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A BJP polling agent was allegedly beaten by TMC goons at booth no 79 under the Asansol North assembly. The polling agent sustained serious injury to his head

Their fates intertwined with Assam Rifles when troops of Moreh Batallion deployed at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Bridge found them. 

According to the IMD bulletin, Cyclone Fani is likely to move north-westwards till April 30 and later recurve north-eastwards gradually

The next six hours is crucial as the depression formed over the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal will intensify. Fishermen in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been advised not to venture into the sea.
 

Kalaburagi, a city that is rooted in history, is in North Karnataka. The city has a rich cultural heritage, but when it comes to its infrastructure, it begs a lot of improvement. Water shortage, scanty industries, augmented by dry weather only make the situation pathetic

Billa Jegan, the Youth wing organiser of DMK Tuticorin South district shot his brother Simanji in the head over a property dispute.

BJP leader Yeddyurappa casts his vote in Shivamogga, Karnataka, for the Lok Sabha election. Second phase of polling in the state has commenced in the 14 constituencies.

The recent I-T raids in Karnataka have been one of the major talking points ahead of the election as Bengaluru North candidates Krishna Byre Gowda and Sadananda Gowda take on each other today (April 18)
 

BJP leader Sadananda Gowda cast his vote in Bengaluru North. He is also a candidate from the Lok Sabha constituency. Polling has begun in 14 constituencies in Karnataka
 

In the 2014 general election, a 79.88% voter turnout was recorded in Assam, while 78.61% was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, 79.62% in Manipur, 68.79% in Meghalaya, 61.69% in Mizoram, 87.82% in Nagaland and 84.72% in Tripura.

Jammu and Baramulla Lok Sabha constituencies enter polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election amid calls of boycott issued by separatists as well as militant groups in the Valley. Voters queue up to cast their vote in North Kashmir's Baramulla and Uri district. Voters talk about the uncertain state of Kashmir and how peace is what they want. Apart from that unemployment and infrastructural issues are also a major concern for the locals. In these two constituencies, more than 3.3 million people are to choose their parliamentary representatives from among 33 candidates. In Jammu, where 24 candidates are in the fray, the fight is mainly between the BJP’s Jugal Kishore and the Congress’ Raman Bhalla as the regional parties, National Conference (NCP) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), decided not to field their candidates to consolidate the “secular vote” against BJP. 

Voting in the Northeast began at 21,585 polling stations including 9,574 booths in Assam, 2,201 in Arunachal Pradesh, 3,167 in Meghalaya, 2,227 in Nagaland, 1,175 in Mizoram, 1,679 in Tripura and 1,562 in Manipur
 

The ruling AIADMK in fact struck an alliance with the PMK only because its Vanniyar votes are pretty important in Northern Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK has carefully earmarked for the PMK the constituencies of Dharmapuri, Cuddalore, Arakkonam, Villupuram and Sriperumbudur — all dominated by Vanniyars

The Lok Sabha election 2019 polling starts at Bengal like many parts of India. Bengal's Cooch Behar and Northern parts like Dooars are going to polls. There has been steady queuing up from early in the morning to cast poll. Though fear looms large in those polling booths where paramilitary is not deployed. Bengal goes to poll in each of the 7 phases in an unprecedented move by EC.

Film actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar was reported to have said in a recent television interview that Hindusim had become the most intolerant religion of all. She now denies having said that and insists she has been misquoted. Let's find out from the video whether the reports were wrong.