67% turnout in second phase of Lok Sabha poll
The second phase of the Lok Sabha election for 95 constituencies registered a tentative voter turnout of 67.6% across 11 States and one Union Territory, with sporadic incidents of violence reported on Thursday. The overall figure was 69.62% in 2014.
Dalits come under attack in Ariyalur
At least 20 houses belonging to Dalits were damaged at Ponparappi, in Ariyalur district, after a clash broke out between members of the community and Vanniyars as polling was under way in the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday.
Shoe hurled at BJP spokesman G.V.L. Narasimha Rao during press meet at party HQ
BJP MP and spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao was at the receiving end of a shoe thrown at him by a man identified as Shakti Bhargava, while he was addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday.
Cross-LoC trade suspended after ‘misuse by arms, drugs smugglers’
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday suspended the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Jammu and Kashmir, citing “funnelling of illegal weapons, narcotics and fake currency” as reasons.
Modi, Rahul face off in Gujarat
Ahead of voting for the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat scheduled for April 23, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have stepped up their campaign, the former fielding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the latter party president Rahul Gandhi.
Pandyas, Chahar shine as Mumbai Indians steamrollers Capitals
Mumbai Indians added a spinner to its side, Delhi Capitals put its faith in its pace attack and the visiting team came out trumps in reading the unpredictable Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, winning by 40 runs to exchange places with Capitals and go second on the points table here on Thursday.
No Pak. soldier or civilian died in Balakot: Sushma Swaraj
No Pakistani soldier or civilian died in the air strike on a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan in February, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.
CPI MP refuses to record poll speech for Doordarshan
CPI Rajya Sabha MP and former Kerala Minister Binoy Viswam refused to record his election speech for Doordarshan after the script vetting committee of the national broadcaster asked him to cut out a paragraph referring to Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) for reportedly violating the poll code.
Editorial | Hard landing: Jet Airways' temporary halt
To the long line of private airline carcasses dotting the bleak landscape of Indian aviation, one more may soon be added. Jet Airways announced a temporary halt of its operations from Wednesday night as funds to keep the airline going dried up. Despite intense lobbying by the bankrupt airline, banks stood firm on their decision to not release emergency funds to sustain operations until a white knight is found.
Genome sequencing to map population diversity
In an indigenous genetic mapping effort, nearly 1,000 rural youth from the length and breadth of India will have their genomes sequenced by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The project aims at educating a generation of students on the “usefulness” of genomics.
