There are 1,276 polling places across the state, officials said. Aizawl: Six candidates have filed nominations for Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha constituency, election officials said. They said the first phase of voting in the constituency will be held on April 19 and the nomination process will end on Wednesday. The state’s ruling party, Zoram People’s … Read more
The Rajasthan Lok Sabha elections will be held in two phases from April 19 to 26. (representative picture) Jaipur/Sikal: Forty candidates have so far submitted their nominations for the first phase of Rajasthan Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Tuesday. BJP candidates Jyoti Mirdha and Sumedhanand Saraswati filed for Nagaur constituency and Sikar Lok Sabha … Read more
K Kavitha was sent to ED on March 16 and detained for 7 days (File) New Delhi: BRS leader K Kavitha was taken to Tihar jail and a Delhi court on Tuesday remanded her to judicial custody till April 9, jail officials said, with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) pleading that if released, the “highly influential … Read more
Imad Wasim file photo.©AFP All-rounder Imad Wasim made his comeback for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Saturday after meeting Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials. Wasim announced his retirement from international cricket in November last year. Wasim said on his T20I matches.” “I would like to thank PCB for trusting in me and I will … Read more
Washington — In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tarr, Myanmar country director for the U.S. Institute of Peace, discussed escalating transnational crime in the country, particularly in the wake of allegations regarding the trade in nuclear materials in Myanmar. Despite China’s recent moves to curb some cybercrime in its border areas, Myanmar … Read more
Guatemala City— Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law that gives state authorities the power to arrest and deport immigrants who enter the country illegally is unconstitutional. “As a legal matter, we feel strongly that SB4 [the Texas law] … is unconstitutional and we hope and believe that the courts will … Read more
Three people fell into an underground drainage ditch indoors (representative) Mumbai: An 18-year-old boy died after falling 15 feet deep into an underground sewer in Malad, a northern suburb of Mumbai, on Thursday and two others were in critical condition, a municipal official said. The incident took place at Gate No. 8, Malvani, Ambujwadi Abdul … Read more
Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh accuses Punjab government of harassing him Chandigarh: The Punjab government has issued a show-cause notice to the chief health minister asking the chief minister and the health minister to discuss the issue of IVF treatment for the mother of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala. Terming it a “serious lapse”, the state … Read more
New Delhi: In a major order issued just weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has again refused to order a stay on the law on the appointment of election commissioners, saying doing so at this stage would “create chaos”. Making its observations during Thursday’s hearing, the court also noted that there were no charges … Read more
Analysts say American voters need to be wary of foreign misinformation and disinformation seeking to disrupt November’s presidential election. VOA’s Veronica Balderas-Iglesias explores how Americans view the threat of so-called “influence operations” and what governments and nonprofits are doing to help them defend against it threaten. Follow us on Google news ,Twitter , and Join … Read more
Local government officials in Kaduna state in north-central Nigeria said gunmen kidnapped more than 100 people in the area between Saturday and Sunday. Kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs and terrorist groups are an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, where authorities appear powerless to stop them. A local official told Nigerian … Read more
The building collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 17 others. Kolkata: The builder of the collapsed multi-storey building in Kolkata’s Garden Ridge area violated several rules of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for constructing new buildings, leading to the disaster, a senior official said on Monday. The building collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 17 … Read more