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Polls to 16 seats in Maharashtra legislative council on June 18
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, May 18, announced that the biennial polls to 16 legislative council seats in Maharashtra from local authorities’ constituencies will be held on June…
- Sports
BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act: CIC
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission on Monday, May 18, said the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India is not a “public authority” under the RTI Act as it is…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari meets senior police officers over Park Circus violence
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, May 18, met senior officers of Kolkata Police’s South East Division to review the law and order situation, a day after violence broke…
- India
Rajnath embarks on 4-day trip to Vietnam and South Korea
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, May 18, embarked on a four-day visit to Vietnam and South Korea to explore ways to shore up strategic defence cooperation, including joint production…
- Telangana
Congress leaders united in goal of making Rahul Gandhi PM: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy on Monday, May 18, said his counterparts in Congress-ruled states and other senior party leaders would work together to realise their common goal of making Rahul…
- India
PM Modi greets ex-PM Deve Gowda on his birthday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, May 18, greeted former prime minister HD Deve Gowda on his birthday, saying the Janata Dal (Secular) supremo is known for his deep understanding…
- India
VD Satheesan govt: Mix of experienced and new faces
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on Monday, May 18, after leading the party-led UDF to a strong win in the Assembly elections. Along…
- India
NEET UG paper leak: CBI arrests Renukai Chemistry Classes founder in Latur
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar who runs the Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC) in Maharashtra’s Latur city in the NEET UG paper leak case, officials said on Monday, May…
- India
Bail is rule, jail exception even in UAPA cases: SC
New Delhi: Observing that bail is the rule and jail an exception even in UAPA cases, the Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, granted bail to a man allegedly involved in drug…
- India
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari holds first ‘janata darbar’ after becoming CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, May 18, held his first ‘janata darbar’ after assuming office, hearing people’s demands and grievances at a BJP office here. Adhikari, who took…
- India
Nine members of family suffer burn injuries after LPG leak triggers fire in UP
Kanpur: Nine members of a family, including a seven-month-old infant, sustained severe burn injuries after a suspected LPG leak triggered a fire in a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, an official…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL for reviewing wages of priests, temple staff
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, refused to entertain a plea seeking to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given…
- India
Supreme Court objects to bail denial for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam under UAPA
The Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, expressed strong disapproval of a January 2026 judgment that had denied bail to activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy…
- Bangalore
Father, two sons drown in farm pond while learning swimming in Kolar district
Kolar: A tragic incident claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons after they drowned in a farm pond at Nakkanahalli village in Malur taluk of Kolar district on…
- India
Massive fire erupts in passenger train in Bihar
Patna: A massive fire broke out in one of the coaches of a passenger train bound for Patna. No injuries have been reported, officials said on Monday, May 18. The incident occurred…