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Odisha: BJP’s Khurda MLA candidate detained for destroying EVM

BJP’s Khurda MLA candidate Prasanta Jagadev has been detained by the Odisha police for allegedly vandalising a polling booth and destroying an EVM machine. The incident happened at Kuanripatna in the Begunua…
Kerala: IMD predicts heavy rain till May 29, issues yellow alert

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted that heavy rains will continue in Kerala till May 29 and also issued a ‘yellow alert’ in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.…

Leh-bound SpiceJet plane suffers bird hit; returns to Delhi

New Delhi: A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft suffered a bird hit on Sunday morning and returned to the national capital, according to the airline. The plane landed back safely and the passengers were…
Best year yet for Indian filmmakers with three wins at Cannes 2024

Cannes: It was a triple feat for Indian talent at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light”, “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” by FTII…
Congress alleges Kerala Ministers ‘lied’ about liquor policy, demands judicial probe

Kochi: The Congress on Sunday continued its attack against the Left government in Kerala over its liquor policy, accusing Excise Minister M B Rajesh and Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas of…
Swati Maliwal alleges threats following campaign by AAP leaders, Dhruv Rathee

New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Sunday said that she has been receiving rape and death threats after a “character assassination” campaign allegedly orchestrated by party leaders and volunteers.…
Naxal problem will be over in next 2-3 years, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the Naxal problem in the country will end in the next two-to-three years, and except for a small pocket in Chhattisgarh the whole…

Odisha: BJP candidate arrested for allegedly vandalising EVM

Bhubaneswar: A BJP candidate was arrested in Odisha’s Khurda district for allegedly vandalising an EVM as he had to wait in queue for a long to cast his vote because the machine…
Fadnavis, Shah tried to work for Gadkari’s defeat in LS polls, claims Raut

Mumbai: leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis worked for Nitin Gadkari’s defeat in the Lok Sabha…
Assembly polls, statehood next for Jammu & Kashmir: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government’s Kashmir policy has been vindicated by the successful polling in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists have voted “overwhelmingly”,…
Sibal slams PM for ‘jail’ barb at Tejashwi

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his veiled ‘jail’ swipe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and claimed that this was a…
Kidney racket: Kerala SIT reaches Tamil Nadu after prime accused reveals connections

Chennai: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kerala Police reached Tamil Nadu to probe the kidney racket based out of Kerala with international connections. The special team of the Kerala Police led…
Kolkata Airport suspends flight operations amid cyclone ‘Remal’ scare

Kolkata: Several passengers faced inconvenience as flight operations were suspended at the Kolkata airport for 21 hours in the wake of cyclone ‘Remal’. Passengers complained that the airlines did not inform them…
11 dead in UP’s Shahjahanpur as truck loaded with gravel overturns on their bus

Shahjahanpur: Eleven pilgrims headed to the Purnagiri temple in Uttarakhand were buried to death when a gravel-loaded dumper truck overturned on their bus and emptied its content into their vehicle, a senior…
SC to hear BJP’s plea against HC order restraining publications of ads against TMC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Calcutta High Court order restraining the saffron party from publication…