Liberals, Tories slug it out on last day of Canada election

With Canadians going to the polls on Monday, the Liberals and Tories went into the home stretch in a dead heat, each with about 31-32 percent support after 40 days of mudslinging. Pollsters are predicting a minority government will result — either Liberal or Conservative — as the smaller New Democratic Party (NDP), Green Party … Read more

Voting begins in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections

In Maharashtra, polling is being held in all 288 Assembly constituencies where 3,237 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray. The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 6.5 lakh polling personnel have been deployed at 96,661 polling booths across the state. Nearly 1,35,021 VVPAT machines have also been installed. … Read more

Twenty dead in DR Congo bus accident

Deputy administrator of Mbanza-Ngungu territory, Didier Nsimba told a news agency that the bus, laden with people and goods, was travelling from Lufu to Kinshasa when the brakes failed. Mbanza-Ngungu is located about 150 kilometres west of Kinshasa on Highway 1, a road with a notorious reputation for deadly accidents. Download Udaipur Kiran App to … Read more