banned for trade on Monday, April 15, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as they crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Cochin Shipyard and Data Patterns up between 11% and 36%. What’s fascinating is, the Nifty India Defence index has shot up 14% in the past month, outpacing the Nifty 50, which has seen a mere 2% rise. Presently, much of the enthusiasm in this sector is due to recent preliminary business updates from the defence equipment manufacturers.

Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted a significant increase in daytime temperatures across various parts of Odisha in the next four to five days, with an expected rise of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius. As reported by PTI, the IMD Bhubaneswar in a bulletin said, “This rise in temperature is due to prevailing northwesterly/westerly dry air and high solar insolation." The central forecast anticipates that daytime temperatures will surpass 40 degrees Celsius in numerous regions of the state, while coastal Odisha is expected to see temperatures ranging between 36-38 degrees Celsius in the next two days.

Israel-Iran Conflict: The United States' Pentagon in a statement on April 14 said that it destroyed over 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and at least six ballistic missiles fired at Israel by Iran, PTI reported. Almost all Iranian launches were shot down by Israeli, US and allied forces before reaching their targets.

resolution professional (RP) for the KSK Mahanadi Power has set April 26 as the date for fresh expressions of interest (EoI) to take over the 1800 MW power plant in a second round of bidding after plans by creditors Power Finance Corp (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corp (REC) to take over the company did not receive government approval. In a regulatory Form G which sets out the timeline for resolution, RP Suresh Binani has set June 18 as the final date for bidders to give a plan. The company owes creditors ₹32,240 crore out of which more than ₹29,000 crore is owed to financial creditors according to the latest list of creditors updated earlier this month. The Chhattisgarh-based power producer is a rare operational plant of its size available for a takeover in the country. As a result a half a dozen asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) have accumulated the debt from banks in the hope of finding good value from buyers. Out of the six units of 600 MW coal-based plant planned, three units of 600 MW are operational totalling 1800 MW.

Earlier this month India — that already has punitive duty barriers of close to 50% for importing solar modules and cells from overseas — came up with its own set of non-tariff barriers to predominantly block Beijing. This coincided with US treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s heightened political pitch around overcapacity in Chinese steel, solar, EV, lithium-ion batteries and other clean tech products, as a precursor to a crackdown on imports. The updated docket or roster of vendors who can supply solar panels to our large scale power developers is an 82 page document, with 83 vendors and predictably has no Chinese candidates. As per this Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order for solar photovoltaic modules, domestic module manufacturers will also have to register their sub-contractors and vendors with the renewable energy ministry.

at Israel, on Saturday night, in what is being called first direct clash between the two enemy nations engaged in a shadow war for years. Until now, Iran had been involved in the war through its proxies. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said the attack was aimed at specific targets.’ Earlier, country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had vowed to ‘retaliate’ after an alleged Israeli strike on April 1 on its consulate in Damascus, Syria killed seven IRGC officers, including a top commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi.

ALSO READ: CSK vs MI: Fans looking forward to 'Thala' batting bit longer, Aaron Finch says 'MS Dhoni will get biggest cheer..' Earlier, Pathirana missed games against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Apart from Pathirana, Fleming also lauded new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad who, according to him, has been 'cut from the same cloth' as Dhoni.

ALSO READ: KKR vs LSG: Gautam Gambhir offers sweets to reporters before Bengali New Year, says 'Put some calories on' Looking at the current IPL table, KKR stands at the second spot with 3 wins in foour matches and a net run rate of +1.528. On the contrary, LSG is at the fourth spot with three wins in five matches and has a NRR of +0.436.

Iran attacks Israel, could this be the beginning of WWWIII or The Prophecies of Nostradamus coming true," a user posted on X on Sunday. Follow Israel-Iran Tensions LIVE Updates here Nostradamus was a 16th-century French astrologer, physician, and seer. He is known for his book Les Prophéties (The Prophecies), which is a collection of 942 poetic quatrains that allegedly predict future events.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto on Sunday, April 14 for the Lok Sabha election 2024 at its headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Among other promises, the party pledged to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country after forming a government at the Centre.

Middle East closer to a regionwide war. More than 200 drones along with ballistic and cruise missiles were sent towards Israel. The US forces extended support to Israel by shooting down ‘nearly all’ drones and missiles, while pledging to convene G7 meeting to develop a unified response.

Israel-Iran Tensions: Iran on April 13 launched a drone attack against Israel, which it blames for an attack on its embassy in Damascus (Syria). This marks the first wave of direct military assault amid high-strung tensions between Israel and Iran, raising alarms for a wider regional conflict.

ANI reported that the BJP formed the Election Manifesto Committee, comprising 27 members. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was appointed as the chairman of this committee.Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as the coordinator, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal was made the co-coordinator.

Delhi weather alert: 22 flights diverted as rains lash parts of national capital; check IMD prediction for tomorrow IMD further predicted scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds very likely over Madhya Pradesh on Sunday and over West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and Rajasthan on Sunday. The weather forecast for New Delhi suggests cloudy conditions with light rain and thundershowers on Sunday, along with gusty winds reaching speeds of 35-45 kmph. Monday is expected to have a generally cloudy sky with very light drizzle and gusty winds ranging from 30-40 kph.

AP that the effort to intercept the Iran-launched attack was continuing as US forces shot down some drones flying toward Israel. Meanwhile, the US along with its allies has warned Iran against escalating the conflict further.