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khatayi, a souring agent for curries and dals. Khatayi differs from amchur, a powdered dehydrated mango with a more intense flavour used heavily in Punjabi dishes. Sometimes, the raw mango is salted and dried.

India’s urban centres, seen as hubs of progress, often appear to take on a prime role in shaping the political discourse. Voting numbers at around 10.45 am in 30 select constituencies across six metro cities show that Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has increased its vote share to 44.4% in the current Lok Sabha election, from nearly 39% in the 2019 election and 32% in 2014. Congress’ vote share in these constituencies has also increased, from 17.8% in the previous national election to nearly 21% as of the latest data.

That India has made impressive strides in expanding its road infrastructure is undeniable and very visible. Going by historical metrics, one can also possibly justify this expansion. After all, India has a mere 5.13km of road length per 1,000 people, against more than 20km in the US.

What are the important battlegrounds in West Bengal? Although the fate of 33 constituencies will be decided today, the polling in 9 constituencies—Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar—demands close attention. Significant battlegrounds also include Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat, and other regions throughout the state.What do exit polls say? Exit polls predict a sweeping victory for the BJP in West Bengal, driven by their aggressive campaign against Mamata Banerjee.

India's strong GDP growth of over 6% a year will help push the annual growth in travel spending in the country to roughly 9%, a new McKinsey report released on Monday said. With this growth, India's domestic travel market could overtake Japan and Mexico to become the world's fourth largest by 2030, as per the report titled 'The State of Tourism and Hospitality 2024'. Domestic air passenger traffic in India is projected to double by 2030, buoyed in part by a state-subsidised initiative that aims to connect underserved domestic airports and has shifted the development focus away from major metropolises such as Mumbai and Delhi towards fast-developing smaller cities such as Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

ALSO READ: Bengaluru water supply cut alert! BSWWB warns of water shortage on THESE daysAccording to 'X' user @Bnglrweatherman, he cited IMD data of 2 June which recorded recorded 111 mm for Bengaluru, crossing the June month average of 110.3 mm, in a single day. He further said the highest single day rainfall in June was recorded on 16 June, 1891.Meanwhile, head of IMD Centre, Bengaluru, CS Patil mentioned the southwest monsoon has further advanced over Karnataka and a yellow alert has been issued for some districts till 5 June.ALSO READ: Monsoon Tracker: Wet spell in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai? IMD's full weather forecast here"Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada in coastal Karnataka, Bagalkote, Belgavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Koppal and Vijayapura in north interior Karnataka and Ballari, Bengaluru (rural and urban), Chikkaballapura, Davangere, Chitradurga, Hassan, Mysuru, Tumakuru in south interior Karnataka are likely to get heavy rainfall in the next two days," he added.On IMD's forecast of heavy rains in the next 24 hours, Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar said, as quoted by ANI, "I have instructed that no department related to Bangalore, including BESCOM, KPTCL, BBMP, BDBUS SB, Forest Department, can shirk their responsibility.

₹10,000 crore during the seven-phase Lok Sabha election that commenced on 19 April and concluded on 1 June. The seizures include cash, freebies, drugs, and liquor, were made during the 2024 polls as compared to ₹3,500 crore in 2019.CEC Rajiv Kumar said the poll panel will soon start the election process in Jammu and Kashmir.Over 90% of 495 complaints of Model Code of Conduct violations were disposed of during the 2024 polls, Kumar said.Nearly 400,000 vehicles, 135 special trains and 1,692 air sorties were used for conducting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and only 39 repolls took place this year as against 540 repolls in 2019, he said.Before the seventh and last phase of the elections, most of northern and central India was in the grip of extreme heatwave conditions on 28 May with the mercury crossing 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Churu and Haryana's Sirsa and settling nine notches above normal in Delhi.On social media memes calling election commissioners ‘Laapataa Gentlemen’, inspired by the recent film ‘Laapataa Ladies’, Kumar said, “We were always here, never went missing".However, on most of the charges from opposition parties, the CEC said that it was a narrative aimed at “misleading" the election process.The CEC addressed the press conference a day after the INDIA bloc urged the poll panel to ensure that postal ballots are counted and their results declared before the outcome of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) is announced.During the previous Lok Sabha elections, deputy election commissioners used to hold media briefings after each phase.

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) have elected incumbent Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang as its chief ministerial candidate. Tamang stated in X, “Following the inaugural meeting of the newly elected legislators at Mintokgang, we formally submitted a resolution to the Governor, Lakshman Prasad Acharya Ji. The resolution, signed by all 30 newly elected legislators, has designated me as the leader of the Legislature Party and the Chief Ministerial candidate for the 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly. I sincerely thank the esteemed legislators for their decision and the people of Sikkim for entrusting us with the responsibility to serve the state and its citizens once again”.

La Nina.El Niño, which began in June 2023, resulting in insufficient rainfall in India, and leading to water scarcity in some regions, besides droughts and prolonged dry periods across Asia is transitioning to El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral this month and the cooler phase, or La Niña, as early as in June-August or by July-September.More rain is expected in Bengaluru for the next two days with overcast conditions, followed by light to moderate thundershowers as southwest Monsoon advanced into some more parts of south Peninsular India on Monday, the weather bureau said.Meanwhile, heat wave conditions prevailed in isolated pockets in the central part of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, West Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and East Madhya Pradesh. Heatwave conditions have been prevailing over Haryana since 17 May and over Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh since 18 May.Also Read | Mint Primer | Into the 50s: Why heatwaves are hotter & longerOn Sunday, maximum temperatures witnessed a fall of 3-4°C over some parts of East Madhya Pradesh, 2-3°C fall in some parts of Interior Odisha, Vidarbha, Punjab and by 1-2°C over some parts of Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh and adjoining East Rajasthan.Maximum Temperature on Sunday was in the range of 43- 45°C over some parts of north Rajasthan, south Haryana, Delhi, north Madhya Pradesh and southeast Madhya Pradesh; in the range 41-43°C over many parts of Punjab, remaining parts of Haryana, Delhi, south Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh; over some parts of west Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Telangana, south interior Odisha.

₹1,100 crore was laundered. In supplementary prosecution complaint, the federal agency said that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha was involved in proceeds of crime (PoC) worth ₹292.8 crore.The supplementary prosecution complaint was filed before Special Judge Kaveri Beweja, who on Monday extended Kavitha’s judicial custody till July 3.The judge prolonged Kavitha's custody following her court appearance, which was in response to an earlier order that issued a production warrant for her.

airlines can offer in one of the world’s biggest markets for outbound travel, Emirates president Tim Clark said.

Paras Buildtech has announced the launch of its super luxury project ‘The Manor’ at Gwal Pahari in Gurugram. This high-rise residential project spans 4.26 acres and offers an exclusive collection of just 120 luxury apartments.

₹73 crore in India's gross box office. With ₹19.5 crore coming from the overseas market, the movie's total box office collection stands at ₹92.5 crore.In 2024, the movie became the first commercially successful Tamil movie. In addition to Bhatia and Khanna, the movie also features other actors such as Ramachandra Raju, Santhosh Prathap, Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh and Delhi Ganesh.The movie's story takes place in Northeast India.

oath-taking ceremony of the next Prime Minister of India. The restrictions will remain in force from June 1 to July 30 (including both dates). 1.

revised toll charges for motorists on national highways across the country have come to effect from Monday, an official said. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has hiked the toll charges by an average of 5 per cent.

aviation ministry has set in motion the urban air mobility project with the setting up several technical committees to pave the way for India's first ait taxi to take-off by 2026, as was being planned for some time.

heatwave from March to May, Reuters reported, citing local media and government data.May was particularly harsh, with temperatures in Delhi and Rajasthan soaring to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).Meanwhile, parts of eastern India grappled with Cyclone Remal, and heavy rains in Assam claimed 14 lives since Tuesday.Also Read | Lok Sabha elections 2024: Postal ballots will be counted first, confirms ECI day after Oppn moves poll bodyOn Friday, at least 33 people, including election officials, died of suspected heatstroke in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha during India's general election.Data from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed that May was the worst month, with 46 heat-related deaths and 19,189 suspected heat stroke cases, as reported by The Print.Including suspected cases, the total death toll in India could be as high as 80, according to The Hindu. The central state of Madhya Pradesh alone recorded over 5,000 heat stroke cases.Also Read | Bill Gates to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg — A look at the hobbies tech billionaires enjoyNotably, there is some relief in sight as the weather office has predicted less severe heatwave conditions until Wednesday.

Mint on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association, a global airline body. On receiving the nod from NCLT, the airline hopes to take another 4-5 months to merge the air operator certificate of AIX Connect with Air India Express. The Tatas acquired both Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express in January 2022.

mass rigging’ in the process for counting of votes in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, claiming that the ‘Candidate’s Counting Agents’ would not be allowed at the Assistant Returning Officer’s (ARO) table for the first time. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, however, responded to Maken’s allegation clarifying that the ‘Counting Agents’ are allowed at tables of Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers.

Driven by economic growth, rapid urbanisation, increased individual earnings, and mounting interest in an opulent lifestyle, luxury housing in India is on a roll currently. Buyers now demand bigger spaces fitted with modern amenities and splendid architectural layout with meticulous design to ensure experiential living. And amid the rising demand, Delhi-NCR dominated the luxury housing Q1 launches.

Central West Delhi is witnessing a significant transformation in residential preferences as more individuals and families transition from traditional builder floors and kothis to high-rise condominiums. This shift is influenced by factors such as enhanced security, superior amenities, and a community-oriented lifestyle. New real estate developers entering the area are keenly aware of these changing preferences and are designing their projects to cater to the evolving psychology of potential homeowners, focusing on providing comprehensive security, luxurious amenities, and strong community bonds through their condominium offerings.