sudo apt-update fails to fetch 2 packages on Ubuntu 18.04

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The two offending packages:

E:Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic/main/binary-ppc64el/Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 103.97.84.254 80], 
E:Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/universe/binary-ppc64el/Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 103.97.84.254 80], 
E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

My sources.lists file contents- https://pastebin.com/50PpLG3y

I am able to upgrade but not update.

Already tried rf rf lists/* and apt update, didn't work. Trying to update from update manager gives check internet connection error

I don't understand what you mean by powerpc. I am using an intel i5 9th gen Lenovo Legion — BOO1210, Apr 13 '20 at 06:01
What is the output of uname -m and dpkg --print-foreign-architectures? — Kulfy, Apr 13 '20 at 06:05
uname -m gives x86_64
dpkg --print-foreign-architectures gives i386 ppc64el — BOO1210, Apr 13 '20 at 06:09
Run sudo dpkg --remove-architecture ppc64el and then sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade — Kulfy, Apr 13 '20 at 06:10
Also I have a NVIDIA GeForce 1660T installed with Driver version 440.82, I don't know if this is relevant or not — BOO1210, Apr 13 '20 at 06:13
NVIDIA GeForce 1660T is a GPU not a CPU. You don't really need ppc64el architecture. — Kulfy, Apr 13 '20 at 06:15
Hey it worked. Could you please tell me what ppc64el architecture does, and possible reasons it could have installed automatically? I tried to read the documentation page but I didn't understand too much — BOO1210, Apr 13 '20 at 06:17
Does this answer your question? amd64 vs ppc64el and https://askubuntu.com/q/267954 — Kulfy, Apr 13 '20 at 06:20
Kind of, no idea how it came up as a problem after so long, been using the system for 6 months now. Anyway, thank you for the answer, could you post it as an answer instead of comment so that I could upvote you and mark the question as solved? — BOO1210, Apr 13 '20 at 06:25
Well the issue was because of foreign architecture being added. I think https://askubuntu.com/q/267954 answers your question. — Kulfy, Apr 13 '20 at 06:28
Does this answer your question? how to remove a foreign architecture? — karel, Apr 13 '20 at 07:49

sudo apt-update fails to fetch 2 packages on Ubuntu 18.04

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