Saturday saw a flurry of news, from DMart’s Q1 results and assembly bypoll outcomes to Mumbai’s heavy rainfall and India’s T20 triumph over Zimbabwe. Additionally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated development projects in Mumbai, aiming to make the city a global fintech hub. Read on for all the key headlines.
With the scrutiny of nominations for the Lok Sabha elections and five Assembly bypolls in Gujarat concluding, a clear picture has emerged ahead of the third phase of polling on May 7. According to the final list released by the Election Commission, 266 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha elections, while 24 candidates will contest the Assembly bypolls. The contest for Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat has the highest number of candidates at 18, while Bardoli, a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes, has the least with only three candidates.
