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An 11-year-old Deaf-Mute girl in Rajasthan Dies After Being Set on Fire.

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Rajasthan: On social media, the police have vowed to solve the case and issued a warning against spreading unsubstantiated claims.

A deaf-mute 11-year-old girl from Karauli, Rajasthan, passed away ten days after she was discovered with severe burns in a field close to her home. At Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Hospital, the tribal girl passed away. Despite the lack of arrests thus far, the family has called for prompt police intervention. They claimed that when they discovered the girl, she was naked.

On social media, the police have vowed to solve the case and issued a warning against spreading unsubstantiated rumours. According to authorities, a forensic investigation is underway and the truth will soon be known.

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The girl’s mother heard her scream as she was playing outside her home, according to the FIR. She saw her daughter in a barn roughly 100 metres away as she was running out. According to the FIR, the girl was crying in agony, had burns, and was undressed. The child seemed to be indicating with gestures that two people lit her on fire and ran away. After being hurried to the closest government hospital, she was sent to Jaipur.

On May 14, a specialist was consulted in order to document the girl’s account. She identified one of the people in the pictures that were given to her.

Heart-rending visuals show the heavily-bandaged girl on the hospital bed, talking to her mother in sign language, days before her death.

Police have said samples of the girl’s skin and clothes have been sent to the forensic lab and the probe will proceed as per the advice of scientific experts. “Keeping in mind the sensitivity of this incident, it will not be correct to publicly say anything without evidence,” they said in a post on X.

UK PM Rishi Sunak meets with Manisha Koirala: “It was really enjoyable.”

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At 10 Downing Street, actor Manisha Koirala visited UK PM Rishi Sunak. She showed him pictures of herself and told him about the visitors’ comments about her most recent web series, “Heeramandi.”

  • Manisha Koirala met UK PM Rishi Sunak
  • She represented Nepal for 100-year ‘friendship treaty’ celebration
  • Manisha was thrilled as guests at the PM’s house watched her web series ‘Heeramandi’

Actor Manisha Koirala recently met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, at his residence, 10 Downing Street. She represented her country, Nepal, as it celebrated 100 years of its ‘friendship treaty’ with the UK. On this special occasion, Manisha was pleasantly surprised to learn that most of the people present at the PM’s house had watched her latest web series, ‘Heeramandi’.

Manisha posted pictures of herself with PM Sunak from the meeting. She looked gorgeous in a black, silk saree. Along with the photos, the actor wrote, “It was an honour to be invited to 10 Downing Street to celebrate United Kingdom – Nepal relations and 100 years of our friendship treaty. It was such a pleasure to hear the Prime Minister @rishisunakmp speak fondly of our country #nepal (sic).”

Born in Kathmandu, Manisha Koirala is the daughter of Nepalese politician Prakash Koirala. Her grandfather, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960.

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Heeramandi

The ‘Khamoshi’ actor also invited Rishi Sunak and his family for a trek at the Everest Base Camp. “I took the liberty of inviting the PM and his family to trek to Everest Base Camp,” Manisha shared. She added, “Can you believe that most of the attendees had seen #heeramandionnetflix and loved it? I was thrilled!! (sic).”

Manisha Koirala recently garnered adulation from the audience for her performance as Mallikajaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix series, ‘Heeramandi’. She was joined by actors like Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Shekhar Suman, and others on the show.

Bihar Tharu Tribe Tired of Nitish Kumar u-turns.

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Since taking office as chief minister in 2005, Mr. Nitish Kumar has initiated terai development initiatives valued at billions of dollars. However, prohibition and the government’s many reversals to stay in power have irritated Tharu voters this election season, regardless of age.

Here at Valmikinagar, in the foothills of the Himalayas, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched numerous State-wide yatras (tours), far from the stuffy corridors of the Patna Secretariat. The Tharu tribes of the terai areas, a stretch of land on the foothills along the Indo-Nepal border, call Tharuhat, also known as that, home.

Since taking office as chief minister in 2005, Mr. Kumar has initiated terai development initiatives valued at billions of dollars. However, people of all ages are irritated by the government’s constant renegotiation in order to hold onto power and prohibition this election season.

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Here at Valmikinagar, in the foothills of the Himalayas, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched numerous State-wide yatras (tours), far from the stuffy corridors of the Patna Secretariat. The Tharu tribes of the terai areas, a stretch of land on the foothills along the Indo-Nepal border, call Tharuhat, also known as that, home.

Since taking office as chief minister in 2005, Mr. Kumar has initiated terai development initiatives valued at billions of dollars. However, people of all ages are irritated by the government’s constant renegotiation in order to hold onto power and prohibition this election season.

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Far from the musty corridors of the Patna Secretariat, on the foothills of the Himalayas here in Valmikinagar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has started many of his State-wide yatras (tours). Also known as Tharuhat, it is home to the Tharu tribes of the terai areas, a strip of land on the foothills along the Indo-Nepal border.

Ever since he became the Chief Minister in 2005, Mr. Kumar has launched development projects worth crores for the terai. But regular flip-flops to remain in power and prohibition have annoyed the voters, across all age groups, this election season.

Tharuhat has about 300 villages spread around the 900sqkm Valmikinagar Tiger Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district. Tharus number around 3 lakh and most of them are forest dwellers, though some also practise agriculture. The tribe, formally accorded the Scheduled Tribe status in May 2003, is said to have derived its name from Theravada Buddhism and the community considers itself descendants of the Buddha.

“We will not vote for Nitish Kumar. He is palturam (turncoat) and imposed darubandi (prohibition) on us,” said Ghanshayam Rai, a vendor at the bi-weekly Friday market in Valmikinagar. Gautam Mahto, another vendor, quipped, “Daru (alcohol) and Tharu cannot be separated”. “Some Tharus may vote for the RJD candidate, but not to Nitish Kumar’s candidate this time,” he said.

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At Kanbhushari village in the Bagaha-2 block, from where most of the young Tharu youths have migrated to Gujarat, Punjab, Mumbai and Gurugram for livelihood, Satyanarayan Mahto, 60, and Ramchandra Mahto, 62, said they will vote for the BJP and not for Mr. Kumar’s candidate.

When said Mr. Kumar is an ally of the BJP and their vote would eventually go to the Chief Minister, Mr. Satyanarayan said, “Kya karen? Nitish majboori hai, lekin Modi jaruri hai (What to do? Nitish is compulsion, but Modi is a necessity)”.

The Tharu women were more reticent about their choice. “We will take a decision on whom to vote on the polling day. We’ve not decided yet,” said Sharda Devi, 56. Another voter, Pramila Devi, 28, cryptically said, “You should understand it better.”

At Champapur Bazaar in the bustling village of Harnatand, the first time Tharu voters, young and fashionable, are also peeved at the political metamorphosis of Nitish Kumar to ‘Kursi’ Kumar, of how the once ‘Sushasan Babu’ of Bihar kept switching loyalties just to remain in power. “We’ll vote for anyone but not to Nitish Kumar’s candidate,” said Ghanshyam Rai. “Who knows, if he makes another switch after winning the seat? We’ll be embarrassed again,” he said. READ COMMENTSREAD LATERPRINT

Elections to the Lok Sabha in 2024: Prashant Kishor Highlights, “If BJP Wins, But Less Than 370, Market May…

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The BJP’s goal of 370 seats, according to Prashant Kishor, is a “smart” strategy that has helped them alter the conversation surrounding the election.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor believes that had the opposition not blown many opportunities to come back while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was in the minority, it would have been in a stronger position going into the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024.

Kishor stated that the BJP’s repeated defeats in state assembly elections in 2015 and 2016 was the first instance of this kind of thing.

“The Aam Aadmi Party won the Delhi assembly elections in January 2015.” That following November, the BJP was defeated in the Bihar elections. Assembly elections were held in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Assam the next year till May. Only Assam would be won by the BJP, and only then in coalition. Since PM Modi’s popularity had only started to climb (post-2014), those 15–18 months presented a chance for the Congress-led opposition to mount a comeback,” Kishor said in an interview with NDTV.

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Another opportunity that the opposition had, according to Kishor, was after 2016 demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes by the PM Modi-led government.

“There was a kind of turbulence in the country. You can call it economic or rural distress. The BJP won the UP assembly elections in 2017 but if you remember there was protest by Patels ahead of Gujarat elections. There were protests in Maharashtra too,” Kishor said.

That was not a good time for the BJP and PM Modi, he said. “In November 2017 Gujarat polls, the Congress, though lost, but performed well. The BJP could somehow manage to win by 15 odd seats. In the coming months, the BJP lost Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh elections. So this was another 15-17 month period from mid 2017 till end of 2018 when the BJP was on the back foot but the opposition missed the chance,” Kishor said.

Kishor said the opposition missed another opportunity in June 2021 post second Covid-19 wave when there was a dip in the Prime Minister’s approval ratings. The BJP had just lost the West Bengal state elections, then, he said.

“The last chance for the opposition was when many parties came together and former INDIA bloc in June 2023. And there was a murmur across the country that at least, we have a challenge coming up against the BJP which could have ended with 220-240 seats in 2024 elections. But for months there was no movement forward,” Kishor told NDTV. 

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Kishor has predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP will return to power in Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

And I am told that the Congress predicted victory in five assembly elections in November-December 2023, which it didn’t. They though INDIA bloc would start the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from a position of strength. And in this thought they lost the crucial 4-5 months while the BJP had already started campaigning under PM Modi. In fact, for two months after the Ram Mandir event, the opposition had almost given up. And by the time they woke up in February, it was too late,” he said.

With voting in 49 seats being held in the phase 5 on May 20, the election to 428 of the 543 seats is over. The remaining two phases will be held on May 25 and June 1. Counting votes for all seven Lok Sabha Elections phases will occur on June 4.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), seeking a record third term under PM Narendra Modi, has set a target of winning 400 seats this election. The ruling alliance is challenged by the opposition parties led by the Congress under the banner of the INDIA bloc.

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India and China Relations: Back to Basics.

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On 27 April, the defence minister of India, Rajnat Singh, met his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers Meeting in Delhi. The meeting was yet another attempt to find a way out of the three-year-long standoff between thousands of soldiers along the disputed border, which began in May 2020 when Indian and Chinese forces clashed in the Galwan Valley, killing 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese ones. Since then, officials from both countries have met for 18 rounds of talks to try to agree on a disengagement of troops from the area with no success. India has blamed China for unilaterally trying to move the border by sending troops beyond the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the countries. While it is in both China’s and India’s interest to settle the dispute, Beijing seems unwilling to engage in actual negotiations about the LAC, instead expressing hope that the two sides could move on from the issue and strengthen their mutual trust.

India’s and China’s dispute along the border is illustrative of the growing rivalry between the two countries, which is shaping the security landscape and strategic environment of South Asia. China is gaining power and influence in the Indo-Pacific – where India has long been the dominant power – and using it as yet another arena for its strategic rivalry with the United States. Given Europe’s trade with the region and the complex interplay of relations between China, the US, India, Russia, and the European Union, this dynamic will have severe consequences not just for the region, but for Europe as well.

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Beijing has tightened its grip over the entire Indian Ocean region in the past two decades. It has created a network of military and commercial facilities – the so-called string of pearls – and strengthened its economic relations with countries of the region. In 2022, Sri Lankan debt obligations to China rose to $7 billion, while the Maldives owes some 40 per cent of its GDP to China. These economic dependencies have eroded India’s influence in its immediate neighbourhood. New Delhi had built up strong diplomatic ties with other countries in the region through its “island diplomacy” and initiatives such as the Security and Growth for all in the Region maritime cooperation. China’s investment in the region has now pushed New Delhi into an economic competition which it may ultimately have difficulties sustaining.

New Delhi still exerts a dominant role in South Asia and, specifically, the Indian Ocean, but as China consolidates its position in the region, its attitude towards India has become more assertive. India remains resolute about preventing Chinese hegemony in Asia, repeatedly stressing that a multipolar world starts with a multipolar Asia, and seeking partnerships with a variety of countries, including the US and the EU. Beijing is concerned about India’s growing military ties with the US and tends to consider India’s intentions through the lens of its own rivalry with the US. India’s inability to push back China at the border also further diminishes New Delhi’s influence over the smaller regional states, namely Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and even the Maldives, by absorbing the financial, military, and administrative resources that could be spent on expanding India’s footprint in the region. It also poses questions about India’s relative power and its ability to protect smaller neighbouring countries from Chinese coercion. This leaves New Delhi even more isolated in the region that includes its arch-rival Pakistan.

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Both India and China insist that they want to rebuild trust but they cannot agree on the process. Because it currently has the upper hand, China would like trust building to remain a strictly bilateral matter and does not want organisations such as the G20 and the SCO, the other three BRICS states – Brazil, Russia, and South Africa – or even the ASEAN-led institutions to play any role in the so far hypothetical normalisation process. In doing so, China challenges India’s multilateral aspirations and de facto reduces New Delhi’s capacity to manage collectively the consequences of China’s rise for itself and the region. The war in Ukraine makes this even easier as Russia, traditionally on India’s side in multilateral regional arrangements, seems distracted and neutralised by its new, albeit uneasy, proximity to China.

The escalating tensions and aggression since 2013 are therefore no coincidence. Beijing’s coercion on the border and naval build-up in the Indian Ocean force India into a costly arms race and warn it against what Beijing considers excessive proximity to the US. In the ongoing great power competition between China and the US, every issue becomes a zero-sum game. This makes it harder for India to solve its border conflict with China and at the same time manage China’s rise and growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region in a peaceful manner.

Sambit Patra ‘Slip of Tongue’ on Lord Jagannath by BJP causes Controversy, says PM Modi.

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The viral clip features Sambit Patra speaking to a private Odia channel where he can be heard saying that Lord Jagannath is PM Modi’s “bhakt” (devotee). The BJP leader later apologised, calling his remark a “slip of tongue”.

  • Sambit Patra, in a slip of tongue, stated that Lord Jagannath is PM Modi’s devotee
  • Naveen Patnaik and Arvind Kejriwal condemn Patra’s remark
  • Congress demands an apology from PM Modi

Sambit Patra, a BJP leader and the party’s candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency, intentionally stirred up controversy when a careless comment he made about Lord Jagannath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral.

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In the widely shared video, Patra is heard declaring that Lord Jagannath is PM Modi’s bhakt (devotee) while speaking to a private Odia station.

“Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannatha is the Lord of Universe,” declared Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha and the leader of the ruling Biju Janata Dal, in response to the film. It is an affront to the Lord to refer to Mahaprabhu as a follower of another person. Across the world, this has offended and denigrated the beliefs of millions of Odias and Jagannatha bhaktas.”

Calling Lord Jagannath the greatest symbol of Odia asmita (pride), Patnaik denounced Patra’s statement.

“By this you have deeply hurt Odia Asmita and this will be remembered and condemned by the people of Odisha for a very long time,” he said.

Later, Sambit Patra clarified his remarks, emphasising that it was a slip of tongue.

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Replying to Naveen Patnaik’s post on X, Sambit Patra wrote, “Naveen Ji Namaskar! I gave number of bytes today to multiple media channels after the massive success of Shri Narendra Modiji’s Road Show in Puri today, everywhere I mentioned that Modi ji is an ardent “Bhakt” of Shri Jagannath Mahaprabhu. By mistake during one of the bytes I pronounced just the opposite. I know you too know and understand this.”

“Sir, let’s not make an issue out of a nonexistent issue. We all have ‘slip of tongue’ sometimes. Thanks and Pranam,” he added.

In a video on X, Patra said he would fast for three days to repent for his mistake.

“Today, I am deeply troubled by the mistake I have made regarding Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath Ji,” a rough translation of Patra’s post in Hindi read.

“I bow down at the feet of Mahaprabhu Sri Jagannath Ji and beg for forgiveness. I will be fasting for the next three days to correct my mistake and repent,” he added.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal also criticised Patra, calling his remark an “insult to God”.

“I strongly condemn this statement of BJP. They have started thinking that they are above God. This is height of arrogance. Calling God bhakt of Modi ji is an insult to God,” he said.

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The Congress also hit out at the BJP over Patra’s remark. “BJP leader Sambit Patra says that Mahaprabhu Lord Shri Jagannath is a devotee of Narendra Modi. This is a grave insult to Mahaprabhu. This statement has hurt the faith of crores of devotees. Sambit Patra, who is immersed in Modi Bhakti, should not have committed this sin. Narendra Modi himself should apologize for this disgusting statement,” a post on party’s X handle read.

Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu, is a popular deity in Odisha and his temple in Puri is a pilgrimage site.

Zirakpur Areas Reel Under Power Cuts.

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Zirakpur Areas Reel Under Power Cuts. Electricity, water issues missing from poll talk

Zirakpur, 19 May

Every day, Zirakpur residents have to endure protracted power outages in the sweltering heat.

Residents reported that unplanned power outages lasting up to four hours are implemented every day on average. “We have had daily power outages in our location for the last four days. After a half-hour, the power supply is restored, but everything goes back to normal, according to Baltana resident KR Sharma.

Residents have complained that power outages don’t just happen in the afternoons in numerous places. Even in Dhakoli, there is no electricity at night. We are the only ones aware of how terrifying this experience is for us. There isn’t a single politician or PSPCL official discussing this issue. One typical response is maintenance work, according to Peermuchhalla resident Vinay Srivastav.

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Officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) said there was no shortage of power but in summers, overloading issues cropped up in old cables and transformers.

Uninterrupted power supply and safe drinking water are big issues in Zirakpur, Kharar and Mohali, yet no politician is talking about these. A large number of residents suffer from diarrhoea and vector-borne diseases year after year, yet nothing is being done to address the problem.

A resident of Sunny Enclave, Zirakpur, SC Dhall, said, “We have been facing water scarcity for the past two days. Normal water supply was restored last evening.”

At Shakti Nagar in Dera Bassi, which is also known as Tubewell Colony, residents have been facing water scarcity for the past one week. Water is being supplied through tankers there.

PM Modi Pays Tribute To Former PM Rajiv Gandhi On His Death Anniversary.

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The Prime Minister wrote on X, “On his death anniversary, my tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji.” in honour of Rajiv Gandhi’s passing.

On the 33rd anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi’s passing today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid respect to the former prime minister.
Taking to X, the Prime Minister said, “On his death anniversary, my tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji.”

At Veer Bhumi in Delhi on Tuesday morning, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and party MP Rahul Gandhi also honoured Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 33rd death anniversary.

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In the nation’s capital, other Congressmen including Sachin Pilot and P Chidambaram also paid their respects to the former prime minister.

Rajiv Gandhi took over the charge of the Congress in 1984 following the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He became India’s youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 when he assumed office in October 1984.

He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989. Born on August 20, in 1944, was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.

Mumbai Voting Percentage: Maharashtra Records 54% Voter Turnout, Mumbai South Tally Lowest

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Highlights of the Mumbai Voting Percentage: According to data released by the Election Commission at around 10 p.m. on Monday, Maharashtra had a 54% voter turnout. Of Mumbai’s six Lok Sabha constituencies, Mumbai South had the lowest turnout.

Highlights of the Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting: As of 10 p.m. on Monday, Maharashtra has the lowest voter turnout to date—53%. The Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency was one of the seats with the lowest voter attendance, largely due to Mumbai’s “slow pace” voting procedures.

In the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai were up for election on Monday. Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central were the six seats in question. A high-profile fight took place in the region, mostly involving candidates from the INDIA alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Piyush Goyal, a union minister, was running for the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat against Congressman Bhushan Patil. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress is running against Advocate Ujwal Nikam of the BJP in the Mumbai North Central constituency.

A conflict between two Shiv Sena factions was recorded in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha Constituency. Amol Gajanan Kirtikar is associated with the Uddhav Thackeray faction, but Ravindra Wairkar represents the CM Eknath Shinde side. Mihir Kotecha of the BJP is running against Sanjaydina Patil of the Shiv Sena (UBT) in the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seat.

A brawl broke out between Shiv Sena members Ramesh Shewele and Anil Desai in Mumbai’s South Central Lok Sabha constituency (UBT). The Eknath Shinde branch of the Shiv Sena has fielded Yamini Jadhav in an attempt to thwart Arvind Sawant’s hopes of winning a third term from the Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat.

Mumbai Lok Sabha Polls Voting LIVE: Maharashtra records 53% turnout till 10 pm

Maharashtra recorded 53% voter turnout as of 10 pm on Monday.

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Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: Mumbai South records 44% voter turnout, Kalyan’s tally lowest in Maharashtra

Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout among eight states at 49 percent. Within Maharashtra, Kalyaan Lok Sabha constituency recorded the lowest tally at 43 percent. But when just focusing on the Mumbai region, Mumbai South recorded the lowest turnout at 44 percent.

Mumbai Lok Sabha Polls Voting LIVE: How much voter turnout was recorded in Mumbai today?

As per the Election Commission’s data released till 5 pm today, here’s what the voter turnout looks like in Mumbai

  • Mumbai South: 44%
  • Mumbai North: 46.91%
  • Mumbai North West: 49.7%
  • Mumbai North East: 48.6%
  • Mumbai North Central: 47.46%
  • Mumbai South Central: 48.2%

Mumbai Lok Sabha Polls Voting LIVE: Devendra Fadnavis Vs Uddhav Thackeray amid ‘slow pace of voting in Mumbai’

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray alleged the election officials were delaying the voting process at many polling centres at behest of the BJP-led government. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We were the first to complain…

Mumbai Lok Sabha Polls Voting LIVE: Maharashtra records lowest turnout till 5 pm

Maharashtra has recorded the lowest turnout at 48 percent till 5 pm. Thirteen seats in Maharashtra were among other seats across eight states that went to polls on Monday. 

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: Music director Amit Trivedi says he couldn’t cast vote today, shares video

Music director Amit Trivedi said he couldn’t cast vote today. “Voting is our constitutional right. Today I was denied that right and I feel helpless. Did this happen to anyone else? How.. and why??,” he said in a post on X.

Many reacted to his video, asking if he checked his EPIC number before going out to vote. 

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: Mumbai South records voter turnout of nearly 37% till 3 pm

Mumbai South recorded lowest voter turnout in the Mumbai region at nearly 37%. The rest five seats recorded turnout between 37% and 39%.

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: Kirit Somaiya accuses Sena (UBT) leaders of corrupt practices; Uddhav’s party dismisses charge

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Sanjay Raut and Sunil Raut were found involved in “corrupt practices” outside their polling booth at Bhandup in Mumbai where voting was underway since morning.

The former MP also claimed that two activists of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) were arrested for “illegal and corrupt practices of using a fake EVM”.

However, MLA Sunil Raut, who is the brother of Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, dismissed the allegations saying a dummy electronic voting machine (EVM) was kept outside the 100-metre radius of the polling booth for educational purpose.

Still, the police removed it under “political pressure”, he claimed.

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: Mumbai disappoints as voter turnout fails to cross 30% till 1pm

  • Mumbai continued to disappoint with voter turnout failing to cross 30 per cent till 1 pm. 
  • Mumbai North recorded a turnout of 26.78 per cent; 
  • Mumbai North Central saw a turnout of 28.05 per cent, 
  • Mumbai North East saw a turnout of 28.82 per cent, 
  • Mumbai North West recorded a turnout of 28.41 per cent. 
  • Mumbai South had the lowest turnout in the city with 28.41 per cent recorded till 1 pm. 
  • Mumbai South Central saw a turnout of 27.21 per cent.

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: A look at voter turnout till 9 am

  • Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live: 
  • Mumbai North 6.19 per cent
  • Mumbai North Central 6.01 per cent
  • Mumbai North East 6.83 per cent
  • Mumbai North West 6.87 per cent
  • Mumbai South 5.34 per cent
  • Mumbai South Central 7.79 per cent
  • Thane 5.67 per cent
  • Bhiwandi recorded 4.86 per cent polling
  • Kalyan 5.39 per cent

Maharashtra saw a 54% voter turnout, with Mumbai South recording the lowest participation, highlighting varying engagement levels across regions.

Pune Porsche Deaths: Teen Who Killed 2 With Porsche Got Bail In 15 Hours.

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The 17-year-old boy at the wheel of the speeding Porsche that hit a bike in Pune Saturday night, killing a man and a woman, was out on bail 15 hours after he was arrested. His lawyer Prashant Patil said a court granted bail to the minor on conditions — he has to work with traffic police in Yerwada for 15 days, write an essay on accidents, undergo treatment for his drinking habit and take counselling sessions. The accused is the son of a prominent Pune realtor.

Twenty-four-year-olds Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, both engineers from Madhya Pradesh working in Pune, were returning on a bike after attending a get-together with friends. The Porsche, which eyewitnesses have said was driving at over 200 km per hour and had no number plates, hit the bike. Ashwini was thrown about 20 feet in the air and landed hard, said an eyewitness. Aneesh was thrown at a parked car and suffered serious injuries. Both died on the spot.

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“The accident took place around 2.15 am. The car was in full speed. The driver was fleeing after the car hit the bike, but the airbags deployed. He could not see the road and parked the car. And locals caught them. Besides the driver, there were two occupants in the car. One of them escaped. The crowd beat up the other two,” said an eyewitness, an auto-rickshaw operator waiting for a ride.

The eyewitness said police reached the spot in 15 minutes.

The minor, it is learnt, was returning with his friends from a pub where they were partying to celebrate clearing their Class 12 exams.

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Following a complaint by a friend of one of the victims, an FIR was registered under sections relating to death by negligence and rash driving. The teenager’s father and the pub that served him alcohol are also likely to be charged, police have said.

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said police had urged the court to treat the accused as an adult because this is a “heinous crime” and sought his custody. Police will approach the sessions court against the bail order, he said. “The father of the juvenile accused who handed over this car without a number plate to him to drive and allowed him to go to a pub has also been proceeded against. The establishment that served alcohol has also been proceeded against,” he said. 

The case is now being investigated by an Assistant Commissioner of Police-level officer and a “watertight case is being made out”, he said. The police commissioner said it is clear that the boy was driving under the influence of alcohol. Several eyewitnesses have said the teenager and his friends were heavily drunk.

The incident has sparked massive outrage, with many blaming lax laws for deaths due to rash driving and minors on the wheels.

Anurag Kulshrestha, president of an NGO that works for road safety, told NDTV, “There is no fear of law. In Pune, when authorities tried to enforce the helmet rule, all political parties came out to protest. We are living in an indisciplined society.”

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