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Fishers flag safety gaps, call for quick-response rescue service

Concerns raised in the wake of the disrupted marine ambulance service in Kozhikode

Post-SIR electorate drop drives turnout surge; votes remain steady compared to 2021 election

Despite heat, senior citizens step out to vote in large numbers

Pahalgam, a year on: Resilience falters, tourism struggles

After the initial shock and grief of the April 2025 terrorist attack that killed 26 unarmed men on south Kashmir’s Baisaran meadow, Peerzada Ashiq finds that locals grapple with an uncertain future. Tourism is low, livelihoods have been lost, and heightened security measures are in place

West Bengal polls: Modi and Mamata spar over jhaal muri

After voting for the first phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal, the campaign has picked up for the final phase on April 29

Tamil Nadu elections 2026: Over 84% voter turnout in the State, highest in its electoral history

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that it was the highest percentage of polling in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. “[The] ECI salutes each voter of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu,” he said

Telangana Cabinet invites RTC workers for talks

Cabinet sets a target to clear pending dues to retired employees within 100 days

Two govt. land parcels secured by HYDRAA

Broader Left unity is the way back into the West Bengal Assembly: Dipankar Bhattacharya

The Left’s vote share has declined drastically in West Bengal and it needs a ‘critical mass’ to get back into the Assembly, says the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary; he calls the SIR exercise ‘the beginning of disempowerment’, says the Communist movement must pay attention to rural Bengal and address the issues of the new generation, such as the Noida protests

Government hospitals expand joint replacement care reducing referrals to private hospitals

BJP government scored ‘double F’ on fuel, fertiliser security, says Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the government was attempting to divert attention from its “failures” and “serious Epstein file allegations” through delimitation

Bengaluru: Quick response by Talaghattapura police help save cab driver

Government urged to give jobs to families of organ donors

Thrust on sound rather than colour makes fireworks displays risky

Despite curbs imposed by government in recent years, especially after the Puttingal tragedy in 2016, high-octane fireworks remain a major attraction at festivals in Kerala

Wining trust vote by NDA is a foregone conclusion: JD(U)

A one-day special session of Bihar Assembly has been called to prove majority of new government led by BJP’s first Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary

Medical students seek adjustment of academic sessions in view of heatwave conditions

In a letter to the Dean of Academics of KUHS, students’ union chairpersons say heatwave conditions are affecting the health and academic engagement of the students. Officials say V-C and academic council will have to discuss the request before approaching the govt.

Sixteen workers injured in major fire at chemical factory in Gujarat's Bharuch

“Emergency response teams and local police personnel rushed to the site after being alerted about the incident. Fire tenders and ambulances are also stationed at the spot,” an official said

India-Africa ties signal “stability in a turbulent world”: Jaishankar

At IAFS-IV launch, EAM highlights India-Africa partnership, development cooperation, and strategic engagement

Delhi woman rape and murder case: Rajasthan police probing rape charge against accused man

The culprit is a serial offender, and has been accussed of sexually assaulting a woman in Rajasthan’s Alwar haours before committing the crime in Delhi

BJP to contest four seats in upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls

Nine council members, including former CM Uddhav Thackeray and Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe, are retiring on May 13.

‘Ramlal’ joins poll queue: Elephant’s early morning visit adds twist to Bengal polls

Polling officials were still settling in, voters were trickling towards the booth, and then came 'Ramlal' — swaying past the queue, peering curiously at a parked vehicle, and momentarily holding up the democratic exercise with its own brand of silent assertion

Kerala’s Thrissur Pooram to go fireworks-free this year after blast; famed ‘Kudamattam’ to be scaled down

Decision taken at high-level meeting in Thrissur. Key rituals to continue with reduced spectacle as authorities prioritise safety

TN Elections 2026 | Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ajith Kumar and others cast their votes

Other stars from Tamil Nadu’s film fraternity, like Vikram, Sivakarthikeyan and Sasikumar, were also seen voting at their respective polling booths in the state