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3:15 PM

Mamata loses balance while boarding helicopter Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her balance and fell while boarding a helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district on Saturday afternoon.

She was on the way to Kulti for an election rally when the incident happened.

"The CM fell inside the helicopter after losing her balance while she was trying to sit. She is fine," a senior officer, who was accompanying Banerjee, told PTI.

Following the incident, she flew to Kulti and addressed a rally in support of TMC's Asansol candidate Shatrughan Sinha. 

3:14 PM

Kremlin says Russia will look for ways to overcome any EU sanctions on its LNG operations

Russia will look for ways to overcome what it regards as any illegal sanctions the European Union imposes on its liquified natural gas (LNG) operations, the Kremlin said on Suturday.

The European Commission's next sanctions package is expected to propose restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas for the first time, including a ban on trans-shipments in the EU and measures on three Russian LNG projects, three EU sources said on Thursday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any new EU restrictions would benefit the United States and would mean European industry pays more for its gas.

2:32 PM

Shutdown of businesses begins in Nagaland in protest against extortion

Markets were shut and private offices were closed as an indefinite shutdown of business establishments began in Nagaland on Saturday to protest against extortion by underground groups.

 

2:29 PM

LS polls: Large number of Sikhs, including DSGMC members, join BJP

A large number of Sikhs, including members of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, joined the BJP on Saturday.

2:23 PM

Allahabad High Court grants bail to ex-MP Dhananjay Singh

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to former MP Dhananjay Singh but refused his plea to suspend or stay a seven-year imprisonment sentence passed by a district court in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case.

 

2:12 PM

Make Modi PM for third time to end terrorism and Naxalism: HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said if Narendra Modi continues to be the prime minister for the third consecutive term, he would end terrorism and Naxalism from the country and also make India the world's third largest economy.

 

1:57 PM

One person dead, 13 injured in tourist bus accident in Kerala: Police

One person was killed and 13 others injured when a tourist bus lost control and turned turtle in this district early on Saturday, police said.

 

12:35 PM

US FDA gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their products for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.

12:11 PM

BJP eying anti-incumbency, Modi wave in Odisha to defeat BJD, says Tomar

The BJP will benefit from anti-incumbency against Naveen Patnaik led Biju Janata Dal government, which has been in power for an unbroken 24 years in Odisha, and a strong Modi wave to dethrone Naveen Patnaik from the helm of the state, senior saffron party leader Vijaypal Singh Tomar claimed.

11:53 AM

Lok Sabha polls: 77.35% turnout in second phase in 5 seats in Assam

An estimated 77.35 per cent of 7.726 million voters exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, election officials said on Saturday.

 

11:32 AM

Congress accuses CPI(M) of hijacking poll machinery to bring down polling percentage

A day after polling concluded for the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, Congress alleged that voters were harassed and the election machinery was hijacked by the ruling CPI(M) in the state with an aim to bring down the turnout percentage.

 

10:53 AM

BJP's Dilip Ghosh faces crucial battle for survival in Bardhaman-Durgapur seat

Ghosh's opponents in this electoral race include TMC candidate and former India cricketer Kirti Azad, as well as the LeftCongress alliance candidate Sukriti Ghoshal.

10:43 AM

TMC submits complaint to West Bengal CEO regarding raid in Sandeshkhali on election day

TMC writes to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer complaining against the CBI for conducting a raid in Sandeshkhali on election day.

 

10:27 AM

LS elections 2024: Sunita Kejriwal to lead AAP's political campaign in Delhi today

Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, will lead the party's Lok Sabha electoral campaign in the national capital and other states. The party's campaign will be launched with her inaugural roadshow on Saturday, advocating for AAP's East Delhi candidate, Kuldeep Kumar. 

10:08 AM

Rajasthan ACB raids residences of Dudu district collector, revenue official in bribery case

The Rajasthan Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has raided the residences of the Dudu district collector and a village-level revenue official for allegedly demanding a bribe in a land conversion case, an officer said on Saturday.