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Phase 1: 40% turnout till 1 pm; stray violence reported in Bengal

An estimated voter turnout of 40 per cent was recorded in the first six hours of polling on Friday in phase one of the Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union......

No damage to Iran's nuclear sites amid Israel attack: IAEA

Iran's nuclear sites are unharmed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday after Israel allegedly launched retaliatory strikes overnight. IMAGE: Employees work inside a......

Cong sees 'silent undercurrent' against BJP in west UP

The Congress on Friday claimed that a 'silent undercurrent' is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the 'failures' of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as 'neglect' of......

'BJP Has 6,000 Crores To Spend On Elections'

'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.' IMAGE: Bharatiya......

Israel strikes back at Iran, blasts reported in Isfahan region

Israel launched missile strikes against Tehran during early hours on Friday (local time), ABC News reported citing a senior United States official. IMAGE: A view of an Iron Dome anti-missile......

Wooing Tesla: 4 States Pull Out All Stops

'Gujarat is the frontrunner at present.''However, Tamil Nadu's robust automobile ecosystem and Telangana's aggressive incentives make them strong contenders.' Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters As......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

Retail inflation eases to 5-month low of 4.85% in March

Retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices, inching towards the Reserve Bank's target of 4 per cent, according to official data......

Banks shift bets from G-secs to state and corporate bonds

Banks are preferring instruments with higher premium over government securities for their held-till-maturity (HTM) portfolio, following the new investment norms, which came into effect from April......

RBI's 90 Year Journey

Sir Osborne Smith was the first governor of the Reserve Bank, serving from April 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi releases a commemorative coin at the 90th......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

What Kangana Thinks Of Modi

Photograph: ANI Photo Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP candidate from her hometown Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, feels Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an 'ansh' (part) of Lord Ram and Lord Vishnu.......

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