- India
CRPF jawan on poll duty killed in accidental grenade blast in Bastar
Bijapur: A 32-year-old jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district was killed on Friday when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL)…
- India
‘No one discussing it…’: Sharad Pawar on Ram temple as LS polls issue
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said nobody was discussing the issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya any more, suggesting that the ruling BJP may not get any political benefit from it…
- Middle East
UAE floods: Indian embassy advises rescheduling of non-essential travel
Abu Dhabi: The Indian embassy in the UAE on Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise after the…
- Kolkata
Sporadic incidents mar first phase of polling in Bengal
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in the three parliamentary constituencies in Bengal, as TMC and the BJP workers clashed with each other in various…
- India
Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam LS seats where voting is underway
Guwahati: Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on…
- India
Markets tank in early trade as Middle East tensions flare-up
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices tanked in early trade on Friday, taking their losing streak to the fifth day running, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed heavily on investors’ sentiment. Fresh…
- Business
Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 83.58 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a negative trend in domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices. Forex…
- India
Open ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in every corner by defeating hatred: Rahul to voters
New Delhi: As polling began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged voters to strengthen democracy and open ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in every…
- Chennai
LS polls: Voting delayed in some booths in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Polling began at 7 AM on Friday in all the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 general election, amid tight security arrangements. People arrived at the polling…
- India
Sena (UBT) leader Raut takes ‘dancer’ jibe at BJP Amravati LS candidate Rana
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday triggered a controversy by calling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Amravati Lok Sabha seat Navneet Rana a “dancer”. Rana, an actor-turned-politician, was…
- India
Mahadev app: Actor Sahil Khan records statement with Mumbai Crime Branch’s SIT
Mumbai: Actor Sahil Khan was questioned on Thursday for more than four hours by the Mumbai Crime Branch’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, an…
- India
Indian American OPM Director at White House to step down in May
Washington: Indian-American attorney and activist Kiran Ahuja has announced that she will step down as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management next month. “Serving in the Biden-Harris administration, and in…
- Crime
Chief of NCB SIT that cleared Aryan Khan takes VRS
New Delhi: NCB deputy director general (DDG) Sanjay Kumar Singh, who headed an SIT that gave a clean chit to actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son in the drugs-on-cruise case, has taken VRS.…