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Some exit polls predict NDA majority in LS elections
New Delhi: Early exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA, with the ruling alliance projected to open its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and sweep Karnataka. The Republic TV-P Marq poll claimed that the ruling alliance will win up to 359 seats and the opposition INDIA...
Read moreCops nab four members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang for plotting to attack Salman Khan
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 Pansare, Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone II (Panvel), told the media that Panvel police...
Read moreINDIA bloc leaders meet to discuss strategy for counting of votes; TMC, PDP skip
New Delhi: Senior leaders of the INDIA bloc met here Saturday to discuss their strategy for the counting of votes June 4, even as the TMC and PDP skipped the meeting. Senior leaders of the Congress, Samajwadi Party, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, JMM, AAP, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) met at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence Saturday afternoon and held discussions, even as the last phase of polling was...
Read moreExcise policy case: Court to pronounce order on Kejriwal’s bail plea June 5
New Delhi: A court in New Delhi Saturday reserved for June 5 its order on an application moved by Chief Minster and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal seeking interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22....
Read moreLok Sabha polls seventh phase: Top highlights
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 the fray are Union Minister Anurag Thakur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew...
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Some exit polls predict NDA majority in LS elections
New Delhi: Early exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA, with the ruling alliance projected to open its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and sweep Karnataka. The Republic TV-P Marq poll claimed that the ruling alliance will win up to 359 seats and the opposition INDIA bloc will bag 154 seats in the...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi writes to Prez on Agnipath scheme, urges her to intervene
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu against the Agnipath scheme, alleging there is "discrimination" in the nature and extent of benefits given to the families of slain soldiers. Urging the president to intervene, Gandhi said an "exception is warranted in this case" as she is the Supreme Commander of the Armed...
Defamation case: Court asks Rahul to appear June 7, grants bail to Siddaramaiah, DCM
Bengaluru: A court here Saturday directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in a defamation case filed by the BJP, and granted bail to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar in connection with the matter. Rahul Gandhi was asked to appear before the court on June 7 in connection with the...
Odisha registers 62.46% turnout till 5pm in 6 LS seats, 42 Assembly segments
Bhubaneswar: A voter turnout of 62.46 per cent was recorded till 5pm Saturday in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly seats of Odisha where polling is underway in the third phase of the simultaneous elections Among the six Lok Sabha constituencies, Jagatsinghpur recorded the highest voter turnout at 65.93 per cent while Bhadrak logged the lowest...
T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada
Georgetown (Guyana): More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event's ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, here Sunday. Brathwaite had slammed Ben Stokes for four...
ATF price cut 6.5%, commercial LPG by Rs 69
New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price Saturday was reduced by a steep 6.5 per cent and that of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants by Rs 69 per 19-kg cylinder on declining international oil prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was cut by Rs 6,673.87 per kilolitre, or 6.5 per cent, to Rs 94,969.01 per...
Passenger vehicle wholesales in slow lane in May due to high base effect, elections
New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a marginal growth in May on account of high base effect and muted demand due to general elections. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 3,50,257 lakh units last month as compared to 3,35,436 in the same month a year ago, registering a growth of...
Mungeshpur temperature reading of 52.9 degrees Celsius due to malfunctioning sensor: IMD
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department Saturday said the temperature reading of 52.9 degree Celsius by an automatic weather station (AWS) at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi was due to a "malfunctioning sensor" and said that such devices deployed for weather observations will be examined. The weather office had dispatched a team of experts to Mungeshpur after an...
Odisha registers 49.77% turnout till 3pm in 6 LS seats, 42 Assembly segments
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...
Cops nab four members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang for plotting to attack Salman Khan
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...
