Gold smuggling: DRI suspects involvement of more AI Express crew members
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 - After arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe suspecting role of more crew members in the crime.
Odisha records 22.64 pc voter turnout in six LS & 42 Assembly seats
Bhubaneswar, June 1 - A voting percentage of 22.64 was recorded in the first four hours of polling in Odisha's six Lok Sabha seats and 42 Assembly segments on Saturday where simultaneous elections are taking place.
Tourist from MP falls unconscious, dies in J&K’s Srinagar
Srinagar, June 1 - Officials said on Saturday that a tourist from Madhya Pradesh fell unconscious and died in Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar city.
Gujarat crackdown: 31 properties sealed in Rajkot, 739 in Surat after fire tragedy
Rajkot, June 1 - Following the tragic fire in Rajkot that claimed 27 lives, the local administration has sealed 31 properties, including several schools and coaching classes for non-compliance with safety norms.
Amid violence, Bengal’s nine LS seats record 12.63 pc polling
Kolkata, June 1 - Amid continuing reports of poll-related tension and violence surfacing from different pockets in West Bengal on Saturday, the average polling percentage for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies till 9 a.m. was recorded at a moderate of 12.94, slightly higher
Punjab registers 9.64 pc polling in first two hours
Chandigarh, June 1 - Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats, registered 9.64 per cent polling in the first two hours on Saturday.
ECI registers 10.58 pc polling in first few hours of voting in Bihar
Patna, June 1 - Even as a crippling heatwave gripped Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) registered 10.58 per cent polling till 9 A.M. on the eight Lok Sabha seats that went to polls in the seventh and last phase on Saturday.
Heatwave to prevail in Jammu, pleasant weather likely in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 1 - The weather office said on Saturday that the present heatwave condition is expected to continue in the Jammu division while Kashmir valley will have generally pleasant weather in the next nine days.
Himachal Pradesh sees 15 per cent polling in two hours
Shimla, June 1 - Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday, saw 15.50 per cent polling in the first two hours for four Parliamentary seats and 13 per cent for by-poll for six Assembly seats for the seventh and the last phase of the general elections.
Punjab CM Mann appeals to people to vote in large numbers
Chandigarh, June 1 - Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife, Gurpreet Kaur, cast their votes on Saturday at a polling booth in the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, and appealed to people to vote in large numbers.
Heatwave alert in 3 LS constituencies; hot, humid conditions on other 5 seats of Bihar
Patna, June 1 - Even as polling began in the last and seventh phase for Bihar’s eight Lok Sabha seats falling under Patna and Shahabad divisions, the Met Department issued an heatwave alert for Karakat, Buxar and Sasaram constituencies.
Everyone should exercise franchise, says Harbhajan Singh
Chandigarh, June 1 - Former Indian cricketer and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh on Saturday cast his vote at a polling booth in his hometown Jalandhar in Punjab.
Vote for betterment of Chandigarh, says BJP’s LS candidate after casting vote
Chandigarh, June 1 - Appealing everyone to vote for the betterment of the city, Chandigarh BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon and his family on Saturday cast their votes at a polling booth in Sector 18 here during the seventh and final voting phase of
Every vote will decide condition of country, says AAP’s Raghav Chadha
Chandigarh, June 1 - Saying every vote will decide the direction and condition of the country, AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday cast his vote at a polling station in Punjab’s Mohali, near here, for the seventh and the last phase of the
Polling begins for 4 LS constituencies, by-poll for 6 Assembly seats in Himachal
Shimla, June 1 - Polling began on Saturday with 57.11 lakh voters casting votes for four Parliamentary seats and by-poll for six Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh till 6 p.m.
Polling begins at 24,451 polling stations in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 1 - Polling began on Saturday with the comprehensive arrangements for peaceful voting at 24,451 polling stations in Punjab for 13 Lok Sabha seats, with the deployment of around 70,000 security personnel, including Central forces.
Polling begins in PM Modi’s Kashi, 12 other constituencies in final phase in UP
Lucknow, June 1 - Polling has begun for the seventh and final phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh where 13 remaining seats in the eastern part of the state are going to polls.
Polling begins for seventh and final phase of LS polls
New Delhi, June 1 - Polling began on Saturday for 57 seats in eight states/UT in the seventh and final phase of India's mammoth electoral exercise.
Nitish Kumar playing with the lives of teachers, claims Tejashwi Yadav
Patna, June 31 - RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed on Friday that the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is playing with the lives of teachers.
Lok Sabha Secretariat prepares to welcome, register and assist new MPs
New Delhi, May 31 - With the results of the general elections set to be announced on June 4, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has introduced several innovative measures to welcome, register and assist the newly-elected MPs.