Voting begins in India’s election
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. People began queuing up at polling stations hours before they were allowed in at 7 a.m in the first 21 states to hold votes.
Taylor Swift’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Arrives
Some two months after announcing it at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift released her new album. The singer’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department arrived at midnight on April 19. And it was swiftly followed up two hours later with a drop of 15 additional songs. Swift previously shared the tracklist for her album in an Instagram post. In addition to The Manuscript bonus track, Swift later revealed an additional three bonus tracks, which will be available in different versions of the album. The singer-songwriter’s follow-up to Midnights opens with the Post Malone collaboration “Fortnight” and features another star act, Florence and the Machine, on mid-album cut “Florida” Swift also worked on the album with her two go-to producers, Bleachers Jack Antonoff and the National`s Aaron Dessner.
Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning April 03, 2024 with shocks felt across the island. The earthquake, called the largest in the last 25 years in Taiwan, was triggered by one of the most active faults in the world.
Today in Music’s History
On April 2nd 1977, ABBA were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No.1 ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You.’ The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.
6 workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse
A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.
Death toll from heavy rain in Brazil reaches 23
Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo.
Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto as new president
General Elections Commission Chair Hasyim Asyari announced that Defence Minister Prabowo and his vice presidential running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, won a majority of votes on February 14, winning 59 percent, or more than 96 million votes. Anies Baswedan secured nearly 41 million votes, or 25 percent of the total count, while Ganjar Pranowo received 27 million votes, more than 16 percent.
South Sudan closes schools due to extreme heatwave
South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).
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