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New Delhi: Above-normal number of heatwave days are expected over most parts of the country between March and May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its monthly forecast Saturday. These parts include West Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, south and east Maharashtra, east Uttar Pradesh,...

Amaravati: At least 20 people were killed and 15 others injured in a massive explosion in a firecracker manufacturing unit near Samarlakota in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh Saturday.​ The incident occurred around 2 pm at Suryashri Fireworks, near the Godavari canal in Vetlapalem, in...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday granted bail to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib, who was arrested in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, saying "no person shall be devoid of his liberty on mere...

New Delhi: Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo Saturday suspended flights to and from the Middle East following escalating tensions after the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Air India said it has suspended all flights to all destinations in the...

Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) is likely to delete an additional eight lakh names over and above the 58 lakh voters previously removed in the state's draft rolls, taking the total SIR-induced deletions in West Bengal to around 66 lakh so far, sources in the...

Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) Saturday started publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases, as officials put up hard copies of the list in some districts such as Bankura. Till reports last received, the list was yet to be made available online...

Kochi: A day after the Kerala High Court cleared the screening of Kerala Story 2, the film opened to thin audiences across the state, with advance bookings reflecting a subdued public response despite the controversy that preceded its release. The High Court's intervention came after...

Chennai: The IIA has stepped in to rain on the celestial parade promised by viral social media posts, debunking claims of a rare planetary alignment February 28 as “highly exaggerated and misleading”. While internet trends suggest a grand spectacle where all planets in the solar...

Kolkata: The final voters’ list in West Bengal is all set to be published today, with voters' names classified under three broad categories: “Approved”, “under adjudication”, and “deleted”. The “approved” category will include the names of individuals who have been classified as genuine voters. The...

New Delhi/Chandipur: The Defence Ministry Friday said three flight trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. It said the trials were carried out to revalidate the capability of the VSHORADS (Very ShortRange Air...