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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the BJP workers was trying to loot booths in the state's Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency and detaining people from opposition parties in police stations. «In Mainpuri, BJP people are trying to loot booths. They are detaining opposition people in police stations,» Yadav said without giving details.

China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its military helicopters during an «unsafe» confrontation over the Yellow Sea.

White-collar hiring in the country witnessed a 3% dip year on year last month and slipped 1% on month, the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index showed. This despite insurance (34%), travel and hospitality (16%), oil and gas (15%), and FMCG (11%) sectors clocking double-digit growth in job creation.

tourist arrivals, Sri Lanka has renewed visa-free entry for visitors from India and six other select countries, aiming to make travel more accessible and convenient for international tourists. The countries included in this initiative are India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, allowing their nationals to visit Sri Lanka for up to 30 days without visa fees. The Sri Lankan government's decision comes as part of efforts to rebuild the tourism industry, which has faced significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's ongoing economic and political crises. The visa-free entry scheme, launched in October as a pilot project, reflects Sri Lanka's commitment to promoting tourism and creating seamless travel experiences for visitors from key markets. Although the visa-free entry allows visitors from the select countries to stay in Sri Lanka for 30 days, they are required to apply for their visa online through the website www.srilankaevisa.lk before their arrival. This online application process is designed to ensure smooth processing while maintaining security checks for incoming tourists.

Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin's new term doesn't expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.

Axis Bank Ltd is on a lookout to hire Asian expatriates to help the lender win business from multinational companies.

After years of persistent shortages, Canadians can now access Wegovy, an on-label weight loss medication, made by the same manufacturers of Ozempic.

The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favour of KlimaSeniorinnen (Senior Women for Climate Protection), an association of more than 2,000 Swiss women, all above the age of 64, who had filed a case against the Swiss government for its failure to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which has put them at a greater risk of dying during heatwaves because of their age and gender. The ruling made the Swiss government accountable for violating its citizens’ Right to Life and Health, and created a binding legal precedent for all 46 countries that are part of the European Convention on Human Rights.

gold in the last one week has been 0.63% .whereas in the last month it has been -2.7%. The cost of silver is Rs.84100.0 per kg up by Rs.1200.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹73683.0/10 grams.

iMobile Pay, and marks a significant shift from the previous requirement for NRIs to register an Indian mobile number for similar transactions. Sidharatha Mishra, Head of Digital Channels and Partnerships at ICICI Bank, commented on the launch, “We are delighted to partner with NPCI to launch the UPI facility on international mobile numbers through iMobile Pay. With this facility, our NRI customers residing in 10 countries do not need to switch to an Indian mobile number to pay using UPI.

third phase of voting commenced for 18th Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on casted his vote at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Prime Minister was welcomed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah when he arrived at Nishan Higher Secondary School. «Today is the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. I appeal to everyone to cast their vote in this democracy. The election campaign will run for three to four weeks more. I always cast my vote here in Gujarat. (Union Minister) Amit Shah is contesting the election from here as a BJP candidate. I came here yesterday from Andhra Pradesh and need to go to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana (today),” said PM Modi after casting his vote. Along with rising temperature in the country, PM Modi urged the voters to drink more water. „It will be good for your health and will also give you energy...,“ said the PM.

polling started for 93 Lok Sabha seats across 12 states and union territories in the third phase of the general election on Tuesday at 7:00 am. The states and union territories where the elections are being held in this phase are Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10) and West Bengal (4). The BJP has bagged the Surat seat unopposed. In this phase, more than 1300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray.

Lounge Loves: The calm Jean-Christophe Novelli, an oil from Qi Ayurveda and more Talking to Mint from the studio in Lado Sarai, Delhi, Sairam answers questions about her workspace, and how the energy of the space feeds her creativity. The thing is we, the five Principals of Studio Lotus, don’t actually have a dedicated workspace because a lot of our time is spent working directly with the teams. So, for me, the whole office is like my workspace.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday. She also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his language on the campaign trail. Addressing party workers in the Rae Bareli constituency, the Congress general secretary said, "Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru undertook movements so that the people's rights could be strengthened.

Fusion MicroFinance on Monday reported a 16% year-on-year rise in March quarter net profit at Rs 133 crore against Rs 115 crore in the year ago period, supported by business expansion and higher earnings. The lender's net interest income was 32% higher at Rs 360 crore against Rs 274 crore earlier. Total income grew 30% at Rs 675 crore.

Microsoft Corporation recently acquired 48 acres of land in Hyderabad for a deal valued at approximately Rs 267 crore. The property was purchased from the land aggregator, Sai Balaji Developers, located in Ranga Reddy district, as per the document shared by Propstack, a data analytics firm. «Microsoft has big plans to expand its data centre business and will be developing one of the biggest data centres in the region. The property is located about forty kilometres from the main city of Hyderabad, and the company paid a premium on the land,» said a person aware of the deal.

replace First Minister Humza Yousaf as the leader of the party. The SNP has been in turmoil since long-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon abruptly stepped down last year during a campaign finance investigation that eventually led to criminal charges against her husband. Swinney, 60, who joined the party at age 15, will try to bring stability to the SNP as it fights efforts by opponents to weaken it going into U.K.-wide parliamentary elections expected later this year.

New Delhi: India on Monday permitted export of 14,000 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Mauritius, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. “The export of 14,000 MT of Non-Basmati White Rice to Mauritius has been permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL),” the DGFT said. In July 2023, the government had prohibited the export of non-basmati white rice but it had said exports would be allowed on the basis of permission granted to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on requests from those countries.

Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi, in an exclusive interview with Times Now, explained the reasoning behind the substantial goal of 400-paar. PM Modi expressed assurance when asked about his confidence in the NDA's capability to achieve the 400-plus target following the completion of two phases of polling. He explained how the BJP and its allies have collectively achieved the target set by the party. «Just count the number of sitting MPs we have. When we emerged victorious in 2019, we had approximately 359 Members of Parliament. Political parties from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha consistently supported us. This amounts to approximately 35 Members of Parliament. Additionally, Members of Parliament from the Northeast are aligned with us. Therefore, in practical terms, the NDA+ already had a strength of around 400. Our strength in the Parliament was already 400,» PM Modi explained.

Myanmar to Mizoram, the number of those taking shelter has increased to 34,332. A Mizoram government official said people are entering Mizoram to evade being recruited in the Arakan Army (AA) militant group. Around 50 Myanmarese, including 10 women, fled Paletwa in the neighbouring country’s Chin region and entered Hruitezawl village in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district during the past few days to evade recruitment in the Arakan Army (AA) militant group, the largest armed ethnic outfit in Myanmar, which is recruiting people from the Chin region to intensify their battle against the Army. People from Myanmar are taking shelter across the 11 districts in phases after the military junta seized power in the neighboring country on February 1, 2021. The Kuki-Zomi-Chin tribes in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur share ethnic ties, and cultural and linguistic similarities with the Mizo people.

Doctors are rallying around an audacious goal: eliminating a cancer for the first time. Cervical cancer rates in the U.S. have dropped by more than half since the 1970s.