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Tamil Nadu election 2026: Sholinganallur constituency registers a massive jump in voter turnout

While the constituency registered a turnout of 55% in 2021, this year, the provisional figures released by election authorities stood at around 80.4%

PRADA to provide skill training to Athani leather artisans

This is part of an arrangement by the luxury fashion brand with Karnataka and Maharashtra to help conserve the Kolhapuri Chappal heritage

PM Modi inaugurates 594-km Ganga Expressway connecting 12 districts from Meerut to Prayagraj

CM Adityanath described the six-lane (expandable to eight) expressway as a "lifeline" connecting villages, farmers, entrepreneurs and youth

Banda sizzles at 45.6℃ as heatwave grips Uttar Pradesh

The IMD has forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy skies over Lucknow and adjoining areas, with the possibility of one or two spells of rain or thunderstorms

Telangana records 46℃ on second consecutive day, seven districts cross 45℃

The Hindu launches tabloid ‘TeenDigest’ for young readers

A revamp of The Hindu In School, the 32-page edition aims to engage curious young minds in an age of endless scrolling. Content ranges from deep dives into science and world affairs, to stories designed to spark creativity.

Nandyal SP Suneel Sheoran conducts late-night surprise inspections to curb crime in town

SP Suneel Sheoran visits Bommalasatram, Railway Station, Nunepalli, Sai Baba Nagar and other localities; tells personnel to keep watch on rowdy-sheeters and intensify night patrols

Schools shut in five Mizoram districts as heavy rain, winds lash State

Aizawl, Serchchip, Lunglet, Hnahthial, and Lawngtlai districts shut schools as a precautionary safety measure, School Education Director Angela Zothanpuii said

Supreme Court says enforcement of existing laws, not new laws, needed to combat hate speech and crimes

The court said hate crimes continue to shed blood because of poor enforcement of existing laws, and not because there are no laws to address the issue and punish the perpetrators

Fire breaks out in Ghaziabad high-rise; several residents rescued

The blaze erupted on the eleventh floor of the Gaur Green Avenue Society at around 9 a.m., spreading to multiple flats across several floors, a fire department official said

Students trying to sell IPL match tickets in black among 24 arrested in Bengaluru

The police said that they have recovered as many as 36 tickets from the accused, who are private firm employees and students attempting to sell the tickets at higher prices

Congress accuses Rajnath Singh of giving 'clean chit to Pakistan', dubs his remarks at SCO 'anti-national'

Jairam Ramesh also alleged that this "new stance" in relation to Pakistan is all part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy of "appeasement" of the U.S.

What you need to know about Karnataka’s Rohith Vemula Bill

The revised Bill aims to prevent exclusion and injustice while safeguarding the right to education, and the dignity of students, teaching faculty, and non-teaching staff belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

Reschedule work hours, provide drinking water to workers: Centre’s advisory to States on heat wave

According to the statement, the Ministry has urged all States/UTs and their organisations to take immediate preventive and mitigation measures to safeguard workers and labourers from the adverse effects of rising temperatures and heatwave conditions across the country

No sign of let-up in Hepatitis A cases in Kerala’s Palluruthy, say officials

National Family Health Survey-6 to be released shortly

NFHS-6 covered 6,79,238 households across all States and Union Territories, and was conducted in 2023-24

Gujarat backs development model, says CM Patel amid BJP sweep in local body polls

BJP has won over half of the total seats in the municipal corporations of Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Karamsad-Anand, Nadiad, Navsari, Vapi, Surat and Morbi.

If he is Singham then we are Pushpa: Trinamool candidate on IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma issuing warnings

A poll panel official said Mr. Sharma visited the area after the Election Commission received reports that Mr. Khan's men were allegedly collecting voter identity cards from people in the constituency and threatening them

Maharashtra defers action over Marathi rule, to begin training campaign for taxi, auto drivers

Transport Minister said while the mandate to speak in Marathi remains in effect, driving licences will not be revoked solely on the grounds of inadequate language proficiency during this period

Holistic report cards for Karnataka government school and PU students from this academic year

The card will be sent to the parents’ mobile number or email ID once in three months

West Bengal Assembly polls Phase 2 LIVE: Polling begins for 142 seats

This phase will decide the electoral fate of more than half a dozen Ministers of West Bengal government along with Chief Minister and party chairperson Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal goes to the polls in the second phase of Assembly election

The 142 seats going to the polls in the second phase are spread across seven districts of south Bengal, including Kolkata; about 3.21 crore electors will determine the fate of 1,448 candidates in the fray

Hyderabad sees diesel demand surge, Collector orders strict monitoring of supplies