Odisha: Three die inside booths in separate incidents during third-phase polling
BJP candidate Prasanta Jagadev accused of damaging EVM, detained
Mobile phone ban in Odisha polling booths triggers ire
Bhubaneswar: Several voters in Odisha Saturday expressed strong resentment over the decision to ban carrying mobile phones inside polling booths while exercising their franchise. The CEO's office has also banned smartwatches inside the booths. Those carrying mobile phones said there...
NRI travels from Dubai to cast vote in Odisha polls
Odisha logs around 60% voter turnout till 5pm in six LS seats, 42 Assembly segments
Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 59.60 per cent voter turnout till 5pm in the six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting was held in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly...
Massive fire at gaming zone in Rajkot leaves 24 dead
New Delhi: At least 24 persons, including 12 children, were reportedly killed in a massive fire at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot Saturday. The fire broke out inside the gaming zone in a shopping mall when it was teeming with children. Police teams and fire tenders were rushed to...
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Read moreCyclone Remal formed, landfall likely between West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts Sunday midnight
Kolkata: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm, named Remal, Saturday evening and is likely to turn severe before making landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh Sunday midnight, the IMD said. Named by Oman, Remal, meaning sand in Arabic, is the first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal in this pre-monsoon season. The weather system, moving at a speed of 12 kmph...
Read moreCrippling heat wave in India peaks at 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Phalodi
New Delhi: Temperatures soared to a searing 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Phalodi Saturday, as a brutal heatwave swept through large parts of India, testing the endurance of millions, including those who stepped out to vote in the sixth phase of the ongoing general elections. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 50 degrees Celsius is the highest temperature recorded in the country since June 1, 2019, when Churu, also in...
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Odisha: Three die inside booths in separate incidents during third-phase polling
Bhubaneswar: Three persons died at separate places during the third phase of voting in the state, Saturday. In the first incident, an elderly woman, identified as Kumudini Dalei, 60, succumbed inside a polling booth at Patharapunji village under Baghuapalli panchayat of Nayagarh district. Kumudini was waiting inside a booth to cast vote when she felt uncomfortable. She...
Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ creates history, wins Grand Prix award
Cannes: So near, yet so far. Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine As Light' came home with the Grand Prix, but not the Palme d'Or, from the glittering awards event that brought the curtains down on the 77th Cannes Film Festival Saturday night. Still, it was a big moment for Indian cinema, for it was in as far...
Massive fire at gaming zone in Rajkot leaves 24 dead
New Delhi: At least 24 persons, including 12 children, were reportedly killed in a massive fire at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot Saturday. The fire broke out inside the gaming zone in a shopping mall when it was teeming with children. Police teams and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Sources...
Cyclone Remal formed, landfall likely between West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts Sunday midnight
Kolkata: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm, named Remal, Saturday evening and is likely to turn severe before making landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh Sunday midnight, the IMD said. Named by Oman, Remal, meaning sand in Arabic, is the first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal...
BJP candidate Prasanta Jagadev accused of damaging EVM, detained
Bhubaneswar: A sitting MLA and BJP candidate allegedly broke an EVM and attacked a polling officer inside a booth during voting in Odisha which recorded a voter turnout of over 60.97 per cent in six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly segments, officials said. Two persons - a woman polling officer and a polling agent - died...
Mobile phone ban in Odisha polling booths triggers ire
Bhubaneswar: Several voters in Odisha Saturday expressed strong resentment over the decision to ban carrying mobile phones inside polling booths while exercising their franchise. The CEO's office has also banned smartwatches inside the booths. Those carrying mobile phones said there was no prior information from the Chief Electoral Officer about the restriction on bringing mobile phones inside...
Crippling heat wave in India peaks at 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Phalodi
New Delhi: Temperatures soared to a searing 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Phalodi Saturday, as a brutal heatwave swept through large parts of India, testing the endurance of millions, including those who stepped out to vote in the sixth phase of the ongoing general elections. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 50 degrees Celsius is the...
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Bhubaneswar denizens queue up to vote during third phase of simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Odisha Polling underway across different centres in Cuttack Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visits a polling booth to cast his vote Simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls underway in Odisha’s Puri
Children among four killed in Rajkot game zone fire; relief, rescue ops underway
Rajkot: At least four persons including children were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a game zone in Gujarat's Rajkot city Saturday evening, officials said. Efforts are underway to control the blaze and rescue those trapped inside. The blaze erupted at a temporary structure at the TRP game zone, and among the victims were...
50.72 crore of 76.41 crore eligible voters exercised franchise in first five phases of LS polls: EC
New Delhi: Of the 76.41 crore eligible voters in the first five phases of the Lok Sabha polls, as many as 50.72 crore people have cast their vote, according to data shared by the Election Commission Saturday. India has the largest electorate in the world at 96.88 crore. The EC data showed that 11 crore voters out...