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Dr. Yash Garg, a former doctor who recently became the Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula, has outlined his priorities for the district. These include conducting a peaceful and fair election, improving sanitation and road conditions, enhancing women’s safety, addressing malnutrition and anemia, expanding healthcare facilities in underserved areas, and finding solutions for proper garbage disposal. Dr. Garg emphasizes the importance of identifying and intervening to address malnutrition in children and anemia in women and teenage girls.

The Biden administration has been courting TikTok influencers while simultaneously pursuing a ban on the platform due to national security concerns. The White House has hosted several prominent TikTok users, including Oneya Johnson, who has over 27 million followers. These meetings were coordinated by Morgan MacNaughton, who has a background with TikTok and has helped establish relationships between the Biden campaign and the platform. The move has raised concerns about hypocrisy, especially among supporters of the president who fear a ban could hurt their outreach to young voters.

Janasena founder and actor Pawan Kalyan has declared that his family has assets worth Rs 164.53 crore and an income of nearly Rs 60 crore in the last four years. However, he also declared liabilities of Rs 65.77 crore. Despite showing a loss in his Income Tax returns, Kalyan owns 11 vehicles worth over Rs 14 crore, including a Harley Davidson bike and Range Rover. The actor-politician also faces eight criminal cases, including provocative speeches and violation of Motor Vehicle Rules.

Despite being in a predominantly Muslim area and having made controversial statements against Muslim immigrants in the past, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received a warm welcome from Muslim voters in Rupahi and Samaguri. The Chief Minister’s popularity stems from his delivery of jobs, roads, and a sense of freedom from local corruption. He promised further development projects and freedom from the corruption of local politicians. This outreach is seen as an experiment based on Sarma’s performance as CM in the last three years and could potentially provide a new campaign paradigm for the rest of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of undermining the Constitution by attempting to implement Muslim reservations in Andhra Pradesh and nationwide. He claimed that between 2004 and 2010, the Congress government made four attempts to implement such reservations, but legal hurdles and Supreme Court rulings prevented it. In 2011, the Congress allegedly planned to implement Muslim reservations across the country, violating the rights of SC/ST and OBC communities for vote-bank politics. PM Modi also criticized the Congress manifesto, alleging that it proposed to redistribute people’s wealth to certain communities. The Congress has denied these allegations and urged the Election Commission to take action against Modi for his ‘divisive’ and ‘malicious’ remarks.

China expressed complete respect for the Maldivian people’s choice in the recent parliamentary elections, which saw the pro-China People’s National Congress (PNC) securing a super-majority. China emphasized its commitment to deepening its strategic partnership with the Maldives, particularly in areas such as tourism, investment, and infrastructure development.

Early voting is now open for the upcoming election on May 4th, 2023. For the first time, voters will elect three board members to the Harris County Appraisal District, which oversees the group of appraisers who determine property taxes.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire for making comments that critics say targeted the country’s Muslim population. At a weekend rally, Modi accused the opposition of wanting to take Hindus’ money and give it to “infiltrators,” a term often used to refer to Bangladeshi Muslims. The opposition Congress Party has lodged an official election complaint, calling Modi’s speech a “blatant and direct violation of election laws.” Modi is seeking his third term in office and is accused of using religion as a wedge issue.

East India will continue to face intense heat for the next five days, with heatwave conditions expected in parts of West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. High humidity and substantially high night temperatures are also forecast for several states.