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The Trump administrations campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 183 people in total

The ED initiated the investigation primarily based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the State police on October 23, 2020, on a complaint from Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Ghojadanga Land Customs Station

Should be held like Phase 1: BJP's Tapas Roy urges ECI ahead of Phase 2 voting

The strike had affected operations at District Collectorates, Treasury Offices, the GST Department, RTOs, Irrigation and Agriculture offices, and aided colleges and schools

Virat Kohli now has 807 boundaries to his name in 274 IPL matches, the most by any batter. He is well clear of the second-placed Shikhar Dhawan on the list of batters with the most boundaries in IPL

The Hindu has accessed the four-page complaint written by a young woman to the Mumbai Police

The investment comes just days after e-commerce giant Amazon said it will invest up to $25 billion in the startup, which has managed to stand out in the crowded AI industry by focusing its model training on coding

While the SIRs deletions muted turnout in cities like Chennai, northern and semi-urban areas of Tamil nadu registered a good increase in voters compared to 2021 election

The league said the move was part of a wider pattern of increasingly systematic curbs on civil society and on free and independent voices

Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Pakistani officials and Iran would convey messages between the delegations

Bessents statements come as the world is on edge over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, and global energy markets have been ensnarled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

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It will be made more proactive to address issues at the grassroots level, says Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy

Govt. school teachers directed to conduct survey in morning hours till May 15 after complaints of heat, absent residents stalling progress; enumerators will be relieved from school duties on weekends, says Census officer of New Delhi district

Bench declines relief in SIR electoral roll case; directs petitioners to tribunals amid polling

They also accused the police of denying access to arrest memos, FIR copies, and legal access to the detainees

Data show the record turnout in the southern State was a consequence of the SIR exercise; while the State also registered an increase in the absolute number of voters who turned out, the provisional addition of roughly 24.8 lakh voters appears lower than the gains registered in recent cycles

While voters were largely satisfied with the polling process, there were some grievances as well

Pope Leo XIVs anti-war stance is a reminder that politics was never meant to be morally silent or neutral

Electoral system reforms risk undermining universal adult franchise in Indias cities

As of 8 p.m. on polling day, voter turnout stood at 83.41%, significantly higher than 59.75% recorded in 2021 Assembly polls,as per ECI data; this is due to reduction in electorate from 40.57 lakh in 2021 to 28.93 lakh in 2026; number of electors who turned up in both elections remains close to 24 lakh

Safe alternatives to conventional pyrotechnics are essential

Emissions can be significantly curbed only through electrification

S. Bharathidasan, secretary of Arulagam, says insulated cables or protective casing on overhead wires must be installed to prevent the deaths of the nocturnal primates

While this election saw an all-time high turnout of 85.15%, a look at the data in the elections held since 2011 shows that there is no uniform pattern between the turnout and electoral verdict

The locations identified include Keezhmidalam, Midalam, Enayamputhenthurai, Ezhudesam, and Kollengode

Many have said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who did not share the stage with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and was widely believed to have favoured an alliance with the TVK, had assessed the situation accurately when he saw an opportunity to rejuvenate the Congress in Tamil Nadu

While there is no surge in the number of cases or disease cluster, paediatricians say most affected children were not fully vaccinated against measles

As per provisional figures available at 8 p.m. on Friday, two Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu Karur and Veerapandi posted 93.40% each, the highest polling percentage among the Assembly segments that went to polls on April 23