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Britains main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer waits to make an address in Glasgow on May 24, 2024 to launch Scottish Labours campaign ahead of a general election on July 4. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Keir Starmer is the favourite on July 4; J.K. Rowling...

From the upcoming UK elections to the latest in royal wealth and literary festival controversies, prominent events...

27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

ECs move to publish constituency-wise voting numbers addresses concerns over transparency and integrity in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. (PTI Image)

AA Edit | EC disclosure welcome, but why was it so late?

Election Commission releases detailed vote count data amid calls for transparency

27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

$Indian actress Anasuya Sengupta, Bulgarian director and screenwriter Konstantin Bojanov and Indian actress Omara Shetty pose during a photocall for the film \The Shameless\ at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)$ Opinion

AA Edit | A Cannes salute for Indians

Indian films and talent shine at Cannes with wins in the Grand Prix and Best Actress categories, highlighting diversity...

27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first Prime Minister, whose vision and leadership laid the foundation for modern India. (DC File Image

Mohan Guruswamy | India's good fortune to have had Nehru at the...

Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru: Sixty years since the passing of India's first Prime Minister

27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Ghazipur, UP, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (PTI Photo)

INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi

Modi vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob the dalits and backward classes of reservations by the INDIA bloc

26 May 2024 1:41 AM IST

Mumbai to face water cuts from May 30

Mumbai to face water cuts from May 30

The water stock in Mumbai reservoirs has plummeted to 9.69 per cent

26 May 2024 12:27 AM IST

People wait in a queue to cast their votes during the fifth round of multi-phase national elections in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo)

ECI dismisses viral EVM tampering videos as old, not related to...

The ECI clarification came a day after NCP founder Sharad Pawar alleged that several booth capturing incidents in Beed...

26 May 2024 12:24 AM IST

Builder Vishal Agarwal is brought at Pune Police Commissioners office after his arrest, in Pune, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Grandfather arrested for kidnapping driver, forcing him to take blame...

A police official informed that Surendra was arrested on the basis of a complaint by the family driver of the juvenile...

26 May 2024 12:15 AM IST

King Richard III, portrayed above by Benedict Cumberbatch in BBCs Hollow Crown, was done in by both kin and historians. (Image: Shreya Sen-Handley)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Betrayed? Well, you're not alone in your pain

Why familiar treachery hurts the most

26 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Kejriwals aide Bibhav Kumar being brought to Tis Hazari Court in the case of alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, in New Delhi, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Maliwal urged to give up RS seat; will Shivakumar lose...

Key players in AAP, BJP, and Congress face internal conflicts and betrayals as they navigate the electoral battlefield.

26 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections, in Mandi district, Friday, May 24, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan Varma | A PM's poll speeches, sense and sensibility

Despite his speechcraft, PM Modi's avoidance of open press conferences raises transparency and accountability questions.

26 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

Polling officers check the identity card of an elderly person in his home, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 17, 2024. To encourage and assist elderly persons to cast their votes, the Election Commission of India initiated the home voting facility for the ongoing general parliamentary elections. (AP Photo)

ECI reveals data on votes polled in each LS seat

ECI highlighted that the voter turnout data had always been accessible to candidates and citizens through the Voter...

26 May 2024 12:03 AM IST