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New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Monday announced 17 new initiatives that will be unrolled out during the Bihar Assembly polls, including compulsory webcasting and mobile phone-deposit facilities at all polling stations. At a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the...

New Delhi: Acting swiftly, the Bar Council of India Monday ordered immediate suspension of advocate Rakesh Kishore for allegedly attempting to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during court proceedings. The action of the apex bar body came hours after...

New Delhi: The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases, polling for which will be held November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes will be done November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced Monday. The entire election process will...

New Delhi/Cuttack: Politics over the Cuttack violence intensified Monday as Opposition leaders slammed the BJP, accusing it of “engineering unrest for political gains.” Congress MP Pramod Tiwari condemned the incident, alleging a “deliberate attempt” to stoke communal divisions. “The public is living peacefully and happily....

New Delhi: Researchers at Nagaland University have developed a flexible supercapacitor device capable of powering next-generation wearable electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy systems, a breakthrough that has the potential to transform energy storage technologies, according to officials. This is a first-of-its-kind study to...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Centre and Union Territory of Ladakh on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist's detention under the National Security Act, and seeking his immediate release. However, a bench...

New Delhi: A lawyer allegedly tried to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court Monday, according to lawyers. The incident occurred when a Bench led by the CJI was hearing the mentioning of cases by lawyers....

Thrissur: Police Monday arrested a 61-year-old man after a partially charred body was found in a rented room at Chowannur in Kerala’s Thrissur district, with investigators linking the murder to a dispute over unnatural s*x. The arrested accused, Sunny of Chowannur, has a past criminal...

Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy Monday commissioned 'Androth', the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft during a ceremonial event at the Naval Dockyard here. According to the Navy, the induction of Androth will enhance its overall Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities, particularly for operations in coastal and...

Jaipur: At least six critical patients were killed in a blaze at the trauma centre of the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur late Sunday, officials said. Trauma centre in-charge Dr Anurag Dhakad said 11 patients were being treated in the Neuro ICU...