Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza were seen at a polling booth on Monday, accompanied by Riteish's mother and brother, as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Deshmukh family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur, Maharashtra. After voting, the actors spoke outside the booth, encouraging citizens to practice their right to vote. Genelia shared, "This is an important day. Voting is crucial. Every citizen must go out and vote. I think this is very important." Riteish stated, “I came to Latur from Mumbai to cast my vote. Everyone should step out of their homes and cast their votes. Today is an important day. Everyone should definitely vote.”
07 May,2024 06:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on December 21 stunned the Upper House with his strong take over the Judiciary and legislature debate. The BJD MP emphasised that ‘a five-judge bench can’t represent the diverse voices of 1.4 billion Indians’.
23 December,2023 05:35 PM IST
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has unanimously decided to leave the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Congress’ National Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala said, “Two resolutions were passed in the CLP meeting today. One resolution was presented by DK Shivakumar thanking Karnataka people and other Congress leaders for their support in the stellar performance in Karnataka Assembly elections. The other was presented by Siddaramaiah which asked the CLP to leave the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge which was endorsed by everybody.”
15 May,2023 01:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Mr Deshmukh's last rites will be conducted after 4 pm. PM, Sonia Gandhi pay their tribute. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 August,2012 07:04 PM IST
Shiv Sena workers assaulted and inked the face of RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti in Latur district of Maharashtra on Friday.
30 October,2015 09:54 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Avinash Rai Khanna on Monday asserted that people in the state wanted development for which BJP received a huge mandate in the elections.
01 February,2016 02:10 PM IST
In a controversial incident, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Yusuf Sheikh was forced to chant 'Jai Bhawani' by local goons. The cop was also paraded and assaulted.
24 February,2016 01:04 PM IST
Reacting over the Latur incident, where a cop was forced to chant 'Jai Bhawani' slogans, Congress leader PL Punia said Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS are trying to 'divide people' on religious lines.
24 February,2016 05:51 PM IST
Authorities in drought-hit Latur have imposed Section 144 in 6 areas of Maharashtra as a precautionary measure, to maintain law and order in the area amid the tension over the severe water crisis. These directions have been imposed as a preventive measure to tackle possible violence over water around the Latur civic body-run tanks.
20 March,2016 05:36 PM IST
A train with 10 wagons carrying water for drought-hit Latur in Marathwada region was sent on Monday. The train left from Miraj in western Maharashtra and is expected to reach Latur later today.
11 April,2016 06:30 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
