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The petitioner&rsquo;s counsel, Indira Jaising, argued that the woman had multiple affairs, and hence, it would not be proper to hand over the custody of the child to her.

Adultery can be a ground for divorce, not for getting child custody: Bombay HC

The petitioner’s counsel, Indira Jaising, argued that the woman had multiple affairs, and hence, it would not be proper to hand over the custody of the child to her.

The petitioner&rsquo;s counsel, Indira Jaising, argued that the woman had multiple affairs, and hence, it would not be proper to hand over the custody of the child to her.

Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.
A single bench of Justice Rajesh Patil on April 12 dismissed the petition filed by the man, son of a former legislator, challenging an order passed by the family court in February 2023 granting custody of his daughter to his estranged wife.
The couple tied the knot in 2010, and their daughter was born in 2015. In 2019, the woman claimed that she was removed from their home. The petitioner, however, alleged that his wife had left of her own volition.
The petitioner&rsquo;s counsel, Indira Jaising, submitted to the court that the woman had multiple affairs, and hence, it would not be proper to hand over the custody of the child to her.
Justice Patil noted that the allegations of adulterous behaviour would have no bearing or doubt while deciding the matter of the child's custody.
&ldquo;Not being a good wife does not necessarily mean she is not a good mother. Adultery can be a ground for divorce, however, the same cannot be a ground for not granting custody,&rdquo; the court observed.
The man, in his plea, claimed that it was in the child&rsquo;s best interest to live with him and his parents, as she was not happy with her mother and there were some behavioural changes in her.
Jaising told the court that the authorities at the girl's school had written emails to the petitioner's mother, raising concerns about her behaviour.
The high court, however, refused to accept this and questioned why the school got in touch with the paternal grandmother when the parents were well-educated.
It noted that the petitioner&rsquo;s mother was a former legislator aspiring to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
&ldquo;According to me, the school authorities have no reason to inform about the issues relating to the girl to the grandmother, who is a politician, when both the parents of the child are available, well-educated, and in fact, the mother of the child is a doctor,&rdquo; the court said.
Justice Patil noted that the girl was only nine, which is a pre-puberty age, and in such custody matters, the court must consider the welfare of the child as paramount.
The girl was taken care of by her maternal grandmother, and her academic record during her custody with the mother was also good, he said.
&ldquo;Therefore, according to me, there is no reason to change the custody from the wife to the husband,&rdquo; the court said.
The bench directed the petitioner to hand over his daughter's custody to the wife by April 21.
In 2020, the woman lodged a police complaint against her husband and her in-laws, alleging harassment, assault, and criminal intimidation. She claimed that her daughter was taken away from her.
The woman also filed a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act before a magistrate&rsquo;s court and an application before the family court seeking custody of her daughter.
The man also filed a petition in the family court seeking divorce from the woman and custody of the daughter.
In February 2023, the family court handed over custody of the girl to the mother and allowed access to the father.
However, in February this year, when the girl went to her father&rsquo;s residence for weekend access, he refused to hand the child over to the mother.

Kejriwal wants to consult his doctor through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes to keep tabs on his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar.

Court reserves verdict on Kejriwal's plea for insulin, medical check-ups

Kejriwal wants to consult his doctor through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes to keep tabs on his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar.

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi reserved its order on a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal seeking insulin shots and regular medical check-ups while in jail.
Kejriwal has sought direction to Tihar jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult his doctor through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes to keep his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar in check.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, asked &ldquo;How petty and political the ED can get. I will hover on the edge of death, just to get out on a medical bail? I&rsquo;ve never seen this kind of pettiness in 75 years of independence.&rdquo;&nbsp;
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday accused Kejriwal of eating mangoes and sweets deliberately to raise his sugar levels and make grounds for medical bail.&nbsp;
The court will announce its verdict on Monday, April 22.
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Three people were injured after miscreants fired gunshots near a polling booth in Manipur. 

Firing at Manipur polling booth during voting, three injured: report

<h2>Three people were injured after miscreants fired gunshots near a polling booth in Manipur.&nbsp;</h2>

Gunshots were reportedly heard near a polling booth in the restive Manipur state while voting was underway on April 19.
According to India Today, miscreants fired several shots in the Moirang Assembly constituency. The Hindu reported that three people have been injured.
A video doing the rounds shows people running for cover after two shots are heard in quick succession.&nbsp;
A total of 15.44 lakh voters, including 8.02 lakh women and 246 persons of the third gender, are eligible to cast their votes in the first phase of elections in the state.
A total of 18,091 people displaced due to ethnic strife in the state can cast their votes at 85 special polling stations.
Manipur has witnessed violent ethnic clashes between hills-based Kukis and valley-based Meiteis that left over 200 dead and thousands homeless since May 3 last year.
A total of six candidates, including state Education Minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh of the BJP and Angomcha Bimol Akoijam of the Congress, are contesting the Inner Manipur seat.
Republican Party of India (RPI) has nominated Thounaojam Maheshwar, while there are three other Independent candidates.
Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat has 9.91 lakh voters, while Outer Manipur has 10.22 lakh voters.
In Inner Manipur, the highest concentration of 3.81 lakh voters is in Imphal West, District Election Officer Th Kirankumar said.
Voting will be held in 1,319 polling stations in Inner Manipur, in addition to 29 special polling stations set up for people displaced due to the ethnic strife, he said.
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Adequate security arrangements, including the deployment of central armed police forces, have been made for the polling stations that have been identified as vulnerable or critical, he said.
Outer Manipur, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, will witness a four-cornered contest between Naga People's Front's K Timothy Zimik, Congress' Alfred Kanngam Arthur and Independent candidates Kho John and Alyson Abonmai, with all the candidates being Nagas.
BJP has not fielded any candidate and has declared support for its ally NPF.
A total of 22 special polling stations have been established for internally displaced people in Churachandpur district and 24 in Kangpokpi, officials said.
Campaigning ended at 4 pm on Wednesday for the segments that are going to polls in the first phase. Canvassing has been low-key in the state due to the ethnic strife.
Polling personnel have been sent to their respective polling stations on Thursday.&nbsp;
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Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, he had served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. 

Dinesh Kumar Tripathi named Indian Navy Chief. Who is he?

 Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, he had served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. 

Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, he had served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who currently serves as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, has been named as the next Indian Navy Chief and will be taking the position on April 30. On the same day, the current chief of the Indian Navy, &nbsp;Admiral R Hari Kumar, will be retiring from the service.&nbsp;
"The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, presently serving as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from the afternoon of April 30, 2024. The present Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM retires from service on April 30," the Ministry of Defence press release said.
Who is Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi? Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was born on May 15, 1964. He was commissioned into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy on July 01, 1985.&nbsp;
Being a Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, Tripathi has had a long and distinguished service spanning nearly 39 years.&nbsp;
Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, he had served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
"VAdm DK Tripathi has commanded Indian Naval Ships Vinash, Kirch and Trishul. He has also held various important operational and staff appointments, which include Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet; Director of Naval Operations; Principal Director, Network Centric Operations; and Principal Director, Naval Plans at New Delhi," the release stated.
He has also held various important operational and staff appointments which include Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet, Director of Naval Operations, Principal Director Network Centric Operations and Principal Director of Naval Plans at New Delhi.
As Rear Admiral, he served as Flag Officer Commanding of the Eastern Fleet.
He also served as Commandant of the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.
An alumnus of the Sainik School Rewa and NDA Khadakwasla, Vice Admiral Tripathi has undergone courses at the Naval War College, Goa and Naval War College USA He is a recipient of the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) and Nau Sena Medal (NM).&nbsp;

As voting is underway in eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party on April 19 alleged booth capturing by the BJP in many parts of the state.

EVMs down, BJP capturing poll booths: SP flags serious concerns in UP 

As voting is underway in eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party on April 19 alleged booth capturing by the BJP in many parts of the state.

As voting is underway in eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party has alleged booth capturing by the BJP in many parts of the state.
Posting on social media X, the SP, tagging the Election Commission, has claimed that polling booths in Muzaffarnagar and Kairana have been captured by the BJP.
It further claimed that EVM machines have malfunctioned in several polling booths in Saharanpur.&nbsp;
The seats include Saharanpur, Bijnor, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina (reserved), Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit. These fall in the Jat and sugarcane belt of the state.
Among the prominent candidates are BJP's Jitin Prasada from Pilibhit, Union minister Sanjeev Balyan from Muzaffarnagar and Azad Samaj Party chief Chandra Shekhar Azad from Nagina.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has joined hands with the Rashtriya Lok Dal while the Samajwadi Party has allied with the Congress for the election. The Bahujan Samaj Party has decided to go solo.
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A total of 80 candidates -- 73 men and seven women -- are in the fray in the first phase of polling.
The Election Commission (EC) said, 1.43 crore people are eligible to cast their votes in the first phase. Of them, 76.23 lakh are men, 67.14 lakh are women and 824 are transgender persons.
According to data compiled by political parties, Muslim voters account for 35 to 50 per cent of the electorate in these constituencies.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the polling is being held on 14,849 polling booths at 7,689 polling centres.
To ensure tight security arrangements, 6,018 inspectors and sub-inspectors, 35,750 constables and 24,992 home guard personnel, along with 60 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been deployed.&nbsp;
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Even though the police booked three people under murder charges of the Indian Penal Code and arrested an individual in the case, scores of people gathered outside the police station to protest.

BJP worker killed while campaigning in Karnataka's Kodagu 

Even though the police booked three people under murder charges of the Indian Penal Code and arrested an individual in the case, scores of people gathered outside the police station to protest.

A BJP worker died after he was run over by a car while campaigning in Karnataka's Kodagu district on Friday.
Even though the police booked three people under IPC section 302&nbsp; (murder) and arrested an individual in the case, scores of people gathered outside the Kodagy police station to protest.
A video showed people sitting on the street and sloganeering.&nbsp;

The families of both students have been contacted by the Indian authorities, and the process of returning the bodies back India will be done after the post-mortem. 

Two Indian students drown in Scotland while hiking

The families of both students have been contacted by the Indian authorities, and the process of returning the bodies back India will be done after the post-mortem.&nbsp;

Two Indian students have drowned while hiking with their four other freinds at a popular tourist spot in Scotland on April 17.&nbsp; The bodies of both the men, identified as Jitendranath Karuturi, 26, and Chanhakya Bolisetti, 22, were recovered by rescue team near the Linn of Tumme.&nbsp; The men were reportedly pursuing Master's degrees at Dundee University.&nbsp; "On Wednesday night, Jitendranath Karuturi, 26, and Chanhakya Bolisetti, 22, were washed away at Linn of Tummel, which is located north of Pitlochry. There don't seem to be any strange circumstances surrounding the fatalities," police said. "The families of both students have been contacted by the Indian Consulate General, and a consular representative has met a student who resides in the UK. Dundee University has promised to help in every way," an Indian High Commission in London said.&nbsp; The post-mortem of the bodies will be done on April 19 and the process of returning the bodies back home will be done after that.&nbsp;

102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories are voting the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. 

Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh's voter turnout at over 25% till 11 am

102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories are voting the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.&nbsp;

As of 11 am, voter turnout in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu was at 27.2%, Uttar Pradesh at 25.20%, Uttarakhand at 24.83%, and 33.63 % in West Bengal's 3 seats.
Voting began in more than a hundred seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories.
Eight states, including six in the Northeast, and three Union Territories are going to polls in a single phase - Tamil Nadu (39), Uttarakhand (5), Meghalaya (2), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Manipur (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Sikkim (1), Puducherry (1), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1) and Lakshadweep (1).
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Elections are also being held in 12 constituencies in Rajasthan, eight in Uttar Pradesh, six in Madhya Pradesh, five in Maharashtra, five in Assam, four in Bihar, three in West Bengal, and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Tripura, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Along with these Lok Sabha seats, elections are also being held for the Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Results will be declared after all seven phases on June 4.&nbsp;
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Congress MP and candidate from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat Gaurav Gogoi appealed to people to vote in large numbers.

'Save democracy': Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi appeals to voters  

Congress MP and candidate from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat Gaurav Gogoi appealed to people to vote in large numbers.

Congress MP and candidate from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat, Gaurav Gogoi said, "It is an important day today and I appeal to everyone to come out of their houses and cast their votes to save the democracy and the culture of the country..."
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People arrived at the polling stations enthusiastically and waited for their turn to vote, with personnel of the state and central police forces standing guard.

 Lok Sabha 2024: EVM glitch in some Tamil Nadu booths delays voting by 1 hour 

People arrived at the polling stations enthusiastically and waited for their turn to vote, with personnel of the state and central police forces standing guard.

Polling began at 7 AM on Friday in all the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 general election, amid tight security arrangements.
People arrived at the polling stations enthusiastically and waited for their turn to vote, with personnel of the state and central police forces standing guard.
The fate of 950 candidates will be decided by about 6.23 crore voters who are set to exercise their franchise in nearly 68,000 polling stations.
DMK's Dayanidhi Maran (Central Chennai), A Raja (Nilgiris) and Kanimozhi (Thoothukudi), BJP's K Annamalai (Coimbatore), L Murugan (Nilgiris) and Tamilisai Soundararajan (South Chennai), former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (Ramanathapuram), Congress party's Karti Chidambaram (Sivaganga), AIADMK's J Jayavardhan (South Chennai) and AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran (Theni) are among the prominent candidates.
Lok Sabha Election Live Updates: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/liveblog/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-election-2024-phase-1-live-first-leg-of-lok-sabha-polls-underway-102-seats-at-stake-1713491702309">Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 LIVE: Cricketer Mohammed Shami gets special mention in PM Modi's speech</a>
Polling also began in neighbouring Puducherry where the Congress and BJP are in a direct fight.
Voting was delayed by an hour in some polling booths, such as the one near Tambaram coming under Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha segment, due to technical glitches in the electronic voting machines.
Officials said they were attending to it.&nbsp;

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Visuals show the employees standing in a line on the roof of the Indian High Commission building while holding the Indian national flag. 

Watch: staff of Indian High Commission in UK hold up a massive tricolour amid Khalistani protests

The employees of the Indian High Commission in London held up a massive tricolour atop the building as Khalistani protesters gathered outside. 

Visuals show the employees standing in a line on the roof of the Indian High Commission building while holding the Indian national flag.&nbsp;

The employees of the Indian High Commission in London held up a massive tricolour atop the building as Khalistani protesters gathered outside.&nbsp;
Visuals show the employees standing in a line on the roof of the Indian High Commission building while holding the Indian national flag.&nbsp;
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An official said that local fishermen rescued 35 passengers and brought them to the bank, while some were rescued by police and fire services personnel.

2 dead, 7 missing as boat with 50 people capsizes in Odisha

An official said that local fishermen rescued 35 passengers and brought them to the bank, while some were rescued by police and fire services personnel.

At least two persons were killed and seven others, including four women and three children, were missing as the boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.
The incident took place when around 50 passengers hailing from Kharsia area in the neighbouring Chhattisgarh were returning in the boat after visiting a temple in Patharseni Kuda in Odisha's Bargarh district.
The boat capsized as it was about to reach Sarada Ghat in Rengali police station in Jharsuguda district, a police officer said.
Local fishermen rescued 35 passengers and brought them to the bank, he said, adding that police and fire services personnel rescued seven more passengers.
Seven other passengers are still missing and a search operation has been launched, the police officer said.
"The missing persons comprised four women and three children. The search and rescue operation will continue till the last person is located," Northen Range IG Himansu Lal told PTI over phone.
The IG said four teams have been formed and at least five scuba divers along with two underwater search cameras deployed in the search operation.
Lal said personnel of ODRAF (Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force) has also been engaged in the operation.
While Chief Secretary P K Jena and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu have been monitoring the rescue and relief operation from Bhubaneswar, revenue divisional commissioner (RDC), Jharsuguda district collector and SP are present at the river bank and supervising the operation.
The scuba divers and underwater search cameras were taken to the site through a special flight from Bhubaneswar.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.
Local Bargarh MP and senior BJP leader Suresh Pujari, who reached the spot, alleged, "The boat was operating without a valid license. It was not accorded fitness certificate by the authority concerned and there was no life guard on it." The Bargarh MP also claimed that the boat was overcrowded and ferrying around 50 people much beyond its capacity.
Meanwhile, district authorities said that the incident will be probed but at present, priority was to rescue the missing persons.
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Both the BJP and the Congress accused each other of unleashing violence and breaching the election Model Code of Conduct.

68% voter turnout in Manipur despite gunfire, EVM damage, booth capturing

Both the BJP and the Congress accused each other of unleashing violence and breaching the election Model Code of Conduct.

Incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs at some polling booths and allegations of booth capturing were reported from conflict-hit Manipur that recorded a turnout of over 68 per cent in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
Both the BJP and the Congress accused each other of unleashing violence and breaching the election Model Code of Conduct.
The state which has been reeling under the conflict of ethnic violence since May last year has traditionally seen a very high voter turnout. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the state recorded a turnout of 82 per cent.
Voting took place in two constituencies--Inner Manipur (32 assembly segments) and Outer Manipur (15 assembly segments)- on Friday while polling in the remaining 13 assembly segments in the Outer Manipur constituency will take place on April 26 in the second phase. &nbsp; "A voter turnout of 68.82 per cent has been recorded. While the Inner Manipur constituency has recorded 72.3 per cent turnout, the poll percentage in Outer Manipur stood at 61.98 per cent," said Pradeep Kumar Jha, Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur.
Keirao constituency in Imphal East district recorded the highest turnout among all the 32 constituencies of Inner Manipur with 83.81 per cent. &nbsp;For Outer, Chandel which has both Naga and Kuki voters recorded the highest turnout with 85.54 per cent turnout. Kuki-dominated Henglep in the Churachandpur district recorded an 80.70 per cent voter turnout while Saikul recorded the lowest with just 19.46 per cent.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh's constituency Heingang recorded an 80 per cent turnout followed by BJP candidate Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh's Nambol constituency, which recorded 79.88 per cent.
According to sources, the incidents of EVMs being destroyed were reported from at least four polling booths by unidentified miscreants in Imphal East and Imphal West.
"An EVM machine was set ablaze at Moirangkampu Sajeb in Khurai constituency in Imphal East district and a 65-year-old man was also shot at by some unidentified gunmen. There has also been vandalism in at least one more polling station, in Uripok in Imphal West," an official source said.
"He was standing near a polling station when some armed assailants opened fire. He has been taken to a hospital in Imphal for treatment," a police official said.
Booth Level Officer for Moirangkampu Sajeb, Surbala Devi said, "Suddenly two men came and asked for polling agents of the Congress and the BJP. They took the Congress agent outside by holding his hand. Then the two men fired shots at him from inside the car." In a separate incident, armed men also fired several rounds in the air near a polling booth in Thamnapokpi under the Moirang assembly constituency in Bishnupur district, prompting voters to flee, police said. &nbsp;They said additional security personnel were rushed to the spot to contain the situation.
Police officials also said that some unidentified armed men intimidated election agents of a particular political party at different places, including Uripok and Iroishemba in Imphal West district, and asked them to leave the polling stations.
"Incensed with the intimidation, voters at Iroishemba forcefully entered polling stations and destroyed election materials and equipment," the official said.
At Kiyamgei in Imphal East district's Keirao constituency, armed men fired blank shots and intimidated some polling agents.
Earlier in the day, an altercation broke out between voters and unidentified men at Khongman Zone 4 in Imphal East district, leading to damage to EVMs.
Congress candidate Bimol Akoijam also got into an argument with police personnel in a polling station at Kyamgei Heibong Makhong High School in Imphal East, where he alleged that polling agents of his party were being threatened.
BJP's state unit general secretary K Sarat Kumar alleged that Akoijam, accompanied by his supporters, visited several polling stations and provoked officials.
"Akoijam, accompanied by his supporters, visited several polling booths and disturbed the election atmosphere. We have filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer and Returning Officer," he told reporters.
The Congress also blamed the BJP for violence during voting in Inner Manipur.
Kh Devbrata, working president of the state unit of the Congress, told reporters: "We strongly condemn the acts of armed unidentified men entering polling stations and intimidating voters and indulging in proxy voting." "We haven't seen the government try to conduct the polling peacefully in a free and fair manner," Devbrata said.
Girish Chodankar, the election in-charge of Manipur and Nagaland for AICC, wrote on X that violence and booth capturing by armed miscreants have been witnessed in several places despite a written submission to the Chief Electoral Officer of "possible tension." "They allowed frustrated BJP supporters to forcibly capture booths and prevent common people from exercising their voting rights, making a mockery of the elections. We have demanded repolling in such booths," he added.
Several voters took to social media to claim that their votes were already found cast when they reached the poll booth. Manipur has witnessed sporadic, sometimes intense, ethnic clashes since May 3 last year between the majority Meitei community and the Kukis, resulting in the loss of more than 200 lives. While the Meiteis are now concentrated in Imphal city, the Kukis have moved to the hills.
More than 24,000 displaced people living in the relief camps were identified by the Election Commission as eligible voters and 94 special polling stations were set up for them.
No voting arrangements were made for those who left the northeastern state after the clashes.
A group of women marched to a polling booth in the Churachandpur district, which was the epicentre of the violence last year. They flashed posters and raised slogans of "No justice, no vote".
&nbsp; Ahead of polls, several bodies and civil society organisations had launched campaigns pushing for an election boycott saying "need the right to live before the right to vote".

 The incident happened in Unnao, where the headmistress was seen completing her beauty ritual during the teaching hours. 

UP principal gets facial done at school, bites teacher who recorded her | Watch 

The incident happened in Unnao, where the headmistress was seen completing her beauty ritual during teaching hours.

A teacher at a school in Uttar Pradesh was attacked after she was caught filming the principal getting a facial done inside the school's kitchen area.&nbsp;
The incident occurred at Dadamau Primary School in Unnao, where the headmistress of the school, Sangeeta Singh was caught getting her facial done at the school campus during teaching hours. A teacher in the school, Anam Khan, caught her during the incident and filmed it. When the principal saw Khan with the phone, she allegedly attacked her with a brick and bit her hand.&nbsp;
The purported video shows the principal sitting on a chair while getting the facial done. The moment she looked at the camera, Singh pounced at it.&nbsp;
Another clip shared by Khan shows her injured, with bruises on her hand, which she claimed was caused by the headmistress.&nbsp;
The education officer of the block has launched an investigation into the matter.
An FIR has been filed by Anam Khan against the principal.&nbsp;

In 2019, UPA secured 45 seats while NDA won 41 in the regions voting in the first phase.

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In 2019, UPA secured 45 seats while NDA won 41 in the regions voting in the first phase.

The world&rsquo;s largest democratic exercise began today with the first phase of election on 102 seats where over 17 crore people voted to elect leaders from over 1,600 candidates.
As elections are set to take place in seven phases across the country, ending on June 1, the stage is set for a high-stakes political summer.
The spotlight is on the clash between the NDA, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is seeking a record third term and the opposition INDIA bloc alliance.
Battle lines have been drawn with all eyes on key states like Uttar Pradesh where BJP wants to maintain its stronghold and Tamil Nadu where Narendra Modi is trying to enter the Dravidian bastion.
Will it be a Modi hat-trick, or will the India bloc manage to bowl a googly? How many seats are political pundits predicting for NDA and INDIA bloc?
Editorji's Vikram Chandra and political analysts Yashwant Deshmukh and Sanjay Jha dissect the unfolding drama with insights into India&rsquo;s Lok Sabha elections 2024.

 Latha was seen dressed in saffron and pretending to draw an arrow from an imaginary quiver on her back and firing it. 

Did BJP's Madhavi Latha fire arrow at mosque? Row erupts over video

Latha was seen dressed in saffron and pretending to draw an arrow from an imaginary quiver on her back and firing it.

A BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Telangana has been heavily criticised after a video of her from an election rally, pretending to draw and fire an arrow near a mosque, surfaced.
Madhavai Latha is the party's candidate from the Hyderabad seat, which has been held by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi since 2004 and his father, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, since 1989.&nbsp;
In the purported video, Latha was seen standing on a moving vehicle, dressed in saffron attire at a rally and surrounded by a pool of people. She was seen wearing garlands and pretending to draw an arrow from an imaginary quiver on her back and firing the weapon. The video further shows a mosque in the direction she was firing the arrow in.&nbsp;
Slamming the video, Owaisi called the actiion of Latha at a Ram Navami rally "provocative".&nbsp;
"The people of Hyderabad have seen the BJP's intentions. They will not accept vulgar and provocative actions by the BJP and RSS (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, seen as the ruling party's ideological mentor)," he said. &nbsp;
"Is this the 'Viksit Bharat' that BJP is talking about?" he further added.&nbsp;
After the heavy criticism, the BJP leader shared a post on X giving a clarification about the video.&nbsp;
"It has come to my notice that a video of mine is being circulated in the media to create negativity. I would like to clarify that this is an incomplete video and if anyone's feelings are hurt due to such a video, I would like to apologise..." she wrote.&nbsp;
She also spoke to news agency PTI, claiming a "conspiracy against us (the BJP)... because we work well with both Hindu and Muslim brothers" and demanded "where did the mosque come from?"
"Yesterday, on the occasion of Ram Navami, I was gesturing shooting an (imaginary) arrow towards the sky. I released that arrow towards a building, that's it. Where did the mosque come from?" she said.&nbsp;
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