Bhubaneswar, June 1 (UNI) An estimated 62.46 percent of the total 99.61 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 PM in the final phase of the election to six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats in Odisha on Saturday. The voting percentage will rise further as hundreds of voters are still inside the polling booths…
Kolkata, June 1 (UNI) Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has expressed his confidence in the Indian cricket team’s potential as they prepare for upcoming T20 World Cup matches. Speaking on Saturday, Ganguly stressed the importance of an aggressive approach in the shortest format of the game. “We hope the team will give their best…
New York, June 1 (UNI) India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has opened up on his comeback from injury, how repetition is the key to his yorker prowess and why he prefers to keep a simple communication channel with his younger teammates. The right-armer has made a successful return from injury in recent times and is…
Bengaluru, June 1 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday levelled serious accusations against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that he is shielding corrupt officials involved in embezzlement of funds earmarked for the development of Scheduled Tribes and insinuated that he could be personally benefitting from the misappropriated funds. The BJP alleged that the Congress-led state government…
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (UNI) Four wagons of a goods train derailed near Kantabanji station under Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) , resulting in disruption of train movement on both the lines. East Coast Railway sources on Saturday said and confirmed no casualty was reported. Senior officials from Railways were at the spot following…
New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) Delhi is expected to get some relief from the sweltering heat with a gradual decrease in temperatures and easing heatwave conditions. Prevailing heatwave conditions over Northwest, including Delhi, are likely to reduce gradually during the next 2 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. However, some isolated pockets…
Texas, June 1 (UNI) World Cup cricket has officially arrived in the United States, with the historic opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 between USA and Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium set to open the ninth edition of the event on Saturday. The final 24 hours ahead of the opening match…
Mumbai, June 1 (UNI) An IndiGo flight departing from Chennai and bound for Mumbai, carrying 172 passengers and crew, conducted an emergency landing in Mumbai on Saturday following a bomb threat. However nothing suspicious was found and air craft is awaiting clearance as per latest report. The bomb threat call was deemed ‘non-credible’ after security…
Lucknow, June 1 (UNI) Undeterred by scorching heat around 39.31 percent of over 2.50 crore voters voted on 13 seats in Saturday’s final phase of Lok Sabha elections, including in Varanasi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting and in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s hometown. According to the office of the Chief Electoral…
Lucknow, June 1 (UNI) Polling for 13 seats in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls, which include high profile constituencies like Varanasi being represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gorakhpur, the hometown of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, began on Saturday, a senior poll officer said here. Chief Electoral Officer…
