Concerned over the deadly attacks on its nationals in Pakistan, China has sought approval from Islamabad to deploy its security personnel in the country to counter the security concerns, a senior fellow with the Department of War Studies of King's College London and former director of naval research for the Pakistan Navy, Ayesha Siddiqa said in an opinion piece, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Lok Sabha poll rallies in Surguja, Mahasamund and Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh on April 23 and 24.
Mumbai, April 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Lok Sabha poll rallies in Surguja, Mahasamund and Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh on April 23 and 24, officials said on Monday. The official said he would reach Raigarh airstrip on Tuesday afternoon and then depart for the Janjgir-Champa Lok Sabha seat to address a rally in Baradwar village. In the evening, the official added that he would address a public gathering in Shyamtarai village in Dhamtari district, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency.
On Monday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Siachen and said that the world's highest snow-clad battlefield is India's capital of "courage, grit and determination". Singh also carried out an on-the-ground review of the security situation in Siachen. A BJP candidate has won his Lok Sabha seat before actual polling was even held. However, Mukesh Dalal's victory from Surat unopposed might be rare, but it isn't a first. While the returning officer rejected Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination form, the other eight candidates from Surat withdrew their nominations. Thus, Mukesh Dalal won even before a vote was cast.
The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in eight booths in Arunachal Pradesh, where incidents of violence and EVM damage were reported during the simultaneous polling for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, which were held on April 19. The state's Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Liken Koyu was quoted as saying by news agency PTI that the poll body declared the polling in the eight booths as void and ordered fresh elections on April 24 from 6 am to 2 pm.
The Israeli military said on Monday that the head of its intelligence corps has resigned over Hamas’ October 7 attack, news agency AP reported. Aharon Haliwa, the head of Israel’s military intelligence, becomes the first senior Israeli figure to step down over the failures surrounding Hamas’ attack.
A prosecutor says Donald Trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt" the 2016 presidential election.
Matthew Colangelo, a Manhattan District Attorney's prosecutor, made the remarks during opening statements Monday at Trump's historic hush money trial.
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