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LIVE: 3 LeT terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

Rajya Sabha win: BJP gets a shot in the arm before presidential polls

With the gains made in the current round of elections, the party has proved its ability to convince smaller parties and independents to swing votes in its favour. This comes as a shot in the arm for the party ahead of the impending presidential and vice-presidential elections.

BJP maintains dominance in Rajya Sabha, Cong footprint rises marginally

In the fiercely-fought poll, the BJP won three seats each from Maharashtra and Karnataka. Its candidates won in Rajasthan and Haryana and an independent candidate it backed in Haryana also won.

Chhattisgarh: Efforts on to rescue 11-year-old boy who fell in borewell

A pit parallel to the borewell was being dug to rescue the child, a senior official from the district administration said, adding that it will take another 12 hours to reach the boy

National parties battle, regional players keep their presence intact

Of the outgoing 57 members of the upper house, 25 MPs represented 12 regional parties, while one was elected as an independent candidate

K’taka high court allows rape survivor to testify after she turns major

The high court has allowed a victim, who was a minor when the alleged crime against her was committed, to be recalled for cross-examination in the trial court in a Pocso case.

Kerala gold smuggling case: Allegations won’t affect me or govt, CM Vijayan hits back

Without mentioning the recent disclosure by gold smuggling case key accused Swapna Suresh against him and his family, Kerala CM Vijayan said there was a flood of similar allegations against his government before the state election but the people rejected the charges and gave the mandate to rule the state again with 99 seats.

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin launches two flyovers to ease flow of traffic in Coimbatore

The flyovers inaugurated by Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin were built at an estimated cost of ₹230 crore and ₹60 crore and would decongest the traffic on Coimbatore-Tiruchirappalli Road.

Step up measures to contain spread of Covid: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to officials

Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin, who chaired a meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the state with stakeholders, advised various departments, including health and family welfare, and local administration to join hands in containing the virus spread.

Monsoon advances to Mumbai on schedule

The IMD’s monitoring station in Santacruz, which is taken as representative of Mumbai and its suburbs, recorded 41.3mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Saturday

Speedy probe, strict action must in sexualoffence cases: Amit Shah

Senior police officers, preferably at the level of additional director general of police, should be assigned the responsibility at police headquarters of each state to monitor all such cases, Union home minister said

Premises linked to violence accused razed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, Saharanpur

The Kanpur Development Authority described the action as routine and said notices were served a year ago on the owner Haji Ishtiyaq, who passed away recently, a claim rejected by Ishtiyaq’s son Iftikhar

India to pitch for food security steps at WTO meet

In a potential global breakthrough, the US, EU, India and South Africa agreed on a draft “compromise agreement” on waiving intellectual property (IP) rights for Covid-19 vaccines, HT first reported on March 17 this year.