The second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully with 56.79 percent voter turnout across 26 assembly constituencies.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (local time) on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's roadshow was diverted after an electric pole on the Super Bazar Road near Bharat Mata Chowk caught fire during her roadshow in Jammu East Assembly Constituency. The fire was later doused and there were no injuries reported.
A high-level delegation of senior diplomats from USA, Mexico, Guyana, South Korea, Somalia, Panama, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria, and the Phillipines travelled to Kashmir to witness the ongoing assembly elections
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who addressed the second G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting of Brazil's G20 Presidency, met some of his counterparts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Wednesday hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, accusing him of 'cheating' the farmers women and youth of the state.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Wednesday expressed confidence in the party's ability to win the Jammu and Kashmir election, saying that the strong voter turnout indicates a lack of trust in the "BJP's gimmicks" and a desire for change.
Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear the dispute over the use of election symbols between Ajit Pawar faction of National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP on October 1
Slamming National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, PDP Candidate from Ganderbal Assembly Constituency Bashir Mir on Wednesday said that he is a high-profile politician and that people know that they will never get to meet him even if they vote for him.
A voter turnout of 54.11 percent was recorded till 7 pm in the second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as per the Election Commission of India.