Latest News, Live Updates Today April 19, 2024: Josh Hawley alleges Alejandro Mayorkas illegally paroled Laken Riley’s killer, accuses him of ‘lying’

• Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley alleged that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released Laken Riley’s killer, Jose Antonio Ibarra

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• Overmining in China’s old coal districts has led to shaft crumbling and authorities resorted to injecting concrete to reinforce land.

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

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• Harshika Poonacha, a Kannada film actress, narrates harrowing incident of alleged attack in Bengaluru’s Frazer Town.

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• With temperatures soaring and the IPL scene getting hotter, Lucknowites are excited to witness history unfold when LSG takes on CSK on their home turf.

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• FBI director Christopher Wray has warned that Chinese-linked hackers are now lying in wait to attack US infrastructure at “the right moment”

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• Lok Sabha elections: Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party is contesting 63 seats in UP and the Congress 17.

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• Arvind Kejriwal filed a petition in Rouse Avenue Court to provide insulin in jail. The court will hear Arvind Kejriwal’s petition at 2 pm.

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• Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, HT looks at some key constituencies across India that encapsulate the issues shaping the elections

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• An Arab Israeli man has taken to social media to share that he was attacked by an anti-Israel protester during a protest at Columbia University

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• Karnataka Minister Byrathi Suresh on Thursday warned that voting for opposition candidates poses a threat to the CM’s position.

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• India has made significant advances in developing endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric intercept systems to destroy incoming hostile missiles within and outside the atmospheric limits

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• Israel had vowed to avenge Iran’s weekend attack, which was largely blunted by Tel Aviv and its allies, including the United States.

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• This comes amid ‘India Out’ campaign by Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu and subsequent ‘Boycott Maldives’ trend from Indians.

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• Anant Barman, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) functionary, was hospitalised after he was allegedly injured in a crude bomb attack at Bhetaguri

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• NYPD officers in riot gear cuffed and took away over 100 anti-Israel protesters from Columbia University on Thursday, April 18

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• HD Kumaraswamy said 2024 will herald an era of a new change in Karnataka politics and the JDS and the BJP will form a government in the state again.

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• As many as 25.4 million voters are eligible to vote in the first phase of the polling in Rajasthan for 114 candidates at around 23,000 polling booths

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• Lok Sabha election 2024: The initial phase of the elections will cover 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs.

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• Why did United States block Palestine statehood bid at UNSC? Here’s all you need to know

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• The change in the branding, set design, logo and general visual aesthetics was announced in social media posts on April 16

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• All five foreigners in the vehicle survived the attack. The suicide bomber and two militants were killed in retaliatory fire by the police.

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• Lavasa said that the MCC controls four stakeholders — political parties, candidates, and the government which consists of the party in power and the bureaucrats

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• The two nations’ enmity stretches back decades, through a history of shadow wars and clandestine attacks by land, sea, air and cyberspace

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• 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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