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Festival of India in China: Logo, posters, webpage launched

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Culture Secretary Ravindra Singh on Thursday launched the logo, posters and webpage for the Festival of India in China in New Delhi.

Delhi Airport to become zero diversionary airport

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): The Ministry of Aviation on Thursday said Delhi Airport will soon become a zero-diversionary airport as the Committee set up in January this year by the Director General of Civil Aviation has submitted its report with 27 recommendations.

LS polls: J&K records 28 pct voter turnout

Srinagar, Apr 24 (IBNS): The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said that 28 percent polling has been recorded in Anantnag Parliament constituency in the sixth phase of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections.

BSF seizes huge consignment of arms and ammunition

Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said it has seized a huge consignment of arms and ammunition in West Bengal that was set to be smuggled to Bangladesh through Petrapole border.

El Nino to effect India

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): The Indian Meteorological Department and Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on Thursday released the Long Range Forecast for the 2014 Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall where it said there is 60 percent chance that El Nino will affect the country.

J&K: 1 polling officer killed, 5 injured in militant attack

Srinagar, Apr 24 (IBNS): One polling officer was killed five others were injured in a militant attack in Kashmir as the state of Jammu and Kashmir underwent voting for the Lok Sabha election.

LS: Moderate to high polling in sixth phase poll

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): From moderate to high voter turnout was witnessed on Thursday as electorates in 11 states and Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry exercised their franchise in the sixth of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections.

Modi delivers grand roadshow in Varanasi

Varanasi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday held a grand road show to garner support for himself from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Cop killed in Assam poll violence

Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS) At least one police personnel was killed and another was injured during a booth capturing incident at Kokrajhar in Assam on Thursday leading to suspension of voting at five booths, said reports.

Brisk voting as India undergoes sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Voters in 11 states and Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry are exercising their franchise in the sixth of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections on Thursday with West Bengal and Assam in the east registering a very high percentage of balloting along with other states even as Mumbai recorded a rather low turnout.

India not struck by Modi wave: PM

Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said there is no 'Narendra Modi wave' in India.

YSR Congress candidate dies in road mishap

Hyderabad, Apr 24 (IBNS): YSR Congress candidate Shobha Nagireddy, who met with a road accident in Hyderabad on Wednesday night, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital on Thursday.

Hindu mantras open California's Reedley City Council

Nevada, Apr 24 (IBNS) Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, had its first historic Hindu invocation on April 22 evening, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.

PM Manmohan Singh, wife vote in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur cast their ballots in Assam as more than 18 crore voters in 11 states and Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry are exercising their franchise in the sixth of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.

Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Varanasi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday filed his nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.