News18 Afternoon Digest: Polling for Meghalaya & Nagaland Elections Underway; Sisodia to be Produced in Court & More

Last Update: February 27, 2023, 13:29 IST

The polling will go on till 4 pm, while the counting of votes will take place on March 2 (Source: News18)

The polling will go on till 4 pm, while the counting of votes will take place on March 2 (Source: News18)

Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks as World No. 1; Malayalam filmmaker Joseph Manu James passed away days before the release of his debut film Nancy Rani and others

Latest on ongoing elections in Northeast, bypolls in 3 states; Sisodia to be produced before a designated court and other top stories

Elections 2023: 26.70% in Meghalaya, 36.30% in Nagaland till 11 am; Bypolls underway in 3 states

Voting for the Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections is being held on Monday. The BJP wants to retain power alone or through an alliance in the two northeastern states. The saffron party is contesting the elections alone after it fell out with Conrad Sangma’s NPP in Meghalaya. However, in Nagaland, the BJP, which won 12 of the state’s 60 seats in 2018, is contesting the elections in alliance with the NDPP. Read more

Manish Sisodia arrested: Heavy security deployed in Delhi for AAP protest, some workers detained

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with alleged corruption in the now-cancelled excise policy on sale of liquor, will be produced before a designated court on Monday. further custody. Read more

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LPG price hike, costlier loans: Money changes that will affect your budget from March 1

From Wednesday, March 1, many rules related to banking, financial and other sectors are going to change. Since these new rules are set to impact the daily life of the common man, it is important to know more about these changes. In detail. Read more

Malayalam filmmaker Joseph Manu James passed away days before the release of his debut film Nancy Rani

Malayalam filmmaker Joseph Manu James passed away at the age of 31 on 24 February, ahead of the release of his debut film Nancy Rani. He was reportedly undergoing treatment for hepatitis. He breathed his last at Aluva Hospital in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Read more

ChatGPT helps ghostly customer write ‘spooky email’ to CEO to pay over Rs 90 lakh

ChatGPT is a controversial topic on the internet but it definitely saved the day for a design agency CEO. Late Checkout CEO Greg Isenberg shared on Twitter how the chatbot helped him recover ₹90,68,187 lakh ($109,500) from a customer who ghosted him without paying. Read more

Novak Djokovic broke the record for most weeks World No. 1, some other ‘unbreakable’ tennis feats

Novak Djokovic added another feather to his cap as a 93-time tour-level champion on Monday, surpassing Stefanie Graf’s record for most weeks as world No. 1 by a male or female tennis player . The 22-time Grand Slam champion already held the record. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings for the most weeks (since 1973) when he surpassed Roger Federer’s mark of 310 weeks in March 2021. Now he has surpassed Graf by starting his 378th week at the top of the world rankings. Read more

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