- Thursday, 28 August 2025
PTI
BJP-led Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra, oppn INDIA to bag Jharkhand
Maharashtra was coloured a vivid saffron on Saturday with voters giving the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance a landslide win over a tottering MVA while the opposition INDIA bloc looked set to return to power in Jharkhand.
Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People's Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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Bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand, seven dead
At least seven people were killed and many injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district, a senior official said.
Elections in Maharashtra to be held on Nov 20, Jharkhand on Nov 13 and 20
The Assembly polls in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20, while Jharkhand polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, the Election Commission of India announced on Tuesday.
Atishi takes oath as new Delhi CM
Senior AAP leader Atishi was administered oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday. Saxena administered the oath of office and secrecy to Atishi who is now Delhi's third woman chief minister after Congress' Sheila Dikshit and BJP's Sushma Swaraj.
Woman kills newborn daughter, cites social stigma over fourth girl child
Facing social stigma over the birth of her fourth girl child, a 28-year-old woman killed her six-day-old daughter and threw her body on the roof of an adjacent house in west Delhi's Khayala area, police said on Saturday.
Bangladesh govt orders complete internet shutdown as protesters plan 'Long March to Dhaka'
The Bangladesh government on Monday ordered a complete internet shutdown as protestors asked the general public to join a "Long March to Dhaka", a day after over 100 people died in fierce clashes between demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of the country.
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2 killed, 30 injured as protesters and ruling party supporters clash in Bangladesh
At least two people were killed and 30 others injured Sunday in clashes between protestors and the ruling Awami League supporters on the outskirts of Dhaka as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Bangladesh's capital demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
Three die as basement of coaching centre flooded in central Delhi
Three civil services aspirants have died after the basement of a building housing a coaching centre was flooded following heavy rain in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area, officials said. According to the Delhi Fire Department (DFS), a call about waterlogging was received from Rau's IAS Study Circle at around 7 pm on Saturday about the basement of the coaching institute being flooded.
Rain lashes parts of Delhi, more showers expected
Rain lashed parts of Delhi on Thursday morning and the minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season.
Waterlogging, traffic woes after heavy rains in Goa; IMD issues 'red' alert
Heavy rains lashed parts of Goa for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, which led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and traffic congestion in state capital Panaji and other cities.
At least 27 people killed in stampede at 'Satsang' in India
At least 27 people were killed and several more injured in a stampede at a religious congregation in a village in Hathras district on Tuesday, police said.
Death toll in India train accident mounts to 15, 60 injured
At least 15 people died and around 60 others were injured after a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal on Monday, police said.
10 killed, 13 injured as tempo falls into river in India
Ten people were killed and 13 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into the Alaknanda river on Badrinath national highway in Uttarakhand here on Saturday, officials said.
Voting underway in 57 constituencies in 8 states of India
In the seventh and final phase of the general election on Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha.
