Odisha Assembly, LS polls 2024: Live updates
Bhubaneswar: Polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha is underway Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundargarh parliamentary constituencies along with 35 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Over 79.69...
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 cabinet holds new emergency session
Tehran: The Iranian cabinet has convened for a second emergency meeting in less than 24 hours following the confirmation of the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash, Iranian media unanimously reported Monday morning. Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber had already chaired a meeting Sunday evening after the helicopter went missing with nine people on board over Iran's north-west. According to protocol, with Raisi's...
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 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...
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Deepika Padukone flaunts baby bump as she arrives to vote with hubby Ranveer Singh
Mumbai: Hindi film star couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone cast their votes for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the Bandra area of Mumbai on a muggy Monday. The couple, who are expecting their first child, arrived at the Mount Mary Church polling station in their Maybach. Ranveer was seen helping Deepika as she walked cautiously...
Police-Maoist encounter in Odisha’s Nuapada, one jawan injured
Bhubaneswar: A member of Odisha Police's Special Operation Group (SOG) sustained a bullet wound during a gunfight with Maoists in Nuapada district Monday, a senior police officer said. The incident took place around 3 am when SOG personnel took on the Maoists in the Sunabeda forest near Shivanarayanpur (Komna police station) on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, ADG (Operations)...
We fulfil our manifesto promises: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Indicating implementation of the One Nation, One Election and Uniform Civil Code plans if he returns to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government fulfils promises made in the BJP's election manifesto. In an interview with PTI, the prime minister said he has added 25 more days to the 100-day plan for his next...
Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan wish ‘man of the masses’ Jr NTR on his 41st b’day
Mumbai: Stars Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, and Ram Charan, to name a few, have wished Jr NTR, who will begin shooting for his next with KGF director Prashanth Neel in August for a yet-untitled film, as he turned 41 Monday. Allu Arjun, who currently awaits the release of his upcoming film Pushpa: The Rule, took to X and...
Anil Kapoor proudly shows his inked finger; Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher also vote
Mumbai: Hindi film star Anil Kapoor beamed with pride after he exercised his right to vote Monday in Mumbai. Dressed in an all-black ensemble paired with sunglasses, the ageless star smiled from ear-to-ear as he posed for the cameras after getting off from his car to show his inked finger. Veteran actor Nana Patekar too was seen...
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,...
SC refuses to entertain PIL against three new criminal laws
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the three recently enacted criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act. At the outset, a vacation bench presided over by Justice Bela M Trivedi told the petitioner-in-person that the plea was liable to be dismissed. Sensing the disinclination of...
Vidya Balan, Urmila Matondkar cast their votes amid blistering Mumbai heat
Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan cast her vote in Mumbai Monday. Dressed in an all-white outfit, and wearing sandals, the actress queued up to vote at the M.M. Pupils School in the Khar area of Mumbai. The actress, addressing the paparazzi stationed at the venue, pointed to the muggy weather and said, "Aaj toh voting karne mein paseena...
Odisha Assembly, LS polls 2024: Live updates
Bhubaneswar: Polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha is underway Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundargarh parliamentary constituencies along with 35 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Over 79.69 lakh voters, including 40.33 lakh men, 39.35...
Rave party involving techies & Telugu actors busted in Bengaluru, MDMA & cocaine seized
Bengaluru: The Anti-Narcotics division of Karnataka Police raided a rave party organised at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru, said officials Monday. The party, involving techies and Telugu actors, was held in the G.M Farmhouse in the Singena Agrahara area near Electronics City, till the early hours. The police seized 17 MDMA tablets and cocaine from...