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Kedarnath portals open today, devotees make a beeline

The portals of Baba Kedarnath Dham are all set for a grand opening on Friday, after a gap of six months.

Investors lose Rs 7.34 lakh cr as market fall on poll uncertainties

Investors' wealth on Thursday eroded by Rs 7.34 lakh crore as markets took a heavy beating, with the BSE Sensex tumbling 1,062.22 points.

Want to serve people through Rajya Sabha: Vadra

After being denied a ticket from the Amethi seat, businessman Robert Vadra on Thursday hinted at joining politics as a Rajya Sabha member, saying that he will surely join active politics after some time.

Dushyant Chautala demands floor test

Amid the political crisis in Haryana brought on by the withdrawal of support to the BJP government by three Independent MLAs, former deputy chief minister and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, Dushyant Chautala, wrote to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday, seeking his urgent intervention in ending the prevailing political deadlock and impose President's Rule if the incumbent was unable to prove its majority in the Assembly.

BJP peddling fake narratives on Sandeshkhali, Trinamool tells EC

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party was \"peddling a false narrative regarding Sandeshkhali\".

AI Express reinstates 25 crew members, strike called off

Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources.

'HINDU POPULATION DOWN 7.8%, MUSLIMS UP 43.15% IN 1950-2015'

Conducive environment to foster diversity in the society, says EAC-PM

Kapil Sibal tears into EC over PM Modi's Ram Temple remark

Weighing in on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge at the Congress that it was planning to put a ‘Babri lock’ on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya if elected, Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday questioned if it was, at all, feasible.

RR skipper Samson fined 30% match fees for IPL code of conduct breach

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees for violating the IPL’s code of conduct during his team’s encounter against the Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

SS RAJAMOULI EYES ANIMATION FILM AS NEXT PROJECT FOLLOWING 'BAAHUBALI' SUCCESS

Hyderabad, Filmmaker SS Rajamouli on Tuesday said he has been toying with the idea of making an animation film for some time now.

Russia launches attack on Ukraine power grid

Russian forces unleashed a night-time barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a “massive” attack on the day the country celebrates the defeat of Nazism in World War II.

CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKER DEFECTS TO LABOUR, BLOW FOR SUNAK

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election.

Kwatra arrives in Dhaka, expected to meet Bangladesh PM Hasina

India’s Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a short trip and is expected to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the country’s Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud.

CHINA LAUNCHES ANTI-DUMPING PROBE ON INDIAN CYPERMETHRIN

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of cypermethrin originating in India, after receiving an application for investigation from a domestic chemical company.

Supreme Court To ED: Don't Harass TN District Collectors Unnecessarily

The Supreme Court in the case Directorate of Enforcement v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. was hearing the Enforcement Directorate’s, ED petition against certain District Collectors of Tamil Nadu over their nonappearance in relation to a sand mining money laundering case.

Siliguri mayor hails Supreme Court's verdict on Bengal teachers recruitment case

Siliguri Mayor Goutam Deb welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court’s stay on a Calcutta High Court order cancelling the appointment of 26,000 teachers, the matter is now posted to July 16 by the top court. Siliguri Mayor Goutam Deb said, “We all welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court.

WEST NILE FEVER: KERALA ON ALERT, GOVT EXPEDITES PRE-MONSOON CLEANING ACTIVITIES

In the wake of West Nile fever reported in three districts of Kerala-Malappuram, Kozhikode and Thrissur, the State Health Department has issued an alert and instructed the authorities to ramp up pre-monsoon cleaning activities.

Delhi HC rejects PIL seeking jail governance for CM Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking suitable arrangements for CM Arvind Kejriwal to govern from jail.

EXCISE POLICY SCAM: HC GRANTS MORE TIME TO ED, CBI TO FILE RESPONSE

The court on the last date of the hearing also allowed applicant Manish Sisodia to continue to meet his ailing wife under custody once a week.

UN report says India got $111 billion in remittances

India received over USD 111 billion in remittances in 2022, setting a world record for getting the largest remittances ever recorded, becoming the first country to surpass the USD 100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said.

PSUs in resurgent mode, 225% rise in M-cap cap under Modi: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday came out strongly in defence of the performance of India’s public sector undertakings, which have been on a resurgent mode under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Women stage protest in Malda over 'lack of development'

Security was increased in West Bengal’s Malda on Tuesday night, where women are protesting over “lack of development”.

AKHILESH ASKED PEOPLE NOT TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID: SHAH

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tore into Akhilesh Yadav for not visiting Kannauj during the pandemic and for asking people not to get vaccinated since the vaccines were made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

PM MODI TO HOLD ROAD SHOW IN VARANASI ON MAY 13 BEFORE FILING NOMINATION

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14 and before filling his nomination papers, he will hold a road show in his parliamentary constituency on May 13.

SURYAKUMAR CONTINUES TO REIGN ON TOP OF T20I PLAYER RANKINGS

Suryakumar leads the T20I batters ranking with 861 points while England batter Phil Salt in the second position follows the India batter with 802 points.

AstraZeneca starts global withdrawal of COVID vaccine

UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as ‘Covishield’ in partnership with Serum Institute of India, days after it admitted to rare side effects of blood clotting and low platelet counts.

I am from South India and I look Indian: Sitharaman

Rebutting the remarks made by Congress leader Sam Pitroda on the diversity of India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a jibe at him and said that she is from South India and she looks Indian.

Will support Cong if it takes steps bring down govt: Dushyant

Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said that if Leader of Opposition B S Hooda takes steps to bring down the Nayab Saini government, his party would support the move.

Rahul hits back, dares PM to send CBI, ED on money trail

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning his silence on industrialists Ambani and Adani and dared him to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) if money was sent in tempo.

PM questions Rahul's 'silence' on Adani-Ambani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched an all-out attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioning the party’s sudden silence on Adani and Ambani and questioned them on having received money from the industrialists.