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Around 44 per cent voters cast their votes till 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Sohiong Assembly constituency in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district as balloting is underway amid tight security measures.

Following the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), government sources have confirmed that the countrys army has nothing to do with the development.

In a legal setback, former US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to a woman who accused him of rape but he does not face prison time because it was a civil case.

Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday that the people will vote for change and for a progressive state, and exuded confidence that the party will win 141 Assembly seats.

A day after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, former Governor of Punjab province Omar Sarfaraz Cheema was taken into custody on Wednesday during a raid at his house by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE).

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday cast his ballot in the ongoing election for the 224-member state Assembly, saying that he was confident of the BJP forming a majority government.

Karnataka recorded an average 8.26 per cent voter turnout till 9 a.m. after completion of the first round of voting which is underway on Wednesday to elect the 224-member state Assembly.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday offered a special pooja with his family at Anjaneya (Hanuman) temple in Ashok Nagar before casting his vote for the Assembly polls.

The polling, which started at 7 a.m., will continue till 6 p.m. Brisk voting is expected across the state, as major political parties in the state are locked in the close contest.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) headed to the army installations in many parts of the country on Tuesday as the law and order situation continued to deteriorate following the arrest of Imran Khan, media reports said.

India and the European Union (EU), during their fourth strategic partnership review meeting, have underscored the need for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law.

The Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that arguments made by petitioners' counsel that the top court should make a declaration about legal validation for same-sex marriage as Parliament is not likely to do anything about it will be a "dangerous proposition".

The National Education Policy (NEP) introduced by the Narendra Modi-led Union government was inspired by the thoughts and philosophy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

These were discussed during bilateral talks between India and Israel here on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meeting an Israeli delegation led by its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.

The committee would look into the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act of 1937 in conjunction with Article 25 of the Indian Constitution - the guiding principle of state policy, Sarma said at a presser in Guwahati.

There are about 65,000 tribals belonging to Chakma and Hajong community in Arunachal Pradesh who fled from the then East Pakistan and were settled by the Central government in the then NEFA in 1964 to beef up security following the 1962 Indo-China war.

With the G20 Tourism Working Group's meeting which is scheduled to take place in Srinagar, less than two weeks away, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday is learnt to have held a high level meeting to review the preparations for it.

Power Minister Ratanlal Nath on Tuesday inaugurated a mega blood donation camp organized by Power Engineers’ Association Tripura at the conference hall of PEAT, Bipani Bitan of Durga Chowmuhani here. AMC Mayor Dipak Majumder was also present in this event.

Strife-torn Manipur is limping back to normalcy even as the Army and central paramilitary forces continued their vigil in the sensitive areas, while the authorities relaxed curfew in four districts, including the most volatile Churachandpur district, for four hours on Tuesday morning.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued summons to Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal for failing to arrest the accused persons in connection with sexual harassment of women wrestlers allegedly by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

After three years of closure, one of the two 'Border Haats' (markets) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border resumed trading on Tuesday with the participation of vendors and buyers of the two countries.

Based on orders by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by the Pakistan Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.

The Bihar government made special arrangements for the purpose. The students felt relieved after they landed at Patna airport. They claimed that the situation was ugly in Manipur last week and now it is limping back to normalcy.

"I am delighted that Nitish Ji is here in Bhubaneswar. We are old friends and colleagues. We have served together under the Vajpayee government. We were discussing allocation of land in Puri for tourists from Bihar," he said.

Within hours of his arrival in New Delhi for a three-day visit, Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has cut short his visit to return home owing to certain security related developments in that country.