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All Eyes On Mumbai Elections As Celebrities Queue Up To Vote

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Monday April 29, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019 phase 4: People in Mumbai, the country's financial and entertainment capital, are voting today in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election 2019. In Mumbai, the Congress and its ally, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress party or NCP, are trying to wrest the six seats from the BJP-Shiv Sena combine. Last time, the Sena won ...

Lok Sabha Polls In Tamil Nadu's Vellore Cancelled After Huge Cash Haul

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Polling in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency has been cancelled, the Election Commission said today, after Rs 11.5 crore in cash was allegedly seized from a warehouse belonging to a DMK candidate earlier this month.

"Proud To Be Flown By A Lady": Priyanka Gandhi Celebrates Woman Pilot

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur Sikri today, was visibly excited to be flown there by a female pilot. Ms Gandhi posted a picture on Twitter with the caption: "So proud to be flown by a lady today, that too in a chopper!"

Maneka Gandhi Gets Notice For Telling Muslims "Vote For Me Or Else..."

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Saturday April 13, 2019

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has been served a show-cause notice by the District Magistrate of Sultanpur, from where she is contesting the national election.

The Curious Case Of A Cow Being Produced In Rajasthan Court

Cities | Edited by S Shobana | Friday April 12, 2019

In an unusual turn of events, a cow was produced before a local court on Friday in Rajasthan's Jodhpur over a dispute to decide its owner.

"Worst Day Of Life": Apollo Chief's Daughter Says Name Missing In Vote

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 11, 2019

On the first day of voting for the national election today, Apollo hospital's Shobana Kamineni said she felt cheated after she was told at a polling booth in Hyderabad that her vote had been deleted. "

RSS Leader, Guard Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu's Kishtwar

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday April 9, 2019

RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma and his personal security officer were killed when a terrorist opened fire at a health centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town today, news agency PTI reported.

"Vote Out Hate Politics": Over 200 Writers' Appeal To People For Polls

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Monday April 1, 2019

Over 200 prominent Indian writers have issued an appeal on Monday to "vote out hate politics" just before the upcoming national election and asked people "to vote for a diverse and equal India".

We Started It, Says Congress Amid War Over Mission Shakti Credit

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Wednesday March 27, 2019

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had joined an exclusive league of space powers by successfully testing an anti-satellite missile that shot down a low-Earth orbit satellite in a television broadcast, politicians from across party-lines congratulated the defence research body but attacked the government saying it was done to gain...

Watch: Stuck For 70 Hours Under Collapsed Building, Karnataka Couple Rescued

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by S Shobana | Friday March 22, 2019

For Sangeetha Kokare and her husband Dilip, time was running out - buried under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in Karnataka's Dharwad on Tuesday, killing 15. Today, after being stuck for nearly 72 hours without food or water, they were finally rescued.

12 Dead In Karnataka Building Collapse, 10 Still Feared Trapped 3 Days On

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by S Shobana | Friday March 22, 2019

Five more people died today, taking the number of deaths in Tuesday's building collapse in Karnataka's Dharwad to 12. With rescue operations in their third day today, 10 people are still feared trapped under the debris.

Number Of Deaths In Karnataka Building Collapse Now 7; 15 Still Trapped

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by S Shobana | Wednesday March 20, 2019

The number of deaths in the under-construction building collapse in Karnataka's Dharwad has risen to seven, Director General of Fire and Emergency Services MN Reddy told NDTV. Fifteen people are also still feared trapped under the debris.

Google Doodle Celebrates World Wide Web's 30th Birthday

World News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday March 12, 2019

On March 12, 1989 British physicist Tim Berners-Lee, working for Europe's physics lab CERN, proposed a decentralised system of information management. It signalled the birth of the World Wide Web that is now used by billions of people.

Woman, 2 Daughters Dead As Car Catches Fire On Flyover In East Delhi

Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by S Shobana | Monday March 11, 2019

A 35-year-old woman and her two daughters were burnt to death after the car they were travelling in burst into flames in East Delhi's Akshardham flyover on Sunday.

Supreme Court Reserves Order On Court-Monitored Mediation In Ayodhya Case

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Wednesday March 6, 2019

The Supreme Court begins its crucial hearing on Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya to decide whether the politically sensitive case can be adjudicated by giving mediation another shot. The Supreme Court on February 26 had said it would pass an order today on whether to refer the matter to a court-appointed mediator.