IMD issues Red Warning for several Odisha districts over severe heat wave conditions
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Lok Sabha polls phase two: Live updates
New Delhi: Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began Friday in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states and a Union Territory. Out of the 88 constituencies in the second phase, 73 are general seats, while 6 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 9 for Scheduled...
Read moreNearly 40 times, courts rejected pleas on EVMs: EC officials
New Delhi: On a day the Supreme Court rejected pleas seeking a return to the ballot paper system, Election Commission officials pointed out that constitutional courts on at least 40 occasions have rejected petitions challenging the reliability of the electronic voting machines. The functionaries also referred to the recent remarks of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar that EVMs are "100 per cent safe" and political parties know in the "heart of...
Read moreSC rejects pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered two concurring verdicts in the matter. Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.
Read moreTwo terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Sopore
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed while a civilian and two soldiers were injured in the ongoing gunfight between the security forces and holed-up militants in Sopore town of J&K’s Baramulla district Friday. Security forces, including the local police, Army and the CRPF started a cordon and search operation in the Nowpora locality of Sopore town Thursday after receiving a tip about the presence of terrorists there. Officials said as the security...
Read moreBengal: Over 15 pc votes polled till 9 am in 3 LS seats
Kolkata: Nearly 15.7 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal exercised their franchise till 9 am Friday, an Election Commission official said. Polling began at 7 am in Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj constituencies and would continue till 6 pm. Raiganj registered the highest voter turnout of 16.46 per cent, while Darjeeling recorded 15.74 per cent and Balurghat 14.74 per cent, till 9 am, he...
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Nearly 40 times, courts rejected pleas on EVMs: EC officials
New Delhi: On a day the Supreme Court rejected pleas seeking a return to the ballot paper system, Election Commission officials pointed out that constitutional courts on at least 40 occasions have rejected petitions challenging the reliability of the electronic voting machines. The functionaries also referred to the recent remarks of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar that...
Kajol shares hilarious pic from her workout session
Mumbai: Kajol shared a hilarious glimpse of her workout from her pilates classes and asked everyone whether the picture was taken before or after her exercise. Kajol took to Instagram and posted a funny picture from her pilates class. In the photo, the actress is seen lying down on the pilates machine, wearing athleisure and sunglasses. “Since...
Indian-origin student in US arrested, barred from varsity for taking part in anti-Israel protests on campus
New York: An Indian-origin female student studying at the prestigious Princeton University is among two students who have been arrested and barred from the campus for staging pro-Palestine protests on the campus. Achinthya Sivalingan, born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, has been barred from the campus and faces disciplinary action, said a university spokesperson. Protesters set...
Deloitte projects India’s FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%
New Delhi: Deloitte India Friday said it estimates India's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal helped by consumption expenditure, exports rebound and capital flows. In its India's economic outlook report, Deloitte said the rapid growth of the middle-income class has led to rising purchasing power and even created demand for premium luxury products...
Indian startups file 83,000 patents in FY23; AI, neurotechnology lead
New Delhi: Led by artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and neuro-technology, India witnessed 83,000 patents being filed by deep-tech startups in FY2023, marking an annual growth rate of 24.6 per cent which is highest since the last two decades, a Nasscom report showed Friday. The number of patents granted also witnessed significant growth, rising over...
Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till May 8 in ED case
New Delhi: A local court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise policy scam. On Wednesday, the same court extended Sisodia's judicial custody till May 7 in a parallel case...
IPL 2024: ‘Sometimes your job is to take game deeper’, Finch defends Kohli’s innings vs SRH
Hyderabad: Former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch defended Virat Kohli's innings after the star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter scored 43-ball 51 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), saying sometimes a set batter's role is to take the game deeper, which somewhere limit the intent to hit boundaries. While opening the inning for RCB, Kohli was quick in power play...
IMD issues Red Warning for several Odisha districts over severe heat wave conditions
Bhubaneswar: The IMD regional centre in Bhubaneswar Friday issued a Red Warning (be alert) for several districts of Odisha, warning people about heat wave to severe heat wave conditions till May 1. The IMD predicted that the temperature would rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius during the next two days and that no major changes in...
US, China spar with warnings about misunderstandings, miscalculations
Beijing: The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with senior Chinese officials and warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations. Blinken's discussions started with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and then Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, who...
Lok Sabha polls phase two: Live updates
New Delhi: Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began Friday in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states and a Union Territory. Out of the 88 constituencies in the second phase, 73 are general seats, while 6 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 9 for Scheduled Castes (SC). The voting commenced at 7am...