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General elections were held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 4 June to form the 18th Lok Sabha. More than 968 million people out of a population of 1. 4 billion people were eligible to vote, equivalent to 70% of the total population.
List of National Democratic Alliance members
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian national Parliamentary group in the country of India. It is the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance founded by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of India L. K. Advani in 1998.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) (ISO: Rฤแนฃแนญrฤซya Lokatฤแนtrika Gaแนญhabaแนdhana) is a right-wing conservative Indian political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 19 Indian states and one Union territory.
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 per cent โ the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters until 2024 Indian general election.
The Acolyte, also known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, is an American science fiction television series created by Leslye Headland for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the Skywalker Saga, and follows a Jedi investigation into a series of crimes.
Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 20 April 1950), also known as Babu or CBN, is an Indian politician, statesman and the current Chief Minister elect of Andhra Pradesh. He also served as Chief Minister from 1995 to 2004, from 2014 to 2019, and as opposition leader from 2004 to 2014, from 2019 to 2024 of Andhra Pradesh. He has been the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since 2015.
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) is a big tent multi party political alliance of several political parties in India led by the country's largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress. The alliance is in opposition to the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Indian general elections.
Amanda Marie Knox (born July 9, 1987) is an American author, activist, and journalist. She spent almost four years incarcerated in Italy after her wrongful conviction in the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, a fellow exchange student, with whom she shared an apartment in Perugia. In 2015, Knox was definitively acquitted by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation.
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has served as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest serving chief minister, and also holding the post for 9th term. He is the leader of the Janata Dal (United).
Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 โ June 4, 2004) was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado in 2004. Heemeyer had various grudges against Granby town officials, neighbors of his muffler shop, the local press, and various other citizens of Granby.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinฤ Greek: ฮฮปฮตฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฮฑ ฮฮตฮฌ ฮฆฮนฮปฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฯ lit. ' Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC โ 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
List of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance members
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I. A), is a political alliance of big tent political parties in India led by the Indian National Congress. It is a coalition of 1000 political parties in India to take on the ruling National Democratic Alliance led by Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Indian general elections.
General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 elections. Around 23. 1 million or 2. 7% of the total eligible voters were aged 18โ19 years.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who is currently the president-elect of Mexico, the first woman to be elected to the position. From 2000 to 2006, Sheinbaum served as secretary of the environment under future president Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador during his tenure as head of government of Mexico City.
2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections were held on 13 May 2024 to elect the 175 members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Election results are being declared on 4 June 2024. Elections were held on 13th May 2024 for the Legislative Assembly along with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and results were announced on June 4th, 2024.
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: [หnษษพendษพษ dษmodษษพหdษs หmodiห] ; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the 14th prime minister of India from 26 May 2014, to 5 June 2024 and is currently serving as the caretaker Prime Minister of India until a new government is formed.
Konidela Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Babu; 2 September 1968 or 1971) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, martial artist, and philanthropist who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his unique acting style and mannerisms, he has a large fan base and a cult following. One of the highest-paid actors of Indian cinema, he has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; [bสฑaหษพษtiหjษ dสษnษtaห paหษพสiห] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party') is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
List of National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2024 Indian general election
This is a list of National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2024 Indian general election.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; lit. 'Party of the Telugu Land') is an Indian regionalist and Telugu nationalist political party with great influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao (N.T.R.) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu speakers.
Chirag Kumar Paswan (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian politician and former actor serving as the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd president of Lok Janshakti Party from 2019 to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan.
List of prime ministers of India
The prime minister of India is the chief executive of the Government of India and chair of the Union Council of Ministers. Although the president of India is the constitutional, nominal, and ceremonial head of state, in practice and ordinarily, the executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers.
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. Accessible worldwide, YouTube launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States, it is the second most visited website in the world, after Google Search.
Rahul Rajiv Gandhi (Hindi pronunciation: [หraหษฆสl raหdสiหส หษกaหndสฑiห] ; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Parliament who represents the constituency of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha. He previously represented the constituency of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
Janata Dal (United) ("Peopleโs Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur and is a part of government in Bihar. JD(U) heads the government in Bihar and has remained the second largest party in Manipur.
The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is being co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States from 1 to 29 June 2024.
Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [nฬชษbinฬช pษสnฬชajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5th March 2000 to 5th June 2024. He's currently serving as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Odisha until new government is formed. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim.
Godzilla Minus One (ใดใธใฉ-1. 0๏ผใใคใในใฏใณ๏ผ, Gojira Mainasu Wan) is a 2023 Japanese epic kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho, it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho's 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise's Reiwa era.
Results of the 2019 Indian general election
To constitute India's 17th Lok Sabha, general elections were held in AprilโMay 2019. The results were announced on 23 May 2019. The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent BJP leading National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition United Progressive Alliance and Indian National Congress respectively.
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of its member associations.
SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a Type Ia supernova that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus. Appearing in 1604, it is the most recent supernova in the Milky Way galaxy to have been unquestionably observed by the naked eye, occurring no farther than 6 kiloparsecs (20,000 light-years) from Earth.
Girish Chandra Murmu (born 21 November 1959) is the 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the external auditor of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He is also the chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. He is currently the external auditor of the WHO (2020-2023), succeeding the Auditor General of the Philippines.
Richard Marc Edward Evonitz (July 29, 1963 โ June 27, 2002) was an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist responsible for the deaths of at least three teenaged girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and the abduction and rape of 15-year-old Kara Robinson in Richland County, South Carolina.
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 21 December 1972), also known mononymously as Jagan, is an Indian politician and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Pulivendula Assembly constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly. He previously served as the 17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is the president of the Indian political party, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
Kylian Mbappรฉ Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the world and of his generation, he is known for his dribbling, speed, and finishing. He will join La Liga club Real Madrid on 1 July 2024.
Donald T. Sterling (born Donald Samuel Tokowitz; April 26, 1934) is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014. In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.
Akhilesh Yadav (; born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office till date.
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and nominations for four Black Reel Awards and a Critics' Choice Award. Stenberg began acting as a child in the film Colombiana (2011).
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (or simply Furiosa) is a 2024 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed and produced by George Miller, who wrote the screenplay with Nico Lathouris. It is the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise, serving as both a prequel and spin-off to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and focuses on the Fury Road character Imperator Furiosa.
List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil pronunciation: [tฬชiษพaหสiษษ munหeหtrษk kษษปษษกษm]; transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry, where it is currently the main opposition.
2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu was held on 19 April during the first phase to elect the 39 members of the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha. The result of the election will be announced on 4 June 2024.
Eric is a six-part British psychological thriller television miniseries created for the streaming service Netflix, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a distraught puppeteer whose young son goes missing in 1980s New York City. The script was written by Abi Morgan with Lucy Forbes directing and Holly Pullinger producing the series. The series was released on 30 May 2024.
Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ใธใงใญใฆใฐใข, Jorล-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia, it is found throughout China, Japan (except Hokkaidล), Korea, and Taiwan, and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s. It is venomous, but it rarely bites humans and its venom is not deadly.
Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election
Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election is being carried out continually by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The dates for these opinion polls range from the 2019 general election on 12 December to the present day.
Alien: Romulus is an upcoming American science fiction horror film. It is the seventh installment in the Alien franchise and is set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Directed by Fede รlvarez, who co-wrote it with Rodo Sayagues, the film was produced by Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions.
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane (IPA: FRAN-jih-PAH-nee; born September 29, 1994), known professionally as Halsey ( HAWL-zee), is an American singer and songwriter. Noted for her distinctive singing voice, she has received several awards including three Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Award, an American Music Award and nominations for three Grammy Awards.
Helen Worth (born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth; 7 January 1951) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Gail Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street for fifty years, a role that she began playing in 1974 and will depart in 2024. In 2014, she received the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement.
2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh
The 2024 Indian general election is being held in Uttar Pradesh in all seven phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 80 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. Bye-polls for Dadraul, Lucknow East, Gainsari, and Duddhi assembly constituencies will be held alongside this election.
List of political parties in India
India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords to national-level and state-level political parties based upon objective criteria.
List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.
Civil War is a 2024 dystopian thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland. It follows a team of journalists traveling from New York City to Washington, D.C., during a civil war fought across the United States between an authoritarian federal government and several regional factions, to interview the President before rebels take the city.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America and is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His global success is considered to have broken racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music.
List of current Indian chief ministers
In the Republic of India, a chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-eight states and three of the eight union territories. According to the Constitution of India, at the state level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.
Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency
Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It includes Ayodhya city and Faizabad city.
Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht; 5 June 1972) is an Indian Hindu monk and politician, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been serving as the Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh since 19 March 2017. He is the longest serving chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, being in office for 7 years, and the only UP chief minister to have two consecutive terms.
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the XXX film series, the film stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency.
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It is supported by many non-governmental organizations, businesses, government entities, and represents the primary United Nations outreach day supporting the environment.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ( BY-dษn; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. His father named him president of his real estate business in 1971.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or ฤndhra Pradฤล ลฤsana Sabha is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system.
John Rose (Tennessee politician)
John Williams Rose (born February 23, 1965) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019.
Deputy Prime Minister of India
The deputy prime minister of India (IAST: Bhฤrat Ke Upapradhฤnamantrฤซ), although not a Constitutional post, is the second-highest ranking minister of the Union in the executive branch of the Government of India and is a senior member of the Union Council of Ministers. The office holder also deputises for the prime minister in their absence.
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; nรฉ Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman, media proprietor and investor. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. He is the third wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$ 201 billion as of June 3, 2024.
Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 1946 โ 8 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, nine-times Lok Sabha member and two-time Rajya Sabha MP.
The double sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom with a nominal value of two pounds sterling (ยฃ2). Rarely issued in the first 150 years after its debut in 1820, it never had a significant presence in circulation. It became a collector and bullion coin, and has been struck most years since 1980.
Indira Gandhi (Hindi: [หษชndษชษพษห หษกษหndสฑi] ; nรฉe Nehru; 19 November 1917 โ 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is an American spy fiction action film series created by Rich Wilkes. It consists of three full-length feature films: XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005) and XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and a short film: The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage. The series has grossed $694 million worldwide.