LS elections 2024: Third phase polling underway across 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs
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...
Read moreExcise ‘scam’: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till May 20
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 20. Special Judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody till May 20 after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video-conference on the expiry of his custody granted earlier. The judge also extended the judicial...
Read moreTwo terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Kulgam: Officials
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said here Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulgam's Redwani village late Monday night following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said. However, the search operation turned into an encounter, which was on till the last reports came in, the officials said. The house in...
Read moreAmid incidents of violence, 15.85% turnout in first two hrs in Bengal
Kolkata: Around 15.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9am as voting is underway in four Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. The first two hours of polling were marred by the aggravating incidents of violence, especially in the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Murshidabad district namely Jangipur. Violence has been reported from Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency as well. During the first two hours, the maximum voting percentage was recorded...
Read moreRahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi urge people to vote, say it is election to protect democracy
New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people Tuesday to vote in large numbers in the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, asserting that this is an election to protect democracy and the Constitution. Voting is being held in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union territories in the third phase of the parliamentary polls. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress leader...
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Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till May 20
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 20. Special Judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody till May 20 after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video-conference...
Chiranjeevi appeals to Pithapuram voters to elect brother Pawan Kalyan
Amaravati: Megastar Chiranjeevi has appealed to the people of the Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh to elect his younger brother and Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan during the May 13 election. Chiranjeevi Tuesday posted a video on social media, urging people to cast their vote for actor-politician Pawan Kalyan. Chiranjeevi, who has been staying away...
These sectors see surge in hiring in India
New Delhi: Sectors like hospitality, oil and gas and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) witnessed a surge in hiring in India last month, a report showed on Tuesday. The hospitality and travel sector witnessed a 16 per cent growth, driven by the strong momentum in travel and tourism, according to the 'Naukri JobSpeak Index'. Positions like front office...
Two terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Kulgam: Officials
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said here Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulgam's Redwani village late Monday night following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said. However, the search operation turned into an encounter, which...
Igor Stimac shares second list of 15 probables for Bhubaneswar camp
New Delhi: Indian senior men's team head coach Igor Stimac Tuesday announced his second list of 15 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 preliminary joint qualification round 2 matches against Kuwait and Qatar. The first list of probables was announced Saturday. The 26 players from the first list will begin training...
Fatima Sana Shaikh drops pic in mustard saree
Mumbai: Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh Tuesday shared a mesmerising picture of herself in a saree, looking like a vision, and said she is in her 'nazakat' era. The actress, who last featured as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in the Vicky Kaushal-starrer biographical war drama Sam Bahadur, took to Instagram and shared a beautiful photo of herself in...
FMCG industry sees 6.5% volume growth in Mar qtr, rural surpass urban consumption: NielsenIQ
New Delhi: The Indian FMCG industry experienced a 6.5 per cent growth in volume terms at a national level in the January-March period of 2024, with rural consumption surpassing urban for the first time in five quarters, according to consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ. Both food and non-food sectors contributed to the growth in consumption in the first...
Odisha: Nomination process begins for constituencies going to polls June 1
Bhubaneswar: The process for filing nominations for the six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly seats in Odisha that would go to the polls June 1 began Tuesday. The process for filing nominations for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituencies along with the 42 Assembly segments that form them would continue till May...
Ex-Cong leader Radhika Khera, actor Shekhar Suman join BJP
New Delhi: Former Congress leader Radhika Khera and actor Shekhar Suman joined the BJP here Tuesday amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Khera, the former national coordinator of the Congress's media department, resigned from the party's primary membership Sunday, days after her altercation with another leader at the party's Chhattisgarh office. In her resignation letter to Congress...
Excise policy row: Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till May 15 in CBI case
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended, till May 15, the judicial custody of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with a money laundering case related to the excise policy case being probed by the CBI. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court has also set the next date for further arguments regarding the...
