New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, covering 59 seats across seven states, saw a voter turnout of 63.3 per cent which was less than 65.67 per cent recorded in 2014 for the same seats, the Election Commission said on Sunday. The voter turnout was[Read More…]
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Imran Tahir became the highest wicket-taker in this season’s Indian Premier League during the final between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, here on Sunday. South African leg-spinner Tahir surpassed compatriot Kagiso Rabada with 26 wickets to his name. The 40-year-old removed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Amidst allegations of booth capturing, Haryana on Sunday witnessed 67.06 per cent voting in its 10 Lok Sabha seats, an election official said. The figure was nearly four per cent less than the votes polled in the 2014 parliamentary polls. At 72.46 per cent, the highest[Read More…]
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Bachan Singh is among the millions who voted in the capital on Sunday in the penultimate phase of the general election, but he is unique because of his vintage. At the ripe old age of 111, Bachan Singh is Delhi’s oldest voter.[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Soon after the polling ended for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats, alcohol shops across the city saw large number of customers even as some outlets declared they were out of stock and some only had limited varieties due to a stop of liquor sale a[Read More…]
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Making a jibe at the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Sunday said for the Congress, OROP (one rank, one pension) meant ‘One Rahul, One Priyanka’. But the Narendra Modi government not only ensured national security but also implemented ‘one rank, one pension’[Read More…]
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday became the wicket-keeper with most dismissals to his credit in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He now has 132 dismissals (94 catches and 38 stumping) to his name. Chennai Super Kings skipper Dhoni surpassed Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) After his stint with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin presented his pre-match analysis of the final match as a special guest at Maruti Suzuki Cricket Live on the STAR SPORTS Network. He spoke about the season, team performance and the moments[Read More…]
Barcelona, May 12 (IANS) Indias racing sensation Jehan Daruvala created history during the Spanish F1 Grand Prix, scoring a dramatic victory in the inaugural round of the all-new FIA Formula 3 Championship, here on Sunday. The 20-year-old, the only Indian on the grid, started from the second position but streaked[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Furious over not finding his name in the voters’ list, former cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi said polling officials instead of addressing his issue were busy taking ‘selfies. Tweeting on Sunday with photos of the receipts, Bedi said: “I am terribly saddened/ashamed that our Acknowledgment/Receipts Dt[Read More…]
Ghatal (West Bengal), May 12 (IANS) BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Ghatal and former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh was in the eye of a political storm which rocked the sixth phase of polling in West Bengal on Sunday. Ghosh, who is contesting against sitting Trinamool MP and popular Bengali actor[Read More…]
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Model polling booths — an initiative of the Election Commission — were the centre of attraction for the electorate across Delhi who turned up at these booths to exercise their franchise. Cool air blowing from special air coolers at the entry gate[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As voters in Delhi exercised their franchise to elect seven Members of Parliament on Sunday, local issues seem to have been strongly on their minds even as many of them also talked of national issues. People IANS spoke to in North East Delhi and in[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) The toll due to Cyclone Fani, which left a trail of destruction and devastation through coastal Odisha as it hit the state on May 3, has increased to 64, a official report said on Sunday. A Cyclone Situation Report released from the office of Special Relief[Read More…]
Agartala, May 12 (IANS) Around 77 per cent of the 141,251 voters cast their votes during the re-polling at 168 polling stations in the Tripura West parliamentary constituency on Sunday, election officials said. In the troubled-marred polling on April 11 in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, 83.15[Read More…]
Pune, May 12 (IANS) The stage is set for a star-studded opening ceremony of the Indo International Premier Kabaddi League (IPKL) at Balewadi stadium, here on Monday. The first match of the tournament will see the home side Pune Pride locking horns with Haryana Heroes. For the next one week,[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed ICICI Bank’s plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Era Infrastructure. Dismissing the case on account of “duplication”, it said that the “petition cannot be entertained”. The bench noted that the private lender has[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In an embarrassing goof-up, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband Robert Vadra on Sunday used the flag of Paraguay instead of the Tricolour to spread awareness about the Lok Sabha elections on social media, inviting ridicule from netizens. “Our right our strength !! Everyone must[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Summer is the time migrant labourers go back home for a break, but this time, some of them stayed back here to “vote for change” in the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. “Every year we go back to our respective hometowns/villages for a break in[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A turnout of 59.8 per cent was recorded in elections for Delhi’s seven parliamentary constituencies on Sunday, the Election Commission said. With this fate of 164 candidates of various political parties including former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, state BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, cricketer-turned-politician Gautam[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The overall sentiment in the manufacturing sector was positive during the January-March quarter of financial year 2018-19, a FICCI report said on Sunday. Capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector rose by 80 per cent during the fourth quarter (Q4), said the ‘Quarterly Survey on Manufacturing’.[Read More…]
Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) A delegation of Assam Congress Legislature Party (ACLP) here on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Prateek Hajela, state coordinator of National Register Of Citizens (NRC), regarding the harassment faced by religious and linguistic minorities during the NRC claims and objections process. The NRC authorities in Assam[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Scorching heat should not be your reason to ditch your fashion quotient. Embrace your natural beauty and minimalist aesthetics to bring out the best version of yourself in the summer season. Stafford Braganza, National Makeup Artist at NYX Professional Makeup, gives tips and tricks to[Read More…]
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) At least five people lost their lives in a terror attack targeting a five-star hotel in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province, the Army’s media wing said on Sunday as it announced the conclusion of its clearance operation of the establishment. Four hotel employees[Read More…]
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Ignoring the scorching summer heat, 59.38 per cent of the 1.38 crore electorate in eight of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats, which went to the polls in the sixth phase of polling on Sunday, had cast their vote till 6 p.m., officials here said. Voting in[Read More…]
