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As many as 19,63,684 people cast their votes on Tuesday

An Indian-origin nurse, Naijil Paul, has been sentenced to over seven years in jail in Scotland for raping a colleague and sexually assaulting two others. Paul fled to India before his 2019 trial but was extradited after six years. He pleaded guilty to the charges, which occurred in 2018 while he managed Acorn Park Care Home in Glasgow.

54 civil society groups and over 200 individual signatories criticise move in open letter

A madrassa teacher has been arrested in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, for allegedly raping a minor. Police apprehended the accused within three hours of the complaint, booking him under the Pocso Act and BNS. The swift arrest followed intelligence inputs and effective teamwork, with further investigation ongoing.

Rahul Gandhi delivered a blistering speech in the Lok Sabha during the election reforms debate, accusing the government and the Election Commission of institutional capture, raising concerns over “vote chori,” and questioning changes to key electoral laws. He also criticised the RSS, celebrated India’s democratic spirit, and proposed urgent reforms to protect free and fair elections.

Back-of-the-envelope calculations indicate that reducing daily flights from 400 to 500 will affect 65,000 to 81,000 daily passengers, who had probably booked their seats weeks in advance

The West Bengal Government accorded approval for land acquisition only on November 21, 2023, and the Central Government has made the requisite payment to the State, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha

The Congress leader claimed that the Modi government changed the law to give complete immunity to election commissioners for their decision but added, “we are going to change the law and going to find you”

A senior official of the Industries Department urged entrepreneurs to make most of the measures, while refraining from incentive shopping

India’s maiden full-fledged summit on supercomputing kicks-off in Yelahanka. The five day event being held at Manipal Institute of Technology campus features advanced computer technologies by 175 firms.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Parliament can pay true homage to Bharat Mata by discussing and resolving the issues of common people