Sensex down by 286.24 pts
Mumbai, : The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange on Monday slid by 286.24 points to 38,677.09 on profit booking by local operators at higher level. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too eased by 97.20 points to 11,615.05. The Sensex registered intra-day high and low at 38,719.33 and 38,509.79 points respectively.(UNI)
BJP faces stiff fight in Amethi, Rae Bareli and seven others
New Delhi, : The elections to 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on the fifth round of voting on Monday (May 6) offer major challenges to the BJP, which had done extremely well in 2014. According to sources, closer look at the statistics suggest in at least seven constituencies – the Samajwadi and BSP […]
Voting begins in fifth phase of LS polls on 51 seats in seven states
New Delhi, : Voting began at 0700 hrs on Monday in 51 parliamentary constituencies, spread over seven states, for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections. The polling commenced in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh; 12 in Rajasthan; seven each in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal; five in Bihar, four in Jharkhand and two of […]
Grenade blast outside PS, petrol bomb hurled at another in Pulwama, no injury
Srinagar,: A grenade blast took place at a distance from a Polling Station (PS) while petrol bomb was hurled at another PS in Pulwama in south Kashmir, where voting was going on in the third and last phase of polling in Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency on Monday, official sources said. They said militants fired a rifle […]
Smriti alleges rigging by Congress in Amethi
Amethi, : BJP candidate and Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Monday alleged that on the direction of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the polling officials were forcing the voters to cast their votes for the Congress in Amethi seat. With reports of Rahul Gandhi, likely to reach Amethi this afternoon, Ms Irani ,who is camping […]
10 pc voting in first 2 hours in MP
Bhopal, : An average 10 per cent turnout was recorded in the first couple of hours on Monday and queues observed as exercise of franchise continued amid tight security in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul parliamentary constituencies that comprise the state’s second phase. The official timings are 0700-1800 hrs; electors […]
Rajnath, Mayawati cast their votes in Lucknow; faulty EVMs delay polling in several booths
Lucknow, : Amid malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPAT machines being reported during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati exercised their franchise. The district authorities in Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi and other places had a hard time to […]
Train service suspended in south Kashmir for security reasons
Srinagar, : Train service was suspended on Friday for security reasons in south Kashmir, where two militants were killed by security forces in an encounter during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district. Train service in north Kashmir between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla was normal, a railway official told UNI. He said train service […]
Light magnitude earthquake jolts Mandi in HP
Shimla, : Light magnitude earthquake jolted some parts of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh early on Friday morning which lasted for few seconds, Official sources confirmed. Shimla Met Office Director Manmohan Singh said that the tremor measuring 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Mandi district at 0432 hrs this morning. The epicenter of […]
Tough fight on the cards in Arambagh LS constituency this time
Kolkata,: Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency in Hooghly district of West Bengal had been a CPI (M) stronghold until Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Aparupa Poddar won the seat in 2014, and is likely to witness tough fight between ruling party and BJP in this year election. However, the CPI (M) is trying to hold its ground […]