36.73 % voter turn out recorded in phase 5 till 1 pm, Ladakh leads with 52.02% turnout
New Delhi: The fifth round of the Lok Sabha elections for 49 parliamentary constituencies saw a cumulative voter turnout of 36.73 per cent till 1 pm, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. According to the poll body, Ladakh recorded the highest voter turnout (52.02 per cent) followed by West Bengal (48.41 per […]
Iran chopper crash: Bodies of president Raisi, others killed transported to Tabriz city
Tehran [Iran]: The bodies of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash were transported to Tabriz city in Iran, state media reported on Monday, citing the Red Crescent. The head of the Islamic Republic Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pir Hossein Kolivand, said in televised statement […]
Voter Turnout Reaches 21.56% by 11:00 AM
Baramulla: The Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency has recorded 21.56 per cent voting in all its polling stations up to 11:00 am”, communicated the office of Chief Election Officer, J&K.
Mute woman from PoK detained along LoC in J&K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: A 45-year-old mute woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was detained by the Army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The woman was detained from forward Pukherni village in Laam sector late on Sunday night, they said. According to an identity card recovered from her […]
Tourist arrivals in Kashmir not right barometer of normalcy: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar; National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said tourism should not be linked to the security situation in Kashmir as tourist arrivals are not the right barometer of normalcy and this makes tourists a target. The situation in the Valley is “not normal”, Abdullah told reporters after visiting polling booths in Budgam. […]
Give up arms, return to family: Militant’s brother says to him from polling booth
Baramulla (J&K): A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant’s brother appealed to him to surrender in the interest of peace after he cast his vote here in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday. Rouf Ahmad Lone is the brother of Umar Lone, an active LeT militant, who is wanted in several militancy-related cases. “Voting is my right, […]
Stock markets closed today for fifth phase of voting
Mumbai (Maharashtra): The Indian stock markets, including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), are closed today in observance of the fifth phase of parliamentary election voting in Mumbai. The decision to close the markets was taken to ensure that citizens, including those working in the financial sector, can participate in […]
“Ghar se bahar aaye aur vote kare”: Govinda’s message to citizens after he exercised his right to vote
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Actor-turned-politician Govinda on Monday morning arrived at a polling booth in Mumbai and exercised his right to vote during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections. After casting his vote, Govinda sent out an important message to fellow citizens of the country while speaking to media. He simply said, “Ghar se bahar aaye […]
EAM Jaishankar condoles deaths of Iran’s president, foreign minister in helicopter crash
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar condoled the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash in the country’s mountainous northwest region. The aircraft, which also carried other officials, had disappeared in the mountains of northwestern Iran. Jaishankar recalled his meetings with Raisi and Amir-Abdillahian, […]
Salt-less KKR take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in power-hitting slugfest
Ahmedabad: High-flying Kolkata Knight Riders and an unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad, teams that have built their IPL 2024 campaign on power-hitting, will look to outmuscle each other in Qualifier 1 here on Tuesday. If KKR were the first team to make IPL playoffs this year, SRH gave themselves a huge boost by inflicting a four-wicket loss […]
