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Over 61 pc voter turnout till 3 PM in final phase of Jharkhand assembly polls

Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 45.53 per cent till 3 pm on Wednesday in the elections to the 288-member state legislative assembly, election officials said.

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62% ‘MAHA POLLS’ VOTING IN ‘MAHA POLLS’

AS THE high-stakes Assembly elections came to an end, Maharashtra recorded a 62.05 per cent voter turnout, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Wednesday. The ECI said that simultaneous polling for all 288 seats in Maharashtra concluded peacefully. Despite a range of measures by the Commission for ease of voting, and motivational campaigns, urban voters in the State continued their dismal record of low participation in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Thane. Voting commenced at 7 am on Wednesday and w

International Special welcome! PM Modi given key toGuyana’s Georgetown

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Special welcome! PM Modi given key toGuyana’s Georgetown

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Guyana on Wednesday -- the first visit by an Indian head of the state in more than 50 years -- said his visit “will deepen the friendship between our nations.” In an unprecedented gesture, Modi was received at the airport by Guyana President Irfan Ali, his counterpart Mark Anthony Phillips and over a dozen Cabinet ministers while at the hotel, they were joined by the Prime Ministers of Grenada Dickon Mitchell and Barbados Mia Amor Mottley too. Modi was also ha

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Most exit polls predict BJP-ledNDA getting majority in J’khand

ARKHAND is likely to see a change of Government with BJPled National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) coming to power in the State, three exit polls said on Wednesday with one poll giving majority to the ruling JMM-led alliance. Elections were held in two phases for 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand. According to Today’s Chanakya exit poll, BJP-led NDA is likely to win 45-50 seats in the State, while JMM-led alliance could win 35-38 seats. It said others could get 3-5 seats.

International India remains in top 10climate performers

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India remains in top 10climate performers

INDIA remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to an year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International -- tracks the progress of the world’s largest emitters in terms of emissions, renewables, and climate

NOV. 21, 2024

THE TRIAL SHAM

AS MANY as 45 pro-democracy activists getting jail terms in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case so far, reflects how the Communist China has been actively trying to suppress pro-democracy voices. Though not so for the authoritarian leadership in China, the jail terms to these activists come as a surprise for most of the world. Already, many have started criticising sentencing of pro-democracy activists as an outcome of a sham called trial. It is no secret for the world that independence of Hong Kong

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BITCOIN ROW: BJP targets Supriya, Nana Patole

THE BJP on Wednesday intensifi edits attack on Maharashtra Opposition leaders Supriya Sule and Nana Patole for their allegedinvolvementin using Bitcoins illegally to fund elections, and claimed their roles will surface during the probe. BJPspokespersonSambitPatra also targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi andRahulGandhi, and asked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to hold a press conference on the issue.

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Politicians, celebrities liticians, celebrities, youths, seniors, slum , seniors, slumdwellers troop out to dwellers troop out to vote

VOTING proceeds briskly with top political leaders,celebs,commonersandslum-dwellersqueuing up to cast their vote all over Maharashtra for the Assembly 2024 elections here on Wednesday. The bigwigs who came out to vote included RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, plus the ruling Maha Yuti Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Union MinistersNarayanRane,Ramdas Athawale, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, andmore,all troopingout with their families. On the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)s

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‘50% staff of Delhi Govt offices to work from home due to pollution’

HALF of the staff of Delhi Government offices will work from home in view of the pollution levels in the city, EnvironmentministerGopalRai said on Wednesday. In a post on X, Rai said that 50 per cent of the staff in Government offices will work from home. Implementation of the provision will be discussed inameetingwith theofficerslater in the day, he said. Earlier, the Government announcedstaggeredoffice timings for its offices and the MCD. The timings of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) offices were fi

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Govt set to introduce newrules for traffic radarequipment verification

THE Government is set toimplement new regulations requiring mandatory verification and stamping of traffic radar equipment, aimed at improving road safety and enforcement accuracy across the country. The Legal Metrology Division of theConsumerAffairsMinistry has finalised the draft rules following extensive consultations with stakeholders,including the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology, Regional Reference Laboratories, manufacturers, and vehicle certification organisations.

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‘A R Rahman, wife separating after 29 years of marriage’

OSCAR-WINNING composer A R Rahman and wife Saira Banu are separating after 29 years of marriage, their lawyer said on Tuesday. Inastatement on behalf of the couple, prominent divorce lawyer Vandana Shah said they took the decision to separate after “significant emotional strain in their relationship”.

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EC orders suspension of five cops in UPover complaints of voters’ harassment

AT LEAST five police personnel were suspended and many others removed from poll duty in UttarPradesh onWednesday for flouting Election Commission guidelines andstopping electors from casting votes in the ongoing Assembly by-polls, officials said. The action by the poll authoritycame amidcomplaints by Opposition parties, mainly Samajwadi Party that people from a particular community werebeing prevented from casting vote. SP President Akhilesh Yadav urged the EC to suspend all police officerswho are checking

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Shanghai, Tokyo, NY, Houston spew most greenhouse gas

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Shanghai, Tokyo, NY, Houston spew most greenhouse gas

CITIES in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence. Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ranks sixth, according to new data from an organisation co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore and released Friday at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan

16 Nov, 2024

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Australia plans social media ban for children under 16

THE Australian Government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The legislation will be introduced in Parliament during its final two weeks in session this year, which begin on November 18. The age limit would take effect 12 month

08 Nov, 2024

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Australia plans social media ban for children under 16

08 Nov, 2024

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Muizzu introduces UPI payment service to boost Maldivian economy

MALDIVES President Mohamed Muizzu has taken “necessary steps” to introduce India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the archipelago nation, slated to benefit the Maldivian economy substantially. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI is an instant real-time payment system for facilitating inter-bank transactions through mobile phones. Muizzu on Sunday set up a consortium to introduce UPI in the country and appointed TradeNet Maldives Corporation Limited as its leading agency,

22 Oct, 2024

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Muizzu introduces UPI payment service to boost Maldivian economy

22 Oct, 2024

International

Another assassination attempt on former US President Trump

Hours after another failed attempt on his life, former US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will never surrender and never stop fighting for Americans. The Republican presidential candidate also thanked the US Secret Service and other law enforcement officials for their “outstanding” job after what the FBI said was an apparent assassination attempt while playing golf on one of his golf courses in Florida’s West Palm Beach. The former President remained unharmed in the latest assassination bid about t

17 Sep, 2024

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Another assassination attempt on former US President Trump

17 Sep, 2024

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National NOV. 02, 2024

Govt releases guidelines for Namo Drone Didi scheme

THE Government on Friday released the Operational Guidelines for the Central Sector Scheme ‘Namo Drone Didi’, which provides drones to women self-help groups (SHGs) under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), with an outlay of Rs 1,261 crore. The guidelines, issued by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, stipulate the creation of an Implementation and Monitoring Committee, headed by the Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development, and having repres

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International OCT. 22, 2024

India used digital tech to improve citizens’ lives US ‘wasted’ opportunities: Paul Romer

NOBEL laureate, Professor Paul Michael Romer said on Monday that while the United States, which saw the rise of the Silicon Valley, failed to use technology to improve the lives of its citizens, India has shown to the world how to use digital technology to make the lives of 140 crore people better. Citing the example of digital public infrastructure (DPI) solutions like Aadhaar and Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Romer said the technological opportunities that were presented to the US were “wasted and squa

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National OCT. 18, 2024

New ‘Lady Justice’ statue in Supreme Court library without blindfold, sword

THE Supreme Court of India has a new ‘Lady Justice’ -- a six-foot-tall sculpture in the judges’ library holding scales in one hand and the Constitution in the other sans the sword. Dressed in white traditional attire, the ‘Goddess of Justice’ is without her archetypal blindfold and sword, as she bears a crown on her head. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi however asserts that the change brings “no significant shift” in the idea of how justice should be dispensed. “No significant shift emerges by this alteratio

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