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Phase 2 of West Bengal polls: 61.11% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

The second phase covers 142 out of 294 seats in the state. It is being seen as the 'litmus test' for TMC as party's traditional fortresses in South Bengal and Kolkata vote.

Three held after high-speed chase in northwest Delhi; 17 boxes of illicit liquor seized

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Three alleged bootleggers were arrested after a high-speed chase during which they rammed a police vehicle while attempting to...

Man arrested for land grabbing, forgery in Haryana

Faridabad, Apr 29 (PTI) Police have arrested a man here in connection with a case of land grabbing using forged documents, officials said...

Palghar records 60 pc mapping of voters in SIR exercise; Vikramgad tops list

Palghar, Apr 29 (PTI) Palghar district has recorded 60 per cent mapping of voters in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with Vikramgad assembly...

Kerala to expand ‘Little KITES’ IT clubs to upper primary, higher secondary levels

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 29 (PTI) The KITE, the technology arm of the Kerala General Education Department, has announced the expansion of its prestigious ‘Little KITES’...

T”gana Industries Minister inaugurates Heineken”s GCC in Hyderabad

Hyderabad,Apr 29 (PTI) Telangana Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu on Wednesday inaugurated Heineken Business Services India, the new Global Capability Centre (GCC) established by...

After election heat, Bengal braces for thunderstorms, rain across all districts

Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) As the West Bengal Assembly polls drew to a close on Wednesday, the weather is also set to turn...

BJP slams Congress over ‘assault’ on Jharkhand journalist, seeks action against minister

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) A political row erupted on Wednesday over the assault on a journalist by supporters of Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari,...

6 women dead, 8 persons injured as bus rams into van in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha

Sabarkantha (Gujarat), Apr 29 (PTI) Six women were killed and eight other persons injured after a private bus crashed into a van on...

Bihar: ‘Mastermind’ of attack on Nagar Parishad chairman killed in shootout with police

Bhagalpur/Patna, Apr 29 (PTI) The alleged mastermind of an attack on a Nagar Parishad chairman in Bhagalpur district of Bihar was killed in...

On Camera

Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.