New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that the BJP will get a bigger win in opposition-ruled states due to a “positive mandate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls, as he slammed the opposition’s criticism of the Election Commission as a ploy to cover up for its impending loss….
New Delhi: The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday registered a voter turnout of 61.20 per cent — the lowest among all phases — as per the data complied till 11.45 pm. The turnout in the fifth phase was marginally higher at 62.20 per cent. The Election Commission said the figures were approximate…
Rakkot (Gujarat): At least 27 persons, including four children under the age of 12, were killed in a massive fire that swept through a game zone teeming with people enjoying a summer vacation outing in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Saturday evening, officials said. The death toll is likely to go up, they said. Police have…
Ahmedabad: At least 24 people have lost their lives in a devastating fire at the TRP Gamezone in Rajkot on Saturday. The blaze produced plumes of smoke visible up to five kilometers away. Tragically, several of the deceased are believed to be children. Local residents reported that over 30 children and their parents were trapped…
New Delhi: In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian Navy Dornier aircraft evacuated a 75-year-old critically ill patient from Agatti Island in Lakshadweep on Saturday. A request for urgent medical evacuation of the patient was received from the Lakshadweep administration early in the morning, the Navy said. The aircraft was deployed from INS Garuda in…
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 on Saturday. India has the largest electorate in the world at 96.88 crore. The EC data showed that 11…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday came out with Lok Sabha constituency-wise data on the number of votes cast in the first five phases of the elections and asserted that there is a pattern in creating false narratives and mischievous design to vitiate the electoral process. It said that any alteration in the number…
Mangaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the law is the same for everyone and wondered whether the allegations against BJP’s Harish Poonja who is facing charges for allegedly intimidating police be denied just because he is an MLA. The chief minister said an FIR has been registered under section 353 (Assault…
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP on Saturday held a protest march demanding the resignation of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran, alleging that roads in the state capital were waterlogged and damaged and epidemics on the rise following the rains due to the inefficiency of the city corporation. The protestors, including women, marched to the office of the Thiruvananthapuram…
Kolkata: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm by Saturday evening and make landfall on May 26 night along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met office said. The cyclone is likely to make landfall with a wind speed of 110-120 km per…
