Day: April 29, 2019

Ukraine’s president-elect offers passports to Russians

Kiev : President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the Kremlin’s rule. The Russian president on Saturday said Moscow was considering plans to make it easier for all Ukrainians to obtain […]

Chinese Prez Xi meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of Indo-Pak relations

Beijing : Chinese President Xi Jinping met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday and expressed hope that Pakistan and India can meet each other halfway to improve their strained relations following the Pulwama terror attack by a JeM suicide bomber. Both leaders also exchanged views on the situations in […]

9 per cent polling recorded in Odisha in first two hours

Bhubaneswar : An estimated nine per cent of the 95.06 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Monday in six Lok Sabha and 41 assembly constituencies of Odisha, an election official said. This is the fourth and final phase of polling in Odisha, […]

J-K: 0.91% polling recorded in Kulgam in first 2 hours

Srinagar :  Less than one per cent of the over 3.45 lakh electorate came out to vote in the first two hours of polling in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir — part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency — on Monday amid stringent security arrangements, officials said. The […]

Over 13% voting recorded in first 2 hours in Rajasthan

Jaipur :  Over 13 per cent voting was registered in the first two hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan which began at 7 am on Monday. Banswara recorded the maximum voter turn out of 14.44 per cent, while the overall voting percentage at 9 am […]

MP: Poll candidate alleges attack by Naxals, EC launches probe

Bhopal : An Independent candidate in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat Lok Sabha seat alleged that his vehicle was set afire by Naxals on Monday, officials said. A case was registered by police in this connection and the state election office was also probing the incident, they said. Kishore Samrite, who […]

Sunny Deol pays obeisance at Golden Temple; to file nomination papers

Chandigarh :  Actor and BJP candidate Sunny Deol Monday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar ahead of filling his nomination papers from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat. Sporting a navy blue turban and wearing a blue shirt, the 62-year-old offered prayers at the sanctum sanctorum of the […]

Polling for phase of LS polls underway

New Delhi : Polling is underway for phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections Monday.Here are some interesting nuggets about this phase. 72 Lok Sabha constituencies across 9 states headed for polls Over 12.79 crore voters to decide fate of 961candidates Over 1.40 lakh polling booths in place for smooth […]

Markets closed due to Mumbai elections

Mumbai :  All major markets, including BSE, National Stock Exchange, forex and money markets are closed Monday due to elections in Mumbai.  PTI  29/4/2019

LS polls: CM Kamal Nath among first to cast vote in MP

Bhopal :  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was among the early ones to cast his vote on Monday for the Lok Sabha polls in the state’s Chhindwara seat, where his son Nakul Nath is the Congress’ candidate. The chief minister along with his wife, son and daughter-in-law arrived […]

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