Polling begins in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala
Moderate to brisk polling was reported in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union territory of Puducherry which went to polls this morning amid tight security.
Karunanidhi hints at coalition govt in Tamil Nadu
Voicing confidence that his party will win the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday hinted at a possible coalition government, a key issue said to have been raised by long-time ally Congress as a post-poll arrangement.
Kings XI Punjab win toss, elect to bowl against Chennai Super Kings
Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to field against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.
No dissidence in Karnataka BJP: Yeddyurappa
Asserting that there was no dissidence in the Karnataka unit of BJP, chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said there were no differences in party and all minor issues have been solved.
Hasan Ali’s judicial custody extended till April 26
A Mumbai sessions court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan and his associate Kashinath Tapuriah till April 26, a lawyer said.
More than 78 % polling in Puducherry
More than 78 per cent of voters exercised their franchise by 4 00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Puducherry Assembly polls, officials here said. “At 4 00 p.M. 78.86 per cent votes were cast with Yanam region touching a figure of 92 per cent,” an election official told IANS.
Polling ends peacefully in Kerala, over 73% turnout
Assembly elections in Kerala ended on a peaceful note on Wednesday with more than 70 per cent of the 22 million electorate voting for a new Assembly and both the rival fronts claiming that victory would be theirs.
Rare bacterium in Maha lake
In a development that is being termed as the first piece of biological evidence about the origin of the widely discussed Lonar Crater Lake in Buldhana, microbiologists have discovered a rare bacterium in the lake sediments.
Experts question samples used in superbug claims
The criteria adopted by the UK-Australia group of scientists to determine the presence of the superbug gene, New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase 1, in drinking water samples of the national capital is “unscientific and violates the established norms of research,” argue scientists.
Eerie silence in Orissa over CBI NREGA probe
Eleven years after he came to power in 2000 and regularly refuting charges of numerous scams and scandals that rocked the image of his government, Orissa chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik now finds himself in the dock.