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Curtains come down on Lok Sabha polls with over 61 per cent turnout in final phase

Over 61 per cent turnout was recorded in the 57 seats across 8 states/UT that went to polls in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, bringing the mammoth electoral exercise to its close, the Election Commission said.

Jun 2, 2024

BJP set to form 3rd consecutive govt in Arunachal Pradesh

The ruling BJP surged ahead of the other parties, winning 15 seats while leading on 31 seats as the counting of votes in Arunachal Pradesh is underway on Sunday, almost ensuring itself a third consecutive term.

Jun 2, 2024

NIMHANS conferred with Nelson Mandela Award 2024 for health promotion

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Friday bagged the Nelson Mandela Award for health promotion for 2024 by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Jun 1, 2024

Katra Declared Smoking-Free: Sale, Consumption of Tobacco Products Banned In Holy Town

On "World No Tobacco Day" Deputy Commissioner Reasi issued an order to ban the sale, consumption, and possession of all tobacco products in the holy town of Katra base camp of the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi.

Jun 1, 2024

Indo-Pacific Shift Bolsters US-India Defense Partnership

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlights the deepening defense ties between the US and India, including co-producing fighter-jet engines and armored vehicles.

Jun 1, 2024

Polling begins for 57 Lok Sabha seats in seventh and final phase of election

Congress candidates include former Union Ministers Manish Tewari from Chandigarh and Anand Sharma from Himachal's Kangra, former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh from Mandi, and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar.

Jun 1, 2024

All set for final phase of Lok Sabha election with 57 constituencies to go for poll today

World's largest polling marathon drawing to a close. In the fifth and sixth phases, female voters outnumber males in exercising their right to franchise.

Jun 1, 2024

Musk slams Trump's conviction, warns of chilling precedent

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday slammed the American legal system, saying if former President Donald Trump can be criminally convicted over "a trivial matter

May 31, 2024

Kejriwal's interim bail ends June 1; Delhi CM to surrender amid health concerns [details]

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced his surrender on June 2, 2024, as his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court for the ongoing general elections comes to an end on June 1.

May 31, 2024

J&K: 6 officials suspended for negligence of duty in Akhnoor road accident

A day after 22 people died in the Akhnoor bus accident in J&K, the Transport Department has suspended six officials deployed in the Lakhanpur entry check post in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

May 31, 2024

Allahabad HC upholds law, permits interfaith couples to marry without conversion

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion.

May 31, 2024

'Anti-Sanatan mindset': BJP slams INDIA bloc for questioning PM Modi's meditation

BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday slammed the INDIA bloc for being "anti-Sanatan" and questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

May 31, 2024

One more inquiry ordered after another bloodiest road accident in J&K

While deaths on roads are going unabated in Jammu province, inquiry panels, constituted by the authorities from time to time, have yet to make their recommendations public.

May 31, 2024

Taka-Tak Impact? Thousands of women rush to post offices to open accounts for DBT services

Thousands of women gathered at the General Post Office (GPO) in Bengaluru on Thursday, hoping to open India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) accounts under the false impression that Rs 8,000 would be credited to their accounts.

May 31, 2024

Donald Trump becomes first former US President convicted of crime amid election campaign

US laws, however, do not prevent him from running for President or getting elected.

May 31, 2024