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Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ends today with the conclusion of the seventh phase. Before the finals results are announced on June 4, exit polls will try to predict the outcome of the elections later this evening. The exit polls for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be broadcast from 6:30 pm on June 1, 30 minutes after the polling ends. The actual results for all 543 parliamentary seats will be announced by the Election Commission of India on June 4. Warning: The exit polls do not always get it right. They have been way off the mark in…
When Londoner Anoop Dhallu’s father and uncles left Punjab for Britain in 1962, they had little idea they would face overt racial discrimination in their new country. At that time, British society was predominantly White, with only a small percentage of South Asians and Caribbeans adding diversity. Anoop, barely 10 when he joined his father in 1970, recalls those traumatic days. “Racism was rampant. We were often targeted by racists. My father’s generation wholeheartedly supported Labour because it always promised to protect us from racism.” An insecure community clung to the Labour Party. Election after election, the party’s manifesto promised…
Robert “Willie” Pickton, the Canadian serial killer infamous for his grisly crimes, has died following an assault in prison. The Correctional Service of Canada confirmed his death at the age of 71, revealing that the attack occurred on May 19 at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec. Robert Pickton was serving a life sentence. He was charged in connection with the murders of 26 women and convicted in 2007 for six counts of second-degree murder. How did Robert Pickton murder his victims? Robert Pickton, a pig farmer from Port Coquitlam, Vancouver, was at the centre of a chilling investigation that spanned over…
After arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe suspecting role of more crew members in the crime. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI arrested 26-year-old air hostess Surabhi Khatun, a native of Kolkata and a member of the cabin crew on the flight from Muscat, in the early hours of Friday. She was taken into custody after 960 grams of gold concealed in a compound form was found in her rectum. The DRI had also picked up her senior colleague – Sohail, who…
Bhavani Revanna, the mother of suspended JD(S) MP and sex crimes accused Prajwal Revanna, is on the run from the police as they could not find her at her home today despite sending notice to be present. Bhavani Revanna’s husband HD Revanna is also an accused in sexual harassment and kidnapping cases. She is the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), leader HD Deve Gowda. Her petition for protection from arrest was rejected by a local court on Friday. The special investigation team (SIT) looking into the sex crimes allegations has said they need to…
Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the weather station in Delhi that recorded a temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi – the highest ever in India – had suffered a sensor error. The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) investigated the temperature sensor in northwest Delhi’s Mungeshpur after the unusually high reading at the peak of a severe heatwave. “On 29th May 2024, Mungeshpur’s AWS reported a temperature of 52.9°C, our @Indiametdept team quickly investigated and found a 3°C sensor error. Corrective measures are now in place. Thanks to our brilliant scientists…
Voting for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab is being held today in the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Ahead of the voting, an alleged exit poll graphic by India Today showing the BJP in the lead in Amritsar went viral on social media platforms. The alleged exit poll graphic titled ‘Amritsar Exit Poll Projections 2024’ predicts 33% voting in favour of the BJP, followed by the Congress and AAP at 28% and 25% respectively. Multiple X and Facebook users shared the graphic claiming that the BJP is winning in Punjab’s Amritsar. However, Newschecker…
A Delhi court today deferred hearing on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s request for bail to June 7. This means Mr Kejriwal must return to jail tomorrow, which was the deadline of the interim bail that enabled him to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition bloc INDIA. Original Source
Indo-American actress Mindy Kaling, who has been a torchbearer for diversity and right representation, has talked about whether she would ever revisit her character Kelly Kapoor from The Office and how she’s feeling about the new spinoff series. “It’s been such a long time since I’ve acted as Kelly Kapoor that I’m like, ‘Oh, I’d have to get into character’ – not to sound method,” said Mindy Kaling. The actress added: “But I’m like, ‘What would she be like? At my age?'”Regardless of the intricacies of what Kelly Kapoor of today would look like, Mindy Kaling affirmed that if the…
Tusshar Kapoor hosted a birthday party for his son Laksshya on Friday. The bash was attended by family members and close friends. Tusshar Kapoor’s father and veteran actor Jeetendra, and sister Ektaa Kapoor were pictured at the party. Other guests at the party included Kareena Kapoor’s sons Taimur and Jeh Ali Khan. Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena have featured in multiple films together and their sons Taimur and Laksshya attend school together. Gauahar Khan along with son Zehaan, filmmaker Karan Johar’s son Yash were also among the attendees.See photos from the party here:Tusshar Kapoor shared a video from son Laksshya’s birthday…