Israel proposes roadmap to end war three-phase deal The US President shared a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas that may result in release of hostages and end the eight-month war Chennai l sunday l june 02, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 28 l late city EDITION First phase to last for six weeks of complete ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from densely populated areas of Gaza, release of all women & American hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners Second phase would include release of all remaining hostages including male soldiers and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. Third phase would involve major reconstruction of Gaza that faces decades of rebuilding from devastation caused by the war | P13 CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Thumping nda win projected advantage BJP in odisha big bengal gains penetration in TN, Kerala Poll predicts exit of INDIA challenge, 3rd Modi term P r e e t h a N a i r @ New Delhi Swa ro o p swaminat h an @ Chennai CHENNAI has entered the race to host the World Championship final between D Gukesh and Ding Liren. The Tamil Nadu capital is one among three cities — New Delhi and Singapore are the two other cities — to have submitted bids to host the prestigious event. The hosting of the event will not come cheap either. All three bidders have agreed to a minimum guarantee money of $8.5 million (approx `71 crore). What seems interesting is that the newly-elected All India Chess Federation (AICF) that doesn’t have any member from chess powerhouses like TN, has backed New Delhi as the host. The Capital city is backed by the sports ministry as well. Yet, according to FIDE, the TN government was the first to submit the bid to host the event in Chennai. According to FIDE, Delhi was the last city to bid. Chennai decided to enter the bidding process after FIDE had approached the TN government. According to a top TN official, the FIDE had written to Chief Minister M K Stalin urging them to bid. The logic behind this is that Chennai had hosted the Chess Olympiad successfully in 2022 and also other high profile chess tournaments. The city had hosted the event in 2013 when Viswanathan Anand faced Magnus Carlsen. Gukesh has had good outings in his hometown during the Chess Olympiad. SDAT member secretary Meghanath Reddy confirmed the development and said the city is bidding independently and has nothing to do with AICF bid. Singapore, because of its neutrality, may find favour, but historically, Chennai has the edge because of its chess legacy. However, it all depends on what FIDE would be looking for while selecting a venue. Exit Poll Results Pollster NDA 152-182 4-12 152 33 371-401 109-139 28-38 285-350 145-201 33-49 125 47 362-392 141-161 10-20 Republic Bharat-Matrize 353-368 118-133 43-48 154 30 131-166 8-20 146 30 IABP News-C Voter Times Now-ETG India TV-CNX Dainik Bhaskar 353-383 INDIA Others 358 371 India News-D-Dynamics Jan Ki Baat Republic TV-P MARQ India Today-My Axis India Poll of polls 359 361-401 364 party leader Pawan Khera. In the battle for the 48 seats in Maharashtra, most pollsters predicted 15-20 seats for the INDIA bloc and a decisive win for NDA with 30-33 seats. According to India Today-My Axis India, the BJP-led NDA is sweeping Maharashtra. It projected 20-22 seats for the BJP and 8-10 seats for Shinde’s Sena. At least three pollsters predicted BJP gains in Bengal. While the India Today-Axis My India predicted 26-31 seats for the BJP, Today’s Chanakya gave it 24 seats. projections for Rajasthan, Bihar Though the Opposition was hoping to make significant gains in Rajasthan and Bihar, at least three exit polls predicted massive gains for the NDA in those states The opportunistic INDI Alliance failed to strike a chord with the voters... regressive politics has been rejected Narendra Modi, PM Available on WITH THIS ISSUE Allergy Nation PLUS 12 PAGES Scan the QR code for further details *Basis lab test in controlled environment on protein damaged hair after five washes Chess world: Chennai bids for title clash Several exit polls on Saturday predicted a comfortable win for the Narendra Modiled NDA government with over 350 seats, while the Opposition INDIA bloc was trailing at 125-150. The ruling alliance is projected to open its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala besides sweeping Karnataka. The exit polls also predicted NDA dominance in Maharashtra and a near rout of the CPM-led LDF in Kerala. According to the India TodayAxis My India poll, the UDF in Kerala will bag 17-18, and the NDA will get 2-3 of the 20 seats in the state. Six exit polls showed the BJP-led NDA securing 2025 seats in the closely fought elections in Karnataka. In UP, they showed an NDA sweep with at least 65 seats. They also predicted big gains for the BJP in Odisha. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the “opportunistic” Opposition bloc has failed to strike a chord with the people, the Congress called the exit polls orchestrated. “The pollsters and exit polls agency got it from a particular address in Delhi,” said India bloc may sweep TN, BJP to make inroads E X PRE S S NEW S S ER V I C E @ Chennai The results of the exit polls announced on Saturday evening have unanimously predicted a thumping victory for the DMK alliance, but not a clean sweep as has been consistently asserted by the India bloc leaders of the state. The polls have also predicted the BJP making inroads into Tamil Nadu, and Dravidian major AIADMK getting pushed to the third spot. Most exit polls predicted that the DMK alliance would get 3336 Lok Sabha seats, AIADMK would win 0-2 seats, and the BJP bloc would win 1-3 seats in the state. Both India Today-Axis My India and CNN-News18 exit polls said BJP would get 1-3 seats, and other media outlets, too, offered similar predictions. Pradeep Gupta, chairman of Axis My India, opined that the saffron party could make significant inroads in the southern constituencies of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi. CONTINUED ON P7 Violence in Bengal mars final phase, turnout 60% preetha nair & Sulagna s e n g u p ta @ New Delhi/Kolkata It was curtains for the marathon Lok Sabha elections on Saturday with the seventh and final phase of polling coming to an end. The average voter turnout for the last phase was over 60%. The final leg of the election saw voting for 57 seats across eight states and Union Territories, including Varanasi, the high-profile constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third term at the top job. Sporadic incidents of violence marred the final phase of polls in West Bengal, as Trinamool Congress and BJP workers clashed in various parts of the state, including Kolkata, Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour constituencies. In Kultoli in South 24 Parganas district, a mob forced its way into a polling station, seizing a reserve Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) along with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) unit and threw them into a nearby pond. They were angry as some polling agents were allegedly barred from entering the booths. (L) An injured person in West Bengal violence; and EVM & VVPAT dumped in a pond in the state | pti Clashes were also reported in the Satuliya area of Bhangor in the Jadavpur constituency between the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and CPI(M) supporters. Country-made bombs were freely hurled, injuring several ISF members. Elsewhere in Bhangor, clashes erupted between TMC and All India Secular Front (AISF) activists early on Saturday, injuring a woman AISF member. AISF candidate Nur Alam Khan’s car was vandalised. Chief Minister and TMC head Mamata Banerjee cast her ballot at 4.30 pm at Bhowanipore constituency .
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