Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Voter turnout gained momentum in the second half of Saturday, with 61.25 percent of voting completed as of 5 p.m, up from 56 percent at 3 p.m.
Melbourne [Australia], May 12 (ANI): Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood has said that he and his fellow bowlers are `open` to take up the vice-captaincy role, with the country's cricket board mulling over the players for the vacant position in the Test team.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Most of the residents of Chittapur taluk's Tarkaspet village in Kalaburagi district are boycotting the state assembly elections in Karnataka taking place on Saturday.
Hebbal (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in Karnataka's Hebbal assembly constituency's polling station Number 2 as the polling was stopped earlier in the day due to Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) failure.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): While campaigning for the forthcoming Panchayat Elections in West Bengal's Siliguri, Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers were seen riding motorcycles without helmets.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 12 (ANI): Oil and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to store six million barrels of oil in strategic storage for the very first time, thereby ensuring a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Multan [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that terrorists sent by Pakistan were responsible for the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed over 160 lives.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): The clashes in Aurangabad which broke out on Friday night and left many injured including police personnel have been contained.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Indore district court on Saturday pronounced death sentence for the convict in rape and murder case of a four-month-old girl.
Chamundeshwari (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday termed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah as a comedy show.