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How security personnel fan out during poll season to ensure free, fair elections

It was a little after 2pm. The 32-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable had just finished her 10-hour morning shift when she made a video call to her six-year-old son in Bhubaneswar.

Haryana: FIR against Kejriwal over Yamuna 'poisoning' remark

The Haryana Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks accusing Haryana of supplying polluted water to Delhi.

Sheesh Mahal, Aap-da; PM targets AAP in House speech

Less than a day before Delhi was scheduled to go to the polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a final attack on the Aam Admi Party (AAP)'s top leader Arvind Kejriwal on the floor of the Lok Sabha, taking jibes at the \"Sheesh Mahal\" (Kejriwal's official bungalow as CM) and his decision to \"deprive\" Delhi residents of the benefits of the universal health care Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Poll prep leaves chaos on streets

Commuters were caught in long jams across the city on Tuesday as tens of thousands of personnel — polling staff and police reinforcements — fanned out in preparation for the assembly elections on Wednesday.

Parts of Delhi log light rain; AQI still 'poor'

A western disturbance affecting northwest India led to very light rain in parts of the Capital on Tuesday.

Poll rhetoric casts shadows on Delhi's Bengali migrants

Afroza Khatun's makeshift home in south Delhi's Nizamuddin Basti is a patchwork of desperation and ingenuity.

Parties huddle, take stock ahead of polling

In the last push to win the Delhi assembly elections scheduled to start from Wednesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said they have deployed more than 150,000 volunteers across the city -- 2,150 workers in each assembly constituency -- to ensure a fair electoral process.

Cong Leaders Gather At War Room To Review Preparations

After weeks of campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections, the period of pre-poll silence kicked in on Monday evening.

Bad air behind rise in lung cancer among non-smokers: Study

A new global analysis has found that there is an increase in lung cancer diagnoses among people who have never smoked, raising particular concerns for countries like India where severe air pollution affects multiple states, especially during winter months.

Atishi Gets High Court Notice on Defamation Plea by BJP Leader

The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought chief minister Atishi's response in a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor, challenging a city court's order quashing the summons issued to her in connection with a defamation case.

Rupee falls 39 paise to an all-time low of 87.43

The rupee plunged 36 paise to close at an all-time low of 87.43 against the US dollar on Wednesday, as global trade war concerns fuelled risk aversion among investors.

Land sold, sons deported: Future tense for families that once thrived on farming

In the agricultural heartland of Punjab, two families' futures lie buried in the land they sold to fund American dreams for their loved ones - dreams that ended on Wednesday when a military transport plane landed in Amritsar.

Former world No.1 Simona Halep announces retirement

Former world No.1 and two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday after losing in the first round at her home event in Cluj.

Delhi's provisional turnout trails 2020 mark at 60.5%

Around 60.5% of Delhi's 15.5 million voters exercised their franchise in Wednesday's crucial assembly elections, marginally lower than the 2020 turnout, showed provisional data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), bringing the curtains down on an acerbic poll cycle that will decide the city's future.

Gopinath Bazar polling station claws way up turnout chart

Winds of change swept the Gopinath Bazar polling station, infamous for its voter turnout of 1.16% in the 2020 Delhi elections, as it clocked a markedly increased voter turnout in the state assembly elections on Wednesday.

For these families, short-lived bid to enter US ends in a mountain of debt

Three families in Haryana learned on Wednesday their sons were among 104 Indians being deported on a US military transport plane to Amritsar, each caught within weeks of crossing the border.

AI Like The Wheel, Fire, Industrial Revolution, Farm Revolution

OpenAI chief executive officer (CEO) Sam Altman spoke to HT's editor-in-chief R Sukumar about artificial general intelligence, India's push for foundational models, his future plans for the country, the emergence of his company's new agent DeepResearch, and the potential of making AI work in diverse fields.

Our neighbourhoods are unsafe and filthy

Better sanitation facilities for women in urban spaces, demands of basic daily wage for those in Jhuggi-Jhopri (JJ) clusters, and safer streets day and night are some of the issues women voters spoke about in these elections. At 7.2 million, women voters make up 46% of the Delhi electorate.

3 teachers arrested for TN teen's sexual assault

Three teachers of a government school in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student inside the institute, officials aware of the matter said.

Guj Police on Hunt for Mastermind, 7 Others in Nicaragua Trafficking Case

The Gujarat Police criminal investigation department (CID) is still looking for the mastermind of the December 2023 human trafficking case registered after 303 Indian nationals on a chartered flight to Nicaragua were stopped in France and sent back to India.

Flashpoints on voting day in some key areas

While the majority of polling stations across Delhi operated smoothly through most of Wednesday, sporadic incidents of alleged irregularities, voter intimidation, fake voters, and mismanagement emerged, stirring the palpable political tension in the city.

Manipur CM, MLAs Rush to Delhi, Meet with Shah Likely

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, three ministers and four other legislators from the state left for the Capital on Wednesday amid speculation surrounding a potential meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday.

Form of senior batters the focus in series vs England

The Indian team travels with less baggage now, after BCCI's recently imposed restrictions, but being able to enter the field without any mental baggage will be of far greater importance.

Ready for new N-deal with Iran: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he's willing to immediately start working on a new nuclear deal with Iran that allows the country to \"peacefully grow and prosper\", seemingly softening his stance on the Islamic Republic.

Exit polls give edge to BJP in tight Delhi race

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gaining in strength in the Delhi assembly elections and might be headed for a victory after 27 years by ending the stranglehold of the Aam Aadmi Party over the national capital, a clutch of exit polls predicted on Wednesday.

CUMMINS LIKELY TO MISS CT DUE TO ANKLE PROBLEM

Australia captain Pat Cummins is \"hugely unlikely\" for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald said on Wednesday.

104 Indians, many who used ‘Dunki’ routes, back home

A military transport aircraft carrying 104 Indian migrants deported from the US landed in Amritsar on Wednesday afternoon, bringing back 72 men, 19 women and 13 children — most of them from families with modest financial backgrounds and some who had entered the United States only weeks ago.

Good to see young Indian women cricketers have power to hit sixes

Harmanpreet Kaur wanted to \"slow down\" after relentless cricket late last year.

World body slams 'interference' by IOA in Indian Golf Union polls

The International Golf Federation (IGF) on Wednesday came down hard on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for \"interference\" in the elections of Indian Golf Union (IGU).

On marriage equality, pointers from Bangkok

The day United States (US) President Donald Trump signed an executive order to erase protections given to LGBTQ+ persons in his country, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian nation and third in Asia (after Taiwan and Nepal) to legally recognise same-sex marriage.