EC releases absolute numbers of voters turnout for first five phases

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Saturday said that they have decided to further expand the format of the release of turnout data to include the absolute number of voters in every parliamentary constituency as it announced these…

School kids had 'accidentally' sent email bomb threats to schools: UP Police

Lucknow (IANS) The bomb threat mails sent to schools in Lucknow on May 13, were the handiwork of a group of minor school children who 'accidentally' forwarded the mails during a chatting session, officials said.

The Lucknow police and…

Thane blast toll rises to 11, chemical stink and ash cover 4 km area

Thane (Maharashtra) (IANS) The death toll in the blast-cum-blaze of Amudan Chemicals Pvt Ltd factory in Dombivli town of Thane rose to 11 with another three bodies dug up from the rubble, officials said here on Friday. 

The disaster struck…

SC's no interim directions to ECI on voter turnout after each phase of LS poll

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the authenticated record of voter turnout on its official website after each phase of polling for the ongoing…

Tension escalates in Nandigram over BJP activist’s murder; locals block roads, burn tyres

Kolkata (IANS) Tension has escalated in Nandigram under Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency in East Midnapore District in West Bengal over the murder of a woman BJP activist Rotibala Ari on Thursday morning by unknown miscreants. 

Nandigram residents…

Solapur dam boat tragedy: Five bodies fished out, one missing

Solapur (Maharashtra) (IANS) The NDRF has found the bodies of five persons, comprising a family of four and a boatman who perished after a motorboat flipped over in a sudden storm hit Ujani Dam, an official said here on Thursday. 

According…

Six villagers feared drowned as boat flips in Maha's Solapur dam

Solapur (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least six villagers were missing and feared drowned, while one swam ashore after a motorboat overturned in a sudden storm at Solapur’s Ujani dam waters, officials said here on Wednesday. 

The incident happened…

NDA has already crossed 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: HM Amit Shah

Kolkata (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, said that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already crossed the 310 mark at the end of the first five phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. 

“Do you want to know…

60.09 per cent voting in fifth phase of LS polls, Baramulla turnout touches pre-turmoil levels

New Delhi (IANS) Voting in the crucial fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, spanning 49 seats in 8 states/UTs, ended on Friday with an estimated 60.09 per cent polling, spanning from a high of 74.65 per cent in West Bengal (7 seats) to a low of 54.29…

Flock of Flamingos hit Emirates flight at Mumbai Airport, aircraft grounded

Mumbai (IANS) A flock of at least three dozen Flamingos flying above the Pant Nagar area in Mumbai's Ghatkopar hit an incoming Emirates flight, official sources said here on Tuesday. 

The incident happened on Monday night.

The flight…