- India
EC approves 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal, a senior official said on Saturday, April 4. The auxiliary polling stations will be set up alongside…
- India
Nashik man held for sexual exploitation after probe unearths obscene videos
Nashik: An extortion complaint has landed a senior citizen from Maharashtra’s Nashik in the soup after a probe into his blackmailers uncovered 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for sexual exploitation…
- India
Three dead after drinking country liquor in Meerut, police initiate probe
Meerut: Three people died under suspicious circumstances after consuming country liquor in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Preliminary probe has not confirmed if they died due to the quality of alcohol, officials said on…
- India
12-year-old girl killed in lightning strike in Kerala’s Idukki
Idukki: A 12-year-old girl died after being struck by lightning at Uruvapara here, police said on Saturday, April 4. The deceased was identified as Nafeesathul Misriya, daughter of Afsal, a native of…
- India
Kerala polls: Ageing voters in state seek security, dignity
Thiruvananthapuram: For 81-year-old Krishnamma, the high-stakes April 9 Kerala Assembly elections boils down to a single, urgent question. When party workers arrived at the doorstep of her modest, tile-roofed home in the…
- India
Nine of family killed as car falls into well in Maharashtra
Nashik: Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, police said on Saturday, April 4. The accident occurred in…
- India
Bihar hooch toll hits 5; 12 arrested, opposition slams NDA
Motihari: Four people died on Friday, April 3, after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran district, taking the toll to five, officials said. The first death was reported on Thursday.…
- World
Epstein victims may benefit from $72.5M Bank of America settlement
New York: Lawyers say up to 75 women who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein since 2008 may benefit from a USD 72.5 million fund set up as part of a settlement…
- India
Kiren Rijiju assures Kerala Christian groups on FCRA changes
Thiruvananthapuram: Reaching out to the Christian community on Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju who is in Kerala campaigning for the BJP said there was no cause for concern regarding the proposed…
- India
Kerala polls: EC grants paid holiday to all voters on April 9
Thiruvananthapuram: The EC on Friday, April 3, announced that every person employed in any business, trade, or establishment who is eligible to vote in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections will be granted…
- World
Artemis II astronauts capture stunning Earth views en route to moon
Cape Canaveral: The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, one-and-a-half days into…
- India
Tremors felt in north India after 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
New Delhi: An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude jolted several parts of north India on the night of Friday, April 3, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The tremors, which lasted a…
- Telangana
Revanth Reddy inaugurates pvt school in Hyderabad, calls for quality education
Hyderabad: Expressing concern over a fall in the quality of education, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said the state government is taking steps to improve the quality and strengthen…
- Sports
Punjab Kings beat CSK by five wickets in IPL
Chennai: Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match with skipper Shreyas Iyer scoring a fine half-century here on Friday. Young CSK batter Ayush Mhatre…
- India
Centre asks states to crack down on hoarding, black marketing
New Delhi: The Centre has directed states and Union Territories to take strict action against hoarding and black marketing of petroleum products and LPG, amid supply concerns triggered by the closure of…
