India

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray, along with their family, cast their votes for the General Election 2024. They voted for the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency.

Filmmaker and actress Pooja Bhatt, along with her father, acclaimed director-producer Mahesh Bhatt, cast their votes in Mumbai on Monday.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his family cast his vote on Monday in the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections in Lucknow. In a tweet on X, he said, "I voted with my family in Lucknow. Those who are going to vote today are requested to vote in large numbers along with their family and friends."

A persistent heatwave has engulfed northern India, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels across several states. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi are expected to experience heatwave to severe heatwave conditions until May 23. Meanwhile, Rajasthan will face similar conditions for the next three days, and Uttar Pradesh until May 21. The scorching temperatures have also been forecasted for Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh until May 23, Uttarakhand until May 22, Bihar, and West Bengal on May 20, Jharkhand until May 21, and Odisha until May 23.

A teenager was arrested in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday after a video of him casting multiple votes went viral on social media. The video, which shows the boy voting eight times in favor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a polling booth in the Farrukhabad parliamentary constituency, was widely shared by political figures including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.