Kerala records healthy voter turnout amid scorching heat
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 - Voters in Kerala on Friday braved the scorching heat with 50 per cent of them casting their vote, according to official figures. In the fray are 194 candidates.
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI to raise $6 billion: Report
New Delhi, April 26 - Taking on Sam Altman-run OpenAI, Elon Musk-run xAI is reportedly raising at least $6 billion at a valuation of about $18 billion.
INDIA bloc aims to divide the country on religious grounds: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow, April 26 - Lashing out at the Congress on Friday, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Congress manifesto is harmful to India, the world's largest democracy.
Bengal LS polls: BJP’s Raju Bista complains of violence at Chopra; 47.29 pc turnout till 1 pm
Kolkata, April 27 - A voter turnout of 57.29 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. in the three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal -- Darjeeling, Raiganj, and Balurghat -- where polling is underway on Friday.
At 47.48 pc, Barmer-Jaisalmer records highest turnout in Rajasthan till 1 pm
Jaipur, April 26 - As voting continued in 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan on Friday, around 40.39 per cent turnout was recorded till 1 p.m.
We will implement UCC in entire country, it is ‘Modi ki Guarantee’: Amit Shah
Bhopal, April 26 - Assuring that it is a 'Modi ki Guarantee' (PM Modi's guarantee), Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the government led by the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country.
Assam records over 46 pc turnout till 1 PM
Guwahati, April 26 - Around 46.31 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Assam till 1 p.m. as voting for five Lok Sabha seats is the state is underway.
Karnataka records over 38 pc voting till 1 pm
Bengaluru, April 26 - Karnataka recorded 38.33 per cent voting till 1 p.m. in the polling held for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the southern part of the state on Friday. With many Parliamentary constituencies inching closer to 50 per cent of polling,
Amid scorching heat, Tripura East records 55 pc turnout till 1 p.m.
Agartala, April 26 - Braving the scorching heat, around 55 per cent of voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway on Friday.
Omar Abdullah opposes any move to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar, April 26 - Former Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah on Friday opposed any move to postpone the voting date in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat.
Outer Manipur: Over 54 pc turnout recorded till 1 p.m. in 8 districts
Imphal, April 26 - Over 54 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the remaining part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, where polling is underway amid heavy security cover, officials said on Friday.
114 candidates file nominations for India’s biggest LS constituency in T’gana
Hyderabad, April 26 - Malkajgiri, which is the biggest parliament constituency in the country, accounts for the highest number of candidates filing their nominations in Telangana.
Nomination of BJP’s Birbhum candidate cancelled, Debtanu Bhattacharya to contest
Kolkata, April 26 - The nomination of former IPS officer and the BJP’s candidate from Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency, Debashis Dhar, was cancelled on Friday on technical grounds.
Should re-election be held with fresh candidates if NOTA gets a majority? SC issues notice to EC
New Delhi, April 26 - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to frame guidelines or rules, if in any election, all the contesting candidates individually do not surpass NOTA.
31.77 pc polling in Maharashtra’s 8 seats till 1 p.m.
Mumbai, April 26 - A voter turnout of 31.77 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. for the 8 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where voting is being held on Friday.
Court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 8 in ED case
New Delhi, April 26 - A local court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise
Long queues outside polling booths in Jammu-Reasi LS constituency
Jammu, April 26 - In the first four hours since the voting started in the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, 26.61 per cent of votes were cast.
Maha MLA takes MP wife on bike ride to cast vote in Amravati
Amravati (Maharashtra), April 26 - Actress-turned-politician BJP candidate for Amravati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency, Navneet Kaur-Rana knows how to grab eyeballs, not just inside dark cinemas but also in broad daylight.
UP govt now focusses on problem of beggary
Lucknow, April 26 - Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has asked municipal commissioners of major cities in the state to deal with the problem of beggary.
Elderly voter dies in queue as Rajasthan records 26.84 pc turnout till 11 am
Jaipur, April 26 - A voter turnout of 26.84 per cent was recorded till 11 a.m. for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where voting is being held on Friday.