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Kerala is out for voting on Thursday and the noise is over.The ‘Kalashakkottu’ has ended, the loudspeakers are off and after weeks of rallies, temple runs, church visits, candidate selfies and backroom arithmetic, the election is back where Kerala likes it best – booth by booth, ward by ward, vote by vote.Now the real contest…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Thursday, he urged the voters of Kerala. Assam And as polling begins in three states in Puducherry, a large number of people will turn up.In a post on X, PM Modi emphasized the importance of strong participation in Kerala, urging voters—especially youth and women—to actively participate in the…

New Delhi: Informal Group of Ministers (iGoM) headed by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday directed all departments to continue to focus on building preparedness, coordination and resilience to be ready to face any eventuality due to conflict in West Asia.In a post on X, Rajnath said the government is ensuring continued availability of LPG, petrol…

New Delhi: The Center on Wednesday launched a veiled attack on a Tamil Nadu law that axed regulation of appointment of ‘archkads (priests)’ in temples, saying the Supreme Court had in the past wrongly classified the appointment of ‘archkads’ as a “secular law” when it was purely a religious decision.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made a…

Representative Image (PTI) HYDERABAD: Several residents of Hyderabad’s old city on Tuesday approached Election Commission booth-level officers (BLOs) seeking help in identifying their names in the 2002 voter list. To their shock, instead of someone who knew the rulebook, they were approached by a sanitation worker from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, who did not…

The Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire – after six weeks of brutal war in the West Asia region – was welcomed by India in an official statement in which the government also expressed hope that the ceasefire would lead to a lasting peace in the region. Stressing that the conflict has already caused immense suffering to people…

New Delhi: India ranks third globally in renewable energy installed capacity, overtaking Brazil in global rankings, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said on Wednesday.The new and renewable energy minister said India will add a record 55.3 GW of non-fossil power capacity in 2025-26, taking the total to 283.5 GW. “This is the highest increase in any…

New Delhi: In a bid to offer some reassurance to airlines badly hit by the US-Iran war, the aviation ministry has directed 34 major airports to reduce their landing and parking charges by 25% for domestic flights for three months. Accordingly, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) on Tuesday issued an order directing airport operators…

New Delhi: High-voltage campaigning for the Assam assembly elections concluded on Tuesday, bringing two weeks of sharp political exchanges, aggressive rhetoric and a bond of promise.The contest is mainly between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Indian National Congress. The BJP’s campaign was dominated by the key plank of “Jati-Maati-Veti”, a strong pitch…