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,...

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...

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...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded around 6.99 per cent voter turnout in the first two hours of polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments Monday, officials said. Voting started at 7 am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundergarh parliamentary constituencies along with 35 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Lok Sabha...

Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor was among the early voters Monday morning, joining the likes of Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, and Janhvi Kapoor to cast his vote. On Monday morning, Shahid took to his Instagram stories and shared a picture of himself sitting in a car, wearing a white T-shirt and sunglasses. The actor posed for a selfie,...

Mumbai: Voting started peacefully for the fifth and final phase of 2024 Lok Sabha elections for 13 constituencies in Maharashtra, with Hindi film actor Akshay Kumar being among the early voters along with many other celebs and commoners, here Monday. Voting got underway in all six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai at 7 a.m. with people queuing...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das cast his vote here early Monday morning and urged all electors to exercise their franchise. Polling was underway since 7 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Mumbai and seven other seats in Maharashtra. “I urge all the voters to vote…this is a right in our parliamentary democracy and everyone should...

Sonepur: A satellite survey has exposed ‘fake’ cultivation of paddy on 9,018 plots by some unscrupulous farmers and land owners. The survey has unearthed that in reality paddy was not cultivated during the 2023-24 Rabi season in various areas of Subarnapur district, sources informed Sunday. Sources pointed out that hundreds of farmers including landowners got their names...

Bolangir: In a tragic mishap, a teacher died while discharging poll duty at a polling station in DAV Colle ge of Titilagarh in Bolangir district, Sunday morning. The deceased teacher was identified as Sushil Kumar Acharya, a teacher of Patuapali Upper Primary School under Agalpur block in Bolangir district. According to sources, Sushil who was assigned the...