Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls in all 26 seats of Gujarat and by-polls for seven state assembly seats began Wednesday, officials said. Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, while senior BJP leader L.K. Advani is fighting from Gandhinagar. As many […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan, Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal and Director General of Police B. Prasada Rao were among the eminent personalities who voted here Wednesday. The governor and his wife Vimla Narasimhan exercised their franchise at a polling centre near Raj Bhavan. “Voting is one of the most […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the picturesque union territory of Daman and Diu began Wednesday, officials said. Sitting MP Lalubhai Patel of the Bharatiya Janata Party faces Ketan Dahyabhai Patel of the Congress, Bhavesh Patel of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Kessur Goan of the Aam Aadmi Party. […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting began Wednesday for the lone parliamentary constituency in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, officials said. Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel, sitting MP and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, faces Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai of the Congress, Khulat Janiyabhai Chandubhai of the Nationalist Congress Party and Chhotubhai Babubhai Patel of the Aam […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 30 (IANS) Rio Olympic officials have insisted the city will be ready for the 2016 Games amid growing concerns about project delays and cost overruns. In a statement, the Local Organising Committee rebuked the claims, saying the city’s Olympic projects were so far on schedule, reported Xinhua. “We have a historic […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi cast his vote here Wednesday. The Gujarat chief minister was seen taking a selfie of his inked finger after casting his ballot and flashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s symbol – the lotus. Lok Sabha polls in all 26 seats of Gujarat and by-polls for seven […]
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 […]