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Polling officials will have to travel three hours through a difficult terrain to reach the booth to be set up at at Vellimalai in Varusanadu in Theni district

A total of 24 pilgrims from Pollachi and Devakottai travelled to the Manakamana Temple in Gorkha district. The bodies are being taken to Kathmandu, from where they will be sent to Chennai, says a State government statement

He hands over appointment letters to 27 kin, says pending cases will be reopened to hold perpetrators accountable 

In 75 seats, party will field its own candidates; in 11 seats, Independents will contest

National Conference describes protest rallies as “mourning gatherings”, noting that Khamenei was not just a head of state, but a revered religious leader to many Kashmiris; MLAs say L-G promised to review cases ahead of Id

NDA which is falling short of the 3 votes claiming to win all five seat whereas main opposition party RJD relying on five MLA of (AIMIM) and lone MLA of BSP.

Stating that trade and commerce have to be done with people from across the globe, the RSS general secretary says the government is doing the “right” thing

A question asked candidates to choose a term for ‘a person who changes according to circumstances’. The options were ‘Pandit’ (scholar), ‘Avsarvadi’ (opportunist), ‘Nishkapat’ (innocent or sincere) and ‘Sadachari’ (virtuous). CM issues directions to avoid ‘derogatory’ and ‘disrespectful’ references

Says CPI(M) facing unprecedented crisis as leaders quit party; accuses government of last-minute decisions to mislead voters

Besides a relook into policy and diversification of crops, the Supreme Court of India asks Centre to convene a meeting of stakeholders to look into various issues, including the absence of MSP for pulses

Air India pilots are flying longer hours due to rerouted flights amid the Iran war, with the DGCA granting temporary extensions. While understanding the necessity, pilots express concerns about fatigue impacting safety. The airline is implementing measures to mitigate these issues and expedite pilot upgrades to manage the increased flight demands.

Attorney General tells Supreme Court that there is no “provision empowering the UPSC to condone such inordinate delay”; States cannot appoint acting DGP as there is no such concept, says top court

The accused allegedly collected about $300-400 per head from jobseekers and facilitated their travel to Cambodia, where they were forced to carry out online frauds targeting victims in India

Across the State, 1,897 cases were reported this month alone, taking the total this year to 11,388, according to the Health department data