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Mamata Banerjee to meet Sonia Gandhi, other opposition during her Delhi visit end July

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Sonia Gandhi and other opposition during her Delhi visit end July. It will be her first visit since her win in the Bengal assembly polls against the ruling Bjp and the visit coincides with the monsoon session of Parliament, which begins from July 19.

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For the first time since her win in the West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee would visit Delhi in July end. Her visit to the national capital comes amid the buzz stoked over poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s meeting with top Congress leaders earlier this week.

Kishor, who has fuelled speculations with his meeting with senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, had managed the Trinamool’s election campaign in West Bengal. His role is credited by experts in Trinamool’s three-fourth majority victory in Bengal despite a heated campaign led by the ruling BJP.

As per the early media reports, Banerjee is expected to reach Delhi on July 25 and would stay for three to four days. Banerjee is expected to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other opposition leaders. During her five-day visit, she may meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind to raise the issue of vaccination supply with the Centre.

Before his meeting with the Gandhis, Kishor also grabbed attention in the political circles with his series of meetings with the NCP chief Sharad Pawar. The three meetings between them were held within a fortnight’s period in June.

The NCP chief, though, said the meeting did not involve politics after Kishor had a four-hour meeting with the Gandhis earlier this week, intensifying speculation about his joining the Congress party.

Although Kishor had, following the Bengal assembly poll results, announced his decision to quit his job as election strategist, speculations are rife that he may play a role in forming a joint Opposition front in 2024.

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Mamata’s visit coincides with the monsoon session of Parliament, which begins from July 19. Fpr which the Congress is expected to target the govt over multiple issues including the Centre’s Covid handling and fuel price hike.

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Bihar: Election Commission extends voting timings for 4 Lok Sabha seats due to heatwave

The voting period has been extended by two hours for a total of 299 polling stations

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In accordance to the rising temperatures in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the voting hours for the upcoming three phases of the parliamentary polls at 1,700 polling places spread across four parliamentary seats, Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria, and Munger. The extension of the voting hours was announced by poll officials on Wednesday.

Polling generally takes place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in most parts of the country, however, in certain isolated locations and in constituencies impacted by left-wing extremism, polls close two hours early to allow polling parties to move around easily.

The ECI gazette notification said the dates for the parliamentary constituencies of Banka (Katoria and Belhar assembly segments), which will hold elections on April 26, Madhepura (Mahishi assembly segment), Khagaria (Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Alauli, and Beldaur assembly segments), where voting will take place on May 7, and Munger (Suryagarha assembly segment), which will hold final phase elections on May 13, have been extended.

The voting period has been extended by two hours for a total of 299 polling stations in Simri Bakhtiarpur, 191 polling stations in Belhar AC of Banka, 172 polling stations in Katoria Assembly Constituency (AC) and 191 polling stations in Belhar AC of Banka, 207 booths in Mahishi AC of Madhepura seat, and 230 polling stations in Suryagarha AC of Munger.

In an effort to boost voter turnout, which fell to 49.26% in the first phase of polling on April 19 in Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, and Jamui from 53.47% in 2019 by 4.21%, the timing has also been extended.

Meanwhile, during the course of the next several days, temperatures in the southern states, namely Kerala and Karnataka, are predicted to rise by 2-3°C. In Southern Karnataka, where up to 14 constituencies are scheduled to vote in Phase 2, a heatwave warning has been issued. It is predicted to affect the districts of Tumkur, Davangere, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Koppal, Bagalkote, Kalaburgi, Raichur, Ballari, Chitradurga, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Gadag, and Davangere.

The EC stated that a likely factor influencing voter turnout is the increase in temperature.

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Landslide hits Arunachal Pradesh, highway linking Indo-China border affected

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that instructions have been given for the restoration of connectivity at the earliest

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Arunachal Pradesh got hit by a massive landslide on Thursday, which destroyed a section of a roadway connecting the border with China. Additionally, it is the only path that links the district of Dibhang Valley with the rest of India.

Based on initial reports, there has been extensive road damage along the Roing Anini Highway between Hunli and Anini.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu expressed concern over the incident.

Taking to social media X, formerly Twitter, he tweeted, he is disturbed to hear that the massive damage to the highway between Hunli and Anini is causing commuters’ inconvenience. Since this road links Dibang Valley to the rest of the country, instructions have been sent out to restore connectivity as soon as possible.

The incident occurred as a result of the nonstop rain. The district government announced that the Roing Anini highway restoration project would require at least three days to inhabitants of Dibhang Valley.

Videos showed a section of the roadway was missing, making it hard for vehicles to cross throughout and creating problems for the security services and the people, who saw the highway as a lifeline in this difficult area.

In order to fix the damaged sections of the highway, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has mobilized resources. There is no shortage of food or other necessities at the moment.

All residents of Dibang Valley are notified that on April 24, 2024, an important portion of NH 313 connecting Anini to Roing washed away due to persistent rain in the district. It is estimated that restoration will take at least three (three days). Therefore, until the road is repaired and the rain returns to normal, all worries are advised, the statement said.

Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng region was recently rocked by an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on April 20, according to data from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The epicentre was located five kilometers below sea level at latitude 27.39 and longitude 92.68.

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Tamannaah Bhatia summoned in illegal IPL streaming app case, to appear before cyber cell on April 29

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has been summoned for allegedly promoting the viewing of the IPL matches on the Fairplay betting app.

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Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has been summoned by the Maharashtra Cyber Wing to appear for questioning for the illegal streaming of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Fairplay App, a sister app of the Mahadev betting app.

On April 29, the actor is scheduled to appear before the Cyber Cell for interrogation.

In the same case, rapper and singer Badshah was questioned earlier. In addition, actor Sanjay Dutt was also summoned in the same case this week on Tuesday, but he has requested an extension of time to appear before the department.

Even though the Fairplay app lacked official broadcasting rights, all of these actors and singers encouraged users to watch the Indian Premier League, which cost official broadcasters a lot of money.

An FIR was filed in September of last year in response to a complaint made by Viacom18, the company that owns the intellectual property rights (IPR) for streaming Indian Premier League games. According to the complaint, Viacom18 lost over Rs 100 crore as a result of the betting app Fair Play platform illegally streaming IPL matches on their platform.

Many celebrities, including Badshah, Sanjay Dutt, and Jacqueline Fernandez, were summoned for questioning after the filing of the FIR. An employee of the betting app was taken into custody in December of 2023.

A platform for betting exchange, FairPlay provides a large selection of sports and entertainment betting for leisure players.

The most popular sport on FairPlay, according to the app’s website, is tennis, football, and cricket.

According to the website, FairPlay streams every sporting event live so that users can watch and win at the same time.

Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, who had starred in advertisements for the Mahadev betting app, made news last year when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) called them in for interrogation.

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