Zubeen Garg drowning case highlights vessel operators’ responsibility: legal experts

PTI, May 2, 2026, Singapore :  The drowning of Indian singer-composer Zubeen Garg has brought the spotlight on rules and regulations that c...

India needs strategic buffers to tackle ‘most difficult’ energy shock: CEA Nageswaran

PTI, May 2, 2026, New Delhi :  Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said India needs to create strategic buffers in the ...

Iran envoy in India describes situation as ‘no war, no peace’

PTI, May 2, 2026, Bengaluru : Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, Abdul Majeed Hakeem Ilahi, on Saturday characterised the...

TMC leaders hold meeting with counting agents ahead of poll results

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday told counting ...

Cell broadcast alert system launched to warn citizens about emergencies and disasters

PTI, May 2, 2026, New Delhi : Mobile phones across the country went abuzz after Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the ce...

EC deploys additional counting and police observers in Bengal ahead of vote counting

PTI, May 2, 2026, New Delhi : Ahead of the counting of votes in West Bengal scheduled for Monday, the Election Commission on Saturday deploy...

Repolling records over 87% turnout in 15 booths

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata : Repolling in 15 booths of two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district concluded ...

4 Police Personnel Killed as IED Goes Off During Demining Operation in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kanker: Four police personnel, including an inspector of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), were killed after an improvised...

ED’s Arrests Decline; Highest-Ever Raids, Attachments During FY26: Annual Report

PTI, May 2, 2026, New Delhi: Arrests effected by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering cases have reduced by about 27 per cen...

Mamata, Abhishek Hold Meeting with All TMC Counting Agents Ahead of Bengal Election Result

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday told ...

MP Cruise Boat Tragedy: Death Toll Rises to 11; 2 Tourists Missing

PTI, May 2, 2026, Jabalpur: The bodies of two boys were recovered on Saturday evening from the Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district of Madhya Prad...

Bengal: Repolling in 15 Booths of 2 Assembly Seats Concludes Peacefully

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: Repolling in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 ...

Andaman Sets Guinness World Record by Unfurling Largest Underwater National Flag

PTI, May 2, 2026, Sri Vijaya Puram: The Andaman and Nicobar administration on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record by unfurling the worl...

Bengal Assembly Election: EC Orders Repoll in All 285 Booths of Falta Constituency on May 21

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta assembly constituency i...

BJP reacts to Supreme Court decision on counting staff in West Bengal

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in the Election Commissi...

Nearly 37 per cent turnout recorded in repoll at select booths in Bengal

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: Nearly 37 per cent turnout was recorded till 11 am in the repoll in 15 booths of two Assembly constituencies in W...

TMC files complaint over alleged handling of postal ballot covers

PTI, May 2, 2026, Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday said it has filed a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging una...

Supreme Court says no further order needed on plea over counting staff

EC can choose counting personnel no further order needed SC on TMC plea against EC order on vote counting PTI, May 2, 2026 , New Delhi: The ...

Six officials, including Bidhannagar Deputy Magistrate, suspended ahead of West Bengal counting

SNS, May 1, 2026, Kolkata: Ahead of the counting of votes in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, six officials, including the Deputy Ma...

Security forces destroy 23 illegal bunkers, seize 18 IEDs in Manipur

PTI, May 2, 2026, Imphal: Security forces have destroyed 23 bunkers illegally constructed in Manipur’s Ukhrul district and seized 18 improvi...