Two persons, said to be working for  two drug smugglers based abroad, were arrested and ₹1crore cash recovered from them, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav has said.

Jugal Kishore Sharma's vote share in the Jammu constituency dropped 5 per cent from 58.02 per cent to 53.46 per cent, and Jitendra Singh's vote share in Udhampur decreased nearly 10 per cent from 61.38 per cent in 2019 to 51.28 per cent, ECI data shows

TMC Lok Sabha leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that BJP's Prahlad Joshi had called to invite, yet they will not attend.

Omar Abdullah was defeated by jailed candidate Engineer Rashid, Mufti lost to formidable opponent Mian Altaf in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi of the NC won the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat with an impressive 3.56 lakh votes, maintaining a commanding margin of 1.88 lakh votes over his opponent, Waheed Parra of the PDP.

Polling is being held for four Lok Sabha seats and six Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh today.

Lok Sabha elections are being held today, June 1, for Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh, with voters heading to the polls to choose their representatives.

As the Lok Sabha elections 2024 near their conclusion, the Congress party has decided to refrain from participating in debates on exit polls, scheduled to begin on June 1. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera made this announcement, stating that the party does not find it necessary to engage in "speculation and slugfest for TRP."