Top News on May 6: Lok Sabha elections, calls for NIA probe against Kejriwal, Israeli offensive in Rafah and more
Arvind Kejriwal while the Karnataka sexual abuse scandal dominated political discourse in some places. Several companies including Godrej Consumer Products and Bombay Dyeing declared fourth quarter results while the Bombay High Court granted Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal interim medical bail for two months. Thousands of Palestinians fled the south Gaza on Monday as the Israeli military prepared for a possible ground invasion.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has reportedly recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for ‘receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice’. The AAP alleged that the recommendation is "yet another conspiracy" against Kejriwal at the behest of the BJP. 93 constituencies across 11 states and UTs concluded Lok Sabha poll preparations on Monday ahead of the third phase of elections.
There are more than 1,300 candidates in the fray — including heavyweights such as Home Minister Amit Shah who is contesting from Gandhinagar. Fellow union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and SP Singh Baghel (Agra) will also have their electoral fates sealed on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah will cast their votes at booths in Ahmedabad city under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat.
The Israeli military ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating on Monday amid last ditch efforts to broker a ceasefire. Army spokesman Lt. Col.
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