Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and criticised the Congress, saying the time is up for the “mother-son” government. Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Modi said that he can give a first person account and […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting is underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh amid tight security Wednesday, officials said. Balloting is taking place at 30,574 polling booths across 10 districts of Telangana including Hyderabad. More than 28.17 million electors are eligible to exercise their franchise […]
Washington, April 30 (IANS) As severe storms swept across South and Central America, at least 35 people were left dead and tens of thousands remained without power even as forecasters downgraded the threat to the eastern half of US. Some storm risks remain, including the possibility of large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in […]
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Voters queued up at polling booths across Punjab in good numbers Wednesday as polling started on all 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in a single phase, officials said. As many as 253 candidates are in the fray. People could be seen queuing up at some polling stations even before […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Polling started on a brisk note in most of Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha seats Wednesday with long queues witnessed at some places even before the polling stations opened. According to state election officials, an average of 8-10 percent voting has been recorded in the first two hours since polling started 7 […]
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Actor Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky are not planning to have more children. The actress gave birth to twin boys – Sasha and Tristan – five weeks ago. The couple already raise daughter India Hemsworth, who was born in May 2012. “(We) do not plan to have more children, but […]
Kiev, April 30 (IANS) Pro-Russia activists stormed several official buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk Tuesday, seizing the regional government’s headquarters and prosecutor’s office before opening fire at the main police station, BBC reported. Ukraine’s Interim President Olexander Turchynov criticised local police for their “inaction” and “criminal treachery”. The US accused Russia of seeking […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting in Andhra Pradesh began Wednesday for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region, officials said. Balloting is taking place at 30,574 polling booths. As many as 265 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha and 1,669 for the assembly constituencies. More than 28 million […]
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Balloting in 14 parliamentary constituencies and by-polls for two state assembly seats began in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, officials said. Over 24 million electors are eligible to vote at 25,380 polling booths. As many as 233 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) All 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab Wednesday began voting in a single phase, officials said. As many as 253 candidates are in the fray. Balloting is being held at 22,022 polling booths where more than 19.6 million people are eligible to vote. A total of 234,011 poll officials have been deployed.