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Election Commission officials on Thursday rejected allegations of Trinamool Congress about 'opening of ballot boxes without the presence of any relevant party stakeholders' and said the main strong rooms are safely secured and locked and segregation of the ballot was taking place in the corridor...
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Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday landed up at the Sakhawat Memorial School in South Kolkata, the counting centre for the Bhabanipur assembly segment, which houses the strong room for EVMs of the polls which were held on April 29, suspecting malpractice and tampering of the...
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Days after the large-scale protest by workers in Noida that turned violent with incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration and police have stepped up security and welfare measures ahead of International Labour Day on May 1, officials said on...
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The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Uttarakhand's Lipulekh pass will begin in June this year with 500 pilgrims permitted to visit the sacred site in Tibet, officials said on Thursday.The pilgrims will travel in 10 batches, with each group comprising 50 members, Pithoragarh District...
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The rupee on Thursday gained 4 paise to settle at 94.84 against the US dollar, tracking a correction in global crude prices and a strengthening greenback overseas.However, uncertainties over US-Iran talks weighed on the local currency and capped gains.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the...
20:48
Air India Express, whose operations have been impacted by the West Asia conflict, on Thursday resumed flights to Qatar and Bahrain, as well as additional services to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia.The West Asia conflict that resulted in airspace restrictions has significantly...
20:34
Four people drowned when a cruise boat carrying 35 to 40 passengers overturned in the Bargi river in Jabalpur district after encountering a sudden storm on Thursday, a police official said.Eighteen people were rescued, while 15 to 18 are still missing, said City Superintendent of Police (Bargi...
20:07
The Food and Drug Administration team probing the cause of death of four members of a family in south Mumbai's JJ Marg area have not been able to zero in on any watermelon vendor in the vicinity to check if the fruit had a role to play in the ill-fated incident, an official said on Thursday.The...
20:06
Actor Sonali Kulkarni was stranded in a traffic jam for nearly six hours on the Mumbai-Pune route and shared her ordeal in a video on social media.The massive traffic jam on Tuesday night was caused after after a piling rig collapsed at an under-construction flyover site in Mumbai's Mankhurd...
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Safeguarding energy flows, mitigating trade disruptions from the West Asia crisis, and bolstering cooperation in critical technologies are set to top the agenda during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's four-nation tour of Europe next month, authoritative sources said on Thursday.The prime minister...
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said he has no faith in exit polls and dubbed them a 'racket', claiming that a majority of them have lost their credibility.He said polling has become an exercise and no one knows who is getting the exit polls done and what is their sample survey.He also...
18:43
Today's Chanakya's projections for West Bengal assembly elections 2026.Seat ProjectionBJP 192 ± 11 SeatsTMC+ 100 ± 11 SeatsOthers 2 ± 2 SeatsVote ProjectionBJP 48% ± 3%TMC+ 38% ± 3%Others 14% ± 3%Total number of seats in the West Bengal Assembly is 294, and the majority mark is 148.
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JUST IN: Today's Chanakya exit poll numbers are out for the 2026 assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu and Keralam.In Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance is projected to retain a strong edge with 39% (±3%) vote share and around 125 (±11) seats.The All India Anna Dravida...
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Late businessman Sunjay Kapur's sister, Mandhira Kapur has welcomed the Delhi High Court order allowing the interim injunction plea filed by the children of Karisma Kapoor and restraining the creation of third-party rights over the assets.Mandhira Kapur told ANI that this is a very good order for...
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The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,899.20, falling 278.45 points or 1.15 per cent, while the BSE Sensex opened at 76,582.24, down 914.12 points or 1.18 per cent.Market participants said the sharp rise in crude prices and lack of clarity on the geopolitical situation have led to heightened volatility...
17:15
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday asserted that Tehran will ensure security in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz and counter what he described as hostile activities in the region amid geopolitical tensions due to the Islamic Republic's recent confrontation with...
16:57
The Indian benchmark indices concluded Thursday's session with significant losses following a volatile day of trading dominated by global pressures. The BSE Sensex shed 582.86 points, or 0.75 per cent, to settle at 76,913.50. Simultaneously, the NSE Nifty 50 slipped 180.10 points, or 0.74 per...
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The Election Commission is actively looking into demands for repolling in 77 booths across four Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district after the second phase of West Bengal elections held on April 29, an official said on Thursday.The poll panel received 32 complaints of repolling...
16:21
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent lower on Thursday as crude oil prices, weak global trends and foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 582.86 points or 0.75 per cent to settle at 76,913.50. During the day, it plunged...
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The Delhi High Court has allowed the interim injunction plea filed by the children of Karisma Kapoor, directing maintenance of the status quo on the estate of late Sunjay Kapur and restraining the creation of third-party rights over the assets.The Court also directed the filing of account...
15:20
Preliminary findings of a probe into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as a proof of death to withdraw her money indicate that the staff did not cooperate with him, a senior official said on Thursday.The Odisha government on Thursday started...
14:56
PhonePe announced that it has crossed the milestone of 700 million (70 crores) life-till-date registered users on its platform as of April 29, 2026.This milestone highlights PhonePe's population-scale reach in India and the breadth of its digital platform offerings across payments and financial...
14:52
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a planned 30-hour water supply shutdown across several parts of the city between May 5 and May 6, 2026, to facilitate critical water tunnel connection and related maintenance works under its Water Supply Project.According to the civic...
14:45
The Bombay High Court has said the police kept in mind the larger interest of public safety and national security while rightly refusing a clearance certificate to Fahim Ansari, acquitted in the 26/11 terror attack case, to ply an autorickshaw for livelihood.The court has considered the...
14:31
All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said there was no Chief Minister change in Karnataka for now and that the leadership issue in the state will be resolved soon.The Congress chief's statement comes amid speculations within the party and political circles about a...
14:29
Netflix will mark World Laughter Day with a special episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show, featuring host Kapil Sharma alongside popular influencers Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia.The episode, streaming May 2, will also feature regulars Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sharda in their...
13:35
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag is set to be fined 25 per cent of his match fee for bringing the game into disrepute after being caught vaping on camera during the IPL game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.Parag's actions during the Royals' chase on Tuesday night drew condemnation on social...
13:25
Actor Rahul Roy has addressed the surge of online chatter around his recent social media appearances, pushing back against trolling while hinting at financial strain linked to ongoing legal matters.Roy, who shot to fame with the 1990 blockbuster 'Aashiqui', became a talking point after a series...
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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education...
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A women's group on Thursday demanded an inquiry into visuals purportedly showing cricketer Riyan Parag using a vape-like device during an IPL match, and questioned whether the incident was part of an attempt to normalise banned products.Mothers Against Vaping, a collective of mothers advocating...
12:41
The rains in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said.Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said on Thursday.Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense...
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Commuters on Mumbai Metro Line 1 corridor between Ghatkopar and Versova experienced delays and overcrowding on Thursday morning after temporary speed restrictions imposed following overnight maintenance disrupted peak-hour services.Later, the Metro operator, in a post on X, said that as a...
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The body of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh who fell into a waterfall in Meghalaya's Sohra area while trying to take snaps a day ago was recovered on Thursday morning, officials said.The girl had gone missing on Wednesday after she reportedly slipped while trying to take photographs and...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, and asked the Centre to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond...
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A tigress and her cub have died in Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR), officials said on Thursday, as the number of big cat deaths in the state rose to 27 so far this year.The tigress, in the age group of 8 to 10 years, and her cub, about 18 months old, had been kept at a quarantine room...
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@Iran Embassy SA says 'Today, the entire world admires Iran as a brave superpower.'
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that the Trump administration shifted from the strategy of managing the world's energy to disruption, and Iran has now become the center of the coalition against disruption.The IRGC said that the disruption project was launched by the US to...
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Attacking the government over the caste census issue, the Congress on Thursday said it is yet to come out with any details of how this enumeration will be done and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has every intention of delaying the exercise.Congress general secretary in-charge...
10:20
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday described the ongoing US naval blockade against Iran as genius, asserting that Tehran would have to concede defeat while ruling out any agreement unless it abandons its nuclear ambitions.The blockade is genius. The blockade has been 100% foolproof. It shows...
10:03
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in early trade on Thursday amid a sharp spike in crude oil prices, weak global trends and foreign fund outflows.The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 821.79 points to 76,674.57 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dived 287.3 points to 23,890.35.From the...
09:54
As polling for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections concluded, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kharagpur Sadar candidate Dilip Ghosh on Thursday hailed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for conducting elections in two phases, adding that voting percentage in and around Kolkata was...
09:51
France president Emmanuel Macron on King Charles' speech at the State dinner hosted by President Trump where he joked that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French, in reference to a battle between Britain and France to control North America in the eighteenth century. Macron...
09:35
Nepal Airlines on Thursday apologised for what it described as cartographic inaccuracies in the wake of a furore showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan in a network map.The airlines had deleted the social media post on Wednesday following the backlash.We sincerely apologise for error in...
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The death toll in the collision between a pick-up van and an SUV in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district has risen to 15 as three more persons succumbed, officials said on Thursday.The van carrying labourers overturned and collided with a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) coming from the opposite direction...
08:29
Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen on Wednesday dismissed exit poll projections which has projected a BJP win in West Bengal.Sen called the exit polls as dreams and fiercely defending the state's record on women's safety and administrative integrity. Speaking with ANI, Sen downplayed the surge...
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Russia on Wednesday said that its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit India to participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meet.In a post on X, the foreign ministry said that he would be in India from May 14-15.TASS reported on Wednesday, citing the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh starting from Tomorrow.In a post on X, Amit Shah stated it is a moment of profound good fortune for him to be attending the first-ever international exposition of the holy relics of Lord Buddha.Tomorrow,...
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Indira Gandhi with her younger son Sanjay Gandhi./Image courtesy Keystone/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state on Wednesday renamed the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park as 'Patna Zoo', and the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology as 'Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology'.The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister...
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