As rivals mark Orthodox Easter, Russia kills two

A Russian rocket strike on Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed two people and drone and bomb attacks on the northeastern city of Kharkiv injured at least a dozen, officials said Sunday.

BSP factor, RJD rebel puzzle big players in Bihar

NDA dominance in Madhubani’s Jnanjharpur faces challenge from RJDrebel strongman v

Priyanka to steer Amethi, Rae Bareli campaigning

DAYS after Congress announced the candidature of its former party chief Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and K L Sharma from Amethi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would spearhead the Lok Sabha campaign for both seats, considered as the pocket boroughs of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Soren to attend uncle's last rites under police custody after HC nod

AS the Opposition parties and civil society up the ante on delay on the part of the Election Commission in publishing the data of the exact number of voters for the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr SY Quraishi said that it is imperative to release the data without any delay.

'PM charisma will change scenario'

In Kolkata Dialogues, BJP’s West Bengal chief hits out at ruling Trinamool for lack of development in the state

STAR CAMPAIGNERS THRONG RURAL AREAS

Chhattisgarh: Voting in remaining 7 LS seats will decide whether the ruling BJP continues to have an edge over Congress months after Assembly elections

Yaday aims to reclaim lost ground

Interim Cong chief promises to strengthen the party in Delhi with support of workers

'Ones who claimed to serve, now involved in scams'

TAMIL Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday came down heavily on the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, saying those who once come into politics for the welfare of people are now involved in scams.

K'taka CM says BJP's defeat is certain in polls

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said Narendra Modi will never become Prime Minister again and there is a strong anti-Modi wave across the country.

BATTLE ON THE BORDERS

Some of the areas on the fringes of the city are as good as Capital itself. Civic issues and general governance are the common complaints in these areas Sonepat, Gurugram and Faridabad where the polling is due on May 25. Our city bureau team takes a round of these places and tries to gauge public opinion about the various issues at stake

NGT seeks authorities' reply on landfill blaze

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked for a response, within five weeks, from relevant authorities, including the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), concerning the recent fire incident at the Ghazipur landfill site.

Cops bust spurious spice manufacturing factories

Raids reveal adulterated turmeric, garam masala other powders

Dropped Hindutva firebrand leader could dent BJP's chances in Uttara Kannada

UTTARA Kannada is a constituency that was comfortably in the BJP pocket for 27 years, represented as it was in the Lok Sabha by firebrand Hindutva leader Ananthkumar Hegde. In 2019, he won the seat by a margin of 4.79 lakh votes.

Poonch terror attack: Search underway to track militants

A DAY after militants ambushed an IAF convoy, killing a jawan and injuring four others, the security forces on Sunday launched a manhunt in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to track down the attackers.

Narrow escape for devotees caught in forest fire in U'khand

FOREST fires raging in parts of Uttarakhand took a turn for the worse on Sunday.

Govt in talks to bring Kenyan cheetahs to MP

WITH Project Cheetah facing criticism after seven cheetahs brought to India from Namibia and South Africa died at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, the Centre is in talks with the Kenyan government to bring a fresh batch of cheetahs to the country, this time a different ‘sub-species’.

Prajwal was to arrive from Dubai? SIT draws a blank

The JDS leader seems to be changing places abroad, say officials

Clash of dates between IPL and Pak league next season

THE stage is set for an unlikely India - Pakistan clash in the opening months of next year. With next year’s Champions Trophy to be staged in Pakistan in February and March, the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the country’s franchise based short-form competition, could be moved to a 5-6 window in the months of April and May. This is, of course, when the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played.

After DU, Jindal Univ invites volunteers to prepare for 'Viksit Bharat run' event

TWO days after Delhi University announced to hold a ‘Run for Viksit Bharat’ event with 5,000 students participants on May 8, OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has also sent an email to the students announcing a ‘Viksit Bharat’ programme on Sunday.

Afghan diplomat steps down over 'defamation and personal attacks'

AMID allegations of being apprehended with 25 kg of gold smuggled from Dubai to Mumbai on April 25th, the lone female Afghan diplomat in India, Zakia Wardak, resigned from her position on Saturday.

Labour's Sadiq Khan wins record third term as mayor of London

London’s labour mayor sadiq Khan on saturday won a record third term after easily defeating Conservative challenger susan Hall, UK media said after all the capital’s districts reported their results.

GREEN REVOLUTION

TOSS. Weather. Conditions. Pitch. Dew. Outfield. These are just some of the factors that have a significant say in the way a team approaches a match, irrespective of the format. Among the above, pitch takes prominence for how it behaves could dictate the pace at which play progresses.

Shotgun shooters look to make most of World meet

THE elite shotgun shooters from the country are currently taking part in the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Kotak Bank says main priority is to fix IT system; reports 18% rise in profit

Kotak Mahindra Bank, hit hard by a regulatory actions late last month, on Saturday admitted that the ban on its online and mobile app customer onboarding will impact its business marginally but that’s “a lesser worry as the bigger worry is the reputational damage” arising from the punitive action and that “their first priority is to get the IT infra right to the level it’s the gold standard.”

Russia says downed four US long-range missiles

Russia on Saturday said it had downed four Us-made aTaCMs long-range missiles recently supplied by Washington to Kviv over the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula.

Israel yet to send peace delegates to Cairo meet

A top Israeli official on Saturday said Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for talks on a Gaza truce only if it sees a \"positive movement\" on a framework for a hostage deal.

Israel briefs US on plan to evacuate Rafah civilians

US officials say Biden not impressed by plan detailed by Israelis; White House still opposed to Netanyahu's proposed ground offensive

Why is Modi not contesting from Gujarat, asks Priyanka

CONGRESS general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not contesting Lok Sabha elections from Gujarat as he claims that he has done a lot of development for the state.

Naxal activities to rise if Cong comes to power, says Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah is on his home state’s tour campaigning for party candidates. While addressing a public rally in Vansda of Valsad Lok Sabha constituency, Shah alleged, “If Congress comes to power at Centre, Naxalite activities will increase in forest (tribal) area.

75 foreign delegates from 23 nations to observe India's electoral process

SEVENTY five foreign delegates, representing their respective election Management Bodies (eMBs) from 23 nations, have arrived in India in response to an invitation from the election Commission of India (eCI) to observe the world’s largest ongoing electoral process.