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India

62% voter turnout in 102 constituencies as millions vote in phase 1 of General Election

The first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of around 62% until 9 pm in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories, the phase with the largest number of seats in the seven-phase 2024 polls.

Chhattisgarh: Accidental explosion kills CRPF constable on poll duty

An Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) shell accidently exploded in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, killing a 32-year-old constable of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assigned to poll duty, according to police.

Violence, booth rigging disrupt polling in Manipur and Bengal

The first round of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal and Manipur was marred by incidents of violence.

Hyderabad: BJP candidate ‘shooting arrow’ at Masjid stirs controversy

A video of Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, surfaced on the internet, in which she was seen miming as shooting an arrow at a Masjid during a rally.

“I know where your house is…”: Assam BJP MLA threatens voters with bulldozer

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Bijoy Malakar allegedly threatened voters in Assam’s Karimganj district to support the Hindutva party or face demolition by bulldozers.

Global press body condemns raid on The Wire, editors

The International Press Institute global network has condemned the raid by Delhi Police on the founder editors and reports at the The Wire after a complaint by BJP leader Amit Malaviya.

“They want to arrest me before polls”: DK Shivakumar approaches Delhi HC against PMLA probe

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a plea moved by Karnataka Congress unit president DK Shivakumar challenging the probe initiated by ED against him in a PMLA case.
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“PM had similarly praised Ghulam Nabi Azad”: Sachin Pilot on PM’s praise for Ashok Gehlot

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Ashok Gehlot at a government function, Congress's Sachin Pilot said that it "should not be taken lightly" by the party.

ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in illegal land mining case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering investigation related to an alleged mining scam in the state.
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Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad

Radhika Vemula, the Dalit rights activist and the mother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, whose death had sparked off countrywide protests in 2016, joined Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

In pictures | One year of longing in Kashmir

A year has passed since Firdausa’s eldest child was killed. In the living room, she looks at her other children, and says “I have four more children, but there is a hole in my heart that longs for him.” 
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Gujarat cable bridge collapse: Hospital treating injured spruced up overnight for PM visit

Gujarat's Morbi civil hospital where dozens of injured people from the cable bridge accident are getting treated gets spruced up overnight for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. On Tuesday morning,...

DIGIPUB slams The Wire raid, says it cannot become tool to worsen fraught state of journalism

DIGIPUB News India Foundation, a body of digital-only news ventures and freelance journalists, has strongly condemned in no uncertain terms the searches against the editors and reporter of The Wire, which mainly serve the purpose of criminalising and creating a chilling effect against the profession of journalism in India.
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HC quashes Gujarat’s first ‘anti-love jihad law’ FIR against Muslim family

The Gujarat High Court quashed the first FIR registered by the Gujarat Police under the state's 'anti-love jihad' law against Muslim man, his parents and priests following the husband and wife settled the matter among themselves.

Muslim cab driver, UAPA prisoner in Hathras case, to walk out of jail after 757 days

Mohammad Alam, a Rampur resident cab driver who spent 757 days in Uttar Pradesh jail is set to walk out of jail as he got bail in all the cases registered against him.
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Delhi Police searches residences of The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan, M K Venu, Jahnavi Sen

Delhi Police Monday searched the residences of The Wire founder and prominent journalist Siddharth Varadarajan, the editor of news website, M K Venu and deputy editor Jahnavi Sen in connection with its reports that BJP IT cell’s Amit Malviya used his special privileges at Meta to take down over 700 social media posts.

‘Act of God’ or ‘Act of fraud’: Opposition attacks PM Modi over Gujarat bridge tragedy

The Opposition accused the Gujarat BJP government of “negligence” and asked if it was an “act of God” or “an act of fraud”, alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 election speech against the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal when a flyover collapsed in Kolkata, killing many.
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