Rahul to look for safe seat after Wayanad polls: Modi

Rahul to look for safe seat after Wayanad polls: Modi

Sunday, 21 April 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Launching a blistering attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that ‘Shehzada and his team were waiting for the polling to get over in Wayanad, from where he is contesting, to find another safe seat for him, and predicted that he (Rahul) will “run...

Western Uttar Pradesh

Western Uttar Pradesh

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | Virendra Nath Bhatt | Lucknow

Voter turnout of 57.54 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in all eight parliamentary constituencies of Western Uttar Pradesh where polling was held in first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Total turnout of voters was expected to be marginally above 60 per cent. The eight constituencies where...

The Pioneer reports from Ground Zero

The Pioneer reports from Ground Zero

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAI

As polling in the first phase of the general election concluded by Friday 6 pm, Tamil Nadu registered a voter turn-out of 63 .2 per cent till 5 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. Final figures would be released by 8 pm, said the ECI officials. Dharmapuri registered 73.51...

Over 62 per cent polling in 1st phase of LS polls

Over 62 per cent polling in 1st phase of LS polls

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

In a kaleidoscope of democracy in action, voters of all ages — from wheelchair-bound seniors to newlyweds and Great Andamanese Tribe from Strait Island in South Andaman to the world’s shortest woman cast their vote on Friday with an estimated  62.37 per cent turnout recorded till 6 pm in the...

Kejriwal on a sweet binge to increase blood sugar levels

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's diabetic status has become a bone of contention between him and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency informed the court here on Thursday that Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam case, is eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day to create...

Tight security in Manipur  today for polls

Tight security in Manipur today for polls

Friday, 19 April 2024 | PTI | Imphal

 Tight security arrangements have been put in place for the first of the two-phased Lok Sabha elections in Manipur, which had been rocked by ethnic violence over the last one year, officials said on Thursday. The Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, which comprises 32 of the 60 Assembly segments in the...

Uneasy lull in poll-bound Cooch Behar

Uneasy lull in poll-bound Cooch Behar

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

The police administration on Thursday went on high alert as an uneasy lull descended in parts of Cooch Behar district of North Bengal which will go to first phase of elections along with neighbouring Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on Friday. Union Home Minister for State Nisith Pramanik of the BJP is pitted...

Confusions galore in Bihar ahead of voting

Confusions galore in Bihar ahead of voting

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Gaya/Jamui

 A lot of confusion prevails in the minds of voters of the four Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the first phase on Friday as in these constituencies the cast for caste has been the pattern for decades and development is a non-issue as was put once by Bihar's...

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