Odisha Assembly, LS polls 2024: Live updates
Bhubaneswar: Polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha is underway Monday, amid stringent security measures, 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. Over 79.69...
Read moreLok Sabha polls fifth phase: Top highlights
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, including 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-gender electors, are eligible to vote in this...
Read moreFour Lankan nationals, ‘terrorists’ of IS, arrested by Gujarat ATS at Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on 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 August last year, the ATS arrested three persons from Rajkot for their alleged...
Read moreJD(S) MLA HD Revanna gets bail from Bengaluru court in sexual assault case
Bengaluru: A court Monday granted bail to JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka Minister HD Revanna in a sexual assault case. The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court had previously granted interim relief to the 66-year-old politician. Judge Preeth J refused to hear objections from SIT and ordered bail. The case, registered April 28 at the Holenarasipura town police station, involves allegations of sexual assault by Revanna and his son, Hassan MP...
Read moreWho’s Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, appointed acting president after crash?
Dubai: Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest. Mokhber, 68, largely has been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran's Shiite theocracy. Raisi's death under the constitution thrust Mokhber into public view. He is expected to serve as caretaker president for some 50 days before...
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SRK exercises his right with wife Gauri, son Aryan
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...
TV stars Neha Kakkar, Sharib Hashmi, Karan Singh Grover, Gurmeet Choudhary also shine on polling day
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...
Lok Sabha polls fifth phase: Top highlights
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,...
Four Lankan nationals, ‘terrorists’ of IS, arrested by Gujarat ATS at Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on 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....
Nepali PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins trust vote for 4th time
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...
JD(S) MLA HD Revanna gets bail from Bengaluru court in sexual assault case
Bengaluru: A court Monday granted bail to JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka Minister HD Revanna in a sexual assault case. The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court had previously granted interim relief to the 66-year-old politician. Judge Preeth J refused to hear objections from SIT and ordered bail. The case, registered April 28 at the Holenarasipura town...
PM Modi says his govt’s track record on job front best
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government's track record in creating job opportunities for youth is best compared to previous governments, as support to emerging sectors like space, semiconductor manufacturing and EVs as well as aid to startups, substantial spend on infrastructure and PLI schemes helped create more employment. Addressing criticism of not creating enough jobs...
India to participate in G7, Ukraine peace summits: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: India will participate in all important summits that promote the agenda of global peace, security and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while referring to invitations to him to attend the G7 meeting and the Ukraine peace summit next month. In an interview with PTI, the prime minister said India will "resonate the voice of...
Who’s Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, appointed acting president after crash?
Dubai: Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest. Mokhber, 68, largely has been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran's Shiite theocracy. Raisi's death under the constitution thrust Mokhber into public...
Bharat Sevashram Sangha monk sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee over remarks about organisation
Kolkata: Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj of Murshidabad's Bharat Sevashram Sangha Monday said he has sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, demanding an apology for her alleged defamatory remarks about the organisation. Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj, also known as Kartik Maharaj, while confirming that he had served a legal notice to Banerjee told PTI, "If...