New Delhi: Over 57 per cent voter turnout was recorded Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal, besides EVM glitches at some booths in the state and neighbouring Odisha. While Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout...

Bhubaneswar: From minorities to his assessment of the BJP's chances in the ongoing elections and from Kashmir to unemployment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to PTI on a wide range of subjects. Here are some key quotes from the interview: MINORITIES BJP has never been against minorities. Not just today but never. We want to take everyone...

Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday sentenced a 50-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for killing his wife and mother-in-law in 2019. Mayurbhanj district additional sessions judge Satyanarayan Patra also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Purna Chandra Mohanta, and in case of default, the convict has to remain in jail for another...

London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Monday won a major reprieve as a London court permitted him to appeal against his extradition to the US on espionage charges, a legal saga which has been going on for over a decade. The 52-year-old Australian national has been held at Belmarsh high-security prison in London since 2019 when he was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 60.55 per cent voter turnout till 5pm in the polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments Monday, 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. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Union Home Ministry alleging the Aam Aadmi Party, which rules Delhi and Punjab, has received more than Rs 7 crore foreign funds in contravention of the FCRA, official sources said Monday. The federal probe agency sent the communication after it recovered some documents and emails during a drugs-linked...

New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there will be no...

The Hague (Netherlands): The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defence minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders — Yehya Sinwar,...

A video (here, here, here, & here) showing a man slapping Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal is being widely shared across social media platforms. The claim accompanying the video suggests that it shows a recent attack on Kejriwal during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally, following his release from jail on interim bail in the Delhi...

Mumbai:  Legendary Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, Ajinkya Rahane and Suryakumar Yadav exercised their voting rights in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections, here Monday. Tendulkar, who is a national icon of Election Commission of India (ECI), was joined by his son Arjun at the polling booth. "I am the national icon of...