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10:33 PM

TMC, BJP, BJD delegations meet EC over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls

Delegations of the BJP, TMC and the BJD approached the Election Commission (EC) separately on Tuesday raising issues of discrepancies in the voter rolls and demanding that the poll panel take steps to rectify them.
 

While the BJP urged the EC to audit and revise the voter rolls in West Bengal, claiming that more than 13 lakh duplicate voters have been added to the list during the TMC rule, the latter alleged cloning of Aadhaar cards for fake voter registration.

10:03 PM

US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow decline after Trump's fresh tariffs on Canada

9:51 PM

Gunmen open fire on train in Pakistan's Balochistan, Baloch group claims it's holding hostages

Suspected Baloch gunmen opened fire at a passenger train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan on Tuesday, injuring several passengers, and claimed to have taken over 100 people hostages.

9:44 PM

Stand by my statement about Tamil Nadu's 'U-turn' on PM Shri schools: Dharmendra Pradhan

9:43 PM

Airtel, Elon Musk's SpaceX join hands for satcom service in India

9:43 PM

Cooperative Election Authority responsible for conducting elections in transparent manner: Govt

9:23 PM

Home & personal care sector needs ₹1 trn for sustainable future: IHPCIA

9:18 PM

Tata Consultancy Services announces acquisition of Darshita Southern India Happy Homes

9:04 PM

Lakshya Sen advances, HS Prannoy out of All England Championships

8:57 PM

Delhi govt orders senior officials to accompany CM on field visits

8:50 PM

India's data centre capacity to grow to 2,000-2,100 MW by March 2027: Icra

8:38 PM

ED attaches Chandigarh house of Punjab Cong MLA Khaira in drugs case

8:31 PM

Mumbai court grants anticipatory bail to SP MLA Azmi in Aurangzeb remarks case

4:44 PM

Pakistan assures IMF of selling PIA by July

Pakistan has assured the IMF of selling the Pakistan International Airlines by July after a botched attempt to sell the national flag carrier last year, according to a media report on Tuesday. The PIA has been running into losses and as part of reforms urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government was putting on the block its stake, ranging from 51 to 100 per cent.

4:34 PM

Wrestlers free to challenge Centre revoking WFI suspension: Delhi HC

 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik among others could challenge the Centre revoking the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also requested the single judge, hearing the wrestlers' plea against the 2023 WFI election, to expedite the proceedings.

4:27 PM

'Outsiders' on land-buying spree in Goa, claims Revolutionary Goans Party

The Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) on Tuesday alleged that land in Goa was being sold rampantly to people from other states, causing the prices to skyrocket and making it unaffordable for locals. Addressing a press conference here, RGP MLA Viresh Borkar and the party's president, Manoj Parab, urged legislators to voice their stand on the issue and their plans to save land in the coastal state. "While Goans can't afford land in their state, people from Delhi are on a spree to purchase properties here. This has also resulted in large-scale conversions of land. We need a law to save our land," Borkar said.

4:25 PM

EC proposes meeting with parties to improve electoral processes

Amid allegations of fudging of electoral rolls, the Election Commission on Tuesday invited political parties for an interaction to strengthen the electoral process. In a statement, the EC said it has invited suggestions from all national and state political parties by April 30 for "any unresolved issues" at the level of electoral registration officers, district election officers and chief electoral officers. In individual letters issued to political parties Tuesday, the Commission also suggested an interaction with party presidents and senior members "at a mutually convenient time, to further strengthen electoral processes in accordance with the established law".

3:27 PM

IPS Murlidhar Sharma to file report on allegation of torture in all-women PS: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Murlidhar Sharma, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Training, of the state police academy to file a report before it on allegations of physical torture made by a Leftist student leader in an all-women police station in Paschim Medinipur district.

Petitioner Sucharita Das moved the court alleging that she was taken to the all-women police station in Medinipur town during a protest in front of Vidyasagar University there on March 3 and that she was subjected to physical torture.

2:42 PM

Atishi hits out at BJP over promise to provide free LPG cylinders to women on Holi

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi chief minister Atishi said that women in the capital are waiting for the BJP to fulfil its pre-poll promise. "I want to ask the BJP government and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta if they will fulfil their poll promise of providing free cooking gas cylinders to women in Delhi on Holi, or will it prove to be another gimmick like providing monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to women," Atishi said.

2:17 PM

World in a worse situation than 3 years ago because of inaction on climate change: IPCC chief Jim Skea

Scientists surprised by speed at which temperatures have risen globally,UN climate science panel chief Jim Skea told news agency PTI.

1:43 PM

Prime Minister Modi receives traditional Bihari welcome in Mauritius

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received a warm welcome by the Indian diaspora in Mauritius, with the women from the community honouring him through a traditional Bihari cultural performance known as Geet Gawai. Geet Gawai is a traditional Bhojpuri musical ensemble that embodies the rich cultural heritage brought to Mauritius by women from the Bhojpuri belt of India.

1:20 PM

Road accidents on rise, govt procuring machines for drug test of drivers: Minister

The number of road accidents in Maharashtra has gone up in the last three years, as per data shared by state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik. The minister on Tuesday said his department is procuring machines to assess if a driver has consumed drugs, besides conducting the alcohol test. To a question on road accidents in the state assembly, Sarnaik, in a written reply, said 33,383 accidents and 15,224 deaths were reported in 2022.

1:13 PM

BJP leader suggests Muslim men cover themselves with tarpaulin on Holi

In controversial comments, BJP leader Raghuraj Singh has suggested that Muslim men cover themselves with tarpaulins if they want to avoid being sprinkled with colours when they step out for prayers on Holi this Friday. The festival of Holi this year coincides with the second Friday of the month of Ramzan.

12:28 PM

SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking adequate facilities for disable prisoners

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking adequate facilities for disabled prisoners in jails, and implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, in prisons across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Union of India and others on a plea filed by activist Sathyan Naravoor. "Issue notice, returnable within four weeks," it said.

11:58 AM

Road accidents in Rajasthan leave seven dead

Seven persons, including three students of the National Law University-Jodhpur, were killed while 10 others injured in two separate road accidents in Rajasthan's Nagaur district on Tuesday, police said. The first accident took place around 5:30 am when a sleeper bus collided head-on with a truck near Laldasji Mahraj Dham, leaving three students dead and eight others injured.

11:42 AM

Two girls recruited by militant outfit rescued in Manipur

Manipur Police have rescued two girls allegedly recruited by the banned militant outfit People's Liberation Army (PLA), an official statement said on Tuesday. The minors were rescued from Kakching Bazaar in Kakching district and Wangbal Laikon area in Thoubal district on March 8, it said.

11:17 AM

FIR filed for obstructing, stoning ED vehicle after raids at Bhupesh Baghel's house

The Durg Police has filed an FIR into an incident of obstructing and stoning of a vehicle that was part of the Enforcement Directorate team that searched the residence of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel in a case against his son, official sources said. The complaint has been filed at the 'Old Bhilai' police station in the said district on Monday night by the driver of the private vehicle.

10:46 AM

Delay in NEET-PG admissions unacceptable, why is this happening: Cong to govt

The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government over admissions for NEET-PG having still not been completed despite results being declared in August last year, and said the delay was "unacceptable". The Opposition party questioned Union Health Minister JP Nadda over the issue.

10:24 AM

Assam's Byrnihat tops global pollution list; Delhi most polluted capital

Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The World Air Quality Report 2024 by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir said Delhi remains the most polluted capital city globally, while India ranked as the world's fifth most polluted country in 2024, down from third in 2023.

9:56 AM

At least 60 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow shot down in massive attack, city's mayor says

At least 60 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital were shot down in a massive attack on Tuesday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. At least 11 of the drones were shot down in the Ramensky and Domodedovo districts of the Moscow region surrounding the Russian capital, Sobyanin said.