Heavy rain alert for Kerala

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kollam in Kerala and a red alert for severe rainfall in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alapuzha and Idukki untill Tuesday.

Over 2K villagers boycott polls over demand for bridge in Jharkhand

Over 2,000 voters in a village in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district boycotted the Lok Sabha election on Monday because their long-standing demand for a bridge had not been met, an official said.

Jaishankar condoles death.of Iran's President

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar condoled the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein AmirAbdollahian died in a helicopter crash in the country’s mountainous northwest region.

'India to have world's second-largest urban metro system over next 2 years'

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in an interaction with former judges, veterans of the armed forces, and intellectuals, underlined the development of urban metro transport in the past decade and said that the country will soon have the world’s second-largest urban metro system in the next two and a half years.

AAP ACCUSES BJP OF PLOTTING ATTACK ON CM

Sanjay Singh says PMO, BJP and PM Modi will be responsible if anything happens to Kejriwal.

BARAMULLA RECORDS ALL-TIME HIGH VOTER TURNOUT OF 59%

Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, which was once militancy-infested, recorded its highest-ever voter turnout on Monday at 59 per cent on a violence-free polling day, the Union territory’s Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said here.

Who's who of India Inc get inked

Captains of industry, including bigwigs from the house of Tatas, Ambanis and Birlas, joined fellow citizens in the financial capital to vote on Monday in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

'Who will be I.N.D.I.A. bloc's Prime Minister?' asks Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday questioned who will be the Prime Minister of the INDIA bloc if they come to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY, NOT DICTATORSHIP: CONG PRESIDENT KHARGE APPEALS VOTERS

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge concealed a veiled attack against the Opposition in his appeal to voters. As voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election began on Monday, Kharge asked people to “vote for democracy, not for dictatorship.”

Youth arrested after video of him voting eight times in UP's Etah goes viral

A youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah was arrested on Sunday after a video of him casting multiple votes went viral on social media platforms, officials said on Sunday.

On polling day, Rahul Gandhi camps in Rae Bareli, inspects polling booths

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited Rae Bareli, the constituency from which he is contesting, and offered prayers at Peepaleshwar Hanuman Temple.

'Rahul Gandhi runs away in times of crisis,' says UP CM

Addressing a public rally in Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a scathing attack against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party, saying that they are responsible for the terrorism, naxalism, corruption, and anarchy in the country.

‘ODISHA ME PEHLI BAAR, DOUBLE ENGINE KI SARKAR': PM MODI

Lashing out at ruling Biju Janata Dal, led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a double double-engine government is going to be formed for the first time in non-BJP ruled state.

15 labourers killed as truck falls into ditch in C'garh

At least 15 labourers were killed near the village of Bahpani in the Kukdur police station area of Chhattisgarh's Kawardha district after a pickup truck fell into a ditch.

ICMR dissociates itself from BHU's Covaxin study

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has disassociated itself from a study, published by the Banaras Hindu University, on the Covaxin vaccine, citing serious methodological flaws and an erroneous acknowledgment of ICMR’s support.

Delhi's power demand crosses 7,000 MW for 3rd day in a row

Delhi’s peak power demand has reached to 7,572 MW on Monday, the highest ever in May breaking the record for peak power demand of 2023, which was recorded at 7438 MW. According to an official release, the extreme heatwave continues to push Delhi’s power demand northwards.

Monk demands Mamata's apology

Within 36 hours of allegations that monks of Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and ISKCON were canvassing for the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Monday slapped with a defamation notice by the monk she had mentioned by name.

LS POLLS: OVER 60% TURNOUT IN PHASE 5

Largely peaceful polling across 49 LS seats in 8 states/UTs

UK PM SUNAK FACES REVOLT OVER PLANS TO SCRAP GRADUATE ROUTE VISA: REPORT

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering restrictions to the UK's post-study visa which allows graduates to stay on and work for up to two years after their degree course as part of efforts to curb soaring legal migration figures despite strong opposition from some of his ministers, a report claims on Sunday.

CHINAS ANTI-DUMPING PROBE INTO IMPORTED CHEMICAL ESCALATES TRADE TENSIONS

The anti-dumping investigation launched by China into imports of polyformaldehyde copolymer, an engineering chemical, from the EU, US, Japan, and Taiwan has escalated trade tensions with the major trading partners.

Orissa High Court: Information Related To Outcome Of Tax Evasion Petition Sought Under RTI Act Cannot Be Provided

The Orissa High Court in the case Deepak Kumar Acharya Versus Commissioner, Income Tax Dept and others observed and has held that information which relates to the outcome of a tax evasion petition seeking under the Right to Information Act cannot be provided.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Rajesh Sekhri For Fresh Term As Additional Judge Of Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the Jammu & Kashmir High Court for appointment of Justice Nargal as an Additional Judge for a fresh term, as no vacancy of Permanent Judge was available.

Key Antarctica meeting begins in Kochi today under shadow of Ukraine conflict

The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting begins in Kochi on Monday under the shadow of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, an issue that has been affecting the discussions for the past two years.

NC CHIEF DEMANDS PROBE INTO J-K TERROR, URGES PAKISTAN ACTION

The former chief minister said ifa probe is not ordered into the two gruesome incidents, his party would invite an international committee”

SC notice to Delhi govt on Sukesh’s plea, to be shifted from Mandoli jail

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Delhi government on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar seeking a direction to authorities to shift him from Mandoli jail to any other prison except those in Punjab and Delhi. A division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the AAP government.

‘BJP INCLUDING SWAT! MALIWAL IN CONSPIRACY’

AAP leader Atishi said, We believe that Swati Maliwal is being included in the conspiracy by using this case\"

Vision of Abki Baar, 400 Paar’ needs to be realised to make PoK a part of India: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday said that the vision of securing over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections needs to be realised to integrate Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) into India.

49 constituencies, including Rae Bareli, Amethi, to vote today

Polling will be held on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two UTs in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections that will decide the electoral fate of several prominent leaders like former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani and former J-K chief minister Omar Abdullah.

J&K: Over 17 lakh voters in Baramulla to decide fate of Omar, Lone

More than 500 centenarians are among the 17.37 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, with political observers expecting a high turnout on the back of the huge crowds that thronged election rallies and roadshows.

Odisha: Royal couple eyes to retain and retake their seats

Balangir, which had a glorious past of having the first x-ray machine as well as the printing press in Odisha, a transport system, and the facility of power generation through a generator, has significantly attracted the attention of several as a royal couple here is contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.