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Fate of 683 candidates in balance as 43 seats in Jharkhand vote

Jharkhand is geared up for polling in 43 of the 81 assembly seats in the first phase on Wednesday, when the electoral fate of 683 candidates, including former chief minister Champai Soren and ex-MP......

Wayanad, 31 assembly seats face bypoll test on Wednesday

Bypolls will be held on Wednesday in 31 assembly seats spread across 10 states and Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her......

How Will Tribals Vote In Jharkhand?

'I don't believe there is an international conspiracy to swamp tribals in India or in Jharkhand.' IMAGE: Polling officials carrying EVMs and other election materials leave for election duty in......

Violence rocks Assam's Samaguri ahead of bypolls

Incidents of violence rocked Assam's Samaguri assembly constituency where by-elections will be held on November 13 with both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress alleging......

Assam CM's 'communal rhetoric': Cong urges EC to act

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday hit out at the Election Commission for the 'tone and tenor' of its recent letter to his party while also urging the poll body to act against 'communal and......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Tata's Rs 27K-cr Assam chip plant to start in 2025; create 27K jobs initially

Tata Electronics on Saturday began the construction of its Rs 27,000-crore chip assembly plant in Assam, which is expected to become operational  next year and create 27,000 jobs initially.......

'Payment banks' micro-lending to significantly impact economy'

'The transition from payment banks to SFBs is only permissible for banks not owned by corporate entities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Airtel Payment Bank/Instagram Airtel Payments Bank saw a......

India readies plan to be a global semiconductor giant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for a Rs 27,000-crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam's Morigaon district on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Kiara-Sid's Diwali Love Story

Film folk are busy making memories on Diwali with families, and they share some with us. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidharth Malhotra/Instagram Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra get lovey-dovey.......

Sobhita Parties With AK vs AK

The thrilling Web series The Night Manager bagged an Emmy nomination and its cast met up to celebrate the big event. "It's a lot of hard work to work with the two most handsome men in the......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

Mirzapur 3 Review: Too Much Gore

Pankaj Tripathi anchored the first two seasons with his performance. Here, he is made to sit it out for most of the show, and none of the actors, except for a fiery Ali Fazal, have the......

Sarfira Trailer: We Have Seen This Akshay Before

Sarfira seems to be scene-to-scene copy of the original, which begs the question: Why re-do a film if there's nothing new to add, asks Mayur Sanap. After witnessing the trailer of Auron Mein Kahan......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......

Dada, Lara Celebrate Durga Puja

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly at the Durga Puja celebrations in Howrah. Photograph: ANI/X   Cricket legends Sourav Ganguly and Brian Lara joined the Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata on Sunday,......

All You Want To Know About Women's T20 World Cup 2024

All Photographs: Kind courtesy ICC   The ninth ICC Women's T20 World Cup is set to ignite the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20th. Ten teams will battle it out in a thrilling......

ISL PIX: Bagan avenge Durand Cup loss, down NEUFC in thriller

This hard-fought win also brings relief to Mohun Bagan manager Jose Molina, who had faced 'Go Back' chants at this very venue on Wednesday during their draw in the AFC Cup. IMAGE: Jason Cummings......

Olympic talk: 'India's attitude towards sport must change'

IMAGE: But as I said, our Olympic preparations should continue throughout the year, in four years, continuously, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Dipa Karmakar/X......

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