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Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…

Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo/ Agencies) NEW DELHI: Whether the BJP-led NDA secures a third consecutive term in Assam will be known when votes cast in the April 9 assembly polls are counted on Monday.Ahead of the polls, the “infiltrator” narrative emerged as one of the BJP’s central electoral planks, with the party campaigning aggressively on…

Puducherry voting (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for the Puducherry assembly elections will begin on Monday at 8 am, with clear trends expected within a few hours as the Union Territory has only 30 constituencies.The election witnessed a record voter turnout of 89.83% and is being closely watched as a high-stakes contest between the…

Amid the unendurable, inside hospital wards, in the rubble after a calamity, or in the quiet devastation of personal loss, dark, absurd jokes bubble up like twisted lifelines.“We can either laugh in the face of death or die trying not to,” wrote novelist James Grippando. It’s morbid, it’s wrong, yet it cuts through the horror,…

Oil prices soared to a four-year peak on Thursday before retreating, as fears over the intensifying US-Iran war rattled global energy markets and fueled concerns over disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, briefly climbed to $126.41 a barrel overnight, its highest level in four years, before easing back to…

Brij Bhushan Singh, Vinesh Phogat NEW DELHI: In a big revelation, decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday said that she is one of the six women wrestlers who had filed complaints of sexual harassment against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.The case against Brij Bhushan is still in court, with…

NEW DELHI: Assam assembly elections concluded in one phase on April 9, recording a turnout of over 85%, one of the highest in recent years. In a crucial contest in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party, under chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is seeking a third straight term. Meanwhile, the Congress has mounted a determined effort…

Photo credit: Instagram/_ikswaal Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh briefly halted his concert in Calgary, Canada, during his ongoing Aura Tour after noticing some audience members waving pro-Khalistan flags, videos of which have surfaced online.Addressing the situation mid-performance, Diljit Dosanjh reportedly responded to criticism from sections of the Punjabi community and the controversy surrounding his appearance on…

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5 after seeking time to raise concerns over the alleged misuse of state machinery in Punjab.He is expected to flag political vendetta against MPs who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), news agency…