Odisha registers over 69% voter turnout for 5 Lok Sabha seats, 35 Assembly segments
Bhubaneswar: Barring some sporadic incidents, polling was peaceful for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments in Odisha Monday with 69.19 per cent voter turnout recorded as of 11.55pm, as per Election Commission’s Voter Turnout App. The murder of a man near a booth in Sarsara in Bargarh district...
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Kolkata: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was "ready to go back to the organisation" if they called him for any assistance or for any work that he...
Read moreICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
Jerusalem: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defence minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh — are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the...
Read moreExcise scam: Delhi HC scheduled to deliver order on Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas Tuesday
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Read moreConstitution will break down if Modi isn’t voted out of power: Mamata
Onda/Panskura (Bengal): If Modi isn’t voted out of power this time, the Constitution will break down, asserted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday. Addressing election rallies, Banerjee said, " We will go to Delhi and get NRC-CAA-UCC removed along with resuming MGNREGA work. " " I have never seen an insolent party before that does not even extend the bare minimum political courtesy to its opponents, " she added. "...
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Odisha registers over 69% voter turnout for 5 Lok Sabha seats, 35 Assembly segments
Bhubaneswar: Barring some sporadic incidents, polling was peaceful for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments in Odisha Monday with 69.19 per cent voter turnout recorded as of 11.55pm, as per Election Commission’s Voter Turnout App. The murder of a man near a booth in Sarsara in Bargarh district created tension among polling parties and voters...
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In farewell speech, Calcutta HC judge Chitta Ranjan Dash says he’s RSS member
Kolkata: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was "ready to go back to the...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
Jerusalem: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defence minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and...
