Kolkata: The polling percentage in the second phase of elections for 142 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal April 29 has been recorded at 92.47 till midnight, thus taking the overall average percentage in the two phases to a record high of 92.85. However, as clarified...
Jaipur: At least five people were burnt alive in a devastating accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, when their moving car suddenly caught fire, said officials Thursday, adding that the driver managed to jump out of the burning car and is currently...
Bengaluru: At least seven people were killed after a compound wall of the government-run Bowring Hospital collapsed during heavy rain, hail, and a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Bengaluru Wednesday evening. The death toll is likely to rise. Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad, representing Shivajinagar...
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday alleged that an elderly voter died after being assaulted by central forces in Howrah district during polling for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections. In a strongly-worded post on X, Banerjee accused the central forces deployed...
Kolkata: Actors from the Bengali film industry took time off from their hectic shooting schedules to cast their votes during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections Wednesday. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee cast his vote in Ballygunge area along with his son Trishanjit and expressed...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday said it has seized Rs 1.4 crore and some "incriminating" documents related to money laundering during recent raids against suspended Punjab Police DIG H S Bhullar and his linked entities. The central agency has carried out raids at...
Jaipur: Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena Wednesday termed the Odisha skeleton incident a blot on a civilised society and announced that he would donate one month's salary to the victim's family. The incident pertains to Keonjhar district of Odisha, where a man, Jitu Munda,...
New Delhi: Pravesh Wahi, BJP councillor from Rohini E ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Delhi Wednesday, securing a decisive victory with a landslide margin. The outcome was largely anticipated as the BJP holds a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)....
New Delhi: India's meteorological services have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade, and, today, they provide reliable and precise predictions used by a wide spectrum of people, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday. The minister stated that users, including farmers and homemakers, now...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that in motor accident claims, negligence cannot be determined by mechanically blaming one party alone, and must instead rest on a balanced, objective, and comparative assessment of the conduct of all parties involved, particularly in cases of head-on...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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