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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024 Live Updates: Voting To Begin Shortly

Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Friday April 19, 2024

1st Phase Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Updates: Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections will begin today. In the first phase, polling will be held in 21 states and UTs

Bengaluru Man Stabs Woman To Death, Then Mother Kills Daughter's Murderer

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Bengaluru

In a case of double murder in Bengaluru, a 24-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her acquaintance who later died on the spot after he was hit with a stone by the woman's mother at Jayanagar area here on Thursday, police said.

Properties Worth Rs 22 Lakh Seized In Jharkhand MGNREGA Scam

Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached four immovable properties having a value of Rs 22.47 lakh belonging to Shashi Prakash and Jai Kishore Chaudhary (both Executive Engineers) in case of the MGNREGA scam in Jharkhand.

AAP's Amanatullah Khan Leaves Probe Agency Office After 12-Hour Questioning

Asian News International | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan left the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) office in Delhi post-midnight on Friday after being questioned by the agency in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.

Ex-Serviceman Shot Dead In Gurugram: Cops

Friday April 19, 2024, Gurugram

A retired soldier was shot dead in Gurugram's Khandsa village on Thursday and his family member beat up the assailant, killing him, police said.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi Appointed As Next Indian Navy Chief

Asian News International | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi is presently the Vice Chief of Navy Staff after having done multiple important assignments in his around 40-year-long vast career and he will assume his new office on April 30.

Fossil Found In Kutch May Belong To Largest Snake To Have Ever Lived: Study

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Fossils recovered from Kutch in Gujarat may have belonged to the spine of one of the largest snakes to ever have lived, according to new research from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

"Our Identity Is Hindu And We Should...": RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Asian News International | Friday April 19, 2024, Nagpur

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that there is a lack of knowledge about our identity among the countrymen, adding that people should proudly acknowledge that their identity is Hindu.

Woman Held For Killing Newborn Granddaughter Born With Deformities In Madhya Pradesh: Cops

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Gwalior

A 55-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly strangling her 4-day-old granddaughter last month as she was born with deformities, police in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh said on Thursday.

From Pilibhit To Coimbatore, Big Seats In 2024 Lok Sabha Election

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The 2024 Lok Sabha election begins this morning with voting for 102 seats across 21 states and union territories.

Salman Khan House Firing: 2 Arrested Wanted To Create "Terror", Say Cops

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2024, Mumbai

Two men arrested for firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai had conducted a survey of his farm house at Panvel in adjoining Raigad district four days before the shooting incident, police said on Thursday.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Swing Seats In Phase 1. See Details

NDTV Newsdesk | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections today has many swing seats that will make or break the chances of parties. People will vote to elect MPs in 102 seats. The BJP is looking for a third team, while INDIA bloc is hoping for a win somehow.

All 39 Seats In Tamil Nadu, Key To BJP's South Push, To Vote Today

Edited by Rohit Paul | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats make it electorally important enough, and this can be seen in the way both the BJP and the INDIA alliance have been making it a focus of their campaigns.

In 1st Phase, Voters To Decide Fate Of Nitin Gadkari, Karti Chidambaram

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections will see voting take place in 102 constituencies, across 21 states and Union Territories, which is close to a fifth of the total seats in the Lower House.

Richest Candidate In 1st Phase Has Rs 716 Crore In Assets, Poorest Rs 320

NDTV News Desk | Friday April 19, 2024, New Delhi

The chasm between the richest and poorest candidates in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls is an eye-watering Rs 716 crore.