In South Delhi, BJP workers sideline INDIA bloc, dominate ground presence

IN South Delhi constituency, the dominance of BJP party workers on the ground was evident on polling day.

Set for grand finish as Knights meet Sunrisers

ALL roads will lead to Chepauk on Sunday evening as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will battle it out against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the Indian Premier League.

Manchester United clinch FA Cup to give Ten Hag hope of avoiding sack

ERIK ten Hag made a convincing case to be spared the sack as Manchester United upset Manchester City to take the FA Cup with a shock 2-1 victory in Saturday’s final.

Shreyas seeks IPL balm after recent setbacks

ON the face of it, Shreyas Iyer does not come across as someone who has filters.

Nishant Pitti withdraws bid for bankrupt Go First

EASEMYTRIP'S chief executive officer Nishant Pitti on Saturday said he is withdrawing the bid for the bankrupt airline Go First.

HITS AND MISSES OF AVIATION SECTOR IN 10 YRS

IndiGo and Air India are two major players; other airlines together hold 11% mkt share

Israel strikes Rafah day after top UN court orders it to halt offensive

Israeli official says govt intends to renew talks for Gaza hostage release deal next week

Over 200 could have been inside bombed Kharkiv store: Zelenskyy

RUSSIA defaulted on its international bonds for the first time in more than a century, the United States said on Monday, as two of its debt payments were prevented from reaching creditors, due to sanctions over the Ukraine offensive.

UP's 54% voting lower than previous 5 phases

THE sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections recorded a moderate 54.02 per cent voter turnout across 14 seats of Purvanchal in Uttar Pradesh till 6 pm on Saturday, poll officials said.

Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting

ONE person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

From 9.7% in 2019, Anantnag records highest 53% polling in over 4 decades

CONTINUING the trend of high voting in 2024 parliamentary polls, the Anantang-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu & Kashmir, which had in 2019 polls recorded only 9.7% polling, on Saturday recorded the 53% voter turnout, which is the highest poll percentage in the seat in over three decades with people voting without any fear and threat.

Polls over, Maha bigwigs take a break & leave for cooler climes abroad

AFTER the polling for all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra ended on May 20, some leaders who campaigned in the scorching heat have flown to cooler countries to get some respite before the results.

'Remal' turns into severe cyclonic storm, Bengal coastal region on alert

THE deep depression over the central Bay of Bengal (BoB) has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, named ‘Remal,’ on Saturday evening. The storm, named by Oman, is now moving towards the northnortheast.

Shah bats for Anurag in HP, says PoK belongs to India

HOME Minister Amit Shah addressed a massive public meeting at Amb, Hamirpur, and appealed to the people to support BJP candidate and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur.

Oppn doing 'mujra' for votes: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the opposition INDIA bloc saying that it was free to do ‘mujra’ (dance) if it wished to, but he would not let them snatch the reservations given to the SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs.

UDF seeks probe into bar bribery

Demands resignation of tourism minister P A Mohammed Riyas; Kerala Oppn to hold protest

UNLOCKING MINDS

YASHESHBHAI, a 51-year-old resident of Ahmedabad, has faced immense challenges throughout his life. His father battled severe depression, and after he married, his wife developed severe eye problems, eventually losing her sight after the birth of their child.

AAP, Cong flag MCC violations, glitches in EVM

DURING voting for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, several political leaders on Saturday flagging “EVM malfunctioning” reports and alleged model code of conduct violations.

Pak leader endorses Kejriwal's post, BJP attacks AAP

A political row erupted in the capital amid polling when Pakistan’s former foreign minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry quoted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal post, saying “May peace and harmony defeat forces of hate and extremism.”

Confused? 'Hand' instead of 'broom' or vice versa

“I went to vote at a polling booth near Akshardham, and to my surprise, there was no Congress button on the electronic voting machine,” Mukesh, a first-time voter, said in a state of confusion and frustration.

Riots take back seat, real issues come to forefront

THE communal clashes that erupted in northeast Delhi in 2020 has probably had little to no effect on the voters who reached polling stations on Saturday to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls.

A unique day for first-timers, senior citizens

NANDINI, an 18-year-old, appeared very excited after she emerged from the polling station having cast her first vote. “It is a novel experience and I am grateful for it.

Kangana sweats it out against royal scion

AMONG the most watched duels this poll season is the one at Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi where Bollywood ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut is cutting her electoral teeth on behalf of the BJP against Vikramaditya Singh of the Congress. It’s like an open air theater where an ebullient but inexperience candidate is sweating it out against a seasoned neta.

60% voter turnout in 6th phase amid high stakes

OVER 60% voter turnout was recorded for the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections held on Saturday.

Children among 22 dead in huge fire at Rajkot gaming zone

AT least 22 people, including children, were killed in a massive fire at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Saturday, police said.

City voting dips 6%, mercury up @ 43°C

2019 poll percentage was little over 60% | No reports of violence amid EC measures tight security arrangements

Klaasen, spinners standouts as Sunrisers march into final

LEFT-ARM spinner Shahbaz Ahmed’s 3 for 23 and Heinrich Klaasen’s valuable 50 paved the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad to defeat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in the Qualifier 2 and storm into the final of the IPL at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.

JLR to assemble Range Rover, Range Rover Sport in India

FOR the first time in 54 years, Tata Motor’s British subsidiary Jaguar Land rover (JLr) will assemble range rover and range rover Sport SUVs outside the UK.

Beijing warns of Taiwan war as military drills encircle island

CHINA warned on Friday of war over Taiwan and said it would ramp up countermeasures until “complete reunification” was achieved, as Chinese forces conducted military drills around the self-ruled island.

Relief for Azam Khan, wife & son in fake birth cert case

IN a major relief to former uP cabinet minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his wife tazeen Fatima, and son Abdullah Azam, the Allahabad high Court granted them bail on Friday while staying Khan’s seven-year sentence in connection with a fake birth certificate case.