BJP in Uttar Pradesh is heading to a clean sweep in the biennial MLC polls

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India is ready to supply food stocks to the world if the World Trade Organization permits, Rescue operation in Jharkhand's cable car accident ended after the remaining 15 tourists were evacuated, BJP in Uttar Pradesh is heading to a clean sweep in the biennial MLC polls and other top news in today's bulletin.
Good evening! Here are the top stories in your evening news bulletin. India is ready to supply food stocks to the world if the World Trade Organization permits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Mentioning his conversation with US President Joe Biden, PM Modi, amidst the war in Ukraine, said: “Today the world is facing an uncertain situation as nobody is getting what they want. Petrol, oil and fertilizers are hard to procure as all the doors are getting closed. Everybody wants to secure their stocks after this (Russia-Ukraine) war began,” PM Modi said The rescue operation in Jharkhand’s cable car accident ended after the remaining 15 tourists were evacuated from the dangling ropeway trolleys on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the development. The tourists were rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers that resumed the rescue operation on early Tuesday morning. The rescue operation was conducted by the combined teams of IAF, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the district administration. At least two people died while being rescued. Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it was defaulting on its external debt of around $51 billion pending a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, with whom talks are scheduled for later this month. Sri Lanka’s finance ministry said creditors, including foreign governments, were free to capitalise interest payments due from Tuesday afternoon or opt for payback in Sri Lankan rupees. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is heading to a clean sweep in the biennial MLC polls (local bodies) as the counting of votes for the 27 seats the voting for which was held on Saturday is underway. Though chief electoral officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said that the authorized election results would be announced by evening only, the advance trends available from districts show the BJP is leading on a majority of 27 seats while independents may also win 2-3 seats. The Samajwadi Party (SP), the principal opposition party, may not open its account. Actor couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin have travelled from South Korea to Los Angeles for their honeymoon. Several videos and pictures of the ‘Crash Landing on You’ couple outside the Los Angeles airport have emerged online. In the clip, the duo is seen waiting with their luggage for their conveyance. In a video shared by a fan account on Instagram, Hyun Bin is seen asking the people gathered around them to move back. As they waited for their transportation, Hyun Bin called someone on the phone while having a discussion with Son Ye-jin. New Zealand fast bowler Hamish Bennett announced on Tuesday that the ongoing season will be his last as a professional cricketer, calling time on a 17-year-long career. Bennett, who made his debut against India in 2010, picked up 43 wickets in 19 ODIs and 11 T20I matches, making his last appearance in New Zealand’s T20 series in Bangladesh in September. He had played is only Test against India in 2010.