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On the second day of his maiden trip, US President Donald Trump reached Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi at around 10 am. After a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he visited Raj Ghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

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On the second day of his maiden trip, US President Donald Trump reached Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi at around 10 am. After a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he visited Raj Ghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

On the first day, US President Donald Trump received a grand welcome, which included a 22-km roadshow and the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at a packed Motera Stadium with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, business between the countries is set to dominate the agenda between the two leaders today.

6:25 pm: We are being charged large amount of tariffs. I think you have to pay the highest tariff when you deal with India, Harley-Davidson has to pay tremendous tariffs when they send motorcycles here and when India sends to us, there is virtually no tariff: US President Donald Trump.

6:17 pm: India is going to be a major player in the next 50 to 100 years. India is going to have a phenomenal future: Donald Trump.

6:04 pm: Anything I can do to mediate or help, I would do. They (Pakistan) are working on Kashmir. Kashmir has been a thorn in lots of people’s sight for a long time. There are two sides to every story. We discussed terrorism at length today.: Donald Trump.

6:04 pm: We talked a lot about terrorism emanting from Pakistan at length today. There is no question that it is a problem. They are working on it. I said I will do whatever I can do to help because my relationship with both gentlemen (PM Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan) is so good; Donald Trump.

5:57 pm: US President Donald Trump reiterated his offer of mediation between in India and Pakistan on Kashmir.

5:52 pm: “We killed Al-Baghdadi and took 100 percent of the Caliphate,” says US President Donald Trump. He adds that Russia, Syria and Iran should also work towards tackling radical Islamic terrorism.

5:50 pm: “We did talk about religious freedom. PM Modi believes in religious freedom,” says Donald Trump.About the violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi, Trump said, “I heard about it, but we did not discuss it.” He added that the CAA is India’s matter.

5:47 pm: “Intelligence agencies never told me”, says US President Donald Trump when asked whether Russia was trying to influence US presidential poll.

5:46 pm: I have done more than anyone else to destroy terrorism till date: Donald Trump.

5:45 pm: The Afghan deal is likely to happen. I spoke to PM Modi about the Afghan deal, and we are trying to bring out young people home. Don’t want to kill millions of innocent people.: Donald Trump.

5:41 pm: Everybody is happy about our deal with Taliban, and India would also like this. We have been there (in Afghanistan) for 19 years and we are trying very hard. There is tremendous praise for what we are doing: Donald Trump.

5:39 pm: India is investing in US energy. We have just had a meeting with the biggest businessmen in India. They are investing billions in the US: Donald Trump.

5:38 pm: I have great relationship with PM Narendra Modi. We have signed a pact with India on energy. We have also signed a $3 billion chopper deal: US President Donald Trump.

5:36 pm: US President Donald Trump says that PM Narendra Modi is a terrific leader.” We have had a great time in India, this is a tremendous country. It’s been great and fantastic two days in India. India is a tremendous market and they really like us,” says Trump.

5:00 pm: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks for five hours in New Delhi today, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla while addressing the media after the meeting on Tuesday. READ FULL STORY HERE

4:45 pm: “From our side, the issue of H-1B visa was raised. It was pointed that Indian professionals contribute significantly to the development of high-tech sector in the United States,” said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

4:30 pm: “It has been an honour to be here. You have a very special Prime Minister, he really knows what he is doing. He is a tough man. He has done a fantastic job. We work very closely together,” said US President Donald Trump after interacting with industry leaders in Delhi.

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4:20 pm: “We are going to cut a lot more regulations. Some have to go through the statutory process,” US President Donald Trump said in his address.

4:15 pm: “The Indian side raised the issue of H1B visa and highlighted the contribution of Indian professionals in the IT sector,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.

4:05 pm: “The PM & President said there was useful & comprehensive discussion on trade, there was an appreciation that it increased steadily year on year over the last few years. US exports to India also had a fairly dramatic increase,” said Foreign Secretary Harsh Varsdhan Shringla.

4:00 pm:  “I feel I am going to win the coming US Presidential elections; when we win, markets will go up. If I do not win, markets will crash like never before,” the US President said.

3:55 pm: Indian purchase of US crude oil has risen from 25,000 barrels per day to 2,50,000 bpd, said US Energy Secretary.

3:50 pm: “US is fully prepared to tackle Coronavirus. China is working very hard to contain coronavirus; it looks like they are getting it more and more under control,” President Trump added.

3:45 pm: “China is working very hard, I have spoken to President Xi. It looks like China is getting the coronavirus outbreak under control,” said US President Donald Trump.

3:30 pm: “Our teams have made tremendous progress on a comprehensive trade agreement. I am optimistic that we can reach a deal that will be of great importance to both countries. Since, I took office US exports to India are up nearly 60 per cent and exports of high quality American energy have grown by 500 per cent,” Trump said while addressing business leaders at the US Embassy.

2:15 pm:  “Our teams have made tremendous progress for a comprehensive trade agreement and I’m optimistic we can reach a deal of great importance to both countries. Since I took office, US exports to India are up nearly 60% and exports of high quality American energy have grown by 500%. During our visit we discussed the importance of a secure 5G wireless network and the need for this emerging technology to be a tool for freedom, progress, prosperity, not to do anything with where it could be even conceived as a conduit for suppression and censorship,” said US President Donald Trump.

2:10 pm: “Earlier today we expanded our defence cooperation with agreements for India to purchase more than USD 3 billion of advanced American military equipment, including Apache & MH-60 Romeo Helicopters – finest in the world. These will enhance our joint defence capabilities,” US President Donald Trump added to his address.

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2:00 pm:  “Melania and I have been awed by the majesty of India and the exceptional generosity and kindness of the Indian people. We will always remember the magnificent welcome the citizens of your home state (Gujarat) showed us upon arrival,” US President Donald Trump said while addressing the media.

1:50 pm:  “We resolved to step up efforts to make those who support terrorism, responsible. Our commerce ministers have had positive talks on trade. Both of us have decided that our teams should give legal shape to these trade talks. We also agreed to open negotiations on a big trade deal. The most important foundation of the special relationship between India and the USA is people to people contact. Professionals, students, the Indian diaspora in USA have a major contribution in this,” PM Modi while addressing the media.

1: 45 pm: “Today we discussed every important aspect of US-India partnership, be it defence and security, energy strategic partnership, trade or people to people ties. The strengthening in defence ties between India and US is an important aspect of our partnership,” said PM Modi while addressing the media.

“President Trump and I have met five times over the last 8 months. We are elevating our relationship to Comprehensive global strategic partnership level. We are increasing our cooperation in homeland security. We have decided to increase our efforts to fight terror to fight organised crime, drugs, narcotics cooperation will be stepped up,” PM Modi added.

1:40 pm: The United States and India signed three agreements:

1. MoU on mental health

2. MoU on safety of medical products

3. Letter of cooperation between Indian oil corporation and Exxon and chart

1:35 pm: Melania Trump leaves from Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura, after meeting and interacting with the students there.

1:20 pm:  “People here are so welcoming and so kind. In the US, I work with children like you to promote similar ideas of well-being through my ‘BE BEST’ initiative. Three pillars of ‘BE BEST’ include dangers of drug abuse, importance of online safety and overall well-being of children,” Melania Trump tells students at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura.

1:15 pm: “It is great to join you at your beautiful school. This is my first visit to India and I cannot tell you how delightful it is. The President and I are happy to be here,” First Lady Melania Trump said while addressing the students.

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12:45 pm: “The last two days, especially yesterday at the stadium, it was a great honour for me. People were there maybe more for you (PM Modi) than for me. 125 thousand people were inside. Every time I mentioned you, they cheered more. People love you here,” US President tells PM Modi.

12:40 pm:  “I welcome you and the US delegation to India. I know that you are busy these days, still, you took out time for the visit to India. I am grateful to you for this,” PM Modi said during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at Hyderabad House.

12:30 pm: Melania Trump interacts with the students at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura while attending a ‘Happiness Class’ session. Happiness curriculum was developed by Delhi Deputy CM for students of classes nursery to eighth standard.

12:15 pm: 

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12:00 pm: First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School.

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11:30 am:  First Lady Melania Trump will attend a session of the ‘Happiness Class’ at the Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in Delhi.

11:15 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump, at Hyderabad House.

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10:50 am: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi during the wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat.

10:45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Hyderabad House where US President Donald Trump is expected to hold talks on business shortly.

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10:25 am: Senator Ted Cruz, who was the runner-up for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 election, said that India is a friend, an ally and the largest democracy on Earth.

10:10 am: President Ram Nath Kovind, his wife Savita Kovind and PM Narendra Modi receive US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

10:04 am: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania reach Rashtrapati Bhawan.

10:00 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arrive at the Rashtrapatri Bhawan.

9:55 am: US President Donald Trump is scheduled to reach the Rashtrapati Bhawan shortly for the ceremonial reception by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.

9:45 am: Ivanka Trump arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the ceremonial reception of the US President.

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Lok Sabha election 2024: Nearly 50% voter turnout recorded in second phase till 3 pm

The constituencies going to polls today include all 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, and others spread across different states.

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In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, over 50% of voters were registered in 13 states and the UTs till 3 p.m. 65% of voters participated in the first round of the Lok Sabha elections.

The 18th Lok Sabha elections are currently in their second phase, with voting for 88 seats taking place across 13 states and union territories. There are more than 1,200 people running for office, four of them are from outside Manipur.

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP members Tejasvi Surya, Hema Malini, and Arun Govil, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, DK Suresh, the brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy are among the notable contenders for the second phase.

In 2019, the NDA had won 56 of the 89 seats and the UPA 24. Six of these seats have been redrawn as part of the delimitation exercise.

The first phase of the seven stages of the elections took place on Friday, including 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union territories. Voter turnout was about 65.5% in the first phase, according to the reports.

In biggest festival of democracy, people from all walks of sector took part in it. A video went viral where former India captain and current Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid and former India player and head coach Anil Kumble were seen standing in line  to cast their vote.

Meanwhile, voting started at 7 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m. The Election Commission has extended voting hours for those who are in line by an hour. According to Election Commission figures, the first two hours saw a 9.3% voter turnout throughout the 88 constituencies. By 9 am, Kerala had recorded 8.52%, Karnataka 9.21%, and Madhya Pradesh 13.82%.

In this phase, there were about 15.88 crore eligible voters, comprising 5.929 third-gender electors, 8.08 crore males, and 7.8 crore women. 3.28 crore young voters, aged 20 to 29, are among them; 34.8 lakh of them are first-time voters.

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: 102-year-old man walks to polling booth to cast his vote in Jammu

The lowest voter turnout so far was noted in Ramgarh at 1.53%.

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A 102-year-old man showed up at a Jammu polling place to cast his vote in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Haji Karam Din arrived at the Reasi district polling place in the Jammu constituency with a walking stick in hand and a family member who assisted him with the pre-voting process.

Haji Karam Din, who is 102-year-old, showed his inked finger and posed for pictures outside the polling booth after casting his vote. He said voting at this polling place at this age makes him very happy. He has always cast his vote. Even at the age of 102, this experience is still ongoing, he said.

Reasi district is a part of the Jammu parliamentary constituency, and 22 candidates are up for vote with around 17.81 lakh eligible voters.

BJP’s sitting member Jugal Kishore Sharma is aiming for a third term in office following wins in the elections of 2014 and 2019. Former minister and Congress candidate Raman Bhalla is his main opponent.

Voting in the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency began with eager voters showing up at the polling places. Some of them were wearing traditional Dogra attire.

In 2,416 polling places around the constituency, voting got underway at 7 a.m., and 10.39% of the total votes were cast by 9 a.m. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jammu recorded a 74% voter turnout.

Following the repeal of Article 370 and the division of the former state into two Union Territories five years ago, this is Jammu’s first significant election.

The Akhnoor segment received the highest percentage of votes, 14.24%, followed by Reasi (14.13%), Gulabgarh (13.53%), Shri Mata Vaishnodevi (12.71%), Marh (12.31%), Samba (8.56%), R S Pura Jammu South (8.17%), and Suchetgarh (5.67%), according to the officials. Ramgarh recorded the lowest voter participation of 1.53% so far.

Low attendance was observed in the border areas of the districts of Jammu and Samba till nine in the morning, according to poll data.

The officials said that big lines of voters were observed at several polling places throughout Jammu city. Voters were observed heading towards polling places early in the morning.

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Salman Khan house firing case: NIA interrogates arrested shooters Sagar Pal, Vicky Gupta for three hours

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The investigation into the shocking firing incident that took place outside Salman Khan’s house on April 14 keeps bringing new updates with every passing day. In this case, Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the two suspected shooters, have already been taken into custody.

The two shooters have reportedly been questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), according to a new development. Every day that goes by, more information is revealed about the inquiry into the shocking firing incident that happened outside Salman Khan’s house on April 14. Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the two accused shooters, are being held in custody after their first arrests.

It was recently discovered that the two shooters were questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

NIA has reportedly begun questioning Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, who were detained a few days ago for firing openly outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai, according to a recent update posted on their X (Twitter) account. NIA has interrogated shooters Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, arrested in the firing case, the tweet said.

According to the reports, two Punjabi residents were taken into custody by the Mumbai Crime Branch yesterday on suspicion of being involved in the recent shooting incident outside the house of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

The two men, Sonu Subhash Chander and Anuj Thapan, provided guns to Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the shooters, according to information released by the Mumbai Crime Branch. It was also reported that they had communication with the Bishnoi gang. For those who don’t know, hours after the incident, Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, allegedly took credit for the firing in a Facebook post.

The shooters’ custody has been extended by Mumbai’s Esplanade Court until April 29.

Meanwhile, on the workfront Salman Khan was last seen in Tiger 3 alongside Katrina Kaif.

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