Election Commission today said that the voter turnout in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election which was held yesterday has been recorded at 67.71 percent. In this phase, polling was held in 96 Lok Sabha seats spread over nine states and one Union Territory yesterday. Andhra Pradesh which voted for both Lok Sabha and
In Tennis, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian companion Matthew Ebden will face the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the Men’s Doubles pre-quarters of Italian Open in Rome 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 forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 53 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was down at 105.28 in intra-day trade.
President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to present the government’s policies and programmes for the coming fiscal year in the joint sitting of the federal parliament later this afternoon. The parliament secretariat has finalised the preparation for the meeting slated to begin at 3:00 pm. In this connection, Speaker Devraj Ghimire is consulting
Frontier Kupwara district in north Kashmir, which is part of 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, has extended home-voting facility for voters aged 85-years plus and PwD (specially abled /Divyanjans) today. A total of 402 registered elderly and PwD electors of the district with over 40 percent locomotive disabilities from across all the six assembly segments of the
Today is the last date for filing nomination for Seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls. Elections will be held in 57 Lok Sabha seats in seven States and one Union Territory in this phase. Thirteen seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine seats of West Bengal, eight seats of Bihar, six seats
The portals of the famous Badrinath shrine, located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, opened this morning at six am , allowing devotees to have darshan in accordance with Vedic rituals and tradition. Devotees in large number were present to witness this moment. The temple was decorated with marigold flowers for the occasion. Extensive
Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Karnataka over the next two to three days. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorm, lightning and squally winds over Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and most parts of India including Southern
The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO successfully tested the new liquid rocket engine manufactured through Additive Manufacturing technology. The test was successfully carried out on May 9th at ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri in Tamilnadu. This new redesigned PS4 engine has brought down the number of parts from 14 to a single piece and eliminated
In Uttar Pradesh, polling parties are being dispatched for their respective destinations to conduct free and fair elections tomorrow. On the other hand, many senior leaders and star campaigners of different political parties are going to campaign in state today. Senior BJP leader and Union Home minister Amit Shah will campaign in Uttar Pradesh today