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The 2024 Lok Sabha elections progress with Phase 5 on May 20, with 695 candidates in the fray. The Election Commission announced the poll schedule on March 16, setting the voting dates from April 19 to June 1. Schools and colleges will be closed on polling day to ensure the security of students, teachers, and staff. Many educational institutions serve as polling stations, and their closure facilitates the smooth conduct of elections without disrupting regular academic activities.

Shah accused Congress and RJD leaders of being scared that attending the ceremony would offend their vote bank. He also criticised the Congress-led opposition for raising fears about Pakistan's atomic power, stating, "Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar and ally Farooq Abdullah tried to scare us by saying that we cannot take back PoK because Pakistan has atom bombs. PoK belongs to India. It will remain so. We will claim it back."

The first phase of elections, covering four parliamentary and 28 assembly constituencies, was conducted peacefully on May 13. Despite six Naxal-hit districts falling within the polling zones, no Maoist-related violence occurred during the polls due to robust anti-Maoist operations and real-time intelligence, DGP Arun Sarangi said on Sunday.

The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20 covers 13 Mumbai constituencies including notable candidates like Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, and Arvind Sawant. Maharashtra with 48 parliamentary seats, including Mumbai North, is a battleground for the Mahayuti coalition and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region adds Bhiwandi and Palghar to the mix.

AAP on Sunday said the Delhi Police has seized the DVR of CCTV cameras installed inside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in connection with its probe into the "assault" on Swati Maliwal and accused the cops of planting stories to tarnish the party's image ahead of the elections. There was no immediate reaction from the Delhi Police.

Indian team wins silver and bronze in World Para Athletics Championships. Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal shine. China leads medal tally. Championships end May 25.

Rahul Gandhi claims BJP winning only one seat of Kyoto (Varanasi) in UP during joint meeting with Akhilesh Yadav. Modi aims to turn Varanasi into Kyoto. Fight to save Constitution against BJP and RSS attacks. Promises on MSP for farm produce and youth support. Akhilesh Yadav highlights BJP's threat to lives and Constitution, promises jobs under INDIA bloc government.

China has taken decisive measures to tackle the crisis in its property sector, which has been a crucial driver of its economic growth. The People's Bank of China has announced a 300-billion-yuan relending facility to support government-subsidized housing projects. Local state-owned enterprises are encouraged to purchase completed commercial homes to provide affordable housing. Commercial banks have issued significant loans for real estate development and individual housing.

As many as 54 candidates are in the fray for polls in three Lok Sabha seats, while 11 candidates including Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, are contesting in the Gandey assembly by-election, the official said.

Over 500 centenarians are part of the 17.37 lakh voters in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election features Omar Abdullah, Sajad Lone, and Awami Ittehad Party's Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid.

Farooq Abdullah urges Centre to probe Jammu and Kashmir terror attacks, asks Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism. Terrorists kill Aijaz Sheikh in Shopian, injure tourist couple from Rajasthan in Anantnag. Abdullah questions Delhi's stance on terrorism post Article 370 abrogation, demands probe into attacks in Mendhar, Poonch. Calls for investigation into attacks on tourists in Anantnag.

The fifth stage of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is set for May 20, encompassing 49 constituencies across eight states and Union territories, with polling stations open from 7 am to 6 pm. This phase will see voters from several key constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh casting their ballots.

The Congress accuses the Modi government of neglecting Ladakh, alleging mistreatment and lack of representation. Jairam Ramesh highlights ongoing protests over land and water rights, criticizing the government's silence and downgrading Ladakh to a Union Territory without a legislature. He warns against corporate exploitation of Ladakh's resources, blaming the government for security compromises with China.

High-profile candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections in seven West Bengal constituencies with sensitive polling booths identified by the Election Commission. The Matua community, CAA impact, closed industries, River Hooghly, and key candidate battles shape the electoral narrative.

What is the news flow regarding the agrochemical sector today? Probably the following: China is dumping, there is over capacity in many segments, over inventory issues are plaguing the industry globally, erratic weather conditions in different parts of the world. One would feel agro chemical stocks are better avoided now. But in markets, when the news flow is bad, stock prices are probably good. Also, in the case of the agro chemicals sector, it's mostly short term issues. So, it is time to keep them on the watch list.

Musk, the billionaire head of SpaceX and Tesla, arrived on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by private jet before attending the launch ceremony at a community health centre in the provincial capital, Denpasar.

The potential thinner version is likely to be priced higher than Apple's iPhone Pro Max, and is expected to be launched with the iPhone 17 in September 2025, the report said.

Veteran banker and Padma Bhushan recipient Narayanan Vaghul, who passed away on May 18 at the age of 88, was cremated in Chennai on Sunday. Industry leaders including Ajay Piramal and R Seshasayee paid their respects. Vaghul, former head of ICICI, was remembered for his significant contributions to the banking sector, particularly in mentoring many successful women bankers. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also offered condolences.

Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI's "Super Alignment" team alongside a company co-founder who also resigned this week, wrote in a series of posts on the social media platform X that he joined the San Francisco-based company because he thought it would be the best place to do AI research.

In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI, partnering to make the French start-up's artificial intelligence models available through its Azure platform. It has also invested in ChatGPT owner OpenAI.

The demand for zinc in India depends largely on the growth of the steel market as zinc is mainly used to galvanise steel to protect it from corrosion. "I see a doubling of the demand (for zinc) in the next five to 10 years. The market for primary and refined zinc in India is currently close to 800 to 1,000 tonnes (per annum) and has a great opportunity to increase with all the developments that we are witnessing in India."

Microsoft's clusters of Advanced Micro Devices' flagship MI300X AI chips will be sold through its Azure cloud computing service. They will give its customers an alternative to Nvidia's H100 family of powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) which dominate the data center chip market for AI but can be hard to obtain due to high demand.