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New Delhi: By-elections to eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23, respectively. EC said Sunday. CEC Gyanesh Kumar said by-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9; and…

Airlines like Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air have announced fuel surcharges on both domestic and international flights, increasing airfares on all circuits and forcing many to panic book tickets for their future travel plans, reports Joy Sengupta. A representative of a travel firm told TOI that the drop in oil prices should reduce airfares….

New Delhi: Election Commission Sunday said that announcements and policy decisions before the announcement of elections are a prerogative of the office – the Center or the state government. While announcing the schedule for assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, the panel said the code of conduct, prohibiting any fresh…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jewelery worth over Rs 2 crore has been allegedly stolen from Kaudia Palace, the official residence of the Travancore royal family. The Perurkada police registered a case of theft based on a complaint filed by senior family member As-Athi Thirunal Gauri Lakshmi Bai. The ornaments, kept in an iron cupboard in the bedroom of…

MUMBAI: A family property dispute that started before the Bombay High Court just two weeks after the Constitution came into force has finally ended after 76 years. On February 27, the court ordered the division of the remaining one acre (4,271 sq m) land in Yerwada, Pune, among the heirs of landowner MMH Janmohamed who…

Srinagar: Army and police thwart an infiltration attempt LOC between J&K Uri A Pakistani terrorist was killed in the sector early Sunday morning.“Based on specific intelligence provided by the J&K Police, a joint operation was launched. When challenged, the terrorists opened fire indiscriminately, forcing the security forces to open fire,” the Srinagar-based Chinese Corps of…

New Delhi: Political parties on Sunday welcomed the Election Commission’s announcement of election dates for 4 states and one union territory. West Bengal will vote in two phases starting April 23, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry on April 9 and Tamil Nadu on April 23; All results will be declared on May 4.In 2021, West Bengal…