LS polls in Manipur: Incidents of firing, intimidation reported from few places; no injuries
Chhattisgarh: 42.57% turnout recorded till 1pm in Bastar LS seat; CRPF officer hurt in IED blast
Simultaneous polls in Arunachal: After initial hiccups due to rain, AP records 38% voter turnout till 1pm
28.37% voter turnout recorded in lone Nagaland LS seat, polling boycotted in six districts
Vijay Sethupathi casts his vote, poses for paps
Chennai: Tamil cinema's Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi was the latest among stars to show up for voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The bespectacled actor, who was most recently seen in action in the web series Farzi...
Lok Sabha polls phase-1: ‘Substantial’ turnout till 1pm, says EC
New Delhi: ‘Substantial’ voter turnout was reported till 1pm in 102 Parliamentary constituencies and 92 Assembly constituencies in various states and Union territories where voting is underway in phase-1 of Lok Sabha elections Friday, the Election Commission said. Polling was progressing ‘smoothly and peacefully’ across 21 states and union territories,...
Read moreKarnataka woman stabbed to death in college premises; Hindu organisations give bandh call
Hubballi (Karnataka): Hindu organisations and student outfits have given a call for a bandh in Hubballi condemning the killing of the daughter of a Congress Corporator in her college premises at Hubballi city in Karnataka. After 23-year-old Neha Hiremath refused to marry a youth who she had been in a relationship with, he stabbed her multiple times, leading to her death Thursday, a source said. The police department is on high...
Read moreConsumer Affairs Min asks FSSAI to probe composition of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals sold in India
New Delhi:The Consumer Affairs Ministry Friday said it has asked the food safety regulator FSSAI to investigate the composition of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals sold in India, amid a global report that claimed the company was adding higher sugar content in the product. According to findings by Swiss NGO, Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), Nestle sold baby products with higher sugar content in less developed South Asian...
Read moreIsrael attacks Iran’s Isfahan town
Tel Aviv: Israel has attacked Iran's Isfahan town, after which the latter activated its air defence system and suspended flights. It comes few days after Iran had attacked Israel in response to an alleged attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus leading to the killing of seven top officers of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps including General Mohammed Reza Zahedi. Iranian air defences were activated in the...
Read moreViolence erupts in Bengal’s Cooch Behar as TMC, BJP workers clash
Kolkata: The polling in the first two hours for three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Friday was marred by incidents of violence in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency. Some cases of violence were reported from Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency as well. Alipurduar, however, was an exception, with no report of poll-related violence in the first two hours. Till 9am the polling percentage was 15.09, as per the records of...
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New Delhi: Fossils recovered from Kutch in Gujarat may have belonged to the spine of one of the largest snakes to have ever lived, according to new research from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. From the Panandhro Lignite Mine, researchers discovered 27 "mostly well-preserved" bones forming the snake's spinal column, or vertebra, with some connections still...
Lok Sabha polls phase-1: ‘Substantial’ turnout till 1pm, says EC
New Delhi: ‘Substantial’ voter turnout was reported till 1pm in 102 Parliamentary constituencies and 92 Assembly constituencies in various states and Union territories where voting is underway in phase-1 of Lok Sabha elections Friday, the Election Commission said. Polling was progressing ‘smoothly and peacefully’ across 21 states and union territories, it said. Visuals of voters standing in...
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber; Moscow says plane crashed
Kyiv (Ukraine): Ukraine's air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year war have met with...
LS polls in Manipur: Incidents of firing, intimidation reported from few places; no injuries
Imphal: Incidents of intimidation and firing were reported from at least two places in Inner Manipur constituency where voting for the Lok Sabha polls is currently underway, officials said Friday. At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency in Bishnupur district, armed men fired several rounds in the air near a polling booth prompting voters to flee, police said Friday,...
LS polls in Uttar Pradesh: Over 36.96% turnout recorded in eight LS seats till 1pm
Lucknow/Pilibhit: An average voter turnout of 36.96 per cent was recorded in the first six hours of polling Friday in eight western Uttar Pradesh constituencies where voting is underway in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election. The polling began at 7am and according to the Election Commission (EC), till 1 pm, 42.32 per cent voting...
UN Security Council of 70 years ago does not reflect the realities of today: US
Washington: Aligning with the Indian argument, the United Nations Security Council of 70 years ago does not reflect the realities of today, a top US diplomat at the UN has said asserting that the Biden administration supports G-4 members becoming permanent members of the UN Security Council. US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at a...
Chhattisgarh: 42.57% turnout recorded till 1pm in Bastar LS seat; CRPF officer hurt in IED blast
Raipur/Jagdalpur: A voter turnout of more than 42 per cent was recorded till 1 pm Friday in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh, which saw a CRPF officer getting injured in an explosion of a pressure IED planted by Naxalites, officials said. "Amid tight security, polling in the Bastar seat started at 7am and is...
Five poll officials suspended in Kerala for allowing CPI-M leader help elderly woman cast her vote
Thiruvananthapuram: Kannur District Election Officer (DEO) Friday suspended five poll officials for dereliction of duty after it was found that a CPI-M polling agent helped a 92-year-old woman cast her vote from home. According to the election rules, voters above the age of 85 can vote from their homes. The incident took place Thursday at the residence...
Karnataka woman stabbed to death in college premises; Hindu organisations give bandh call
Hubballi (Karnataka): Hindu organisations and student outfits have given a call for a bandh in Hubballi condemning the killing of the daughter of a Congress Corporator in her college premises at Hubballi city in Karnataka. After 23-year-old Neha Hiremath refused to marry a youth who she had been in a relationship with, he stabbed her multiple times,...
IMF applauds India for maintaining fiscal discipline in election year
Washington: The International Monetary Fund has applauded India for maintaining fiscal discipline in an election year, saying that the Indian economy is doing well and continues to be the world's bright spot. "At this point in time, India's economy is doing well. Growth at 6.8 per cent is very good. Inflation's coming down. We have to make...
