Polling for five Lok Sabha, 35 assembly seats begins in Odisha amid tight security
Bhubaneswar: Polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly seats in Odisha began amid tight security Monday, officials said. Voting commenced at 7 am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Bargarh, and Sundargarh parliamentary constituencies, along with 35 assembly segments within these Lok Sabha seats. Approximately 79.69 lakh voters are eligible...
Read more‘India stands with Iran’: PM Modi on demise of Ebrahim Raisi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and said that India is with Iran in the time of sorrow. Expressing shock at the demise of the Iraninan leader, PM Modi said his contribution to strengthening ties between the two nations will be always be remembered. Taking to X, PM Modi posted, "Deeply saddened and shocked by the...
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 moreIran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says
Dubai: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Raisi under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel...
Read morePM Modi offers prayers at Jagannath temple in Puri, leads roadshow
Puri (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Jagannath temple in Puri Monday morning, and led a roadshow here to canvass support for candidates of the BJP. He led the roadshow from Marichkote square to Medical square on Grand Road in Puri. The PM was accompanied by state BJP president Manmohan Samal, the party's MP candidate Sambit Patra and Puri MLA nominee Jayanta Sarangi. Thousands of people lined up...
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Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Esha Deol cast their votes
Mumbai: A swarm of cameras followed Hindi film's beloved veteran star and former Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner, Dharmendra, as he gently made his way to the polling booth to cast his vote in Mumbai Monday morning. At another polling booth, Hema Malini, who's in race for her third term as MP from Mathura, cast her vote....
Yami Gautam, Aditya Dhar welcome baby boy, name him ‘Vedavid’
Mumbai: Actress Yami Gautam Dhar and her husband-director Aditya Dhar Monday announced the arrival of their baby son, Vedavid, who was born on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritya. Taking to Instagram, Yami and Aditya shared a mesmerising photo of Lord Krishna, holding a baby boy in his hands. The photo has a message written on it,...
Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold in women’s 400m T20 category race at World Para C’ships
Kobe (Japan): India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships here Monday. Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris. Aysel Onder of Turkey...
Jr NTR, ‘KGF’ director Prashanth Neel team up for next film tentatively titled ‘NTR 31’
Mumbai: On actor Jr NTR's 41st birthday Monday, it was announced that he and KGF director Prashanth Neel will be teaming up for their next film, which is currently titled NTR 31 for which the shooting will begin in August. The official handle of production house Mythri Movie Makers took to X and posted the first look, featuring...
Premier League: Manchester City make history, become first men’s team to win four titles in a row
Manchester: Pep Guardiola's Manchester City made history Sunday by becoming the first English club to win four Premier League titles in a row with a 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium here. Guardiola has masterminded an unprecedented era of dominance for the second club from Manchester, who have now lifted 17 major honours...
‘India stands with Iran’: PM Modi on demise of Ebrahim Raisi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and said that India is with Iran in the time of sorrow. Expressing shock at the demise of the Iraninan leader, PM Modi said his contribution to strengthening ties between the two nations will be always...
Kamal Haasan unveils new poster of ‘Hindustani 2’, says ‘vote responsibly’
Mumbai: As voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections takes place Monday, acclaimed actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan dropped a new poster for his upcoming film Hindustani 2, also known as Indian 2, highlighting the importance of voting. Kamal took to Instagram and shared the poster. In the image, the actor is seen sporting an elderly...
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,...
Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says
Dubai: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war, during which...
‘Bad politicians created by people who go on a picnic on Voting Day’: Paresh Rawal
Mumbai: National Award-winning actor Paresh Rawal and filmmakers Nikhil Advani and Kunal Kohli exercised their right to vote in Mumbai Monday morning. Before going to vote, Rawal took to X and urged his followers to "Plz remember and vote." https://twitter.com/SirPareshRawal/status/1792365467698708546 He then had this to say: "Bad politicians are not born… They are created… Created by...
