Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has some advice for cardinals who are about to experience their first conclave. “Bring a book,” he said in an interview on Tuesday afternoon, as the cardinals packed their bags to move into Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican City guesthouse where scores of cardinals stay during the conclave,…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday clarified the misconception regarding the jump in voting percentage in Maharashtra that occurred on polling day and said that the increase in voter turnout from 5 pm to 11:45 pm is normal. Last month, the Congress raised doubts about the jump in voting percentage in Maharashtra on polling…
NEW DELHI: An independent candidate from the Beed assembly seat died when the Maharashtra polls were underway on Wednesday, a police official said.Balasaheb Shinde (43), a resident of Beed city, collapsed at the Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalay polling booth between 2 pm and 3 pm.He was rushed to a local hospital and later to a private…
Maharashtra is all set to conduct its assembly elections with 288 seats up for grabs, and polling will take place on a single day. The state is witnessing a direct contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena…