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New Delhi: Bihar recorded its highest-ever voter turnout during Thursday's first phase of Assembly elections, with 64.66 per cent of the 3.75 crore electorate casting their ballots at polling stations across the state. In a statement issued here, the Election Commission (EC) said the first...

Kolkata: A total of 1.73 crore enumeration forms have been distributed among the voters in the first three days of the first stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal, which started Tuesday. However, confirmed...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of an alleged illegal betting site, official sources said Thursday. A provisional order has...

Bangkok: The Indian Embassy in Bangkok announced Thursday that 270 Indian nationals, including 26 women, were repatriated from Thailand's Mae Sot city to India through a coordinated effort involving two special Indian Air Force flights. The Embassy of India in Bangkok and the Consulate of India...

Rotorua (New Zealand): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said talks are progressing fast between India and New Zealand and expressed hope that the free trade agreement will be finalised soon. Goyal is here on a four-day official visit to review progress of the...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has resigned from his post after a series of Right to Information (RTI) applications were reportedly filed seeking details linked to his brother. Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the key organisers of the music event where singer Zubeen...

Louisville (US): A UPS cargo plane's left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official has said, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people, including...

Patna: A total of 27.65 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections Thursday, an official said. Begusarai district recorded the highest polling percentage so far at 30.37, followed by Lakhisarai (30.32)...

Patna: Voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections was underway in 121 constituencies across 18 districts Thursday, amid tight security arrangements at all polling stations. While the polling started on a moderate note at 7 a.m., Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was...

Washington: The US Supreme Court Wednesday appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs under an emergency authority, in a landmark case that could redefine presidential powers over trade. The nine justices weighed whether Trump lawfully used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...