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At 70%, Maoist-hit Gadchiroli outshines Mumbai's voter turnout

Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 58.75 percent in elections to 288 assembly seats on Wednesday with Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district coming on top with 69.63 percent polling, while Mumbai City......

UP man says daughter killed for refusing to vote for SP

A 23-year-old Dalit woman was found dead in Mainpuri with her family on Wednesday alleging she was killed as she refused to vote in favour of the Samajwadi Party in the Karhal assembly bypoll.......

Meet Maharashtra's Wealthiest Candidate

'When honest, wealthy people come forward to serve India, people should feel proud and welcome them.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah during a rally in support of BJP......

India, China special reps meet soon; may resume Manasarovar flight

India and China decided to soon convene a meeting of their special representatives on the boundary question after a gap of nearly five years and inched closer to the resumption of direct flights as......

Maharashtra Polls: A Fact File

Polling for the 288 seats of the Maharashtra assembly will take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. IMAGE: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde addresses a public meeting for the state assembly......

Banks urge RBI for boards' workload mgmt

Private sector bank board members have urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) top brass to consider workload management of the boards as they feel there are too many issues that go to the boards for......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

After cola play, Reliance Consumer takes trade margin fight to snacks

After trying to make a dent in the cola market with Campa by offering higher trade margins to the supply chain, Reliance Consumer Products is betting on the same strategy to capture the chips,......

Why FSSAI called up qcom companies

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought a meeting with quick-commerce (qcom) platforms like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto on Tuesday to discuss issues regarding......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Be A Part of Nayanthara's Life

Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week. Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy TaleWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: English......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

Will Karan's Dharma Revive Now?

'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham......

India must discuss their concerns with us: PCB

'We are directly interacting with the ICC and we are still waiting for a response from them so we can take things forward' IMAGE: PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the federal interior minister,......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Kosovo players stage walkout after threatening chants

IMAGE: Kosovo players walk off the pitch before the end of the match. Photograph: George Calin / Reuters The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) said it had repeatedly warned European soccer's......

The King of Polo Rides Off Into The Ages

Colonel Billie Sodhi's life and family heritage reflect an unwavering commitment to excellence in polo, equestrian sports, and a rare, enduring athletic legacy. IMAGE: A young Billie Sodhi......

Snooker: King banned for five years for match-fixing

IMAGE: Mark King during the first round of the WIlliamhill Snooker UK Championship. Photograph: Lee Smith / Reuters Former Northern Ireland Open champion Mark King has been banned from snooker for......

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