EC makes efforts to increase voter turnout amid heatwave

AS Delhi gears up for the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday, the city faces a stark contradiction: the Election Commission (EC) is striving for maximum voter turnout while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted temperatures to soar above 47 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest polling day on record.

Parties’ voter slips flout poll code

Distribute promotional materials during door-to-door campaigns even as MCC in place

Several DU colleges receive bomb threat as cops probe MHA scare

OVER a dozen colleges including Delhi University's Lady Sri Ram College, Hansraj College and Ramjas College received bomb threats on Thursday but nothing suspicious was found after thorough searches, officials said, a day after a similar e-mail sent alarm bells ringing in the North Block.

Ample TB medicines in stock, more supply in pipeline, HC informed

THE Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a PIL concerning alleged non-availability of medicines in the Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis here after being informed that the current stock in the city would last for a few weeks and the rest of the supply is in the pipeline.

Screamed, begged for help, Maliwal recalls

No call yet from CM Kejriwal, not aware whether beaten up on anyone’s instructions: AAP Rajya Sabha MP

At 47° C, mercury set to raise poll day fever

TO all those poll watchers, politicos and voters in Delhi, here's the reality check: the weather office predicts that May 25-the polling day is going to be the hottest with mercury soaring over 47 degrees Celsius.

Poll-bound Nandigram on edge as BJP worker killed

NANDIGRAM in West Bengal's Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency was on the boil days ahead of the sixth phase of voting there on May 25 after a female BJP worker was killed and several others suffered injuries in an attack by a group of unknown persons.

7 more Maoists shot dead in their core turf in South Chhattisgarh

SECURITY forces on Thursday shot dead seven armed Maoists in their stronghold along the forested terrain of inter-district border of Narayanpur-Bijapur in south Chhattisgarh.

MEA says processing’ request to cancel Prajwal’s passport

Return immediately, says Deve Gowda, warns grandson of isolation from family if he doesn't

Royal turnaround: Ashwin spins the tide in Rajasthan’s favour

Veteran delivers a miserly spell with two wickets as RR beat RCB to enter Oualifier 2

Parveen’s suspension a collective failure

The suspension and the lead up to it had multiple layers of intrigue and drama. India boxer Parveen Hooda was handed a suspension of 22 months until July 16, 2025 on May 17.

All-round Russell, a bonus on the field for KKR as IPL final looms

KOLKATA Knight Riders' pacer Mitchell Starc might have walked away with all praise and deservedly so given his deadly opening spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night.

₹2,10,874 CRORE RBI'S RECORD DIVIDEND TO GOVT

Transferable surplus for FY24 arrived at on the basis of economic capital framework based on Bimal Jalan panel report

‘OMCs should bargain with oil producers for discount’

DOMESTIC oil marketing companies (OMCs) should come together and negotiate with oil producing companies for a good discount on long-term contracts, said petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

Interview for SBI chief post deferred indefinitely

THE much-anticipated interviews for selecting the next chairman ofSBI, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been deferred, for some unspecified/undisclosed reasons.

NYKAA NET PROFIT SURGES 188% TO ₹7 CR; REVENUE UP 28% AT ₹1,668 CR

ONLINE fashion retailer Nykaa on Wednesday reported a 188% jump in net profit to ₹6.9 crore for March quarter compared to ₹2.4 crore in the year-ago period.

Sunak sets July 4 for UK national election

LONDON BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the UK, choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance.

Modi throws up challenge to Oppn on strict laws against corruption

Lucknow UNLEASHING a blistering attack on opposition and calling the INDIA alliance parties worse than a disease, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, claimed that the Congress and Samajwadi Party had the intention of undoing the work done by him.

My younger sister Kalpana facing problems like a lioness: Priyanka

PRAISING former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife, KaIpana Soren, for carrying forward the battle of her husband and tribal community in his absence, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed her a symbol of 'Nari Shakti' (woman power).

Gujarat Cong candidates face tough questions on commitment, campaign

CONCERNS were raised over the commitment and campaign efforts of many Gujarat Congress candidates at a party meeting on Wednesday, sources said.

IAS officer under ED scanner in J’khand tender scam, cash haul of ₹35 cr

DAYS after a cash haul of over ₹35 crore, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned former secretary of the Jharkhand rural development department, Manish Ranjan, in the tender scam case. He has been asked to appear before the ED zonal office in Ranchi on May 24.

Juvenile Justice Board cancels bail for minor in Pune Porsche crash

AMID uproar over the May 19 accident, in which a Porsche car driven by a drunk 17-yearold boy killing two people in Pune, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday cancelled the minor's bail and sent him to a rehabilitation home till June 5.

Navy chief bats for innovation, niche tech to meet emerging challenges

ADMIRAL DK Tripathi in his maiden interaction with the officers posted in the naval headquarters emphasised finding in-house solutions to meeting the challenges in the maritime domain.

SC to hear plea on actual voter numbers on May 24

AS the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to give an actual voter numbers for the Lok Sabha elections held in the five phases, all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, which will hear the matter on May 24.

SC rejects Soren plea against arrest

JMM leader former CM withdraws appeal, top court slams him for suppressing facts

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF POST-EXAM HOLIDAYS

As the examination season draws to a close, students and parents in India are grappling with how best to use the post-exam period.

THE CHANGING FACE OF RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHY

A new study shows that minority population shares have grown in India over half a century, even as they have shrunk in the neighbourhood’s Muslim-majority nations

Shah takes on Mamata for doing appeasement politics’

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of appeasement politics. \"It is highly condemnable on the part of Mamata Banerjee to drag reputed social welfare organizations like Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Ramakrishna Mission into politics by raising baseless allegations,\" said Shah. \"Such false statements are made merely to appease a section of voters,\" he added.

IN POLITICS, WE DON’T BELIEVE IN ENMITY: PRADHAN

IT isn't easy being Dharmendra Pradhan. The BJP politician and Union minister whose mandate is to deliver the state which Naveen Patnaik has held in thrall for a quarter century. Pradhan by nature is a genial politician, born in the old mould in spite of his comparatively tender years in politics his father Devendra Pradhan was one of Vajpayee's ministers.

‘Money, soft drinks, samosas to attend roadshows’

An amount of ₹200 for an hour and ₹500 for three hours are being offered by political parties to residents of Trilokpuri for attending rallies and roadshow of their leaders or candidates, several voters told this paper.