Watch: It Was His First Vote. So He Rode A Buffalo To Polling Station

The buffalo was sporting a similar headgear as the rider. In Bihar's Ujiarpur, people on the streets witnessed a peculiar sight: a young voter, on top of a buffalo, arrived at a polling booth to vote for the very first time. "I came to vote for the first time and …...Read More

Man Killed After Being Hit By Delhi Police Vehicle, Cop Arrested

A constable posted at Rajinder police station was arrested A 58-year-old man was mowed down allegedly by a recklessly driven Delhi Police vehicle in Sarojini Nagar area here on Monday, police said. A PCR call regarding the incident was received at 3.27 am, at Sarojini Nagar police station, Deputy Commissioner …...Read More

Massive Dust Storm, Season's First Rain In Mumbai, Airport Ops Suspended

Mumbai witnessed the first rains of the season, accompanied by a massive duststorm which turned the sky dark around 3 pm today. Rainfall brought relief to the residents of Mumbai and its adjoining area from heat but the skyline of the metropolitan was encircled by dusty winds. The sudden change …...Read More

BJP Candidate Asks Muslim Women To Show Face For ID Check, Sparks Row

A video showed BJP's Madhavi Latha checking voter identity cards at a poll booth Kompella Madhavi Latha, BJP's firebrand candidate from Hyderabad, faces a police case after a video showed her asking burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth to reveal their faces so that she can match them with …...Read More

BJP, Trinamool Workers Clash During 4th Phase Voting In Bengal

Voting is underway for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in eight West Bengal seats (File) Incidents of violence were reported in several parts of West Bengal during polling on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. A clash broke out between BJP and Trinamool …...Read More

"BJP Washed Temple After My Visit": Akhilesh Yadav's Reminder To Kannauj

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who is contesting today from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, says he is secure in the support of Dalits, that came to the party when it had tied up with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in 2019. In contrast, the BJP, he implied, despises the so-called …...Read More

"Big Laxity": Supriya Sule As CCTVs At Godown Storing EVMs From Baramati Get Turned Off

In a bizarre development, the CCTV in an EVM strongroom for the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, allegedly went blank for some 45 minutes, raising howls of protest from the Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (SP), here on Monday. The elections for the prestigious Baramati seat were held on May 7 in …...Read More

PM Modi Holds 6-Kilometre Long Roadshow In Varanasi Ahead Of Filing Nomination

PM Modi will file his nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening. He is set to file his nomination papers from this Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday. PM Modi garlanded a statue of educationist and …...Read More

Nirmala Sitharaman's Poser To Rahul Gandhi On Congress' "Khata Khat" Schemes

"Here's a challenge to him to answer these questions for the people of India," she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday fired a fresh salvo against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, for making "lofty promises disconnected with reality" during the Lok Sabha poll campaign without explaining where the huge …...Read More

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Varanasi Welcomes PM With Drums, Conches And Roads Awash With Saffron

In Varanasi, cultural programmes were held on a hundred stages as PM Modi's convoy passed. Varanasi turned out in its festive best as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow this evening in the constituency from where he is seeking a third term. The snaking lanes of the country's …...Read More