Lok Sabha Election Highlights: Key Figures Cast Their Votes Amid High Voter Turnout

Voting is underway in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections with a 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am. Key figures like Prime Minister Modi, Priyanka Gandhi, and President Murmu have cast their votes. The elections are marked by accusations, protests, and significant voter involvement.

Following are the top stories at 1.25 pm: NATION: ELN62 3RDLD ELECTIONS **** Voting underway in 58 LS constituencies, 25.76 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 am New Delhi: A voter turnout of 25.76 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. **** ELN63 ELECTIONS-BH-MODI **** INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi Bikram (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the INDIA bloc which he accused of ''enslavement'' and performing ''mujra'' for Muslim vote bank. ELN51 ELECTIONS-JK-LD MEHBOOBA **** JK: Mehbooba alleges PDP workers detained on polling day, holds protest; police lathicharge crowd Bijbehara (J&K): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged a protest outside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, where polling is underway in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, against alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents. By Zehra Shafi **** ELN56 ELECTIONS-PRIYANKA **** Unemployment, price rise biggest issues; undercurrent in favour of INDIA bloc: Priyanka Gandhi New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said unemployment and price rise are the ''biggest issues'' in the country and exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc will emerge victorious in the Lok Sabha elections, with an undercurrent in its favour. **** ELN37 ELECTIONS-DL-POLLING-LD PREZ **** President Droupadi Murmu casts vote at all-women polling booth in New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote at an all-women polling booth in New Delhi constituency here on Saturday in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, officials said. **** ELN33 ELECTIONS-DL-POLLING-VP **** Vice-President Dhankhar casts vote New Delhi: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Sudesh cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. **** ELN29 ELECTIONS-DL-SONIA-RAHUL **** Lok Sabha polls: Sonia, Rahul cast vote in New Delhi constituency New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi cast their votes in New Delhi constituency in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. **** DEL5 ELECTIONS-DL-KEJRIWAL-LD VOTE **** Delhi CM Kejriwal casts ballot, says people voting against dictatorship New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday cast the ballot along with his family members, including wife Sunita Kejriwal, at a polling booth here, and said people were voting in large numbers against ''dictatorship, price rise and unemployment''. **** BOM7 MH-LD ACCIDENT **** Pune car crash: Minor's grandfather held for 'wrongful confinement' of family driver, father booked Pune: The Pune police have arrested the grandfather of the 17-year-old minor who allegedly fatally knocked down two persons with his Porsche for alleged ''wrongful confinement'' of their family driver, an official said on Saturday. **** ELN40 ELECTIONS-CONG-PM **** Where have Patna's Smart City, Namami Gange funds disappeared: Congress jabs BJP New Delhi: Hitting out at the BJP, the Congress on Saturday asked where Patna's Smart City and Namami Gange funds disappeared and why Patna University has been denied central university status. **** BOM9 CG-LD FACTORY BLAST **** One killed, six injured in blast at explosives factory in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district Bemetara: One person was killed and at least six were injured in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district on Saturday, officials said. **** CAL1 WB-CYCLONE **** Severe cyclonic storm forming in Bay of Bengal, likely to make landfall on Sunday night Kolkata: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm by Saturday evening and make landfall on May 26 night along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met office said. **** MDS1 KA-ISRO-ERIC GARCETTI **** US Ambassador Eric Garcetti proposes development of ''QUAD satellite'' with India-US partnership Bengaluru: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has proposed to develop a ''QUAD satellite'' involving the partnership of India and the US. **** FOREIGN: FGN16 US-INDIA-NASA-GARCETTI **** NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts for joint mission to ISS: Garcetti Washington: NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts to send a joint mission to the International Space Station this year or shortly thereafter, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said. By Lalit K Jha **** FGN8 US-ZAINULBHAI-INDIA-DEVELOPMENT PATH **** Development path for India will not be the same as that of China: Capacity Building Commission Chairman New York: As India moves towards the mission of 'Viksit Bharat' and becoming a developed country by 2047, the development path for India will not be the same as that of China as they have a different environment and capabilities, Chairman of the Capacity Building Commission Adil Zainulbhai has said. By Yoshita Singh **** FGN12 PAK-PM-CHINA-VISIT **** Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China next month for formal launch of second phase of CPEC Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China in the first week of next month to join the formal launching of the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, according to a media report on Saturday. By Sajjad Hussain ****

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