Ahmedabad: Enthusiastic crowds greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he cast his vote at Nishan Vidhyala in Ahmedabad's Ranip Tuesday. The atmosphere at the polling booth was charged with anticipation and enthusiasm. Residents, echoing the sentiments of millions across the state, greeted the Prime Minister with chants of 'Jai Shri Ram'. Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed PM...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha election's third phase kicked off at 7 a.m. Tuesday, as voters began turning out to press the EVM button for their desired candidate in 93 constituencies spanning across 11 states and Union Territories. Voting will continue till 5 p.m. The Election Commission of India has deployed robust security measures to uphold the...

Mumbai: Alia Bhatt attended the prestigious MET Gala wearing a saree by renowned Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, meticulously crafted by 163 "dedicated individuals" investing “1965-man hours” to make the “ethereal ensembles”. Alia shared her MET Gala look Instagram, radiantly donning the saree on the carpet. The saree's colour palette paid homage to "nature’s beauty." Describing her look,...

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister and BJP candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, Amit Shah cast his vote Tuesday and appealed to voters to "accept voting as a duty towards contributing to nation-building". He was accompanied by his son, Jay Shah, who is the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and other family...

Guwahati: Voting was happening peacefully in four Lok Sabha seats in Assam -- Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar. Out of the 47 candidates vying for the four Lok Sabha seats, 15 are 'crorepatis with AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, who is contesting from the Dhubri seat, being the richest of them. As to the affidavits presented by the...

Rourkela: Minister for Labour and ESI Sarada Nayak, who is contesting for the Rourkela Assembly seat on BJD ticket in the ongoing polls, showed his humane side Monday morning as he rescued a seriously injured person lying on the road on his way to an election campaign meeting. The accident took place near Sector-21 Chowk on the...

Berhampur: After HIV AIDS, nowadays tuberculosis (TB) has acquired an alarming proportion in Ganjam district with 18,669 patients being identified during the last three years. The Spread of the bacterial disease has worsened due to the short supply of free medicines by the Union government. As a result, people suffering from the disease are being pushed into...

Keonjhar: The general observers for Keonjhar district Sunday reviewed the poll preparedness by the district administration. The review meeting was held at the conference hall of the circuit house where the two general observers -- Minhaj Alam, IAS and Ashish Modi, IAS -- assigned for Keonjhar district jointly presided over the meeting. The two observers reviewed the...

Tihidi: A notice has been served Monday to vacate a medicine store running inside the community health centre (CHC) campus at Tihidi in Bhadrak district. As per reports, acting on the direction of the Health Secretary, Bhadrak CDMO and Tihidi medical officer sent a notice by post to the medicine store owner asking him to shift the...

Jagatsinghpur: A minor boy, a student of Class X, was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room here, police informed Monday. Personnel of the Town police station here stated hostel inmates had first noticed the body and informed the police. The deceased, a native of Gopinathpur village under Birdi block of this district, had been...