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PATNA: Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections began at 7 a.m. on Thursday across 18 districts of the state. 

NEW DELHI: The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a fresh attack on the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, alleging large-scale electoral malpractices in the Haryana Assembly elections. 

CHANDIGARH: SC commission summons district election officer-cum-DC Tarn Taran in Raja Warring case

AMRITSAR: In a historic decision, the Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis, has approved a budgetary allocation of ₹94 crore 35 lakh 64 thousand for the grand celebrations marking the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of “Hind Di Chadar,” Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. 

JAIPUR:  A rashly driven dumper truck careered through traffic in the Harmada/Loha Mandi area of Jaipur on Monday afternoon, mowing down scores of vehicles over a stretch of road and leaving a large number of people dead and injured. Local authorities and media reports said the truck rammed into at least 17 vehicles, killing dozens — with some official counts and news outlets putting the toll at 19 dead and 13 injured — and causing scenes of chaos and carnage on the busy thoroughfare. 

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached over 132 acres of land worth Rs 4,462.81 crore in Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, according to a statement issued by the investigative agency on Monday.