Kamala Harris (File photo) An Indian American Democratic fundraiser on Thursday launched a digital video to encourage South Asian voters in critical battleground states to support Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.The video inspired by Bollywood music, uses the instrumental version of AR Rahman‘s tune “Dil Hai Chhota Sa, Chhoti Si Asha” from…
Farooq Abdullah (PTI/File) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits to “come back home”. The Kashmiri Hindu community faced a mass exodus in the early 1990s when armed insurgency and terrorism peaked in the Valley, forcing them to flee Kashmir.In an assurance to the Kashmiri Pandits, Abdullah, who is…
NEW DELHI: In the Faridabad Assembly constituency, Vipul Goel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with 19,828 votes, holding a significant margin of 8,126 votes over his closest rival, Lakhan Kumar Singla of the Indian National Congress (INC), who has garnered 11,702 votes. Narender Pal Singh Baghel of the Indian National Lok Dal…
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Donald Trump returned today to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds, where an assassination attempt was made on his life in July, to hold a major rally before a…
CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s single-phase assembly elections ended peacefully Saturday, with voter turnout reaching nearly 67% by midnight – lower than the 76% recorded in 2014 and 69% in 2019, both years when BJP won the polls.EC officials estimated that the final figure could climb. The highest turnout was recorded in Fatehabad district at more than 74%,…
NEW DELHI: The overall turnout in the J&K Assembly election, spanning all three phases, was 63.8%, surpassing the 58.6% voter turnout recorded in the Union Territory during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. However, it was lower than the approximately 65.4% polling recorded in the 2014 assembly polls, excluding the four assembly seats that were then…
NEW DELHI: As polls in Jammu and Kashmir wound up with no major law and order incidents, higher participation by candidates and better turnouts as compared to 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission claimed to have delivered on its promise of ensuring democratic resurgence in the Union Territory.While the first phase of polling on Sept…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Campaigning for the final phase of polling in the three-set J&K assembly elections ended peacefully at 6pm Sunday, marking the start of the mandatory 48-hour silent period before voting on October 1. This round will cover 40 assembly segments across seven districts: Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, and Kathua in Jammu region, and Baramulla, Bandipora, and…
NEW DELHI: The second phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir is set to take place across 26 constituencies on Wednesday, with over 13,000 polling personnel deployed at 3,500 stations. Voters will choose from 239 candidates in this highly anticipated phase, which covers politically sensitive regions, including the border districts of Rajouri, Poonch, and Reasi,…
Peaceful polling amid high security JAMMU/SRINAGAR: The first phase of the three-part J&K assembly elections recorded a voter turnout of 59% across 24 constituencies Wednesday, covering seven districts in south Kashmir and Jammu division on either side of the Pir Panjal range.The voting process proceeded peacefully amid high security, according to J&K’s chief electoral officer…
