Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 28
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01:57 pm: Karnataka: 34 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in RRNagar assembly election (ANI)
01:43 pm: Ex-UP CMs Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav move SC seeking "appropriate" time to vacate their official residences in Lucknow (PTI)
01:40 pm: EVMs malfunctioning in Bhandara-Gondiya poll. In many big European nations, election commissions have rejected the EVMs and gone back to ballot paper system. SP leader Akhilesh Yadav ji just called me up, he also said 300 EVMs not working in Kairana bypoll: Praful Patel, NCP (ANI)
01:35 pm: 44 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in Shahkot assembly by-election, Punjab
01:31 pm: Yesterday's temperature was 45° Celsius, we expect it to lower down to 43° Celsius today in Delhi-NCR. However, due to humidity in the air, discomfort level will remain increased. Lowest temperature of the week will be around 40 centigrade on May 30: India Meteorological Department (ANI)
01:27 pm: BJP leader Arun Jaitley withdraws defamation case against AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
01:14 pm: AIADMK sacks Hari Prabhakaran from all party posts following his tweet disrespecting journalists (ANI)
01:00 pm: Technical problems in EVMs and VVPATs clearly indicate failure of EC. If this is the situation in by-polls, think about coming Lok Sabha Elections. We've said it again and again and other parties have also agreed, that elections should be conducted using ballot papers: Anil Desai, Shiv Sena (ANI)
12:57 pm: Election Commission goes by CIC order 3 June'13 that national parties would be public authorities for purposes of RTI Act and in pursuance of this all information about contributions received by them and their annual audited accounts as and when submitted to EC are put in public domain (ANI)
12:40 pm: A native of Kerala has been kept in an isolated ward of Goa Medical College,after symptoms similar to Nipah Virus were seen in him. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said'it isn't clear if he is affected with the virus, status of patient's health will be known only after tests results' (ANI)
12:33 pm: UP Deputy CM Keshav Prashad Maurya who was admitted to AIIMS on Friday is under going Cavernoma surgery, under the investigation of Professor Shashank Shekhar Kale, HoD, Neuro Surgery: Sources (ANI)
12:21 pm: I am at mercy of Congress. I am responsible for development of state,that is different. I have to do my job as CM, I have to take permission from Congress leaders, without their permission I can't do anything, they have given me support: Karnataka CM on his earlier statement (ANI)
12:14 pm: We (India & Iran) have had very good relations in the past and we expect to continue these relations. We will have number of meetings today and we will work on expanding the very good relations that we have with India: Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran in Delhi (ANI)
12:09 pm: Former President Pranab Mukherjee acceptance to attend RSS event in Nagpur sends a message to the country that on vital issues there should be dialogue and adversaries are not enemies. Questions raised on RSS-Hindutva is being answered by his acceptance of invitation: Rakesh Sinha, RSS (ANI)
12:06 pm: Supreme court refused to give an urgent hearing to the plea filed over alleged police atrocities during protests against sterlite plant in Thoothukudi. Court said 'we would hear it after the vacation' (ANI)
11:56 am: 31 per cent voting recorded till 11 am in Shahkot assembly by-election, Punjab
11:53 am: I've been continuously receiving complaints. They didn't expect so many people to come out to vote in Ramzan. Initial strategy was to hold elections in Ramzan so that people won't vote: Tabassum Hasan, RLD candidate for Kairana Lok Sabha seat after writing to EC over faulty EVMs and VVPATs (ANI)
11:45 am: Kottayam resident allegedly kidnapped by his fiance's brother, found dead in Kollam. A/c to police, girl's family had objections on the marriage. Victim's father and girl alleged that police didn't take action on their complaint. Sub Inspector and Assistant Sub Inspector suspended (ANI)