Lucknow, April 19 (UNI) An estimated 47.44 percent of the total 1.44 crore electorate have exercised their franchise till 3 pm, across eight parliamentary constituencies in the first phase of Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh. According to Election Commission data, a maximum 53.31 per cent votes were polled on Saharanpur seat, whereas Rampur witnessed…
Patna, Apr 19 (UNI) An estimated 40.92 percent of 76,01,629 electorate have exercised their franchise till 3 PM in four constituencies for the first phase of Lok Sabha election in Bihar. According to sources of the office of Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, the highest 44.46 percent polling was registered in Jamui Lok Sabha seat…
Tokyo, April 18 (UNI) At least nine people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan on Wednesday night, local authorities said Thursday. The quake struck at around 11:14 p.m. local time, registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Ehime…
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) A Delhi court today extended the Judicial Custody of Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till April 26 in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. Sisodia was produced before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court…
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order for April 26 on an application from former Wrestling Federation of India Chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seeking further probe in the matter related to the alleged sexual harassment case lodge against him, . Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM)…
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday successfully conducted flight-test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. During the test, all subsystems performed as per expectation. The missile performance was monitored by several range sensors like Radar, Electro…
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake research and develop new technologies to address health problems faced by soldiers in difficult terrains. The agreement was signed by Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Lt…
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to look into the allegations made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan that during a mock poll in Kerala, extra votes were recorded in favour of the BJP in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna…
New Delhi, April 18 (UNI) A Delhi court on Thursday sought a report from Tihar jail authorities after hearing an application moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for monitoring his blood sugar levels continuously and allowing him to consult his doctor, Counsel for Kejriwal moved the application submitting that Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels have…
Kannur, April 18 (UNI) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wondered why the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has not grilled Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan so far whereas central agencies have been after all leaders who attack the BJP. “Anyone who attacks the BJP, BJP will be after them by sending central investigation agencies like…
