- India
Elderly, disabled voters weigh up EC’s ‘Vote from Home’ scheme
New Delhi: Gul Shivadasani of Delhi thinks the Election Commission’s ‘Vote From Home’ scheme for people aged 85 and above and those with more than 40 percent disabilities is a welcome step…
- India
Three ex-convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination return to Sri Lanka
Chennai: Three ex-convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, all of them Sri Lankans, returned to their home country on Wednesday. Murugan alias Sriharan, Jayakumar and Robert Payas left by a Sri…
- Top Stories
Sharmila’s candidacy from Kadapa recasts family feud into political battle
Amaravati: The Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh braces for a fierce contest as state Congress chief YS Sharmila is set to challenge her cousin and incumbent YSRCP MP YS Avinash…
- World
Biden and Trump win presidential primaries in four more states
Washington: US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump have easily won their presidential primaries in four more states as they are set for a 2020 rematch in…
- India
BJP putting Kejriwal’s health at risk by keeping him in jail: Atishi
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been rapidly losing weight since his arrest on March 21, senior AAP leader Atishi claimed on Wednesday and accused the BJP of putting his…
- India
Stalin slams BJP for ‘somersault’ on Katchatheevu
Vellore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said that the BJP has done a “somersault” on the Katchatheevu issue since the Lok Sabha polls are round the corner. Stalin claimed…
- Business
Markets fall in early trade amid negative global trends
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday amid weak global trends, higher crude oil prices, and outflow of foreign funds. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 281.18…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to file nomination today in Wayanad
Wayanad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will arrive here on Wednesday to file his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He will also hold a roadshow in the constituency where he…
- India
3 bodies of Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 13
Raipur: Three more bodies of Naxalites were recovered on Wednesday morning in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district where a fierce encounter took place between security personnel and Naxalites the previous day, police said. With…
- Kashmir
J-K: Gangster shot dead in encounter, injured officer dies during treatment
Jammu: A gangster has been shot dead in an exchange of fire with police near Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, officials said on Wednesday. Probationary Sub-Inspector Deepak…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra police arrest 5 persons over minor girl student’s suicide
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested five persons here in connection with the suicide of a minor girl student who made sexual harassment allegations against her college officials, an official has said.…
- Business
Adani Green becomes India’s first company with 10K MW renewable energy capacity
New Delhi: Adani Green Energy Ltd on Wednesday said it has commissioned 2,000 MW of solar capacity at the giant Khavda solar park in Gujarat that has made it the first company…
- India
7 persons die of suffocation after fire at tailoring shop in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Seven persons died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a tailoring shop in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said. The incident took…
- India
Goa Police file chargesheet against Bengaluru CEO accused of son’s murder
Panaji: The Goa Police have filed a chargesheet in a court here against Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment in the…
- India
World Bank projects Indian economy to grow at 7.5 pc in 2024
Washington: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 per cent. Overall,…
