New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections Friday, the Election Commission said. Polling is underway in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories. While voting began at 7 am simultaneously in all constituencies it will end at 6 pm in most of...

New Delhi: Accusing the Enforcement Directorate of being "petty" and "politicising" what he ate in jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday asserted before a court that the food he consumed was in conformity with the diet chart prepared by his doctor. The ED had Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal was eating food high in...

Mumbai: The strong growth momentum and the GDP projections for 2024-25 give the RBI a policy space to unwaveringly focus on price stability, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed while voting for a status quo in the interest rate earlier this month. The Reserve Bank had maintained status-quo on the benchmark lending rate (repo) at 6.5 per cent since...

Jerusalem: Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central...

Bhubaneswar: As many as three miscreants attacked journalist Saroj Jena, who works for Odia daily Dharitri, in Bhubaneswar’s Badagada area at around 12.55 pm Friday. After finishing office work, Saroj was returning to his home in Badagada when three miscreants attacked him near a SBI ATM. At first, the three accused hit Saroj with the two-wheeler they...

Bijapur: A 32-year-old jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district was killed Friday when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) exploded accidentally, police said. The incident took place near Galgam village under Usoor police station limits when a team of security personnel was out on an...

Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old white tigress Sneha died at her enclosure in Nandankanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city Friday, officials said. The white tigress fell ill Thursday and was under medication. She was administered saline and medicines but died this morning. According to the official, apart from her old age ailments, she could have been...

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi are among those who Friday filed nominations for the May 13 Lok Sabha polls. Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh addressed a rally before Reddy filed his nomination for the Secunderabad segment with the Returning Officer. Owaisi offered Friday prayers at the Mecca Masjid here and...

Jaipur: Over 41 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first eight hours of polling Friday in 12 parliamentary constituencies of Rajasthan where voting is underway in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, officials said. According to the Election Commission, polling began at 7am amid tight security arrangements and 41.51 per cent voting took...

Mumbai: Stock markets rebounded from early lows to close higher Friday, snapping the four-day losing streak on heavy value buying in banking and auto shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 599.34 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 73,088.33. The index opened lower and tanked further 672.53 points or 0.92 per cent to hit a low...