Mahatrashtra | Fire Breaks Out at a Factory in Ambernath of Thane | Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, February 8, 2020

Delhi is set to vote to elect the new government, after a high-pitched campaign in which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled no punches against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Indian National Congress, who ruled the national capital for 15 years before 2015, also held a muted campaign.

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08 Feb, 23:19 (IST)

Thane: Fire breaks out at a factory in Morivali Industrial Area in Ambernath. Fire tenders present at the spot. Fire-fighting operation underway. More details awaited.

08 Feb, 23:11 (IST)

Delhi Police: At about 10 am today, one 60-year-old man fell unconscious outside polling booth no. 127 in Hari Nagar constituency. He was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, but was declared brought dead. Probably, he died of cardiac arrest.

08 Feb, 21:09 (IST)

Punjab Chief Minister's Office: CM Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered a magisterial probe into the firecrackers explosion in a trolley during Nagar Kirtan in Tarn Taran today. He has also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs 5 lakhs for the kin of deceased&free treatment to injured.

08 Feb, 21:07 (IST)

Punjab Chief Minister's Office: CM Capt Amarinder Singh has asked Additional District Magistrate,SAS Nagar to conduct thorough probe into the building collapse in Mohali. He also directed dist administration to take all possible steps to rescue those who might be trapped in debris

08 Feb, 21:05 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir: One Indian Army jawan has lost his life in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Degwar sector of Poonch district. More details awaited.

08 Feb, 20:05 (IST)

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Home Minister Amit Shah to Hold meeting at 8:30 pm today at Pandit Pant Marg. Party leaders including Vijay Goel, Prakash Javadekar, Hardeep Singh and Nityanand Rai will be present.

08 Feb, 18:56 (IST)

Delhi: Voting for Delhi Assembly Elections concludes; visuals from polling booth in Shaheen Public School, Shaheen Bagh.

08 Feb, 18:42 (IST)

As per the exit poll surveys out so far, the ruling AAP is headed for a full majority victory in the Delhi assembly elections 2020. The aggregate of most major surveys have predicted at least above 48 seats for the party, whereas, the BJP could improve it tally to upto 21 constituencies.

08 Feb, 18:36 (IST)

Delhi Elections 2020: 54.65% voter turnout in Delhi assembly polls till 6 pm.

08 Feb, 18:15 (IST)

In an explosion in Punjab's Tarn Taran, 15 people were reportedly killed, while 20 are feared injured. More details awaited.

08 Feb, 18:10 (IST)

A Thai soldier killed "many" people Saturday in a mass shooting rampage in a northeastern city, police said. "The gunman used a machine gun and shot innocent victims resulting in many injured and dead," a police spokesperson told AFP, with local media reporting as many as 12 fatalities.

08 Feb, 17:27 (IST)

Bengaluru: Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi inaugurated electrification of Chunar-Chopan railway line section of Northern Central Railways via video conferencing.

08 Feb, 16:25 (IST)

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: 42.70% Voter Turnout in Delhi Assembly Polls Till 4 PM.

08 Feb, 16:09 (IST)

Punjab: A three-storey building collapses in Mohali, several feared trapped under debris. Rescue operation underway.

08 Feb, 16:07 (IST)

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Former President Pranab Mukherjee cast his vote at a polling station at Kamraj lane in New Delhi Constituency.

08 Feb, 15:34 (IST)

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: New Zealand beat India by 22 runs, take 2-0 lead in 3 match series.

08 Feb, 14:55 (IST)

Former President Pranab Mukherjee cast his vote at a polling station at Kamraj lane in New Delhi Constituency.

08 Feb, 14:51 (IST)

Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh(East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Varanasi tomorrow to attend a Sant Shiromani Ravidas Jayanti Program.

08 Feb, 14:37 (IST)

28.14 % voter turnout in Delhi assembly polls till 2 pm. The voting for 70 assembly seats in Delhi will take place today, February 8. Around 1.47 crore voters will decide the fate of 672 candidates. The Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 will take place in a single phase. The polling will begin at 8 am. A total of 190 companies of paramilitary forces and 19,000 home guards are also deployed for smooth conduct of elections in the national capital territory. On Friday, Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) were distributed to polling personnel on duty.

08 Feb, 14:14 (IST)

Indore: BJP Corporator Usman Patel has resigned from all posts in the party, says,"BJP has moved away from the real issues. It's doing only communal politics. GDP is going doing, inflation is rising but the party is bringing laws that create rift between people of all religions".

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New Delhi, February 8: Delhi is set to vote to elect the new government, after a high-pitched campaign in which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled no punches against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Indian National Congress, who ruled the national capital for 15 years before 2015, also held a muted campaign. Over 1.47 crore voters are qualified to exercise their franchise. Polling will begin at 8 am and will end at 6 pm.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday expressed his strong objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement about Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Kerala. The Kerala CM called the remark in the Rajya Sabha was 'untrue' and 'protest-worthy'.

US President Donald Trump on Friday slammed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for tearing up a copy of his speech at the end of the State of the Union address this week, saying she broke the law as the document was official. President Trump was on Wednesday was acquitted by the ruling Republican Party-controlled Senate on the two impeachment charges - abuse of power and obstruction to Congress.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 08, 2020 07:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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