Ad agency owner arrested from Jaipur in Mumbai billboard crash

THE Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested the main accused in the hoarding collapse incident, Bhavesh Bhinde, from Rajasthan capital Jaipur.

PoK slipped away from India temporarily, to be back soon: Jaishankar

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on Thursday reaffirmed his stance on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that it is an integral part of India and will return to India.

ED needs court permission to arrest PMLA accused: SC

THE Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint against the accused.

NC rebel has edge in 3-way close contest in Ladakh

Demands for statehood and 6th Schedule dominate the narrative following a string of agitations in the cold desert, which will go to polls on May 20

SAFEGUARDING INDIAN INTERESTS IN FOREIGN LANDS

India’s renewed thrust on military diplomacy is significant. Given our growing geopolitical interests, it is imperative to calibrate engagements and develop leverages to promote national interest

TMC protests against CAA in Matua stronghold of Bongaon

A DAY after 14 people were given citizenship certificates for the first time under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Matua community belonging to of several TMC-backed outfits in Bongaon protested against the move.

Shah promises grand Sita temple in Sitamarhi in line with Ayodhya

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Thursday that the next NDA government at the center would develop the 'Punaura Dham Mandir' in Bihar's Sitamarhi district into a massive temple dedicated to Goddess Sita, believed to be her birthplace.

UDDHAV FACES TOUGH TEST IN OLD MAHA BASTION

THE biggest test in the fifth and final phase in Maharashtra on May 20 is of Uddhav Thackeray. The results would tell which Sena is real-Uddhav's or CM Eknath Shinde's.

Shift in narrative: Is leader bigger than party?

SOCIAL media ads, posts on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter), videos and podcasts on YouTube, and messages and memes on WhatsApp-it's a digital age, and so is election campaigning.But what remains unchanged is the tradition of releasing manifestos and debates, and politics around it.

AAP dissolves Laxmi Nagar, Patel Nagar units

Tough action comes after rebellion by ex-MLAs, party leaders say

Gurjar vs Gurjar in South Delhi

ONCE considered a bastion of the affluent, represented by popular leaders like Madan Lal Khurana and Sushma Swaraj, South Delhi transformed the 2008 delimitation exercise. Affluent colonies such as Greater Kailash, Hauz Khas, and R.K.

Kollam shares fascinating historical connection with Kozhikode district

EVERY region's name carries a rich tapestry of history and untold tales. Much like this, Kollam district, the southern gateIway to the backwaters of Kerala, shares a captivating historical bond with Kozhikode district.

Pinarayi mulls offering RS seat to Kerala Cong (M)

SWITCHING to firefighting mode after finding itself in an unenviable situation over the Rajya Sabha seat allocation within the LDF, the CPM is learnt to have decided to offer its key ally, the Kerala Congress (M), chairmanship of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission, a post with cabinet rank once held by VS Achuthanandan.

Palnadu tense, Section 144 imposed

Post-poll violence erupted on Monday after YSRC and TDP supporters clashed

Ex-serviceman arrested in city for stealing ATM cards, drawing money

IN what appears to be a story lifted straight from a Bollywood flick, a man who had served the Indian Army for 18 long years, only to be later dismissed from the force over allegations of theft, began cheating people by swapping their ATM cards and distributing the proceeds of crime among the people of his village in Rajasthan.

Keep money for stationery, uniforms with principals, not students, says HC

THE Delhi High Court Thursday suggested the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to change its policy of transferring money in students' bank accounts for purchasing study material, uniforms and textbooks, and instead keep it in the principal's account.

Criminal contempt over ridge tree felling

IN a scathing rebuke on the conduct of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a criminal contempt notice against the authority's vice-chairman Subhasish Panda for allowing extensive felling of trees in the southern Ridge's Satbari area to construct a road from Chhattarpur to SAARC University.

Man hangs self in custody, family alleges foul play

Noida Police take stern measures on kin’s complaint, suspend all personnel at chowki

BJP steps up attack after CM seen with 'assault accused'

THE Delhi unit of BJP stepped up its attack against the AAP after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was seen with the AAP supremo at the Lucknow Airport.

'No exception' in interim bail to Kejriwal: SC

ED objects to CM’s statement if people vote for AAP he will not have to go back to jail’

Tongue for a finger! Doc botches up kid’s surgery

IN a bizarre incident, a doctor at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala, operated on the tongue of a four-year-old girl, who was brought to the hospital for a surgical procedure to remove her sixth finger.

Total turnout 66.95% so far, says poll panel

THE Election Commission on Thursday put the cumulative turnout in the four phases of Lok Sabha elections at 66.95%.

Amid soaring temps, capital hits peak power demand at 6,780 MW

RISING temperatures in the national capital sent the power demand to this summer's highest at 6,780 MW. Discom officials quoted the realtime data from the State Load Dispatch Centre at 3.26 pm.

FIR lodged against Kejriwal aide

Swati Maliwal says she was slapped punched, adding CM knew about it and was at home

Can Omar 'Engineer' Baramulla?

HEADS turned when former Jammu and Kashmir CM chief and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah chose Baramulla over his comfort zone Srinagar. Omar, 53, is pitted against Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who has the backing of the BJP.

Single-Screen Theatres Planning To Shut Down For 10 Days Due To Low Turnout

THE Telangana Theatres Association (TTA) announced on Wednesday that single-screen halls across the state will be shut for the next 10 days. Starting May 17, the 450-odd singlescreen theatres in the state will remain closed till May 26. Rapidly diminishing footfall has been cited as the key reason behind this move.

One Year On, Child Rights Panel Without Chief, Staff

NO regular reports on schools or on distressed children from across the city, no journals being launched, no awareness programmes being organised-technically no activity has been witnessed on behalf of DCPCR -the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights which is the statutory watchdog of the government of Delhi.

Modi Will Be First PM To Hold Rally In North East Delhi, Says Manoj Tiwari

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in three Delhi constituencies viz.

Middle Kingdom Makes Moves In Middle Europe

LIBERALS across the world are wont to give China's attempt to forge an alternative world order quite remarkable leeway, trusting that it cannot but be better than the current world sumochamp state, the US, which has over the decades sold itself and its putative goodness down the river.

Heat To Make Voting Painful In Next Phase

EVEN as the weather during first phase polls in the state on May 13 was tolerable, it may not be the same during the second phase as heatwave is likely to return with a vengeance from this weekend.