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LUCKNOW: 22.62 % voting was recorded till 11 am in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The highest average turnout was recorded at 27.44% in Pilibhit, followed by 26.28% in (Lakhimpur) Kheri. Voting is being held in 59 constituencies, including state capital Lucknow, spread across nine districts. The districts in which polling […]

SHIVAMOGGA: The Shivamogga police on Tuesday said all accused in the murder case of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha have been identified and will soon be held. “All the accused have been identified. The teams are outside as well as in Shivamogga district. So, work is going on and we are on the verge of completing […]

Fourth term member of the Parliament, Anurag Thakur is a dynamic young Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports in the present BJP government. In Lucknow, to campaign for Lucknow east constituency candidate, Ashutosh Tandon (who is currently serving as the Minister of Urban development in the Yogi Adityanath government), Thakur […]

Jalesar (Etah): Overlooking heavy blocks of coal that will be fired up to alloy copper and zinc into glistening bronze, craftsmen Daudayal and Iqbal sit together, with five dozen such workers, inside a factory-cum-residence to prepare priceless bells. Much like the towering gate at the entry of Jalesar that welcomes visitors with a message  — Ghungroo Town […]

Just a day before Punjab goes to polls, Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh’s grandnephew Yadvinder Singh has issued an appeal in favour of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi who is contesting from Ferozepur assembly seat. Yadvinder who is the grandson of Sardar Kulbir Singh the brother of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat […]

The memories of Bollywood cine stars gyrating to their own hip-shaking numbers in the rural settings of Saifai, the home turf of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family, are thing of a past when Samajwadi Party’s Man Friday Amar Singh or Azam Khan and Abu Azmi would help them connect with the Mumbai film industry. This time […]

AMRITSAR: With only less than 30 hours left for campaigning for the Punjab assembly polls to end, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia is leaving no stone unturned in pushing his case against his political rival cricketer-turned politician and Congress candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu at one of the hotly […]

Although most voters remained wary of sharing their ballot preferences even on polling day, two salient issues —unemployment and price rise — seeped out in conversations with those standing or walking near some of Goa’s polling booths. The veritable cattle market of defections that followed the last assembly elections still rankles. The Congress won 17 […]

The second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls saw 61.96% voter turnout . The nine districts voting in the second phase are Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur. The fate of 586 candidates will decided in this phase. The highest voting (67.52%) has taken place in Saharanpur district, while Shahjahanpur (55.20%) […]

The coastal state of Goa has recorded a heavy voting turnout at 76.75%, across 40 constituencies of 2 districts and 12 talukas.  BJP CM candidate and incumbent CM Pramod Sawant is contesting from this seat in Sanquelim. AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar cast his vote from the St Cruz constituency from where he is contesting. […]