Mumbai:  Legendary Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, Ajinkya Rahane and Suryakumar Yadav exercised their voting rights in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections, here Monday. Tendulkar, who is a national icon of Election Commission of India (ECI), was joined by his son Arjun at the polling booth. "I am the national icon of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 48.95 per cent voter turnout till 3pm in the polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments Monday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundargarh parliamentary constituencies along with 35 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are...

Mumbai: After making her debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival last week, Kiara Advani made it on time to exercise her voting right Monday. Kiara announced the fact on Instagram, where she shared a selfie from her car, dressed in white ethnic wear after she cast her vote. Earlier in the morning, she was seen leaving...

Mumbai: Sanjay Dutt, Kajol, newly-weds Jackky Bhagnani and Rakul Preet Singh cast their vote in Mumbai on a sweltering Monday in the ongoing fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Sanjay looked dapper in a green and white shirt paired with sunglasses as he flaunted his inked index finger at the paparazzi present near the polling booth....

Beijing: China placed three defence companies in the US on its list of "unreliable companies" for selling weapons to Taiwan, China's Ministry of Commerce announced Monday. The three companies added to China's list of "unreliable companies" are Boeing Defense, Space & Security, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems. The sanctions are intended to penalise...

Mumbai: Hindi film megastar Shah Rukh Khan, along with his wife Gauri Khan, elder son Aryan Khan and his manager Pooja Dadlani cast their vote on Monday in Mumbai for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The megastar, who was last seen in Dunki, chose casual attire for his civic duty. He was seen wearing a black t-shirt...

Mumbai: Actors Karan Singh Grover, Neha Kakkar, Kritika Kamra, Sharib Hashmi, Karanvir Bohra and others Monday exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, as they cast their vote and flaunted their inked index finger. Karan Singh Grover took to Instagram and shared a selfie wearing a black tee-shirt, sporting a beard look, and showed off...

New Delhi: Voting is progressing in 49 constituencies in six states and two UTs in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections Monday. Today's poll will decide the fate of several prominent leaders like former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani and former J-K chief minister Omar Abdullah. Over 8.95 crore people,...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Monday said it arrested four "terrorists" of the Islamic State from the Sardar Vallabhai Patel airport here. The ATS, in a brief note, said the four accused, who were arrested from the airport, were Sri Lankan citizens and terrorists of the Islamic State. More details regarding the arrests are awaited. In...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' Monday won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives for the fourth time after he reassumed the premiership in December 2022. Dahal took the vote of trust amid protests from the opposition Nepali Congress, which has been demanding a probe committee against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...