FirstUp: EC notification for LS polls’ 1st phase, Ladakh protest… Headlines today
FirstpostThe Election Commission of India will issue the notification for the first phase of the much-awaited Lok Sabha elections. It’s also the second day of Bharat Rising, the fourth edition of the CNN-News18 marquee leadership conclave, which will be attended by PM Modi A boy walks past a banner during a students rally to create awareness about the importance of voting, ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Chennai. The Allahabad High Court will hear a plea challenging the maintainability of the suit seeking “removal” of Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura, and the Kargil Democratic Alliance will hold a half-day strike in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk’s climate fest. On the international front, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will meet his Australian counterpart Penny Wong First notification to be issued for the first phase of polls on April 19 on 102 seats. Chinese FM Wang Yi’s “strategic dialogue” Australian FM Penny Wong Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will meet his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and hold a roundtable with business leaders in Canberra on Wednesday, on the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister since 2017.