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Lucknow: Severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong storms, and lightning, have caused widespread damage across Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming at least 24 lives. According to official reports, 15 people have been injured, while 16 animals have also died in the...

New Delhi: The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder Friday, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict. A 19-kg commercial LPG - used by establishments...

Jabalpur: Rescue operations continued throughout the night and into Friday morning following the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, with officials confirming that 24 passengers have been safely evacuated so far, while efforts continue to trace nine missing persons....

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday dismissed exit poll projections, saying they were aired at the "instruction of the BJP" to demoralise her party and asserted that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would win more than 226 seats in the assembly polls. She also...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: A devastating accident occurred at the Bargi Dam reservoir in Jabalpur Thursday evening, claiming four lives after a sudden and violent storm caused a tourist bimini-top boat to capsize. More persons are feared drowned as there is no trace of 18 passengers who remain...

New Delhi: Ahead of the counting of votes of ongoing Assembly elections May 4, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday introduced a QR code–based Photo Identity Card module on ECINET to eliminate entry of unauthorised persons into counting centres, an official said. Starting with...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday directed preservation of the assets of late Sunjay Kapur, ruling that all "suspicious circumstances" raised by the industrialist's children from his marriage with actor Karisma Kapoor have to be completely removed by his first wife, Priya Kapur, before...

New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations Thursday declared the Class X and Class XII results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of...

Bengaluru: The rains in Bengaluru Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden,...

Pune: Panic spread across the Kondhwa area of Maharashtra’s Pune on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday after a hazardous gas leak was reported from a storage tank at a chemical facility near Gangadham Chowk. According to officials, at least 17 people initially complained...