- India
EC refuses extra time to Jairam Ramesh to back ‘attempts to influence DMs’ claim
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors…
- India
Several rivers in Assam flowing above danger level: CWC
New Delhi: Several rivers in Assam continue to flow above the danger level amid incessant rain, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC). The commission’s latest bulletin highlights critical water levels at…
- India
Karnataka: Over 13K polling staff to be deployed at 29 counting centres
Bengaluru: Elaborate arrangements have been put in place with the deployment of more than 13,000 staff at the 29 counting centres across Karnataka for the counting of votes on Tuesday, June 4,…
- India
Important to critique, record and lift veil from journalism: Ravish Kumar
New Delhi: If a housing society starts to collapse, people start looking for better options and move out, says journalist Ravish Kumar about the debate over the decline of mainstream media and…
- India
Excise ‘scam’: HC asks ED to reply to Hyderabad bizman’s interim bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, June 3, sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by Hyderabad businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai, arrested in a money laundering…
- Stock Market
Sensex, Nifty race over 3 pc to record highs after exit polls
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rallied more than 3 per cent to close at lifetime highs on Monday following across-the-board buying as exit polls predicted a massive win for the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Amit Shah, Kishan Reddy dropped from FIR
Hyderabad: The city police have dropped the names of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy from an FIR they filed on a complaint relating to allegedly…
- Pakistan
Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
Lahore: An elderly Christian man who was critically injured last week by a violent mob over a blasphemy allegation in Pakistan’s Punjab province has died, police said on Monday. An enraged mob…
- India
LS polls witnessed polarisation on caste, religious lines: Experts
New Delhi: As India waits with bated breath for the Lok Sabha poll results, political analysts say this year’s election was “one of the most polarised” with parties using caste and religion…
- India
El Nino ending; at least 60 pc chance of La Nina during July-Sept
New Delhi: The 2023/24 El Nino event, which drove record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is predicted to transition to La Nina conditions later this year, according to a new…
- India
SC dismisses plea filed against ECI relaxing postal ballot norms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India’s circular relaxing the norms for deciding on the…
- India
Excise case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of BRS leader Kavitha
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended till July 3 the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge…
- Bangalore
Voting underway for 6 Karnataka Legislative Council seats
Bengaluru: Voting is underway on Monday in the biennial elections to six seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council from teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies. Seventy-eight contestants are in the fray. Counting of votes…
- India
Raveena Tandon, driver assaulted by crowd in Bandra; cops say her car didn’t hit anyone
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police, in the course of its investigation into the road rage incident involving actor Raveena Tandon, has found that her car did not collide with anyone, an official said…
- Kashmir
J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in Pulwama
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nihama area…
