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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged every voter to make their “votes count” as polling began in 58 seats across seven states and one Union Territory in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election. Taking to his official X account, he said that “democracy thrives” when its people are engaged and active in the electoral process. “I urge all those who are voting in the 6th phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to vote in large numbers. Every vote counts, make yours count too! Democracy thrives when its people are engaged and active in the electoral…
A five-year-old boy from Long Island, Jordan Marotta, who was born without a left hand, has become the youngest recipient of a top-of-the-line bionic arm. The bionic arm, designed in ‘Iron Man’ red and gold at Jordan’s request, has earned him superhero status, according to The New York Post. Jordan’s mother, Ashley Marotta, 38, shared her excitement with The Post, recalling how her son joyfully raised his new hand while shouting “Taxi!” on the streets of Manhattan. Ashley and Jordan travelled from their home in Dix Hills to the Open Bionics office on Park Avenue, where Jordan was fitted with…
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar voted in Delhi today for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Delhi today. S Jaishankar- who happened to be the first male voter at his designated polling booth – also got a certificate. “I was the first male voter in this booth,” Mr Jaishankar said holding up his certificate. The Foreign Minister expressed his confidence that the voters of Delhi would once again support the Modi government “We want people to come out and cast their votes as this is a decisive moment for the country. I’m confident that the BJP will come back…
This sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections features several high-profile candidates, including Kanhaiya Kumar, the former president of the JNU student’s union, who is now contesting under a Congress banner. Joining him in the fray are BJP leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, and actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari. A total of 889 candidates from six states and a Union territory will go to polls today. In the national capital Delhi, seven seats are up for grabs. Here are the key battles in the sixth phase: Manoj Tiwari vs Kanhaiya Kumar – Northeast…
The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections is set to witness a battle of affluence, with a significant number of candidates boasting crorepati status. According to the Association of Democratic Reforms, out of the 866 candidates analysed, 338 (39 per cent ) are crorepati, with an average asset value of Rs. 6.21 crores. Polling for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will take place today. The phase will see 869 candidates across 57 constituencies in seven states. The sixth phase will see constituencies including 14 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal and…
A total of 889 candidates from six states and a Union Territory are going to polls in the sixth phase today. These include all the seven seats in national capital Delhi. Prominent candidates in this phase include former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar, now with the Congress, BJP veteran and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, four-time MP and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi and singer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari. Here’s a look at key candidates in this phase: Manoj Tiwari: The two-time MP from North-East Delhi is the only sitting MP in the national capital who has been retained…
The sixth and penultimate phase of polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha election begins this morning with voting in 58 seats across six states and two union territories, including Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, which was to vote in the third phase but will do so today after adverse weather conditions on May 7. The seat has flipped between Farooq and Omar Abdullah’s National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP over the last five elections. The focus, though, will be on the national capital, where the BJP faces an INDIA bloc challenge – the AAP and Congress have united to stop the…
When the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 started, Lucknow Super Giants’ Mayank Yadav was being hailed as the breakaway star of this edition. His speed generated awe as he regularly clocked over 150kmph. His case was almost same as Umran Malik, a couple of seasons back, who broke fast bowling record in the IPL. Umran Malik has been in the shadows in the IPL 2024. Mayank also did not look the same after an injury cut kept him out for considerable time. In the midst of such youngsters, one bowler who made a brilliant comeback was Rajasthan Royals’ Sandeep Sharma.…
Several families whose children were killed or wounded in a mass shooting at their Texas school two years ago have sued the gun manufacturer as well as Instagram and video game company Activision for marketing the weapon, their lawyer said Friday. Nineteen young children and two teachers were killed in the city of Uvalde on May 24, 2022, when a teenage gunman went on a rampage with an AR-15 style assault rifle at Robb Elementary School, in America’s deadliest school shooting in a decade. The families accuse the companies of wrongful death and gross negligence, saying gun manufacturer Daniel Defense,…
The sixth phase of voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha election has begun in 58 seats across seven states and one Union Territory (UT). Delhi and Haryana are voting in a single phase. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. By the end of today, elections will be completed in 486 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. Polling will also be completed in Haryana, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir. The Election Commission has asked poll officers and authorities to take adequate measure to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh due…