10 poll personnel among 14 dead in Bihar due to heatstroke
Fourteen people, including 10 polling personnel, have died due to heatstroke in Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday afternoon. In a statement issued by the Disaster Management Department, most of the fatalities were reported from Bhojpur, where five officials on election duty died of heatstroke. Three election officials...
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Pune car crash: Teenager's father, grandfather remanded in 14-day judicial custody
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As poll commotion ends, prayers begin
Amid hostile weather conditions and poll bickering to woo the voters, the 44-day longest ever campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls ended on Thursday evening. The intensity of the campaigns showcased the high stakes and each party's will to maintain their position as the election process neared conclusion. This...
Brutal heat turns fatal in Capital
While braving a roasting temperature of 45.6 degrees celsius, about five degrees above the normal and prevailing heatwave conditions, Delhi reported its first death as a 40-year-old man from Bihar's Darbhanga succumbed to heat stroke at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in the city on Wednesday. Areas like Mungeshpur, Najafgarh and...
Monsoon tiptoes into Kerala, NE
The southwest monsoon arrived two days earlier than usual on Thursday hitting the Kerala coast and parts of Northeast India simultaneously. This early onset, driven by favourable conditions created by cyclone Remal, has pulled the monsoon flow to the Bay of Bengal, according to the scientists from the India Meteorological...
Kejriwal seeks regular bail in laundering case
A city court on Thursday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to a bail plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case against him in relation to the Delhi excise policy. Kejriwal is currently out on interim bail, granted by the Supreme Court,...
Now, add terror threat to India-Pak match stress
New York's Nassau County will have unprecedented security arrangements in place for the T20 World Cup clash between India and Pakistan on June 9 due to the threat of a terror attack here even though state Governor Kathy Hochul insisted that it is not credible "at this time". The Eisenhower Park...
Bus falls into Jammu gorge, 22 die, 64 hurt
At least 22 pilgrims died and 64 others were injured after an overcrowded bus, headed towards the famous Shiv Khori shrine, rolled down into a deep gorge near Tungi Morh, Chowki Choura area of Akhnoor in Jammu division on Thursday. The list of deceased included 10 men, 9 women, and two...
India takes part in Red Flag multinational exercise in US
IAF is taking part in the prestigious Red Flag multinational exercise in Alaska, US. Eight Rafale jets, a C-17 transport aircraft and an IL-78 mid-air refueller are part of the IAF contingent for the prestigious drill. Giving details, IAF said its contingent arrived on Thursday at the Eielson AF Base of...
