Phase 1: 40% turnout till 1 pm; stray violence reported in Bengal

An estimated voter turnout of 40 per cent was recorded in the first six hours of polling on Friday in phase one of the Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union......

PIX: Rajini, Jaggi Vasudev vote as world's largest polls begin

16.63 crore people across 21 states and Union territories vote on Friday, April 19, 2024, in the first of the seven phases, kicking off the world’s largest democratic exercise that will span......

Voting underway in 21 states in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha polls

Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister......

Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

NCP tells Ravi Shastri: Speak about Manipur violence too

IMAGE: NCP's comments came in response to Ravi Shastri congratulating the BJP on their victory in three state polls on Sunday. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives ......