Here are the top 10 Todays Headlines News from April 18, 2024, to start your day, including everything from the start of the Lok Sabha elections to the BCCI’s action against Hardik Pandya.
Voting begins for 1st phase of Lok Sabha elections
On Friday morning, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections got underway. In the first round of the seven-phase general elections, voters in 102 seats distributed throughout 21 states and union territories cast ballots. Young people and first-time voters are being exhorted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make widespread use of their constitutional rights. Read More
The next chief of naval staff announced
The Indian government announced on Thursday night that Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will succeed Admiral R Hari Kumar, who is retiring after leading the Indian Navy for two years and five months, as the country’s next navy chief on April 30. Read More
Salman Khan House Firing Probe Reveals New Link
The police have found that the Facebook account with the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol Bishnoi, who claimed responsibility for the incident, came up three hours before the shooting. The police have found that the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the post was traced to Portugal and it is suspected the message was uploaded using a VPN. Read More
Elections for the Sikkim and Arunachal Assembly are now underway.
On Friday, voting for the 92 assembly seats in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh got underway. Elections for the first phase of the Lok Sabha are being held parallel with the 60 Assembly seats in Arunachal and 32 seats in Sikkim. Read More
The US vetoed a UN resolution on Palestine that was largely supported.
On Thursday, the United States vetoed a resolution that was overwhelmingly supported by the UN and would have allowed the state of Palestine to become a full member. Twelve members of the fifteen-member Security Council voted in favor, two abstained, and the United States opposed. Read More
Bitcoin slides below $60,000 on reports Israel strikes Iran
Following concerns of an Israeli missile assault on Iran, investors fled riskier assets, sending cryptocurrencies plunging sharply down. On Friday, bitcoin plunged below $60,000. During the Asia session, Bitcoin fell over 5.5% to $59,961 as the US dollar strengthened significantly. Ether declined similarly, falling to $2,895 from below the $3,000 threshold. Read More
Ex-McKinsey employee quits ₹1.7 crore job
A former employee of McKinsey & organization, who joined the organization in 2021 and worked there for 1.5 years, talked about his reasons for quitting, even though he was receiving a staggering ₹1.7 crore in compensation annually. “My normal workday spanned from 7.30 am to 8 am until 11.30 pm. And I didn’t take a break from my work, neglected to eat, and drastically reduced my weight,” he stated. Read More
BCCI takes action against Hardik Pandya
After the Mumbai Indians were Todays Headlines found guilty of violating the IPL Code of Conduct, Captain Hardik Pandya had to pay the consequences. at an IPL 2024 match at Mullanpur on Thursday, the MI skipper was fined ₹12 lakh for his team’s sluggish over rate against Punjab Kings. Read More
Vineeta Singh on biological clock vs career clock
Sugar CEO and Shark Tank India judge Vineeta Singh took to Instagram to share a post on the biological clock vs career clock debate. In her share, she explained her opinion and wrote, “There is no career clock”. Read more.
Civil War review is out
Alex Garland, the writer-director behind sci-fi/fantasy allegories like Men (2022), Annihilation (2018), and Ex Machina (2014), turns to the real world Todays Headlines with his latest movie – Civil War. The film follows a ragtag group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst’s Lee Smith on their way from New York to Washington in the hopes of interviewing the President. Their journey takes them through conflict zones and refugee camps, showing us the cost of this war in very real terms. Read More
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