National

Medininagar (Jharkhand): As many as 32 wild monkeys were drowned in an irrigation well in Jharkhand's Palamu district in a suspected bid to quench their thirst, a forest official said Monday. It took place in Sorath village in Panki block and the corpses were found...

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including a self-styled commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district Monday, police said. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, VK Birdhi said the ultras -- identified as Riyaz Dar and...

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Monday said it will start the process of holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir very soon. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the EC was very enthused by the voter turnout in...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the June 4 vote count for Lok Sabha elections. Ramesh was asked...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Monday referred to various memes doing rounds on social media, describing the Election Commission as 'laapata gentlemen', asserting that he and fellow commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sing Sandhu were "never out" and were "always here". Social media...

Narayanpur: Naxalites dragged a 45-year-old man out of his house in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district and killed him while claiming he was a police informer, an official said Monday. The incident took place Sunday night when the victim, identified as Shaluram Potai, was at his home...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Monday dared the opposition to share evidence of allegations that returning officers and district magistrates were influenced to vitiate the poll process so the panel could take action against them. The opposition should also tell the Commission about...

New Delhi: The 2023/24 El Niño event, which drove record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is predicted to transition to La Niña conditions later this year, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Amid a prevailing but weakening El...

Mumbai: Lipi V Rastogi, daughter of a senior IAS couple, died by suicide from a building at Nariman Point, early Monday morning, officials said. The deceased is the daughter of IAS officer Vikas C Rastogi, attached with the Higher & Technical Education Department, and Radhika...

Kolkata: Fearing post-poll violence, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to retain 400 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal till June 19. Results for the Lok Sabha polls will be announced Tuesday. Initially, it was decided that 400 companies would be...