Mizoram polls peaceful, with over 77% turnout

The Mizoram assembly elections passed off peacefully on Tuesday with over 77 per cent of 8.57 lakh electors exercising their franchise, officials said. IMAGE: Voters wait in a queue to cast their......

Amid EVM glitch, MP records 75% voter turnout; poll percentage dips in Mizoram

Polling in Madhya Pradesh was marred by complaints of faulty EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail machines.  IMAGE: People wait with their identity cards to cast their votes for the......

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

Most NRIs Voted In Kerala!

If 74.9 per cent of NRI voters are from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh at 6.4 per cent, Maharashtra at 4.7 per cent, Tamil Nadu and Telangana at 2.9 per cent each follow way behind. IMAGE: Voters showing......

11 states record retail price inflation rate over 6% in November

The states that witnessed high CPI-based inflation rates were Lakshadweep, Tripura, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Manipur and Mizoram. Eleven of......

21 states opt for Rs 97,000-crore RBI window to meet GST shortfall

This may leave those not opting for any of the two options offered by the Centre before the GST Council meet scheduled for October 5 in the lurch. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Centre......

Jeremy to bulk up to 73kg, will fight Achinta Sheuli for Olympic qualification

IMAGE: Lalrinnunga Jeremy during men's 67kg category weightlifting final of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images Commonwealth Games gold medallist......