Nearly two crore young voters, or those between the ages of 18 and 29 would be first-time voters. Regardless of the outcome of the elections or the imperfections that might impact its conduct, the fact that a system has been created where some 100 crore people are going to determine who will represent them in the highest institution of governance is a tremendous collective achievement to be proud of.
The escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran in West Asia has once again brought the region to the brink of conflict.
Amidst the kaleidoscope of Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finds itself entangled in a complex web of identity, ideology, and electoral aspirations.
It can rightfully be termed an assembly of Gods and Goddesses, a parliament of divinity. Under the picturesque rotunda of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai, sculptures of ancient gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome, Egypt and Assyria have come together, along with a spectrum of Indian gods and deities in a unique global exhibition.
The GI Registry awarded the certification to the Banaras Tirangi Barfi and the five other Uttar Pradesh products on Tuesday.
The grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, teeming with surge of devotees since early morning hours of Wednesday, witnessed a grand spectacle this afternoon as 'Surya Tilak' was performed on Ram Lalla.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh and charge up the atmosphere ahead of the second, third and fourth phase of general elections.
A medium-intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman Islands region in the early hours of Wednesday.
This weekend, at many places of south Bengal, could be blistering. The weather office has issued a forecast of the mercury soaring up to seven degrees Celsius above normal, for three days during 19-21 April at many places over districts of south Bengal.
To prevent any unpleasant incidents in the city during Ram Navami celebrations ahead of the Lok Sabha election, police headquarters at Lalbazar were on high alert.
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, gunshots were fired at Bakchara in Gaighata of North 24 Parganas, last night by unidentified miscreants.
Trinamul candidate Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar narrowly escaped an accident on her way to the Trinamul office in Badu Road, Madhyamgram.
Congress politician Sachin Pilot became the youngest MP in India at the age of 26. In 2004, he won the Dausa Lok Sabha seat, earlier represented by his father late Rajesh Pilot, a veteran Congress leader.
BJP candidate from Pilibhit, Jitin Prasada, who replaced Varun Gandhi, has his task cut out. Battling political heat as well as heatwave conditions, Prasada is leaving no stone unturned to reach every pocket of his constituency.
The BSF received the two Bangladeshi politicians, and Majumdar personally escorted them back to Calcutta.
The Gariahat Chess Club is an open-air space beneath the Gariahat flyover where kings and queens have been strategically manoeuvred and conquered for years. The club was formalised in 2006 with Bengal’s first Open Air Chess Tournament and was successfully given a facelift in 2018 with 13 tables bearing laminated chess boards.
The heightened alert was issued late on Wednesday after the 725-meter-high volcano had two large eruptions earlier in the day, spewing a column of ash 3,000 metres into the sky.
South Korea will open an annual meeting of its top envoys abroad next week with a focus on strengthening its diplomacy amid geopolitical challenges, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Two Indo-Canadian men are among five South Asians arrested for Canada's largest gold heist at Toronto airport.
The allies of Israel, including the US, the UK and France had requested Israel not to attack the Rafah region as the population density in the region is high.
The global publications include Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The Economist, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Maxim, Elle, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Bazaar, among others.
Tech giant Google has laid off 28 employees who were involved in sit-in protests at its offices over a Google contract with the Israeli government.
Recently, the realme P1 5G has become the best player with AMOLED display in all-flash sales among products launched in the Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 segment in 2024.
Hyundai Motor, Mercedes-Benz Korea, and two other carmakers will recall over 11,000 vehicles due to faulty components, the transport ministry here said on Thursday.
Director Prasanth Varma, who received a lot of positive response to his film ‘HanuMan’, on the occasion of Ram Navami, has shared that the sequel to the film will be a cinematic piece to celebrate for a lifetime.
The superhit Marathi franchise 'Zapatlela' is returning with its 3rd instalment. On Wednesday, the makers announced the 3rd part of the franchise with a new poster.
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari on Wednesday posted an adorable birthday wish for her fiance-actor Siddharth, wishing for endless laughter, fairy dust and happiness on loop.
Tom Harper, the director of the streaming film ‘Heart of Stone’, Alia's first Hollywood project, heaped praises on the actress, calling her a “truly international star”.
Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets, while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs scalped two wickets apiece to bowl out the home side for just 89 in 17.3 overs.
On a day the wind played havoc by constantly switching directions, Gurugram-based Sunhit Bishnoi produced the joint lowest round of 66 to move into third place at eight-under 136.
Arsenal's goalkeeper David Raya was also busy as he had to palm away Jamal Musiala's dangerous effort moments later.
From the time Rishabh Pant elected to bowl first after a brief giggle to decide his decision upon winning the toss, everything went right for him in ensuring Delhi Capitals thrashed Gujarat Titans by six wickets.
In an engaging tête-à-tête with The Statesman within the cosy confines of the Storyteller Bookstore in Kolkata, author Novoneel Chakraborty speaks about the complexities of his literary creations, illuminating characters that populate his books.
On March 22, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court had directed the state government to include the students studying in madrasas of the state to other schools.
As CETs are first preference, the University also advised the students aspiring to take admission in these programmes to apply for CETs also to increase better chances of admission, the official added.
Her aim was to reshape the societal perception of this historical UNESCO site and explore the scientific, religious, and philosophical intersections that it represents.
Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets, while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs scalped two wickets apiece to bowl out the home side for just 89 in 17.3 overs.
If you think you can compensate for your night’s sleep during the daytime you may be wrong, said Dr. Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based neurologist on Wednesday.
Among the contenders, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stands as a formidable force, vying for the Arunachal West seat.
Raising a kid is 18 years of prompt engineering, said Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday.
PM Modi addressed a massive election rally in Tirunelveli's Ambasamudram grounds on Monday.
The heightened alert was issued late on Wednesday after the 725-meter-high volcano had two large eruptions earlier in the day, spewing a column of ash 3,000 metres into the sky.
South Korea will open an annual meeting of its top envoys abroad next week with a focus on strengthening its diplomacy amid geopolitical challenges, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The global publications include Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The Economist, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Maxim, Elle, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Bazaar, among others.
Tech giant Google has laid off 28 employees who were involved in sit-in protests at its offices over a Google contract with the Israeli government.
"Congress guarantees to revive the Scheduled Caste Plan and the Tribal Sub-Plan and implement it by law," he added.