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Lok Sabha Elections: PM Modi Asks People To Vote In Record Numbers

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers as the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls started with polling being held in 102 constituencies.

Paramilitary Personnel Found Dead In Polling Station Washroom In Bengal

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Friday April 19, 2024, Coochbehar

A paramilitary personnel died after he slipped and fell in the washroom of a polling station in West Bengal, said sources this morning.

India Likely To Deliver First Batch Of Brahmos Missiles To Philippines Today

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

India is set to deliver the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines on Friday, over two years after inking a USD 375 million deal to supply the weapon systems with the Southeast Asian country.

7 Years After Movie "Newton", A Glimpse Of Democracy In Bastar

Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday April 19, 2024, Bastar

"Newton' was not just a film for the residents of this village in c, Madhya Pradesh. Two residents who had speaking parts of the film, say the area is just as underdeveloped today as shown in the film, made more than seven years ago.

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024 Live Updates: Voting Begins In 21 States, Union Territories

Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Friday April 19, 2024

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live Updates: Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun 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.