Macron in Germany is first state visit by a French prez in 24 years

PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron on Sunday started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years, a three-day trip meant to underline the strong ties between the European Union's traditional leading powers.

J&K’s record voting of over 58% signals people’s trust in system

IN the first major electoral exercise after Article 370 abrogation and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the combined poll percentage of 58.11% for the five parliamentary seats in the Union Territory, which is the record highest voter turnout in last 35 years.

Sinha returns to Ghazipur to boost last-mile support to BJP candidates

Varanasi IN February 2022.

Jaishankar interacts with Varanasi's Tamils

AS the Lok Sabha polls approach its seventh and final phase, top ministers of the Narendra Modi government are now bound to Varanasi the PM's parliamentary constituency.

PM: Attempt to tinker with quota for SC/STs

Modi Tocuses on eastern UP constituencies that vote on June Centre didn't help during Himachal floods: Cong | PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the INDIA bloc parties are conniving to snatch the reservation of SCS, STs and OBCs guaranteed by the Constitution of India, by altering the provisions and making it religion-based to appease their vote bank.

Three rat-hole coal miners trapped after landslide in Assam, rescue ops on

THREE coal miners were trapped and are feared dead after a landslide hit an illegal rathole mine in Assam's Tinsukia district bordering Arunachal Pradesh.

C’garh gets a rare sighting of GPS-tagged long-distance migratory bird whimbrel’

FIRST the time, a long-distance migratory bird, the Eurasian or common whimbrel, tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter was captured on camera in the state of Chhattisgarh.

Indian Army Chief's tenure extended by one month

IN a rare step, the Chief of Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, has been given a monthlong extension in service.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GANGA AS ONE OF OUR HOLIEST RIVERS

WITH the spotlight on Kashi for reasons we all know, it's interesting to look again at its cultural significance. Some come to Kashi to die a 'holy death' with the surety of salvation. Death itself is known as 'Kashi Labh', the 'Profit of Kashi', while Kalbhairav, the city's fierce guardian deity, is addressed as 'Kala-kala', the 'Death of death', like his master Shiva.

THE MISUSE OF DRACONIAN LAWS FOR POLITICAL GAIN

In no state where the ruling party is in power or in a coalition, or even at the Centre, has any politician been investigated under the PMLA. This only seems to happen in opposition-ruled states

Will rebel bahw’ be able to sail through in JM M’s stronghold?

JHARKHAND'S Dumka Lok Sabha seat, the traditional stronghold of JMM patriarch Shibu Soren, is witnessing a curious contest this time as Soren's daughterin-law Sita Soren is fighting on a BJP ticket.

3 killed in fire at residential building in East Delhi

THREE people were killed after a fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in Krishna Nagar area of east Delhi early on Sunday, officials said.c

Bengal braces for heavy rains as Cyclone Remal makes landfall

CYCLONE Remal intensified into a 'severe cyclonic storm' and made landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts on Sunday night with wind speeds ranging from 110120 km per hour and gusts reaching up to 135 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Big Knights eclipse Sunrisers in one-sided final

They rewrote the batting manual and cooked the winning recipe for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Heinrich Klaasen provided the finishing touches.

Seven newborns killed in fire at East Delhi hospital

Oxygen cylinders explode in baby care centre whose licence expired

In South Delhi, BJP workers sideline INDIA bloc, dominate ground presence

IN South Delhi constituency, the dominance of BJP party workers on the ground was evident on polling day.

Set for grand finish as Knights meet Sunrisers

ALL roads will lead to Chepauk on Sunday evening as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will battle it out against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the Indian Premier League.

Manchester United clinch FA Cup to give Ten Hag hope of avoiding sack

ERIK ten Hag made a convincing case to be spared the sack as Manchester United upset Manchester City to take the FA Cup with a shock 2-1 victory in Saturday’s final.

Shreyas seeks IPL balm after recent setbacks

ON the face of it, Shreyas Iyer does not come across as someone who has filters.

Nishant Pitti withdraws bid for bankrupt Go First

EASEMYTRIP'S chief executive officer Nishant Pitti on Saturday said he is withdrawing the bid for the bankrupt airline Go First.

HITS AND MISSES OF AVIATION SECTOR IN 10 YRS

IndiGo and Air India are two major players; other airlines together hold 11% mkt share

Israel strikes Rafah day after top UN court orders it to halt offensive

Israeli official says govt intends to renew talks for Gaza hostage release deal next week

Over 200 could have been inside bombed Kharkiv store: Zelenskyy

RUSSIA defaulted on its international bonds for the first time in more than a century, the United States said on Monday, as two of its debt payments were prevented from reaching creditors, due to sanctions over the Ukraine offensive.

UP's 54% voting lower than previous 5 phases

THE sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections recorded a moderate 54.02 per cent voter turnout across 14 seats of Purvanchal in Uttar Pradesh till 6 pm on Saturday, poll officials said.

Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting

ONE person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

From 9.7% in 2019, Anantnag records highest 53% polling in over 4 decades

CONTINUING the trend of high voting in 2024 parliamentary polls, the Anantang-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu & Kashmir, which had in 2019 polls recorded only 9.7% polling, on Saturday recorded the 53% voter turnout, which is the highest poll percentage in the seat in over three decades with people voting without any fear and threat.

Polls over, Maha bigwigs take a break & leave for cooler climes abroad

AFTER the polling for all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra ended on May 20, some leaders who campaigned in the scorching heat have flown to cooler countries to get some respite before the results.

'Remal' turns into severe cyclonic storm, Bengal coastal region on alert

THE deep depression over the central Bay of Bengal (BoB) has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, named ‘Remal,’ on Saturday evening. The storm, named by Oman, is now moving towards the northnortheast.

Shah bats for Anurag in HP, says PoK belongs to India

HOME Minister Amit Shah addressed a massive public meeting at Amb, Hamirpur, and appealed to the people to support BJP candidate and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur.

Oppn doing 'mujra' for votes: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the opposition INDIA bloc saying that it was free to do ‘mujra’ (dance) if it wished to, but he would not let them snatch the reservations given to the SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs.