In Mumbai, 3 persons died, and 59 others were injured today after a 100-foot-tall billboard was uprooted and fell on a petrol pump and nearby houses at the Cheddanagar Junction in the Ghatkopar area. Meanwhile, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath has announced immediate assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who have died.
In the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election today, approximate voter turnout of 62.84 per cent was recorded till 8 PM. In this phase, polling was held in 96 Lok Sabha seats spread over nine states and one Union Territory. Till 8 PM, 68.12 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar recorded 55.90 per cent voter
In Tennis, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian companion Matthew Ebden have entered the Men’s Doubles pre-quarters of the prestigious Italian Open Tennis in Rome, Italy, today. The second seeded Indian- Australian duo defeated Francesco Passaro and Matteo Arnaldi of the host country in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in the round of 32. Bopanna and Ebden
Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led a mega road show in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. Thousands of people gathered on the both sides of the road to get a glimpse of PM Modi Narendra Modi started his 5 kilometer long road show today evening after garlanding the statue of Mahamana Madan
An average of 52.49 percent voting was reported from Maharashtra till 5 pm. The voting was by and large peaceful. At a few polling stations in Jalna, some technical failure was reported in the voting machines right before the polling started in the morning. However, the election department immediately changed the machines and there was
In Mumbai, 3 persons died, and 59 others were injured today after a 100-foot-tall billboard was uprooted and fell on a petrol pump and nearby houses at the Cheddanagar Junction in the Ghatkopar area. Meanwhile, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath has announced immediate assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who have died.
The polling for the simultaneous elections of all Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh held today and 68.12% of voter turnout recorded till 5pm. Akashwani correspondent reports the polling for all the 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh took place today. Enthusiastic participation is seen from all sections of the
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday. Lu will conclude his tri-nation tour of the South Asian region (May 10-15) in Bangladesh. Earlier, he visited India and on Monday he was in Sri lanka. According to the US Department of
Polling completed peacefully at 13 lok sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Aakashwani correspondent reports that in this phase, a total of 130 candidates are in fray. Voting was held today for the bye election of Dadraul assembly seat in Shahjahanpur district also. Akashwani correspondent reports at some places polling started tittle late due to
India and Iran today signed the long-term contract for the operation of the Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal witnessed the signing of the agreement between India Ports Global Ltd. and Ports and Maritime organisation of Iran. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sonowal said that with this agreement