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Vaishali clinches Women's Candidates with classy win

Bengaluru, April 17 -- Vaishali Rameshbabu's eyes widened as they darted across the board, running triple checks, taking deep breaths, and perhaps feeling her heart pounding in her ears. With under a ... Read More


After woeful start, KKR in danger of being left behind

Kolkata, April 17 -- Four losses, no wins, KKR's campaign is already beginning to feel older than it is. What's worse is that nothing about KKR's decline has been dramatic so far. No particular collap... Read More


Citizens cannot be coerced to vote: SC

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday held that while participation in elections is vital to a democracy, citizens cannot be compelled to cast their vote, underscoring that awareness, a... Read More


Sandalwood brigand Veerappan's kin in TN electoral fray

CHENNAI, April 17 -- India's most notorious poacher and sandalwood smuggler Veerappan is back in Tamil Nadu elections through his wife and daughter who are contesting from different assembly seats on ... Read More


South or North, there will be no bias: Modi on delimitation

New Delhi, April 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that the amendments to expedite the roll-out of the women's reservation in legislative bodies by 2029, including the p... Read More


Dawn of despair: 2 dead, 1,000 workers homeless

LUCKNOW, April 17 -- As rescue teams and residents trawled through the slum cluster in Lucknow's Vikas Nagar, reduced to ashes after the blaze the evening before, charred bodies of two children, one a... Read More


Victims sift ashes, attempt to salvage cash and jewellery

LUCKNOW, April 17 -- For 1,000 residents of the Vikas Nagar slum cluster, Thursday morning brought a harrowing confrontation with reality. Following a devastating fire on Wednesday evening that destro... Read More


Residents dig in as smart meterdispute escalates in Indira Nagar

LUCKNOW, April 17 -- A standoff between residents and the power department intensified in Indira Nagar on Thursday, with protesters refusing talks until newly installed smart electricity meters are re... Read More


LDA team attacked during anti-encroachment drive

Lucknow, April 17 -- For the third time in recent months, a Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) enforcement team was attacked during an anti-encroachment drive, raising serious concerns about the safe... Read More


Commercial LPG supply ramped up to fuel wedding season

LUCKNOW, April 17 -- In a bid to prevent a "cylinder crunch" from dampening the ongoing wedding season, state authorities and oil marketing companies have ramped up the supply of commercial LPG. Follo... Read More