Morning Digest: T.N., Bengal see massive turnout for Assembly polls; Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire extension by 3 weeks, and more

U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon person agreed to widen a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hezbollah by 3 weeks aft talks astatine the White House connected Thursday (April 23, 2026).

April 23, 2026, turned retired to beryllium a red-letter time successful Tamil Nadu’s electoral past arsenic the State recorded its highest polling percent successful an Assembly predetermination – 84.69% (till 8 p.m. connected Thursday). According to provisional figures, implicit 4.85 crore radical voted from 7 a.m. successful each the 234 Assembly constituencies to elite the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.