Tag: EC
Around 7% Polling Recorded In Bihar In 2 Hours
Polling has been slow in most parts of 16 districts of Bihar where the first phase of Assembly elections are underway for 71 seats on Wednesday. The state election commission said around 7 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours, which have largely been peaceful except for a stray incident of IED planting. ....
Aus Vs Ind: MCG To Allow Maximum 25K Spectators For Boxing Day Test
A cap of 25,000 -- which is one-fourth of the total capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground -- has been kept for the Boxing Day Test to be played between Australia and India this year amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Some Covid Recovered Patients Can Still Carry Virus: Study
Researchers have reported that some patients recovered from Covid-19 could still carry the virus, suggesting that recovered patients should be more cautious and avoid close contact with others. ....
Uttar Pradesh Sets Record In Sanitizer Production
Uttar Pradesh has set a record of sorts by producing over 1.7 crore litres of sanitizer since March when the lockdown was imposed following the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Man Ends Life, Suicide Note Claims Denial Of Ticket By BSP
A trader allegedly committed suicide and left behind a note saying that he was taking the extreme step because the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has not given him a ticket to contest the 2022 Assembly elections. ....
RJD Attacks Nitish Government For Not Providing Security To Tejashwi Yadav
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday accused the Nitish Kumar-led state government of not providing proper security to Leader of Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav. ....
Twitter Took Votes Away From Trump In 2016 US Polls: Study
In the 2016 US Presidential Rlections, social media platform Twitter made independent voters less likely to vote for Donald Trump but did not affect other elections, according to a new study. ....
LJP A Headache For NDA In Bihar Assembly Elections
The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is turning out to be a headache for the ruling NDA, particularly the Janata Dal (United), in the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections as it has fielded rebellion candidates against the JD-U on majority of the constituencies. ....
What's In A Name? Everything, Kamala Harris Tells America
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris is turning the final stretch of her campaign to the threshold of American political history into a teaching moment on accurate pronunciation as an expression of common courtesy and a nod to respecting world cultures.....
Greece, Turkey Pledge Mutual Aid After 6.7-magnitude Quake
Greece and Turkey have pledged mutual aid after a massive earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richer scale jolted the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing 22 people and injuring over 790 others. ....
