There will be as many splits as there are parties in INDIA bloc after results: UP CM

There will be as many splits as there are parties in INDIA bloc after results: UP CM

Gorakhpur, June 1 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that due to the overwhelming support and blessings of the people, it was certain that a Modi government would be formed at the Centre on June 4 with a resounding

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Mehbooba Mufti to skip INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi today

Mehbooba Mufti to skip INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi today

Srinagar, June 1 - Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will skip the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on Saturday due to the health concerns of her mother.

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents

New Delhi, June 1 - Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday cast his vote in Ludhiana, Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase.

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Sufficient coal stocks at thermal power plants amid high power demand: Ministry

Sufficient coal stocks at thermal power plants amid high power demand: Ministry

New Delhi, June 1 - Amid extremely high demand for power in scorching heat, the coal stocks at thermal power plants are sufficient to meet the requirement of 19 days, the Ministry of Coal said on Saturday.

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Bengal records 28.30 pc polling, over 1400 complaints filed

Bengal records 28.30 pc polling, over 1400 complaints filed

Kolkata, June 1 - The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was flooded with complaints of poll-related tension and violence, even as the average percentage of polling till 11 a.m. for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies in the state was

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24.25 pc polling in Bihar amid crippling heatwave

24.25 pc polling in Bihar amid crippling heatwave

Patna, June 1 - People are coming out to vote in Bihar despite the hot and humid conditions.

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Gold smuggling: DRI suspects involvement of more AI Express crew members

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.

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Odisha records 22.64 pc voter turnout in six LS & 42 Assembly seats

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.

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Tourist from MP falls unconscious, dies in J&K’s Srinagar

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.

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Gujarat crackdown: 31 properties sealed in Rajkot, 739 in Surat after fire tragedy

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.

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Amid violence, Bengal’s nine LS seats record 12.63 pc polling

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

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Punjab registers 9.64 pc polling in first two hours

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.

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ECI registers 10.58 pc polling in first few hours of voting in Bihar

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.

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Heatwave to prevail in Jammu, pleasant weather likely in Kashmir

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.

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Himachal Pradesh sees 15 per cent polling in two hours

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.

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Punjab CM Mann appeals to people to vote in large numbers

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.

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Heatwave alert in 3 LS constituencies; hot, humid conditions on other 5 seats of Bihar

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.

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Everyone should exercise franchise, says Harbhajan Singh

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.

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Vote for betterment of Chandigarh, says BJP’s LS candidate after casting vote

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

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Every vote will decide condition of country, says AAP’s Raghav Chadha

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

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