Month: April 2019

Sports Schedule for Thursday, April 11

CRICKET: *IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur. *Preview of IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in Kolkata. *Other stories related to Indian and international cricket. BADMINTON: *Singapore Open in Singapore. PTI  11/4/2019

Congress fights for existence in West Bengal

Kolkata : Buffeted by the steady erosion in its vote bank, and exodus of its leaders and workers to the state’s ruling TMC and a resurgent BJP, the Congress is fighting a grim battle to stay relevant in West Bengal politics in the Lok Sabha elections. The party, which […]

Voting underway in Baramulla LS seat

Srinagar ; Voting began on a peaceful note Thursday in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, with voters in Kupwara, Handwara and Uri turning out early morning to exercise their franchise, officials said. Amid tight security, polling began across the constituency at 7 am and has been […]

I stayed calm under pressure: Pollard

Mumbai : His whirlwind 83 powered Mumbai Indians to a last-ball three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab and stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard said the key to the successful chase was staying cool and collected under immense pressure. Pollard, who led the team in place of the injured Rohit Sharma, […]

Arunachal Pradesh polls: 6 pc turnout till 9 am

Itanagar : An estimated six per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. Simultaneous polls are being held in the state to decide the fate of 181 candidates for 57 assembly seats and 12 candidates for two Lok Sabha […]

Market opens on a cautious note as Lok Sabha poll begins

Mumbai :  Domestic equity benchmarks opened on a cautious note Thursday as voting began in 91 constituencies across the country in the first phase of Lok Sabha election. The BSE Sensex was trading 33.29 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 38,618.64. The gauge had ended 353.87 points, or […]

Warm morning in Delhi, heat wave condition predicted

New Delh :  It was a warm Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 23 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. Relative humidity was 61 per cent at 8.30 am, a MeT department official said. The mercury is predicted to soar and […]

9 pc voter turn out recorded in BhandaraGondiya in 2 hrs

Nagpur :  Nine per cent voter turn out was recorded in BhandaraGondiya LS constituency in Maharashtra between 7 am and 9 am Thursday, election officials said. Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is being held in seven constituencies – Nagpur, Wardha, Ramtek, Bhandara-Gondiya, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli-Chimur and […]

C’garh LS polls: 14 pc turnout till 9.30 am

Bastar : Around 14 per cent electorate cast their votes in the first couple of hours of polling in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. At some places, there were reports of EVM snags which were being rectified, an election official in the state capital […]

10.6 per cent voting till 9 am in Telangana

Hyderabad :  Telangana registered 10.6 per cent voting till 9 am as polling in the first of the seven-phased general elections began on Thursday, according to an official communication. People queued up at polling booths as voting was underway in the all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana, where […]

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