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"BJP's 370 Target Not A Random Number": S Jaishankar On NDTV Battleground

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 23, 2024

With the Lok Sabha elections winding down to a close, NDTV's Battleground saw a trio of heavyweights speaking on a range of issues, including predictions for the next government, employment and India's rising stature on the world stage.

16-Year-Old Indian Scales Mount Everest, Sets Sight On Antarctica's Vinson Massif

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

The Indian Navy today congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old class XII student of Navy Children School in Mumbai, on becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side.

India Sees Record Rise In Exports, Employment At 18-Year High In May: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

The Indian economy clocked a record rise in exports and the sharpest upturn in employment in nearly 18 years in May, according to HSBC Flash Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) data released on Thursday.

UP Judge's Family Sues Neighbour, 12 Others Over Pet Dog's Disappearance

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2024, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

The family of a judge in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly has filed a police complaint against their neighbour and 12 others over their dog's disappearance.

"Reasons Beyond Control": Mehul Choksi On Why He Hasn't Returned To India

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Mumbai

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-crore PNB scam, has told a special court here that he hasn't been able to return to India "due to reasons beyond his control" and hence cannot be declared a "fugitive economic offender".

In EVM Smashing Case, YSR Congress MLA Goes To Court For Anticipatory Bail

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2024, Amaravati

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, whom the police are searching after he was caught on camera smashing an EVM inside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh, has approached the high court seeking anticipatory bail.

Incidents Of Stray Dog Attacks On Beachgoers On Rise In Goa: Report

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Panaji

A government-appointed lifesaving agency in Goa on Thursday said several incidents of stray dogs attacking beach-goers have taken place in the state in recent times.

Woman, Lover Thrashed By Husband After Being Tied To Tree In Rajasthan: Cops

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Jaipur

The police have arrested a man for allegedly tying his wife and her lover to a tree and thrashing them in Rajasthan's Banswara, police said on Thursday.

IndiGo To Introduce Business Class In Flights This Year

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

After flying for nearly 18 years, the country's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday announced it will introduce business class in flights this year, as the carrier seeks to provide more options for passengers amid rising economic growth.

Pune Porsche Teen Given Pizza, Burger At Police Station? Cops To Be Probed

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 23, 2024, Pune

Police will investigate potential lapses in protocol, including allegations of preferential treatment, in the hours after the 17-year-old Pune boy killed two people while drunk and driving his father's Porsche at 200 km per hour.

Real Estate Regulator RERA Suspends Registration Of 20,000 Property Brokers

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Mumbai

Maharashtra's realty regulator today said it has suspended the registration of 20,000 real estate brokers.

In Lok Sabha Polls, 121 Candidates Illiterate, 647 Only Class 8 Pass: Data

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

121 candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections have declared themselves illiterate, and 359 have stated that they have studied up to the 5th grade, according to an analysis of the reports shared by the poll rights body ADR.

Days Before Polling, Killing Of 'BJP Worker' Sparks Slugfest In Bengal

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Rohit Paul | Thursday May 23, 2024, Kolkata

Days before the sixth phase of polling, a woman has been killed after some bike-borne men opened fire at her house in Nandigram, which comes under the Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.

Madras Court Rejects Infosys' Petition On Discom's Rs 6.73 Crore Demand

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Chennai

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by IT major Infosys Limited, challenging an order passed by state-run discom TANGEDCO, demanding the company to pay over Rs six crore as shortfall amount.

AAP Won't Be Finished Even If I Am Hanged: Arvind Kejriwal

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose interim bail ends on June 1, said he felt no "tension or anxiety" over going back to Tihar Jail and that he considered incarceration a part of his "struggle" to save the country.