Pappu Yadav adds intrigue to Purnea puzzle

As Independent, he can queer pitch for RJD, JD(U), the main rivals in polls due April 26

Oppn return to power can cause poverty, warns Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on INDIA bloc saying the latter wanted to take back Bihar to 'lantern era' as the state was converted into a 'jungle raj' under the Lalu-Rabri government earlier.

MP's papers rejected, NDA gains advantage

The BJP-led NDA's poll prospects in Assam's Scheduled Tribe-reserved Kokrajhar seat have suddenly brightened after the Returning Officer (RO) rejected the nomination papers of two-time sitting MP Naba Kumar Sarania following scrutiny.

Rahul falls sick, Kharge raises fears of change in Constitution

FORMER Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had to skip the Lok Sabha poll campaign in Madhya Pradesh, after reportedly falling ill suddenly on Sunday.

Tejashwi counters Nitish's 'too many kids' jibe at Lalu

FORMER Bihar deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday took a dig at Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar for the latter's remarks against his father Lalu Prasad over having many children.

Heat wave spell in east India to continue for 5 days

A searing heatwave gripped major parts of India with maximum temperatures ranging from 43 degrees Celsius to 46°C in many regions, especially East India.

Buzz over Rahul, Priyanka from Amethi, Rae Bareli

Cong declares 11 more candidates; 9 from Andhra, 2 from J'khand

Pooram row: Top cops transferred after EC nod

Pinarayi asks state police chief to probe alleged restrictions imposed by police, and submit report within one week

Scores witness Meenakshi temple celestial wedding in Madurai

NEARLY 10,000 devotees witnessed the highly anticipated celestial wedding of goddess Meenakshi and lord Sundareswarar, as part of the ongoing Chithirai festival, at the Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai on Sunday.

Stalin says BJP working to saffronise everything

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin criticised the union government for changing the colour of Doordarshan's logo to saffron, on Sunday.

Offshore wind farm project at VOC to cost ₹450cr, to produce 500MW in phase-1

WITH the Union Shipping Ministry planning to develop an offshore wind terminal at VOC Port in Thoothukudi, the estimated project cost has been pegged at ₹450 crore, according to official sources.

Rain, gale flatten 10k banana trees in Thalavadi; survey on

SURVEY of banana trees damaged due to gale and heavy rain in Thalavadi and adjoining hill villages of Erode district began on Sunday.

EPS condemns Stalin for Sevvapet 'custodial death'

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswani on Sunday condemned the state police department for the alleged custodial death of Santhakumar in Sevvapet police station in Tiruvallur district.

Poll absenteeism proportionate in men, women

Turnout for the Lok Sabha elections stands at 69.72%; experts blame it on voter apathy, lack of faith in politicians

Woman dies in brawl between relatives, five held

A clash between two groups resulted in the death of a woman near Chidambram, escalating tensions in the area.

Dravidian majors' booth panels began work last yr to rally voters for LS polls

FROM names getting enrolled in the voters list to ensuring their party sympathisers and traditional voters reach the booth on polling day, the booth committee members of the Dravidian majors did it all in Tiruchy, as always.

Tippler bites cop in Kannagi Nagar, three held

THREE youth were arrested by the Kannagi Nagar police for allegedly attacking a policeman and biting him in an inebriated state.

Man set on fire by relative near Kaveripattinam battles for life

A 55-year-old man was set on fire by his relative allegedly over a land dispute at Savulur junction road, near Kaveripattinam, on Sunday afternoon.V Chinnavan (55) of Poomaalai Nagar near Kaveripattinam received 70% burn.

Writing is on the wall for schools after frenzied poll

Huge number of notices pasted on booth walls, benches damaged

VCK protest cop inaction over 'casteist slur' plaint; 27 nabbed

AMBALUR police on Sunday arrested 27 members of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi for staging a protest in front of the police station, alleging them of bias for not taking up the complaint of three Dalit men, one of the two parties involved in an altercation that had escalated into a physical assault.

'Water the wildlife' aims to prevent human-animal conflict

THE Hosur forest division has launched 'Water the wildlife', an initiative aimed at preventing human-animal conflict by ensuring availability of water in troughs built inside forest areas during summer.

MBCs bar SC villagers from using local salon

PEOPLE belonging to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Ayyanarkulam village near Alangulam alleged that the members of a Most Backward Class (MBC) community are preventing hairdressers from giving them haircuts.

Anti-collision system to be set in 2.2K km tracks in TN, Kerala

SOUTHERN Railway has decided to install Kavach, the anti-collision system for trains, for 2,216 km of tracks across Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Voters question ECI's unilateral name deletions

WITH complaints of the deletion of thousands of voter names emerging on polling day in Tamil Nadu, a section of voters and activists have demanded that the Election Commission of India's authority to unilaterally delete voter names should be regulated.

Gehlot Jr strives for a win to shed born identity

AMONG the most keenly watched Lok Sabha contests in Rajasthan is the one at Jalore-Sirohi, since former chief minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav is in the fray against Lumbaram Chaudhary of the BJP.

Jailed leaders take centre stage at Oppn rally

Kejriwal and Soren's messages read out at Ulgulan Nyay Rally; will throw BJP out of power, say INDIA bloc leaders

'Cong selling lies on Constitution to scare voters'

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday tore into the Congress party saying it is trying to instill fear among the Dalits, tribals and minorities by spreading lies about the future of India's democracy, the constitution and reservation.

Will repeal CAA if voted to power: Chidambaram

Delhi A day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan attacked the Congress for being silent on the CAA in its manifesto, the party switched to a damagecontrol mode on Sunday, with senior leader P Chidambaram asserting that the controversial law will be repealed if INDIA bloc wins power.

Sunrisers mayhem with bat continues

A RECORD-BREAKING opening partnership took Sunrisers Hyderabad to yet another 250-plus score, this time 266/7 against Delhi Capitals.

From being dragged on Delhi road to Paris 2024, Vinesh on course

VINESH PHOGAT has seen it all in the past 15 months.