Arunachal Pradesh: Over 5% turnout in first two hours of voting, rain disrupts polling
Ram Navami celebrations pass off peacefully
Rourkela: With the district administration making elaborate security arrangements to tackle any unpleasant situation, Ram Navami celebrations in Sundargarh district remained peaceful. Contrary to other areas in the district, the procession was taken out Thursday in Rourkela. “This is the...
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LS polls phase 1: Voting underway in 102 seats, leaders urge people to turn up in large numbers
New Delhi: Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers. He especially called upon...
Read moreLS polls first phase: 30.46% turnout till 11am across six seats in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: The six Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh where polling is being held Friday in the first phase of general elections recorded a voter turnout of 30.46 per cent till 11am, an official said. The constituency-wise polling is Balaghat 35.64 per cent, Chhindwara 32.51, Jabalpur 27.41, Mandla 32.03, Shahdol 29.57 and Sidhi 26.03, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan told PTI, adding that polling was going on peacefully...
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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LS polls first phase: 30.46% turnout till 11am across six seats in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: The six Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh where polling is being held Friday in the first phase of general elections recorded a voter turnout of 30.46 per cent till 11am, an official said. The constituency-wise polling is Balaghat 35.64 per cent, Chhindwara 32.51, Jabalpur 27.41, Mandla 32.03, Shahdol 29.57 and Sidhi 26.03, the state's Chief...
Consumer 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...
Surbhi Chandna ‘living the island life’ with hubby; enjoys ‘string hoppers, green peas mappas’
Mumbai: 'Naagin 5' actress Surbhi Chandna Friday shared a scintillating glimpse of herself 'living the island life' while also sharing a peek into her delicious breakfast. Surbhi shared a selfie on Instagram stories, where she is seen sipping coconut water on a beach. Sporting a black sports bra and lavender-coloured shorts, Surbhi exudes a radiant glow despite...
Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro… In Dino’ gets a release date
Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Basu's upcoming movie Metro… In Dino has a new release date of November 29, 2024, the makers announced Friday. The film, a follow-up to Basu's 2007 movie Life in a… Metro, will feature an an ensemble cast of Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkana Sensharma, Ali Fazal...
Israel 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...
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 and SRK-starrer Jawan, came with his wife. While waiting in the queue, Sethupathi, wearing a deep blue...
Kajol’s note ahead of Nysa’s 21st b’day: ‘Wish I could wrap her up, store back in my stomach’
Mumbai: A day ahead of her daughter Nysa's 21st birthday, actress Kajol Friday penned an adorable note about her motherhood journey, saying how her baby makes her grateful and awed by her love, and unflinching support. Kajol is married to superstar Ajay Devgn. They tied the knot in February 1999. The couple has two children -- daughter...
Kangana Ranaut appeals voters to participate in the festival of democracy
Mandi: Hindi film actress and BJP nominee from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, Kangana Ranaut, appealed to voters Friday to participate in the festival of democracy, exercise their right to vote, and "make a difference in our country's future". "Today marks the first phase of voting -- let's show up in numbers and cast...
‘Send rockets to stars not at each other’: Elon Musk tweets amid Iran-Israel war
New Delhi: Rockets should be used to reach the stars not to harm fellow humans, said billionaire Elon Musk Friday, in light of the ongoing wars between Iran and Israel, and Russia and Ukraine. “We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said in a post on...
Arunachal Pradesh: Over 5% turnout in first two hours of voting, rain disrupts polling
Itanagar: Over five per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9am Friday, in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh amid tight security, election officials said. Despite inclement weather, women and first-time voters queued up in front of polling stations well before voting started at 7am, in most parts of the state. An election...