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Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…

PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: The US embassy in New Delhi was in full damage-control mode on Thursday following President Donald Trump’s social media post referring to India and China as “hell holes”.Spokesperson Christopher Elm sought to defuse tensions by quoting Trump’s past praise for India and Prime Minister…

CM MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Elections in India are fought as much through images in public view as through ideas and manifesto promises. In the 2026 assembly elections, where Congress depends on its allies in states like Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi‘s approach to coalition politics raises questions about whether…

. India in its first response to US President Donald Trump‘s controversial ‘hellhole’ remark, said it has seen the reports but stopped short of issuing a detailed response. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge responded to a stern notice from the Election Commission, saying, “our people will reply to it. Voting turnout recorded nearly 89.3% till 5…

NEW DELHI: In the investigation into the rape and murder of an IRS officer’s daughter, autopsy findings have revealed multiple injury patterns, pointing to a violent assault and struggle before death, news agency ANI reported, citing Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of forensic medicine at AIIMS Delhi.The 22-year-old woman was reported dead a day earlier on…

Delhi CM conducts surprise check at Aruna Asaf Ali hospital NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of Aruna Asaf Ali hospital and took feedback on the services and availability of doctors in the facility.The chief minister instructed hospital administration to ensure medicines, drinking water, hygiene and maintain other…

Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday responded to a stern notice from the Election Commission, saying, “our people will reply to it.” The poll body had, a day earlier, issued an ultimatum to the veteran leader over his “terrorist” remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.On the notice, Kharge said,…

Voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections across 234 constituencies saw brisk participation, with long queues reported at several polling stations and steady turnout across urban and rural pockets.The day also saw a strong public focus on high-profile voting, with top political leaders, celebrities and first-time voters turning up in large numbers across Chennai, Salem,…

Sabarimala temple (Kerala tourism photo) NEW DELHI: Hearing a case on gender discrimination in temples like Sabarimala, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it respects the views of eminent authors and thinkers, but cannot rely on information from ‘WhatsApp University.‘The remark came from a nine-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant hearing petitions…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday responded to the opposition’s criticism over his unscheduled stop to buy “jhalmuri” during poll campaigning in West Bengal.While addressing a rally in Krishnanagar, the Prime Minister said Bengal will celebrate the BJP’s victory with sweets and jhalmuri.“You must wave the flag of the BJP-NDA’s victory with all…