Latest News, Live Updates Today May 19, 2024: Drugs worth ₹105 Cr seized in Assam, 3

• The Assam police said they recovered nine black leather bags containing 8.786 kg heroine and sixty soap cases filled with 1.547 kg heroin from a vehicle that was coming from Myanmar

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• Mamata Banerjee alleged that many monks in Bengal have been working for the BJP.

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• A helicopter in Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s convoy was involved in an accident.

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• Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Representation of People Act, 1951, mandates businesses and establishments within voting areas to grant a holiday on election day.

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• Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will see key candidates such as Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah and others.

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• PM Modi slammed CM Mamata Banerjee and the TMC government during his rally in West Bengal on Sunday.

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• The airstrike in Nuseirat, a built-up Palestinian refugee camp in central Gaza dating back to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, killed 20 people.

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

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• This will determine the political fate of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, former Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram and former Indian hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey among other candidates

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• Nongrang will be Meghalaya’s police chief until May 19, 2026, supervising the state’s law enforcement agencies and upholding law and order

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• PM Narendra Modi slammed Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of being anti-business.

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• In addition to the heat, the Houston area could face poor air quality during the weekend.

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• The court, while granting 5-day police custody to Bibhav Kumar, noted that the video footage of the alleged assault was deleted and the phone was formatted.

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• Swati Maliwal row: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Delhi Police is an interested party in the case as their political needs are getting fulfilled.

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• The man, unmarried and a tailor by profession, had proposed marriage to the woman years ago but she had rejected the proposal

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• Hitting out at Modi, the state DKS said that the PM lacks information on the Shakthi scheme and hence he said that it has impacted revenues of the metro.

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• A public holiday has been declared in Lucknow, where voting will take place in the fifth phase of elections on May 20.

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• BhiKumar, personal assistant and a close aide of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, was taken into custody by the Delhi police on the afternoon of May 18

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• Royal commentator Rafe Heydel-Mankoo doesn’t think Kate Middleton will attend the 80th D-Day anniversary in Normandy, France. Here’s why…

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• In the midst of a stampede-like situation, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav left a public meeting in Prayagraj without addressing the crowd.

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• PM Modi also alleged that the TMC is spreading canards against ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, and Bharat Sevashram Sangha.

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• Singapore ministry said the estimated number of Covid-19 cases nearly doubled from 13,700 in previous week to 25,900 in the week of May 5 to 11.

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• British court to decide on WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange extradition to U.S. in 13-year legal battle.

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• Indian-origin captain Monank Patel will band together with the 2024 US squad for the next T20 World Cup adventure in June.

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• UK’s infected blood scandal is considered the deadliest to have affected Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) since its founding in 1948.

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• Upon questioning, teh accused confessed to the incident and said that the incident happened on May 15.

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• Kyrgyzstan violence: The incident prompted the Indian and Pakistani embassies to issue advisories for its nationals staying in Bishkek.

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• Here’s why Queen Camilla is “stressed” about King Charles amid his battle with cancer

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• Meghan Markle and Harry labeled as ‘most disliked celebrities’ in UK survey, but Meghan ‘remains unfazed and focuses on new American venture.’

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• Two people went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Mahavir Tola village in Bihar’s Maner district on Sunday.

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• The incident took place in the early hours after a group of labourers crossing the tracks were hit by a local train. A team of Government Railway Police (GRP) arrived at the spot immediately

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• A royal expert has claimed that Meghan Markle made a tribute to Princess Diana during her Nigeria tour

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• The Valley witnessed twin terror attacks on Saturday, in Anantnag and Shopian. One local person was killed in Shopian.

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• According to officials, the Maoist identified as Dudhi Hunga was wanted in 16 cases registered in three police stations in the Sukma district

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

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• Arvind Kekriwal claimed the AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen after polls and “we will be brought on the roads, left without an office”.

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• A Delhi court on Saturday night sent Bibhav Kumar to five-day police custody after he was arrested in connection with Swati Maliwal’s assault case.

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• A female student at Georgia’s Kennesaw State University was shot dead on campus by an “armed intruder,” officials have said

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• Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven-phases. It will conclude on June 1 and vote counting will take place on June 4.

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• A video went viral on social media in which the bystanders were seen thrashing the driver of the car, a minor

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• HD Revanna was arrested on May 4 in connection with an alleged abduction case and was subsequently released on bail on May 14.

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• The AAP has called for a demonstration outside the BJP headquarters to protest the arrest of several AAP leaders by central agencies under the BJP-led govt.

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• Swati Maliwal has alleged that Bibhav Kumar slapped her seven-eight times, “kicked on the chest, stomach and pelvis area”.

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• The Kartarpur corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine.

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• According to the election commission, drugs worth Rs.3,958.85 crore, or 45%, accounted for the maximum seizures

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• Social media is overwhelmed with videos of a giant blue shiny object lighting up the sky, with users claiming it is a meteor spotted in Portugal and Spain

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• A food safety inspector had raised concerns about Patanjali Navratna Elaichi Soan Papdi at Lila Dhar Pathak’s shop in Pithoragarh in 2019.

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• Police said that no cases or complaints have been registered and asked people to dial 112 on any emergencies.

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• A new survey has found that anti-Israel protests on US campuses have left several Jewish students feeling unsafe at school

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