New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Monday said it will start the process of holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir very soon. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the EC was very enthused by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir during the Lok Sabha elections, which showed the eagerness...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the June 4 vote count for Lok Sabha elections. Ramesh was asked by the poll panel to submit factual details by Sunday evening of...

Bhubaneswar: A three-tier security has been put in place at each of the strong rooms where the EVMs have been stored and at the counting venues across Odisha for smooth vote counting Tuesday, official sources said Monday. Police sources said the EVMs have been safely stored in the strong rooms at 69 locations (78 buildings) across the...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Raghubar Das dissolved the Odisha Legislative Assembly Monday, a notification issued by the Parliamentary Affairs Department of Odisha Government read. The Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in virtual mode earlier today, recommended to Governor Das to dissolve the Assembly, a day before the counting of votes in the state for simultaneous Lok...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Monday referred to various memes doing rounds on social media, describing the Election Commission as 'laapata gentlemen', asserting that he and fellow commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sing Sandhu were "never out" and were "always here". Social media users had targeted the Commission for allegedly being absent amid the model...

Narayanpur: Naxalites dragged a 45-year-old man out of his house in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district and killed him while claiming he was a police informer, an official said Monday. The incident took place Sunday night when the victim, identified as Shaluram Potai, was at his home in Maspur village, he said and denied the claim of Naxalites. The...

Pune: India and Maharashtra batter Kedar Jadhav Monday announced his retirement from international cricket, four years since his last appearance for the national team. The 39-year-old, who made his international debut for India in November 2014 during an ODI against Sri Lanka at Ranchi, went on to play 73 one-dayers as well as nine T20Is. Perceived close...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Monday dared the opposition to share evidence of allegations that returning officers and district magistrates were influenced to vitiate the poll process so the panel could take action against them. The opposition should also tell the Commission about those trying to influence the poll process before the counting of votes...

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rallied more than 3 per cent to close at lifetime highs Monday following across-the-board buying as exit polls predicted a massive win for the BJP-led NDA in the general elections. The 30-share BSE Sensex soared by 2,507.47 points or 3.39 per cent to settle at a new closing peak of...

New Delhi: Mexico's National Electoral Institute, Sunday, announced Claudia Sheinbaum, candidate of the ruling Morena party, the winner of the presidential elections. Sheinbaum is projected as the winner with 58.3 to 60.7 per cent of the votes, reports Al Jazeera. The first woman to be elected president of Mexico took to her X handle and expressed gratitude....