Top news of the day: Assam sees 84.42% polling; voter turnout 75% in Kerala, 86.92% in Puducherry; Israel’s Lebanon strikes spark global calls to extend U.S.-Iran truce, and more

1 month ago 1
ARTICLE AD BOX
People waiting to formed  their votes astatine  Poongavanam Chettiar Govt. Primary School, Puducherry connected  Thursday, April 9, 2026.

People waiting to formed their votes astatine Poongavanam Chettiar Govt. Primary School, Puducherry connected Thursday, April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: RAGU R

Kerala crossed the elector turnout of 75% by 5 p.m., aft polling continued successful 140 Assembly constituencies connected Thursday. Those contiguous astatine the polling stations astatine 6 p.m. were fixed tokens and would beryllium allowed to vote. Polling successful each 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam ends with estimated 84.42% elector turnout. The important elections volition determine whether the ruling LDF volition get a consecutive 3rd term, oregon if the UDF makes a comeback, oregon if BJP springs a astonishment successful an different bipolar battle. According to archetypal estimates, the polling percent has crossed 86% successful the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Calls were mounting connected Thursday (April 9, 2026) for the ceasefire betwixt the U.S. and Iran to beryllium extended to Israel’s warfare with Hezbollah, aft a monolithic question of Israeli strikes connected Lebanon killed much than 200 people. U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed triumph successful the West Asia warfare aft agreeing a two-week truce to let talks to extremity a struggle that has killed thousands and plunged the planetary system into turmoil.

Published - April 09, 2026 06:25 p.m. IST

Read Entire Article