Latest News, Live Updates Today April 19, 2024: Morning briefing: ‘Portugal link’ found in Salman Khan’s house firing; DK Tripathi to be next chief of naval staff, more

• A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

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• Bengaluru set to receive rainfall after 146-day dry spell, relief from scorching heat expected.

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• The largest chunk of seats going to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections are in Tamil Nadu, where voting is being held in all 39 constituencies

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• Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, April 17, signed a bill requiring history of communism to be taught in lower grades

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• Iran-Israel war updates: Iran claimed it shot down several drones and that there had been “no missile attack for now”.

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• From the startng of the Lok Sabha polls to BCCI’s action against Hardik Pandya, here are the top 10 news headlines on April 18, 2024, to start your day.

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• After Friday’s polling, the casting of votes will have concluded in almost one-fifth of India’s 543 PCs.

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• On Friday, as the biggest electoral exercise gets underway with election to 102 Lok Sabha seats, PM Modi sent out a message for making every vote count

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• Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar said that he will make sure the supply of Cauvery river water to the residents of Bengaluru by “hook or by crook”.

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• Social media users have named Google a “compromised platform” after Elon Musk revealed an unusual feature about the search engine

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• Voting in Lok Sabha polls: Out of India’s 97 crore registered voters for the elections to the 543-strong Lok Sabha, 16.63 crore are eligible to vote today.

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• Royal Editor claims Harry left the UK due to resentment over being kicked out of Frogmore Cottage.

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• Tripathi was the Western Naval Command chief before he was appointed as the navy’s vice chief in January 2024

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• On Thursday, Iran told the United Nations Security Council to intervene and force Israel to cease its “military actions targeting Iranian interests.”

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• He will take charge on April 30 after present Naval chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, retires from service.

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• Concerns over Joe Biden’s mental health has become a topic of discussion again after he made an embarrassing mistake during an interview about the Gaza conflict

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• Speaking to media persons in Lucknow along with All India Congress Committee spokesman Abhay Dubey, she listed the prices of essential commodities and said the ruling party had failed to control rising inflation.

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• Out of 160 landslide-prone areas in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now identified 74 vulnerable ones, comprising natural hillocks and elevated lands

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• Amidst the chanting of Vedic mantras, women clad in yellow dresses fetched kalash from Bheem Sagar in the temple premises before embarking on the Kalash Yatra, which began from Mansarovar and reached Yagshala.

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• Additional director general of law and order, Amitabh Yash said that as many as 248 barriers had been set up for checking during the first phase of polling.

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• New landmark Sahibabad station enriches Ghaziabad’s architecture. Part of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, it stands out with futuristic design and nearby colonial-era bridge.

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• Over 200 top neurosurgeons to attend programs at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, for foundation day celebrations. Theme: ‘Vascular Neurosurgery: Making Complex Easier’.

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• The Republican-controlled House included the measure in a sweeping $95 billion legislative package that would provide aid to allies including Ukraine and Israel

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• Kannauj is the seat from where the SP chief, Akhilesh Yadav, started his political career in 2002 after his father and SP patriarch, Mulayam, won this constituency for the first time in 1999.

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• The SC also sought information about reports that four EVMs mistakenly recorded votes for the BJP during mock elections in Kerala earlier this week

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• LS polls are a mind-boggling affair in India, where voting population is larger than combined populations of the US, the UK, Brazil, Russia, Japan, and France.

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• The single market has supported the rise of European giants in different industries, from aviation to chemicals to cars.

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• On the day of the killing, Kaur abducted Dilroz from a lane near her home at 2.15pm, driving the toddler on a scooter 13 kilometers away to Salem Tabri, where she buried her alive in a pre-dug pit

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• Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi responded by saying there was a “huge conspiracy” to kill Kejriwal in prison, attributing jump in his blood sugar levels.

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• DGCA team conducts survey, and after the report it will seek permission from IAF to install advanced CAT-III landing system

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• Israel said it will retaliate against Iran’s April 13 attack, which Tehran says was carried out in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy.

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• The fugitive, now in police custody, was identified as Moises Tejada, who is classified as violent by the New York state prison service’s investigations unit.

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• The primary reason for this pile-up is the demise of the firearms’ owners and accumulation of guns in wake of election code of conduct that mandates arms licence holders to deposit their weapons at the police station to ensure law and order, and peaceful conduct of polls

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• In an interview with HT, the senior AAP leader said the party workers are reaching out to thousands of households every day.

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• Varanasi district unit BSP president Advocate Ravi Kumar said that the BSP workers and supporters from two divisions, including Varanasi and Mirzapur, would attend the meeting here.

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