Politics

LS Poll: Haryana witnesses 31% voting by noon

Haryana on Saturday recorded a voter turnout of 31 per cent till 1 pm as polling is underway for the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

May 25, 2024

Despite violence, Bengal records 36.88% voting in 8 seats by noon

Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m.

May 25, 2024

Karnataka town tense after allegations of custodial death over Matka surface

Tension prevailed in Karnataka's Channagiri town on Saturday following violence by a mob over an alleged custodial death.

May 25, 2024

LS Poll 2024 6th Phase: Brisk voting recorded in Bihar's 8 seats

The voting was picking up in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar as 23.67 per cent polling was registered in the first four hours on Saturday.

May 25, 2024

Janhvi Kapoor says debate between 'Mahatma Gandhi, BR Ambedkar on their views on casteism' would be interesting; leaves netizens shocked

She continued, "Ambedkar was still very stern and clear from the start what his stand was but I think Gandhi's view kept evolving as he got more and more exposed to the rampant caste-based discrimination in our society. To learn more about it from a third person's perspective and enduring it firsthand is quite distinctive from one another."

May 25, 2024

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates as leaders cast their vote in national capital

A total of 58 seats across six states and two Union territories are actively engaged in the electoral process today.

May 25, 2024

Israel rejects ICJ ruling to 'immediately' halt Rafah assault, cites Court's past failures

South Africa justified its application to the ICJ by arguing that the court's previous measures in connection with the Gaza war were inadequate. Israel rejected Friday's ruling.

May 25, 2024

Penultimate phase of LS poll begins for 58 seats [Updates]

Polling is being held in all the 10 seats in Haryana and seven constituencies in Delhi, eight seats in Bihar, four in Jharkhand, six in Odisha, 14 in UP, and eight seats in West Bengal, apart from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.

May 25, 2024

EVM smashing case: AP High Court bars police from taking any action against MLA till June 5

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday barred police from taking any action against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, till June 5 in the case relating to the destruction of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during polling.

May 24, 2024

High-octane campaigning for sixth phase wraps up, all set for polling tomorrow

For the sixth phase of polling the campaigning wraps up.

May 24, 2024

YSRCP MLA caught destroying EVM by CCTV camera; remains elusive seeking anticipatory bail

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Pinneli Ramakrishna Reddy, who smashed an Electronic Voting Machine during polling in Andhra Pradesh, remains elusive

May 23, 2024

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Campaign for sixth phase to end today

The camping for the sixth phase of Bihar election will on Thursday 5pm

May 23, 2024

Rajnath takes potshots at Pak's praise for Rahul, says 'PoK will inevitably come to India

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the neighbouring country will soon find it difficult to suppress the anger and outrage in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), thereby making latter's way for assimilation into India.

May 23, 2024

NDA has already crossed 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, said that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already crossed 310 mark at the end of the first five phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

May 23, 2024

SC refuses to entertain ex-CM Soren's plea against ED arrest

In a big jolt to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain his plea challenging arrest in the money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

May 23, 2024