Pune/Solapur: Voting started for 11 constituencies in the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with prominent personalities like Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Ajit Pawar and Congress’ Solapur candidate Praniti Shinde among the early voters in Baramati seat, here Tuesday. Accompanied by members of the royal...

Bengaluru: People queued up early Tuesday outside the 28,269 polling stations of 14 Parliamentary constituencies to exercise their franchise in Karnataka. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa along with families of his two sons, state President B.Y. Vijayendra, and Shivamogga BJP candidate B.Y. Raghavendra cast their votes at booth number 137 in Shikaripura town in Shivamogga district. Before...

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercised his franchise in Ahmedabad soon after voting across 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat began Tuesday morning. Donning a saffron jacket over a white kurta, the Prime Minister cast his vote at Nishan Vidhyala in Ranip, Ahmedabad. "I appeal to people to vote. I am in Gujarat and have to go...

Aries: Today, you will show everyone what you're capable of. You are likely to come up with great ideas and work strategies, which will prove productive. However, if appreciation doesn't come your way, Ganesha says you must learn to take disappointment in your stride. Taurus: This day you will be compelled to be resigned to your fate....

Hijab is back with full fury in Iran. The white vans of the morality police patrol, known as Guidance Patrols (Gasht-e-Ershad) are out in force once again. Videos show women and girls being dragged from the streets and detainees reportedly being beaten and abused. Adding fuel to fire, fresh details of the case of Nika Shakarami, reportedly...

Bhawanipatna: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday alleged that his opponents remember the people of the state only during elections and have no sincerity towards them. Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Bhawanipatna and Khariar in the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency, Patnaik claimed that they disappeared after the elections. "Leaders of the opposition party tell lies to the...

Mumbai: Suryakumar Yadav's special hundred after a disciplined bowling effort set up Mumbai Indians' seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here Monday. Suryakumar smashed 102 not out off 51 balls for his second IPL hundred, taking his team to an emphatic win in 17.2 overs. SRH had recovered to post 173 for eight. The win...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that BJP candidate for the Khurda Assembly seat Prashant Jagdev threatened office-bearers of state-run Mission Shakti. A delegation of BJD leaders, which included Rajya Sabha MPs Sulata Deo and Sasmit Patra, filed the complaint with the chief electoral officer (CEO) of the...

Berhampur: Forest personnel in Odisha have arrested four people who were allegedly trying to poach wild animals by setting fire in a jungle in Ganjam district, officials said Monday. The accused were held Sunday night while they were trying to torch a portion of the jungle in the Gajalabadi reserve forest of the Surada range in the district....

Jerusalem: Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but there was no immediate word from Israel, leaving it uncertain whether a deal had been sealed to bring a halt to the seven-month-long war in Gaza. It was the first glimmer of hope that a deal might avert further bloodshed. Hours earlier, Israel ordered some...