Thirty-three poll personnel died due to heat-related conditions during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election held in 13 constituencies in the state on Saturday, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa. The number included home guards, sanitation workers and other poll staff. A voter also …...Read More
33 UP Poll Workers Die From Heatstroke During Final Phase Of Elections
Key Takeaways From Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Voting machines were transported to remote corners Lok Sabha elections, with nearly a billion eligible voters, ended on Saturday. Votes are to be counted on Tuesday and results will be known later that day. Here are some takeaways from the six-week election : * Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set …...Read More
DMK vs Opposition As Two More Political Workers From Tamil Nadu Killed
Two political workers from Tamil Nadu have been murdered in less than 24 hours -- one of them in neighbouring Puducherry. Selvakumar, a BJP worker from Sivaganga district was found murdered last night. In neighbouring Puducherry, Padmanabhan, AIADMK's Ward Secretary from Cuddalore district, was killed. Selvakumar was president of the …...Read More
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Ex Diplomat And BJP Nominee Taranjit Sandhu Declares Assets Worth Rs 39.92 Crore
He has declared that he has not been convicted in any criminal case (File) BJP candidate from the Amritsar seat and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday declared total assets worth Rs 39.92 crore, according to his poll affidavit. Mr Sandhu, 61, on Friday filed his nomination papers in …...Read More
Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls, Uddhav Thackeray's Huddle With Congress
Maharashtra leader Uddhav Thackeray is in Delhi on a three-day visit, the highlight of which will be a strategy session with alliance partner Congress ahead of the assembly elections in the state. The meeting with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, is due tomorrow. …...Read More
2024 Is India's Warmest Year On Record Since 1901: Weather Office
The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average. The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average (1991-2020 period), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general …...Read More
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar To Speak In Rajya Sabha On Bangladesh Crisis
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will address the Rajya Sabha today on the escalating crisis in Bangladesh, following the fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government and the subsequent military takeover. Earlier today, Mr Jaishankar chaired an all-party meeting to discuss the unfolding situation in the neighbouring country. The meeting, …...Read More
Maharashtra Assembly Election Date 2024: The Single-Phase Poll In Numbers
Maharashtra Election 2024: The votes will be counted on November 23. (FILE) Maharashtra will vote in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23, the Election Commission announced today. The key contenders in the Maharashtra election are the ruling Mahayuti Alliance, which includes …...Read More
772 New Train Services, 100 Vande Bharats, Began In 5 Years: Rail Minister
772 train services, including 100 Vande Bharat services, have been introduced in 5 years. As many as 772 train services, including 100 Vande Bharat services, have been introduced in the Indian Railways network from 2019-2020 to 2023-2024, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha today. The railway minister's written …...Read More
No consensus among INDIA allies even on contesting together: Palaniswami
April 06, 2024 04:57 am | Updated 04:57 am IST - ERODE AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on April 5 said there is no consensus among INDIA bloc parties even in contesting the Lok Sabha polls together as they have alliance in one State whereas they oppose each other …...Read More
