India held the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, with an average voter turnout of above 59 per cent. The figure is likely to go above 60 per cent as the Election Commission of India (ECI) will update the numbers in a day or two. A massive fire broke out at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot earlier in the day, killing at least 20 people, including children. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, news agency Reuters reported citing a source that truce talks between Hamas and Israel are likely to resume next week.
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The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 58 parliamentary constituencies witnessed a cumulative voter turnout of 59.06 per cent, as per the data shared by the Election Commission on Saturday (May 25).
Truce talks between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel are all set to resume next week, who have been fighting in Gaza since October 7 last year.
Over 20, including children, lost their lives as a massive fire broke out at the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, Gujarat on Saturday (May 25), local media reported with the toll expected to rise. Reports said that many are still feared trapped.
India’s top poll body slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (May 24), while pulling down three Instagram posts that the opposition dubbed as “communal”.
Police arrested at least 25 people in Pakistan’s Punjab province after reports of an angry mob torturing a person from the minority Christian community surfaced.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (May 25) released the constituency-wise voting data from the first five phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This comes amid a public discourse over the lack of official voter turnout data.
An Israeli drone strike in central Syria killed two Hezbollah fighters on Saturday (May 25), said a war monitor.
A personal assistant of a tech CEO the US accepted that he beheaded his boss after stealing $400,000 to hide his theft from his girlfriend, said his attorney on Friday (May 24).
Manchester United outclassed arch-rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final as they lifted their 13th title in England’s oldest football competition.
What a historic moment! Actor Anasuya Sengupta has made history, by becoming the first Indian to win an acting award at the Cannes Film Festival.
