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Kolkata: The Election Commission has deployed 432 counting observers (COs) across all the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to ensure transparent and smooth counting of votesMonday. The poll panel, in a statement, said that several districts have been assigned additional observers in view of...

New Delhi: The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has announced the full resumption of normal air navigation operations within UAE airspace and the lifting of temporary precautionary measures, and consequently, Indian and UAE carriers have started operating more flights from the UAE to various destinations...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh’s Culture and Tourism Minister Dharmendra Singh Lodhi Sunday termed the Bargi Dam cruise tragedy in Jabalpur “deeply distressing” and acknowledged that while a sudden storm triggered the sinking of the vessel, negligence at some level cannot be ruled out. In an exclusive...

Pune: The father of the Pune rape and murder victim Sunday demanded that capital punishment be handed down to the accused, appealing to politicians not to reach their residence for offering condolences. In a video message, the victim's father said, "We have currently come to...

New Delhi: Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame stringent guidelines for its issuance to...

Pune: Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours. The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: The Jabalpur administration in Madhya Pradesh has confirmed that the search and rescue operation at Bargi Dam has concluded following the recovery of the body of the last missing person. The recovery of Kamaraj's body Sunday marked the end of a multi-day search effort...

Kolkata: A minor clash broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters outside a counting centre in Biddhannagar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, said the police Sunday. According to police, tension erupted in front of the strongroom Saturday night due to a quarrel...

Chennai: Around 18,000 police personnel will be on duty at counting centres as Tamil Nadu prepares for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections Monday, following polling held across all 234 constituencies April 23. Authorities have ensured tight security at all 62 counting centres...

Jabalpur: The body of a 5-year-old boy was recovered from the Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Sunday morning, taking the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy to 12, while search continued for one missing person, police said. The boat, around 20...