nagaland & manipur

nagaland & manipur

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | PTI | Imphal/Kohima

At least four Electronic Voting Machines were damaged at different polling booths in conflict-hit Manipur on Friday where polling was held in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, according to sources. Meanwhile, the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland recorded a voter turnout of over 50 per cent till 4...

Confusions galore in Bihar ahead of voting

Confusions galore in Bihar ahead of voting

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Gaya/Jamui

 A lot of confusion prevails in the minds of voters of the four Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the first phase on Friday as in these constituencies the cast for caste has been the pattern for decades and development is a non-issue as was put once by Bihar's...

BJP fights to retain Vidarbha

Friday, 19 April 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

The ruling BJP is battling hard to retain its stronghold over Vidarbha where it had swept the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in alliance the then Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, while the Congress has little to lose but everything to gain, as half of the ten constituencies in the region go...

Western UP in the spotlight

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

With the nation on the brink of the first phase of general elections slated for April 19, all eyes are focussed on Western Uttar Pradesh (UP) region, where the Jatava community, known for their support of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and the Muslim electorate wield considerable influence. "The performance of...

BJP faces a tough fight in Tamil Nadu

BJP faces a tough fight in Tamil Nadu

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAI

Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry are set to witness one of the toughest electoral battles of recent times as both the State and the UT go to the polls to elect 40 representatives (39 from TN and a lone member from the UT) on Friday. What Tamil Nadu...

Country gears up for 1st phase of LS polls

Country gears up for 1st phase of LS polls

Friday, 19 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amid ongoing heatwave conditions in some parts of Southern and Eastern States, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are set to kick off with polling in 102 constituencies (General- 73; ST- 11; SC-18) across 21 States and Union Territories (UTs). This phase marks the largest of the seven phases of the...

Mamata on collision course with Modi

Mamata on collision course with Modi

Thursday, 18 April 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

In an apparent view to grab and pull back the steadily alienating minority voters, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday promised through the Trinamool Congress manifesto that if her party comes to power as a constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the Centre then it...

Deluge hits Dubai

Deluge hits Dubai

Thursday, 18 April 2024 | AP/PTI | Dubai

Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping over a year and a half’s worth of rain on the desert city-State of Dubai in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and its international airport. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in...

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