'DON'T NEED MUCH CAMPAIGN IN VARANASI': EAM JAISHANKAR

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday exuded confidence in BJP’s victory in Varanasi, saying that much election campaigning was not required here and that the people here were proud of India’s global stature under the leadership of PM Modi.

Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv

Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive.

In a rare move, Army chief's tenure extended by one month

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande will continue to serve in the post till June 30 with the government on Sunday extending his tenure by one month, in a rare and unusual move that came amid the Lok Sabha polls.

Modi: I.N.D.I.A wants to turn majority community into second-class citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said I.N.D.I.A bloc parties want to turn the country’s majority community into second-class citizens and also alleged that “jihadis” across the border are supporting the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.

Rajkot tragedy: HC calls it a man-made disaster

A special bench of the Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a “man-made disaster”.

11 people die in UP road crash

At least 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night, said police.

4-storey building goes up in flames

Three people died and 10 were injured after a massive fire broke out at a four-storey residential building located in the Krishna Nagar area of East Delhi on Sunday, police said.

BLACK SUNDAY

Seven new borns died as massive fire breaks out at a children’s hospital in East Delhi | In separate incident, fire in residential building kills 3

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu storms into semis after beating Han Yue

Indian shuttler and two time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters competition on Friday.

KLAASEN, SHAHBAZ GUIDE SRH TO 175/9 IN 2ND QUALIFIER

A magnificent partnership of 43 runs from 25 balls between Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed guided the Sunrisers Hyderabad to 175/9 against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

ROHIT SHETTY WRAPS UP KASHMIR SCHEDULE OF 'SINGHAM AGAIN', SHARES PICS OF AJAY DEVGN

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has wrapped up the Kashmir schedule of his upcoming cop film 'Singham Again'.

US to provide Ukraine with $275mn more in military aid

As the war between Russia and Ukraine goes unabated with Kremlin troops being relentless in their pursuit of invading Ukraine, the United States is poised to declare another military aid worth USD 275 million to the war ravaged country, reported The Washington Post citing two US officials on Friday.

NO DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO RWANDA BEFORE JULY 4 SNAP POLLS: UK PM

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that no deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before the July 4 snap election, reported Al Jazeera.

Trump pushes anti-immigrant rhetoric to woo Black, Hispanic voters

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters came out to Crotona Park in New York’s south Bronx on Thursday evening to support the former president as he rallied for nearly 90 minutes.

Kenyan, Nepali climbers found dead on Mount Everest

A Kenyan and Nepali climber, who had been missing for days, have been found dead near the Everest Summit, officials at the Everest Base Camp confirmed.

China conducts second day of military exercises near Taiwan

China commenced its second day of military exercises around Taiwan on Friday, with a focus on testing its capacity to “seize power” and control strategic regions, actions perceived as a response to Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te’s recent inauguration, Channel News Asia reported.

'NEW CRIMINAL LAWS WILL TACKLE CRIME IN EFFECTIVE MANNER'

The new criminal laws passed Parliament will tackle crime in an effective manner, Former Supreme Court judge Navin Sinha has said, while emphasising the need for effective training programmes for judges and police to make it a success.

Measures be taken to ensure well-being of Indian students in Kyrgyzstan: JK students' body to Jaishankar

A students’ association of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and requested that “proactive measures” be taken immediately to ensure well-being of the Indian students in Kyrgyzstan.

PM has acknowledged excise policy case is 'fake': Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the excise policy case is “fake” due to the lack of evidence and asked the PM to release everyone who have been arrested in the matter.

BJP, I.N.D.I.A BLOC IN DIRECT FIGHT

This is the first LS election in which the AAP and the Congress have fielded joint candidates against the BJP.

'Cong likes an India where there is poverty'

Congress likes an India where there is poverty, crisis: Modiin MandiTDG NetworkMandi Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress party, saying that the latter “likes” an India where there is poverty and crisis.

Nadda slams opposition alliance as 'Ghamandiya Gathbandhan'

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Friday slammed the opposition’s INDIA bloc, calling it ‘Ghamandiya Gathbandhan’.

Rahul Gandhi to address gatherings in Una, Nahan in Himachal on May 26

With Himachal Pradesh gearing up for Lok Sabha polls in the seventh and last phase, the Congress has planned the campaign schedule of its star campaigners with party leader Rahul Gandhi slated to address rallies in Una and Nahan on May 26.

'Unconstitutional decision by TMC scrapped by Calcutta HC': CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath applauded the recent decision by the Calcutta High Court to cancel all Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued in West Ben gal post-2010 and said that the unconstitutional decision by TMC in 2010 was scrapped by HC.

LS polls: Tripura CM's roadshow in Kolkata stopped by police

Coming down heavily after a roadshow he was leading for the BJP’s South Kolkata candidate, Debashree Chowdhury, was allegedly stopped on Thursday, Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha alleged that the state had descended into ‘jungle raj’.

'PM HAS ALREADY WON 310 SEATS TILL 5TH PHASE POLLS': AMIT SHAH

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday declared that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already secured 310 seats by the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections and criticized the opposition stating that they have been decimated.

ICJ orders 'halt' of Israeli offensive in Rafah

The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to halt its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, CNN reported.

I.N.D.I.A will win, PM will be leader of biggest party: Jairam

Expressing confidence of I.N.D.I.A bloc winning the Lok Sabha polls, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has said that “the candidate of the biggest party will be the PM” as happened in 2004 and the name would be announced soon after the results.

Modi ensured punishment for 1984 riots accused: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at Congress for “delaying justice” to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and accused the party of providing “shelter” to the 1984 riots accused adding that it was ‘Modi’ who ensured punishment for the accused.

Cyclone Remal: Landfall along Bengal coasts likely on Sunday

A depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh around May 26 midnight, bringing heavy rain in the coastal districts of the state and in north Odisha, the Met department said on Friday.