Rajmata Scindia  passes away at AIIMS

Rajmata Scindia passes away at AIIMS

Thursday, 16 May 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s mother Rajmata Madhavi Raje Scindia died on Wednesday morning at AIIMS, Delhi, where she was on a ventilator for the last few days. She was undergoing treatment for the last three months and suffered from pneumonia, along with sepsis, sources said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav...

Smaller portion, lighter wallet

Smaller portion, lighter wallet

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

With India battling high inflation, which includes price rise as one of the dominant factors, the prices of food consumables could potentially skyrocket further amidst the Lok Sabha polls. India's wholesale prices rose to a 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April from 0.53 per cent in March 2024. Due...

bihar

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Patna

Over 54 per cent of around 95 lakh voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Monday, the officials said. Voting was held in Begusarai, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Munger and Darbhanga constituencies in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Union Minister Giriraj Singh...

Uttar Pradesh

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

A voter turnout of 58.9 per cent was recorded till 6 pm in the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh where polling was held in the fourth phase of the parliamentary elections on Monday. The polling commenced at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm. Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep...

maharashtra

maharashtra

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Amid a complaint by the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) about the alleged use of money to “purchase” votes in three constituencies, an average 52.75 per cent of 2.28 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in eleven Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth phase of polls held on...

The Pioneer reports from Ground Zero | west bengal

The Pioneer reports from Ground Zero | west bengal

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

Stray incidents of violence marked the fourth-phase polling in West Bengal’s eight constituencies that went to the polls on Monday, with a little more than 75 per cent voter turnout reported by the Election Commission of India. The EC said the polling percentage could increase by a few percentage points...

Voter fatigue deepens in Phase IV

Voter fatigue deepens in Phase IV

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

The intense voters’ awareness programmes for increasing the turnout remained futile as the phase four general elections on Monday saw the average plummeting to over 63 per cent till 8.30 pm on Monday. The voter turnout in the first three phases was 66.14 per cent, 66.71 per cent and 65.68...

Kejriwal back with guarantees

Kejriwal back with guarantees

Monday, 13 May 2024 | Rajesh Kumar/Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

Days after walking out of Tihar jail, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal gave a renewed push to the Aam Aadmi Party’s Lok Sabha polls campaign, announcing “Kejriwal ki Guarantee”, listing 10 works (guarantees) that will be done on a war footing. These include giving full independence to the...

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