Bihar records 60% turnout in phase 3
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Around 60 per cent voting was recorded till 6 p.m. on Tuesday for the five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar that went to the polls in the third phase of polling…
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Chennai opts to bowl against Hyderabad
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings’ skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their return fixture of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium…
Bangladesh PM’s relative killed in Sri Lanka
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) An eight-year-old relative of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was among 321 people killed in the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. Zayan Chowdhury, who was also a relative of…
1 killed in violence-marred Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) One Congress worker was killed in clashes outside a polling booth as crude bombs were hurled in a bid to intimidate voters amid EVM malfunctioning at some place for the third…
Losing isn’t fun, but removing DK not discussed: Kallis
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Jacques Kallis on Tuesday said he hasn’t been in touch with skipper Dinesh Karthik or co-owner Shah Rukh Khan since their loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR…
Jaypee seeks home buyers’ support for fresh JIL bid
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Promising to construct over 20,000 incomplete flats in four years time, the Jaypee Group has written to home buyers that it would submit a fresh resolution to get back Jaypee…
Jet to approach lenders with fresh funding proposal
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Temporarily grounded Jet Airways is expected to make yet another plea for an interim funding of at least Rs 250 crore to its lenders to restart bare minimum…
Petrol may not go beyond Rs 75/litre till election-end
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Call it election time rationing or return of the administered price mechanism regime, but the retail price of petrol may not cross the Rs 75 a litre-mark…
Foreign involvement in Sri Lanka bombings: PM
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that authorities were making progress in identifying the culprits of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings which killed 321 people and wounded over…
Snags in EVMs reported from different states
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Like in the previous two phases of Lok Sabha elections held on April 11 and April 18, snags in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reported from different polling stations spread…
Assam records 78.52% voting till 5 p.m.
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) An average 78.52 per cent polling was recorded in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Barpeta constituencies of Assam in the third phase till 5 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said. The process started…
SC orders Gujarat to rehabilitate Bilkis, pay Rs 50 lakh
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Gujarat government to rehabilitate and pay Rs 50 lakh compensation to Bilkis Yakub Rasool Bano, who was gang-raped at the age of twenty-one…
Maharashtra records 57.01% voting at 5 p.m
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Maharashtra recorded a moderate 57.01 per cent voting till 5 p.m for the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra which polled in third phase on Tuesday, election officials said here. Voting…
Sri Lanka will eradicate terrorism with global help: PM
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that the government would eradicate terrorism with the assistance offered by the international community in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday…
Court issues NBW against Kejriwal, Sisodia
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav in a criminal defamation complaint…
Chhattisgarh records 65% turnout in remaining 7 seats
Raipur, April 23 (IANS) Nearly 65 percent of 1.27 crore voters exercised their franchise on Tuesday for seven seats in Chhattisgarh’s third and final phase of polling which sealed fate of 123 candidates. Polling officials…
45 children killed in Sri Lanka bombings: UN
Geneva, April 23 (IANS) At least 45 children were among 321 people killed in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday suicide bombings, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “The total now is 45 children who died,” Unicef…
Odisha records 61% polling in third phase
Bhubaneshwar, April 23 (IANS) Odisha recorded 61 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in the third phase of polling on Tuesday, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar. He said the polling percentage would…
40 foreigners killed in Sri Lanka bombings
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) A total of 40 foreigners have been killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and another 30 are receiving treatment in various hospitals, an official said on Tuesday. Kishu…
Sri Lanka mulling burqa ban?
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) With interrogation of suspects and other evidence pointing to the involvement of many women in the Easter Sunday bombings, the Sri Lankan government may end up banning ‘burqa’ and ‘niqab’, a…