The seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal has been marred by violent incidents across the state. Reports indicate clashes between party workers and instances of vandalism, including an attack on a spare EVM in South 24 Parganas district.
In a recent crackdown on illegal liquor trafficking, the Kasaragod Excise Department arrested two individuals, Vineet Shetty (25) and Santosh (25) of Meenja village in Manjeshwar Hosangadi.
23-year-old Indian boxer Nishant Dev clinched India’s fourth Olympics quota in boxing and the first for men’s boxing on friday afternoon. His victory came with a unanimous 5:0 win over Vasile Cebotari of Moldova at the World Olympic qualifier in Thailand.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people on Saturday to vote in large numbers and deal a "final blow" to "this government which has become a symbol of arrogance and tyranny".
Jet fuel or ATF price on Saturday was reduced by a steep 6.5 per cent and that of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants by Rs 69 per 19-kg cylinder on declining international oil prices.
Four wagons of a goods train derailed near Kantabanji station in Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR), an official said on Saturday.
Washington: Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American seventh-grade student from Florida, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he spelt 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, maintaining the dominance of the children from the small ethnic community in the prestigious competition.
Hassan: Three children belonging to same family died after drowning in a Lake near Narsipura in Belur Taluk on Friday.
Bengaluru: The arrest of Prajwal Revanna will not impact the Janata Dal (Secular) [JDS], asserted G.T. Devegowda, President of the JDS core committee, on Friday. Devegowda expressed the party's support for the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) probe into the sexual assault case involving Prajwal, emphasizing the importance of punishing wrongdoers.
Bengaluru: To bring more awareness about snakebite prevention as well as to prevent snake persecution, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Mysuru.
