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In Frames | Lok Sabha election 2024: Stars descend for democracy in Karnataka

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Kananda film stars, businessmen and cricketers come out in large numbers to cast their votes in Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections

‘River pits,’ caused by unregulated release of water from dams, pose threat to endangered otters along Moyar River in Nilgiris

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Researchers say these ‘pits’ are formed when high water flow creates holes in rocks; otters, who get into these holes in search of food, can get trapped when the pumping of water for electricity is suddenly stopped

Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court refrains from passing orders on plea to disclose candidates’ health condition when they file nominations

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The Court said itdo not find it appropriate to pass orders in this case in the midst of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls

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Lok Sabha polls | SC judgement on EVMs a big jolt to Congress-RJD combine, says PM Modi

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It was second public meeting of Mr. Modi in Bihar’s Muslim dominated Seemanchal area. Earlier in April 16, he had come to Purnea to address a rally.

PM Modi slams TMC over school jobs scam, says Bengal's youth paying the price

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PM Modi criticises TMC for job cancellations and scams in West Bengal, highlighting the plight of youth

Blinken warns Foreign Minister Wang of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations in U.S.-China ties

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The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets senior Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping

Lok Sabha polls: Sunita Kejriwal to campaign for AAP, to hold roadshow in East Delhi on April 27

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Atishi said Sunitha Kejriwal will campaign in Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana besides holding a roadshow in East Delhi on April 27.

Calcutta High Court directs NIA to file report on clashes in Murshidabad over Ram Navami celebrations

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A division Bench presided over by Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam directed the NIA to file a report on the clashes and other allegations made in two PILs and the alleged use of bombs.

K.C. Venugopal says E.P. Jayarajan met Prakash Javadekar with the knowledge of Kerala CM

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Congress leader says Jayarajan’s admission of meeting Javadekar and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s response reveal a ‘clear-cut deal’ between CPI (M) and BJP in Kerala

Three, including minor boy, held for murder in Erode

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Police said the three had plotted the murder in order to get a family function postponed, as they believed only the news of the death of a close relative could do so

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Despite low levels, water continues to be drawn illegally from Bhavanisagar dam, allege farmers in Erode

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Farmers and farmers associations say a few owners of large farms have laid pipelines to illegally draw water from the dam to supply to their lands; the district is reeling under a water shortage and all other farmers have been told water…

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WhatsApp, Meta move Delhi High Court against India’s IT rules

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A lawyer representing WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court that if the messaging service is forced to break encryption, the service will not be able to function in India

Russia reinsurer backs firms to get India marine insurance permit

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Russian state-owned reinsurer backs three insurers for Indian marine insurance, facilitating trade amid Western sanctions and oil price caps

Gupkar Alliance in J&K | Timeline of its formation, electoral success and its current status

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Gupkar Alliance — a six-party alliance formed to oppose revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status — is now fighting each other in the Lok Sabha polls in the Valley. Here’s a look at the coalition’s journey

BJP candidate K. Sudhakar booked after election officials seize ₹4.8 crore cash in Chikkaballapura constituency in Karnataka

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Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer said the Flying Squad Team of Chikkaballapura seized cash amounting to ₹4.8 crore

Inheritance tax could nullify India's decade of progress, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised the Congress for advocating an inheritance tax like law, after casting her vote in Bengaluru’s BE’s College on Friday.

Google Doodle marks second phase of Lok Sabha elections with voting symbol

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By clicking on the Doodle, users are directed to the search results related to the latest updates on the elections in India

Indian-origin student in U.S. arrested, barred from varsity for taking part in anti-Israel protests on campus

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Indian-origin Princeton student arrested for pro-Palestine protest, faces disciplinary action, and barred from campus

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A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out

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Harvey Weinstein's New York sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by an appeals court, but it's just one of many cases the disgraced movie mogul has faced

Third man detained in bribery case involving Russia's Deputy Defence Minister

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Moscow’s court service said businessman Alexander Fomin is suspected of paying bribes to Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov who was detained on April 24.

U.S. expected to provide $6 billion to fund long-term weapons contracts for Ukraine, officials say

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U.S. officials say the Pentagon is expected to announce that it will provide about $6 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine

Police arrest man for assaulting elderly father, causing his death, in Perambalur

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Police said the 40-year-old man had assaulted his 63-year-old father over a property dispute

Over 1 kg of cocaine, worth ₹10 crore, seized from air passenger at Chennai airport

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Officials said the drug consignment was seized from a passenger who had landed from Doha and was en route to Delhi

Why are students protesting across U.S. campuses? | Explained

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Several U.S. campuses, taking inspiration from the protests in Columbia, have peacefully escalated their protests, which have also faced repression from respective university administrations. The protests are an escalation of the…

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H.D. Kumaraswamy accuses Election Commission of lack of transparency in Bengaluru Rural constituency in Karnataka

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Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused the Congress candidate of distributing gift coupons with QR code to voters

Lok Sabha polls | Shashi Tharoor says this elections are about ‘preserving the idea of India’

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Shashi Tharoor says the prime aim is to ‘defeat BJP’s polarising and divisive agenda’

Two terrorists dead say officials, 2 Army personnel injured as gunbattle resumes in J&K’s Baramulla

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As a precautionary measure, classwork has been suspended, officials said.

Kerala CM says LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan should have exercised caution in meeting Prakash Javadekar in presence of middleman

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Pinarayi says he noted ‘nothing scandalous’ in E.P. Jayarajan meeting Prakash Javadekar or any other rival politician

Global rise in the incidence of IBD a cause for concern, say experts

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The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease has almost doubled in India from 1990 to 2019, with rising death rate; lifestyle changes, a Westernised diet with high fat and high sugar, processed and packaged food have further increased…

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Digital public infrastructure has emerged as a fundamental driver of social transformation and progress, says UNGA President

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Digital Public Infrastructure is set up in India as a Public-Private Policy partnership that has become a benchmark for multiple nations, corporations & start-ups across the world