LS elections 2024: Third phase polling underway across 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha election's third phase kicked off at 7 a.m. Tuesday, as voters began turning out to press the EVM button for their desired candidate in 93 constituencies spanning across 11 states and Union Territories. Voting will continue till 5 p.m. The Election Commission of India has...
Read moreSupreme Court terms Bengal teacher recruitment scam ‘systemic fraud’, says ‘people will lose faith’
New Delhi: Terming the alleged recruitment scam in West Bengal ‘systemic fraud’, the Supreme Court Tuesday said authorities were duty-bound to maintain the digitised records pertaining to the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's April 22 decision that invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and...
Read moreExcise ‘scam’: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till May 20
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 20. Special Judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody till May 20 after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video-conference on the expiry of his custody granted earlier. The judge also extended the judicial...
Read moreTwo terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Kulgam: Officials
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said here Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulgam's Redwani village late Monday night following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said. However, the search operation turned into an encounter, which was on till the last reports came in, the officials said. The house in...
Read moreRahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi urge people to vote, say it is election to protect democracy
New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people Tuesday to vote in large numbers in the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, asserting that this is an election to protect democracy and the Constitution. Voting is being held in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union territories in the third phase of the parliamentary polls. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress leader...
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Supreme Court terms Bengal teacher recruitment scam ‘systemic fraud’, says ‘people will lose faith’
New Delhi: Terming the alleged recruitment scam in West Bengal ‘systemic fraud’, the Supreme Court Tuesday said authorities were duty-bound to maintain the digitised records pertaining to the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the...
Hours before lift-off, Sunita Williams-piloted space flight aborted; Boeing postpones launch to May 10
New Delhi: After being scrubbed two hours before launch, Boeing now aims to launch the Starliner’s first crewed mission May 10, it said Tuesday. The liftoff, targeted for 10:34 pm ET(0234 UTC May 7) May 7, was stalled due to a valve issue on the upper stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. “The next...
Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra and others urge people to vote in LS elections
New Delhi: Prominent celebrities, including filmmaker Karan Johar, actors Sidharth Malhotra, Ranbir Kapoor, and Vikrant Massey, have urged their fans to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Johar Monday evening shared a video on his Instagram page, in which the celebrities asked their followers to exercise their franchise in the ongoing polls. "Now that we have...
Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till May 20
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 20. Special Judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody till May 20 after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video-conference...
Chiranjeevi appeals to Pithapuram voters to elect brother Pawan Kalyan
Amaravati: Megastar Chiranjeevi has appealed to the people of the Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh to elect his younger brother and Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan during the May 13 election. Chiranjeevi Tuesday posted a video on social media, urging people to cast their vote for actor-politician Pawan Kalyan. Chiranjeevi, who has been staying away...
These sectors see surge in hiring in India
New Delhi: Sectors like hospitality, oil and gas and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) witnessed a surge in hiring in India last month, a report showed on Tuesday. The hospitality and travel sector witnessed a 16 per cent growth, driven by the strong momentum in travel and tourism, according to the 'Naukri JobSpeak Index'. Positions like front office...
Two terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Kulgam: Officials
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said here Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulgam's Redwani village late Monday night following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said. However, the search operation turned into an encounter, which...
Igor Stimac shares second list of 15 probables for Bhubaneswar camp
New Delhi: Indian senior men's team head coach Igor Stimac Tuesday announced his second list of 15 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 preliminary joint qualification round 2 matches against Kuwait and Qatar. The first list of probables was announced Saturday. The 26 players from the first list will begin training...
Fatima Sana Shaikh drops pic in mustard saree
Mumbai: Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh Tuesday shared a mesmerising picture of herself in a saree, looking like a vision, and said she is in her 'nazakat' era. The actress, who last featured as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in the Vicky Kaushal-starrer biographical war drama Sam Bahadur, took to Instagram and shared a beautiful photo of herself in...
FMCG industry sees 6.5% volume growth in Mar qtr, rural surpass urban consumption: NielsenIQ
New Delhi: The Indian FMCG industry experienced a 6.5 per cent growth in volume terms at a national level in the January-March period of 2024, with rural consumption surpassing urban for the first time in five quarters, according to consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ. Both food and non-food sectors contributed to the growth in consumption in the first...
