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INDIA GOES TO POLLS. Apr 19 to Jun 4

General Elections have been announced in India. India will hold a seven-phase general election starting April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote, according to the poll panel’s data, making the election the largest democratic exercise in the world.

India opposes introducing a 'special envoy' to combat Islamophobia at UN

India has opposed the establishment of the post of “special envoy” on a special religion at the United Nations. Calling India “a proud champion of pluralism,” India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj opposed the move. This comes as the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on “Measures to Combat Islamophobia” which, inter alia, calls for the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Instagram and Facebook Down. World over Users Face Server Issues

Thousands of users report Facebook, Instagram outage across the globe, as per media reports. Users were unable to load apps, deliver messages and refresh their search feeds on Facebook and Instagram. There were more than 300,000 reports of outages on Facebook, while there were more than 20,000 reports on Instagram, according to the website. Several users were logged out of their Facebook accounts and because of the outage, they are not able to log back in.

INDIA’s RESERVE BANK STOPS PAYTM PAYMENT BANK BUSINESS. STOCK HITS LOWER CIRCUIT

Indian digital payments firm Paytm lost a fifth of its market value on Thursday after the central bank ordered its payment bank to halt its business, threatening the company's path to profitability and the app it relies on.

FARMERS’ ANGER SPREADS IN EUROPE

Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs.

JUDGE VOIDS ELON MUSK’s $56 BILLION TESLA PAY PACKAGE

A Delaware judge has ruled that Elon Musk's record-breaking $56 billion Tesla (TSLA.O) pay package could be tossed, calling the compensation "an unfathomable sum" that was not fair to shareholders, according to a court filing.

Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine goes to Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman for mRNA Covid vaccines

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who together identified a chemical tweak to messenger RNA that laid the foundation for vaccines against Covid-19 that have since been administered billions of times globally, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday.

Biden advisers plotted impeachment response plan ahead of McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry announcement

President Joe Biden’s team has begun to execute an impeachment playbook more than a year in the making: Discredit the investigators while sticking to the business of governing.

Russia to evacuate village for 1st lunar lander mission in 50 yrs

Russia will evacuate a village in its far east on Friday for the launch of Russia's first lunar lander mission in nearly 50 years, a local official said.

SRH captain Aiden Markram marries girlfriend after dating for over 10 years

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) and South Africa T20I captain Aiden Markram married his girlfriend Nicole Danielle after dating for more than 10 years.

10 cricketers have played 500 international matches

Ex-India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday became the 10th cricketer to play 500 international matches.

Indian-origin Aarti Holla-Maini to head UN's Outer Space Affairs

Indian-origin satellite industry expert Aarti Holla-Maini will take over as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna.

MS Dhoni was the toughest bowler I faced in nets: Suresh Raina

Ex-India batting all-rounder Suresh Raina has said that MS Dhoni was the toughest bowler he faced in nets.

We've been asked to entertain, we will attack Australia: Anderson

England pacer James Anderson claimed that the hosts will continue to push to take Australia's remaining seven wickets and win the first Ashes Test match.

Aussies won't forget, Robinson has a target on his head: Border Pitch invader hugs Messi during Argentina's friendly game in China Winning WTC was proud moment but Ashes is still pinnacle: Smith India now buying more oil from Russia than from Saudi, UAE, Iraq & US combined Tend to get worried when Babar and Rizwan bat together: Manjrekar World Meteorological Organisation gets Celeste Saulo as its 1st female Secretary-General Putin has been briefed on Moscow drone attack: Prez's Spokesman Johnny Depp clicking selfies, signing pics at Cannes Atharva Taide becomes 2nd player to be retired out in IPL history Leads to more destruction: Russia on UK's military aid to Ukraine Man City can withstand fatigue to fight for treble: Pep Guardiola Would've taken Jaiswal as Rahul replacement: Vaughan on WTC final Ukraine war will increasingly pit quantity against quality: NATO It's crazy: Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz as he meets Lionel Messi Hedge fund launches at lowest level globally since 2017 Moment of pride: Sunak on UK King Charles' multifaith coronation Takes Indian all-rounders out: RCB's Hesson on Impact Player rule World is looking towards India amid recession in UK, US: Hinduja Russell & Verstappen took their Sprint battle personally: Sainz More asset may be seized after move against Fortum, Uniper: Russia Virat Kohli unfollows Sourav Ganguly on Instagram after handshake controversy GT win an IPL match in last over for 9th time while chasing, go 3rd on points table IPL releases pic showing umpire's signal for 'Impact Player' India to bowl first in ODI series decider against Australia, announce their playing XI Kudos to India: Germany after protocol issue during Foreign Minister's India visit Crowd in India laughs as Russian minister says Ukraine war 'launched against Russia' I killed 25 Taliban militants in Afghanistan, not ashamed of it: Prince Harry Gay couple who went viral for traditional Hindu wedding in US expecting their 1st child Pic shows 'ice flowers' on a river in China Which places welcome New Year first and last in the world?