Kolkata: Anup Majhi aka Lala, one of the prime accused in the coal smuggling case in West Bengal, Tuesday surrendered in a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Asansol in West Burdwan district. Lala had escaped arrest by the CBI sleuths because of a “protection against arrest” provided to him by the Supreme...

New Delhi: Voting seems to have picked up in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls held Monday as compared to the previous phases, according to the latest voter turnout shared by the Election Commission (EC). According to the poll authority, the turnout stood at 67.25 per cent at 11:45pm. The turnout is 1.74 percentage points...

New York: Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the non-profit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world's largest philanthropic organisations over the past 20 years. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates posted on the X platform...

Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters during clashes with paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's capital Muzaffarabad which has been rocked by protests against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills, a media report said Tuesday. The paramilitary Rangers, which were called in to...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested one more member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in connection with firing outside superstar Salman Khan's residence here last month, officials said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harpal Singh (34), a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana, was apprehended by a team of the Mumbai crime branch from his hometown Monday evening,...

Mumbai: The overnight death in the Mumbai hoarding crash climbed to 14, with four more persons succumbing to their injuries in hospital, the BMC Disaster Control said here Tuesday. Besides, another 43 were injured, including some who were critical, while more than 30 injured victims were discharged after treatment. After a sudden duststorm accompanied by strong winds...

United Nations: An Indian personnel working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Rafah, making it the “first international” casualty for the organisation since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The individual was a staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and address a public meeting in Jharkhand Tuesday. From Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi will first seek God's blessings at the Kaal Bhairav temple at 10 a.m. followed by filing his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat at 11:30...

Washington: Any country having business dealings with Iran runs the ‘potential risk of sanctions’, the US has warned, noting that it is aware that Tehran and New Delhi have signed a deal concerning the Chabahar port. India Monday signed a 10-year contract to operate the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar that will help New Delhi expand trade...

Kendrapara: The absence of a long-term plan to prevent natural calamities is posing serious threats to several villages under Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district. Locals alleged that every year the administration holds meetings to tackle the situation in the aftermath of natural calamities. However, no concrete steps have ever been taken to prevent impending danger. “The effort...