Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) Odia film actor Sarat Pujari died at his rented house here early Monday, his family said. He was 80. “He suffered a massive cardiac arrest at about 12.30 a.m.,” his son Soumen Pujari, who is also an actor, told IANS. Sarat is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons. His […]
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai walked into a polling station with the party symbol pinned to his kurta. Polling in 18 parliamentary constituencies is underway peacefully, officials said. There were complaints of some technical […]
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Voting began Monday for the remaining 18 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the final round of India’s general election, officials said. The most keenly-watched contest is in Varanasi, where Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is locked in a battle against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and […]
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Polling began in Bihar for the remaining six parliamentary seats Monday, officials said. As many as 90 candidates are in the fray. Over nine million people are eligible to vote. Balloting is being held at 8,379 polling stations where more than 55,000 officials have been deployed.
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Voting began in Uttar Pradesh Monday for the remaining 18 Lok Sabha seats, including Varanasi, officials said. A total of 328 candidates are in the fray in the concluding round of the parliamentary polls. Balloting is taking place at 31,483 polling stations where over 146,000 staff have been deployed. Over three crore […]
Gurgaon, May 11 (IANS) A Delhi resident, held for theft, tried to commit suicide in a police station here but did not succeed as the object he used to slit his throat was not sharp, police said Sunday. “The incident happened Saturday night, Pawan Kumar went to toilet in the Sadar police station here and slit […]
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Congress and CPI-M leaders were Sunday attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal ahead of the final phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday. The Trinamool rubbished the allegations and said it was the opposition’s “malicious propaganda”. Kalyan Samajdar, CPI-M’s Cossipore zonal committee secretary, was hospitalized after he was attacked […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An astounding 500 million people in India have voted so far in the staggered Lok Sabha election, officials statistics show. Of the 754.81 million eligible voters in the first nine phases, 499.18 million cast their ballot. The highest turnout was recorded in the sixth phase held April 17, when 123.5 million […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian stocks are likely to witness extreme volatility during the trading week beginning Monday amid exit polls and election outcomes, after key indices Sensex and Nifty touched record highs Friday. A big volatility in the equities markets is expected Tuesday, a day after the exit poll projections will be announced, analysts […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A notice has been issued to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks against the Congress during a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, the Election Commission said Sunday. “In a rally in Amethi dated May 2, Kejriwal had said ‘it would be betraying the country if the people vote for the […]