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Daily News Roundup: ECI Relaxes Voter Rules, SpaceX Catches Starship, and India Wins ODI in New Zealand
Reported by Faizan Khan (Staff Writer) · Indian Express - Education ·
Voters left out of draft electoral rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision can now submit forms from their current ordinary residence, the Election Commission of India has informed the Supreme Court. In space technology news, Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully caught its Starship spacecraft mid-air using mechanical launch tower arms above Launch Pad 2. The 22-hour mission completed 14 Earth orbits and released 26 Starlink internet network satellites. Moving to sports, India defeated New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth ODI match at Mount Maunganui, securing the country's first ODI victory in New Zealand in seven years. Meanwhile, Portugal lost 4-1 at home to Denmark in the UEFA Nations League following Cristiano Ronaldo's social media retirement announcement last week. In infrastructure updates, the Ministry of Railways approved a weekly 604-kilometer train connecting Janakpur Dham in Nepal with Ayodhya Cantt, featuring 10 station stops including Jaynagar, Madhubani, and Gorakhpur. Additionally, the East Central Railway announced over 47,000 available berths and seats in Chhath Puja special trains departing from Bihar stations between November 16 and 30 for return journeys. In international business and politics, Italy's data protection agency fined Meta 805 million euros for using Facebook to access Android users' photos and videos without informed consent, giving the company 60 days to disable the feature by default. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a national unity government due to Iran's threat, though Eisenkot dismissed the request as a spin.
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