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How Haryana Numbers Stack Up, And How Chautala Family Math May Hold The Key

Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Chandigarh

In the middle of the Lok Sabha election, dramatic developments have reduced the BJP-led state government to a minority in Haryana Assembly

"Will Lose My Job": Flyers Protest After Air India Express Cancels Flights

Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Wednesday May 08, 2024

Scores of angry passengers protested at airports on Wednesday after Air India Express cancelled over 86 flights after more than 300 cabin crew went on a "mass sick leave".

Opinion | Haryana: BJP Tries To Retain Lead, While Congress Tackles Infighting

Anand Kochukudy | Wednesday May 08, 2024

The Congress believes it has a good chance to net a few seats in Haryana, while the BJP reckons that the leads it secured in 2014 and 2019 would be difficult to bridge.

Want 400 Seats So Congress Doesn't Put 'Babri Lock' On Ram Temple: PM

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Dhar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he wanted the 400-seat mandate for the BJP-led NDA to ensure the Congress does not bring back Article 370 in Kashmir and put a "Babri lock" on the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Four Automakers To Recall Over 7,700 Vehicles For Faulty Parts

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Seoul

Hyundai Motor, Kia and two other carmakers will recall over 7,700 vehicles due to faulty components, the transport ministry here said on Wednesday.

A BJP Leader Called Him "Gandhis' <i>Chaprasi</i>", Congress's Amethi Pick Replies

A BJP Leader Called Him "Gandhis' Chaprasi", Congress's Amethi Pick Replies

Reported by Ravish Ranjan Shukla, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Amethi (UP)

Gearing for his big poll fight against Union Minister Smriti Irani in Amethi, Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma said he still wants party leaders Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from the prestige seat

86 Air India Express Flights Cancelled As Crew Goes On "Mass Sick Leave"

Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

The international and domestic flights were cancelled after about 300 senior cabin crew members reported sick at the last minute and switched off their mobile phones.

"Will Push You, Scold You": Priyanka Gandhi Leads Congress Prestige Battles

Reported by Ravish Ranjan Shukla, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 08, 2024

She may not be the candidate, but senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading from the front when it comes to the party's campaign in two prestige seats in Uttar Pradesh - Amethi and Raebareli

7 Dead As Wall Collapses After Heavy Rain In Hyderabad

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Hyderabad

As many as seven persons, including a four-year-old child, were killed when a retaining wall at an under-construction apartment came crashing down due to heavy rain in Bachupally area here, police said on Wednesday.

PM Modi Pays Tributes To Rabindranath Tagore On His Birth Anniversary

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Rabindranath Tagore, an iconic talent who excelled in varied fields, on his birth anniversary.

India Becomes 1st Country To Receive Over $100 Billion In Remittances: UN

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, United Nations

India received over USD 111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the USD 100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said.

Origin Of India-Canada Friction Is "Lack Of...": Indian Envoy

Written by Maha Siddiqui | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Ottawa

India's High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma on Tuesday said that the origin of the friction between New Delhi and Ottawa is the "lack of understanding of India's concern" over a "decades-old issue (Khalistan).

4 Arrested For Trafficking Indians To Russia-Ukraine War Zone

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it has arrested four people, including a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry, for trafficking Indian nationals to the Russia-Ukraine war zone.

US To Use AI To Train Immigration Officers On Talking To Refugees

Reuters | Wednesday May 08, 2024, San Francisco

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United States, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Tuesday.

In Gujarat, 3 Villages Boycott Polls Over Pending Issues With Government

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Ahmedabad

Around a thousand voters from across three villages in Gujarat boycotted voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday, while those in as many other villages partially stayed away from the process over their unfulfilled demands from the government.