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Independent Candidate From Maharashtra's Beed Dies Of Heart Attack In Polling Booth

Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Wednesday November 20, 2024

An Independent candidate from Beed suffered a massive heart attack while he was awaiting his turn to vote at a polling station in Maharashtra on Wednesday. The man was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Urban Voter Apathy Again? Low Turnout In Mumbai Seats

Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Mumbai

Maharashtra's urban pockets including assembly constituencies in Mumbai reported low voter turnout, despite Mumbai being the biggest city in the state and the country's financial and entertainment hub.

Rajnath Singh, Chinese Defence Minister Meet - First Since Ladakh Disengagement

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun for bilateral talks in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The two leaders met for the first time since the military disengagement in Ladakh.

'If India Can Make Rocket Sensors, It Can Make Car Sensors Too': ISRO Chief

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Bengaluru

ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Wednesday highlighted the need to manufacture car sensors domestically instead of relying on imports.

Fact Check: No, Waqf Board Hasn't Staked Claim To Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple

Logically Facts | Wednesday November 20, 2024

Social media users have shared a collage of two images: one showing the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai and the other featuring the idol of Ganesha located within the temple. The posts claim that the Waqf Board has staked a claim to the temple.

High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Tamil Nadu Liquor Tragedy That Killed 68

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Chennai

In a setback to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the illicit liquor tragedy that had killed 68 people in the Villupuram district.

"We Have Orders": Akhilesh Yadav Shares Clip Of UP Cop, Revolver In Hand

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday November 20, 2024, New Delhi

Amid a wave of allegations of electoral malpractices in the bypolls to nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has shared a video in which a police officer can be seen charging at women with a revolver pointed at them

Opinion | G20 Climate Declaration: It's Only Words...

Aditya Sinha | Wednesday November 20, 2024

The declaration's call for circular economies and waste reduction is undermined by its refusal to confront the unsustainable consumption patterns of high-income countries.

India Drops 2 Places, Still Among Top 10 Climate Performers: Report

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Baku (Azerbaijan)

India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to a year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said.

Exit Poll Results 2024 Live Updates: After Maharashtra, Jharkhand Elections, Time For Exit Polls

NDTV Newsdesk | Wednesday November 20, 2024, New Delhi

After high-octane campaigns and elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, now it's time to find out what the exit polls have predicted for the states. The results for both states will be announced on November 23.

On Camera, Assistant Hacks Lawyer With Sickle Outside Tamil Nadu Court

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday November 20, 2024

A lawyer was attacked by a man with a sickle in the middle of the road, with hundreds watching him slash his head with the weapon.

Workers Of Sharad Pawar's NCP Stop Chhagan Bhujbal From Entering Voting Booth

Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Mumbai

Workers of Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party faction blocked NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal from entering the polling booth in Maharashtra's Yevla constituency today.

'Embrace AI, 5G, Virtual Production': Ashwini Vaishnaw To Young Filmmakers

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 20, 2024, New Delhi

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday advised filmmakers to embrace Artificial Intelligence, 5G and virtual production in their craft.

UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Lucknow

A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP

Savage Attack On Andhra Pradesh College Student, Attackers Bit His Cheek

Reported by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday November 20, 2024, Hyderabad

A young man was savagely assaulted by four people - one of whom bit his cheek like an animal and another battered his head with a coconut-sized rock in Andhra Pradesh's Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district.