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In a rare move, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday ordered a fresh election or a repoll in all the 285 polling stations of the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal on May 21 due to subversion of democratic process.A spokesperson for the poll panel said the counting of votes for the...
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Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday said that his party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, which are part of the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, can contest the 2029 assembly elections independently.Can the BJP go solo in 2029? It can. Can Shiv Sena go solo? Yes, it can. There is no bond...
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Stuck in a wire fence, a leopard was found dead on Saturday in a field in Deori forest range of Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, officials said.The carcass was found in Dungariya village, about 100 km from the district headquarters, triggering panic in the area.Forest sub-divisional officer...
21:35
A Delhi lower court judge, Aman Kumar Sharma allegedly died by suicide in the Safdarjung area of the national capital.According to initial information, he is reported to have died by hanging. The Delhi police initiated inquest proceedings, and further investigation is underway to ascertain...
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Four school teachers were killed on the spot, and three other individuals sustained serious injuries when a massive pine tree fell on their vehicle during a severe storm in the Ani subdivision of Himachal's Kullu district on Saturday, the police said.The Ani subdivision had been experiencing...
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Around 47 lakh people in Bihar completed self-enumeration under Census 2027, an official said on Saturday.More than 5.90 lakh people in Madhubani completed self-enumeration, followed by Vaishali, 5.72 lakh and Darbhanga 4.84 lakh.A total of 46,82,284 people completed...
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The United States has redirected 48 vessels in the Persian Gulf, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, over the past 20 days amid ongoing enforcement actions related to restrictions on Iranian maritime assets by the US Navy.The update was shared by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in a post on X on...
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The bodies of two boys were recovered on Saturday evening from the Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, raising the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy that occurred two days ago to 11, while search continued for two missing persons.The boat, operated by the state tourism...
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Actor-director Rishab Shetty calls on Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday./Courtesy Amit Shah on X
Actor-director Rishab Shetty, known for his hit venture Kantara, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.In a post on social media platform X, Shah said, It was truly engaging to speak with you about films and culture. The way you present Indian civilisation and culture through your...
20:45
A power-packed batting unit at their disposal, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to continue their winning streak and climb up the ladder when they take on a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL in Hyderabad on Sunday.SRH are on a five-match winning streak and are placed third in the IPL...
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IndiGo on Saturday issued a travel advisory for passengers flying to and from Kolkata, warning of possible disruptions in flight operations due to expected thundershowers over the city.The airline said that departures and arrivals may be impacted as weather conditions develop over the region.With...
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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has reacted to the strong response to the historical drama Raja Shivaji, which is directed by and stars Riteish Deshmukh.The film released in theatres on May 1, 2026, and has been receiving a solid response from audiences in both Hindi and Marathi.As the film continues...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday embarked on a nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago to further bolster India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.Jaishankar will meet with the leadership of the three countries and hold talks with his...
19:24
The General Civil Aviation Authority has announced the full resumption of normal air navigation operations within UAE airspace and the lifting of temporary precautionary measures.The decision was taken after a comprehensive evaluation of operational and security conditions and in coordination...
19:13
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The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Saturday issued an official notification regarding the disqualification of Congress MLA Vinay Kulakarni following his conviction in the murder case of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar.The former minister is currently in prison, serving life...
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A fire broke out in construction material stored near the premises of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai on Saturday, though no injuries were reported in the incident, officials said.The blaze was reported at the worksite of Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) close...
19:03
Two men were arrested, and counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 2.38 lakh were seized from them in Dakshina Kannada district, police said.The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammad Sameer (28) and Mohammad Irfan (26), police added.Police said the arrests were made in...
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Thirteen students of a government school were hospitalised as they fell ill after allegedly drinking water on the premises of a Rajasthan government school in the Barmer district on Saturday, officials said.The incident occurred at the Government Senior Secondary School in Meghwalon ki Basti,...
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Noted lyricist, writer and communications expert Prasoon Joshi has been appointed as the chairman of Prasar Bharati, India's public service broadcaster.The ministry of information & broadcasting appointed Joshi to the key post, according to an official statement on Saturday.Joshi, a...
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A court in Nashik on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Nida Khan, an accused in a case related to alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Nashik unit of TCS, after the prosecution stressed the need for her custodial interrogation.The offence is a...
17:36
Demanding safety after counting of votes, hundreds of villagers staged a protest in Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, alleging they were receiving life threats from TMC workers in the area.The protesters, many of them women and holding BJP flags,...
17:06
The Punjab police on Saturday said it has arrested one more person in connection with the freight corridor railway track blast in Shambhu in Patiala.Gurjinder Singh alias Baba Beant has been arrested by the State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar, Patiala police and counter...
16:42
The Election Commission on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers and 77 police observers in West Bengal to ensure secure and transparent counting of votes for the Assembly elections, an official said.Additional counting observers have been deployed in assembly constituencies having...
16:39
Their perfect run finally halted, Punjab Kings will look to ensure the slip does not turn into a slide when they take on Gujarat Titans, who will be targeting a third straight win, in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.The Kings were handed a bitter first defeat of the season by Rajasthan...
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The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district was closed for three months as the mating and nesting season of the saltwater crocodiles began, officials said on Saturday.The park was closed to tourists on May 1 to ensure that the estuarine crocodiles do not get disturbed during...
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Three personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed and one seriously injured in an accidental Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a de-mining operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Saturday, officials said.According to officials, the incident occurred near the...
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Rajasthan has set up 611 centres across the state for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, officials said.The test will be conducted at centres spread across 27 districts of the state. Special monitoring arrangements have been made...
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The body of a 35-year-old Muslim cleric was found on railway tracks here, with a family member alleging that he was thrown off a train, a claim denied by the police, officials said on Saturday.Bareilly superintendent of police (City) Manush Pareek said that the body was...
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A 26-year-old youth from this district has died allegedly by suicide in the US recently, due to distress over debt, sources said on Saturday.The family members of the deceased have requested that the identity of their relative be withheld, noting that his parents are senior citizens suffering...
13:58
Nearly 37 percent turnout was recorded till 11 am in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, an official said.Voting was underway peacefully in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour, where...
13:35
The Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link was opened to vehicular traffic on Saturday noon after a delay caused by the dismantling of inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work, a day after the Pune section became operational.The 13.3 km-long missing link,...
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The Punjab police registered a first case under the new anti-sacrilege law after torn pages of a religious scripture were found in a slum area in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.The case was registered on Thursday night following a compliant of torn pages of 'Sukhmani Sahib Gutka' were...
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Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak meets Nitin Nabin at the BJP headquarters./ANI Photo
The Punjab police registgered two FIRs under sections for non-bailable offences against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak. Both FIRs were filed in different districts of Punjab.This comes days after Sandeep Pathak switched from Aam Aadmi Party to the Bharatiya Janata Party, as seven MPs merged...
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A statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar was vandalised by unidentified individuals in a village here, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in Rohna village, under Rasna police station limits, on Friday night.According to the police, the miscreants broke a finger of the...
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Thousands of fans were disappointed as Tamilaka Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay cancelled his scheduled visit to Velankanni Church at Nagapattinam district on Saturday.Soon after the April 23 TN assembly election, the actor-turned politician was on a series of religious trips. He visited the...
12:35
A student from Uttarakhand preparing for the medical entrance exam NEET died after he allegedly fell from the fourth floor of his hostel building in Kota on Saturday morning, the police said.The incident took place in Landmark City under the Kunhadi police station...
12:31
The government of India has issued a nationwide extremely severe alert as part of a test of its new cell broadcast system for disaster warnings.The message states that the service uses indigenous technology to deliver instant alerts to citizens. Authorities clarified that...
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A warden and cook of a private boarding school near Punalur here were on Saturday arrested and booked for allegedly physically assaulting a 12-year-old student of the institution on suspicion of theft, police said.The cook suspected that the boy stole Rs 500 from him and allegedly hung the boy...
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Army divers and disaster response teams on Saturday expanded their search at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh to locate a man and three children still missing after the cruise boat tragedy that claimed nine lives two days ago, officials said.With 28 of the 41 identified passengers onboard the...
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Repolling in one of the polling booths in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district was halted for over an hour on Saturday morning after an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunctioned.Various electors had to wait in the queue for over an hour amid the malfunction as repolling started early...
10:17
The United States on Friday sanctioned a China-based crude oil terminal operator for importing petroleum products from Iranian entities and warned others of facing the same consequences if they paid a toll to Tehran to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The US is taking decisive action to disrupt...
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Security forces have destroyed 23 bunkers illegally constructed in Manipur's Ukhrul and seized 18 IEDs in Tengnoupal district in separate operations, a police statement said on Saturday.The bunkers were destroyed on Thursday in the hill villages of Mongkot Chepu, Shongphel, Mullam, Sirarakhong...
09:28
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised in Lucknow after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6...
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Voting is underway on Saturday at 15 booths in two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, where the Election Commission ordered repolls a day ago, following reports of electoral malpractices, an official said.The repolls were ordered in 11 polling stations of...
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