Jhargram. May 20 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dubbed the Congress a “sinking ship” and predicted that the INDIA alliance led by the grand old party will get ‘eliminated’ on June 4 when the votes are counted for the Lok Sabha polls. “The INDI Alliance is being badly defeated in the ongoing elections….
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh), May 20 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed after a pickup vehicle overturned in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha area on Monday, police said. All the workers had gone to the forest to pluck tendu leaves, and while returning from there, the pickup vehicle overturned uncontrollably and fell into a deep ditch. In this accident,…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials were confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on Sunday. The accident happened as President Raisi, the eighth President of Iran, and his entourage were returning from Khoda Afarin region in…
Mumbai, May 20 (UNI) An estimated 27.78 per cent of over 2.48 crore electorate exercised their franchise in the fifth phase election to 13 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra state till 1 PM on Monday. According to Election Commission sources, Dindori constituency recorded the highest 33 .35 per cent voting followed by Palghar 31.06 per…
Lucknow, May 20 (UNI) Approximately 39.55 percent of over 2.7 crore votes were polled on 14 seats in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), a maximum 44.77 percent votes were polled in Barabanki, whereas Lucknow, where Defence Minister Rajnath…
Srinagar, May 20 (UNI) Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency registered 52.02 percent voting till 1 pm, which begins on Monday, officials said. Kargil registered 52.02 percent and Leh 45.90 percent of voting till 13 hours. As many as three candidates are contesting in Ladakh: Tashi Gyalson from the BJP, Tsering Namgyal from Congress, and an independent candidate,…
Lucknow, May 20 (UNI) Polling for 14 seats in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which will seal the fate of several stalwarts including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Smriti Irani and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, began on Monday amid tight security arrangements. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa…
Kolkata, May 20 (UNI) Under a massive security blanket, the fifth phase election to seven Lok Sabha seats comprising mainly the industrial belt of West Bengal began at 7 am on Monday. More than 1.25 crore electorates will exercise their constitutional rights in this phase to elect seven winners among the odd 88 contestants in…
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (UNI) People in large numbers were seen queuing up outside the polling booths as voting began at 7 am in Odisha on Monday for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats spread over 11 districts in the state. The second phase of the four-phase polling in Odisha will decide the electoral fortunes…
Colombo, May 20 (UNI) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry expressed deep concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter accident, praying for the safety and well-being of the president, the foreign minister and his entourage. In a statement on Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sabry said Sri Lanka’s thoughts were with the Iranian…
