Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 49.77 per cent voter turnout till 3pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly segments falling under these Lok Sabha seats. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in...

Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai police infiltrated the social media groups, including WhatsApp, of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang before arresting four of its members for allegedly plotting to attack actor Salman Khan, an official said Saturday. The action comes months after the police made arrests in connection with a firing outside the actor's Bandra home in Mumbai. Vivek...

Cuttack: Tension erupted in the Salipur Assembly segment under the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha after BJP's MLA nominee Arindam Roy accused the ruling BJD workers of booth capturing at Malasasan village. As per sources, some alleged BJD workers reportedly attacked BJP's polling agent, Sanjay Rout, and four other party supporters with sharp-edged weapons and sticks...

New Delhi: A court in New Delhi Saturday reserved for June 5 its order on an application moved by Delhi Chief Minster and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal seeking interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja reserved the order, observing that the application was for grant of...

New Delhi: Funding in the Indian startup ecosystem continued unabated this week despite volatility in stock markets over weak global cues. At least 39 startups in the country secured more than $387 million, which included 13 growth-stage deals and 20 early-stage deals. Within the growth-stage deals, 13 startups raised $309.7 million in funding, reports Entrackr. Bengaluru-based startups...

New Delhi: In the seventh and final phase of the general election Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha. Prominent candidates among the 904 in...

Kendrapara: Amid the ongoing last phase of simultaneous polls in Odisha, BJP booth president of booth-35 in Odisha’s Kendrapara constituency was allegedly stabbed by BJD workers Saturday, a source said. An FIR in this regard has been lodged. Mentionably, polling is underway for six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly seats in Odisha amid tight security arrangements...

Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who was roped in by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to encourage young voters to participate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, cast his vote Saturday during the seventh phase of the elections. The actor urged everyone to vote and said that it gives a sense of empowerment. After casting his vote,...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian Saturday claimed that the ruling party in Odisha would win more than 115 of the 147 Assembly seats and secure 15 of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. His claim comes on a day when the state's fourth and final round of elections is underway. Taking to X, Pandian...

New Delhi: Top leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet here Saturday to discuss their strategy for the counting of votes June 4, even as the TMC and PDP are set to skip the meeting. Senior leaders of the Congress, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, AAP, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) will hold discussions at Congress...