After visiting stations in Budgam and Sringar, U.S. diplomat says poll process looks professional; Omar takes exception to Centre’s move to bring the 15-member team, terms it ‘a guided tour’

This "guided tour" is not a good thing, says Omar Abdullah, alleging the Centre wants to take credit for the people's participation in these polls "which is a betrayal with the people here"

Rahul Gandhi, in an election rally in Jammu, said the 2019 decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories was "a grave injustice"

Srinagar district’s poll percentage was 27.9% in the 2014 Assembly election and recorded 29.24% this time; J&K Chief Electoral Officer says Srinagar saw an increase of 5% compared to voter turnout of the recent Lok Sabha polls

Centre tried to present the high voter turnout as signs of normalcy and as if the people had accepted the revocation of Article 370, said the National Conference leader

All parties are wooing Dalit voters, who constitute 21% of the Haryana electorate; Congress banks on call for change; BJP intensifies its attack; BSP, ASP, in alliance with local outfits, vie for a piece of the same pie

JJP leader says it was a mistake that he did not understand farmers’ sentiments but that he does not regret allying with the BJP in 2019

India secured six medals, including two historic bronze by young shooter Manu Bhaker, but Usha said the "EC does not want to celebrate their success" and it makes her "very sad."

For the second year in a row, Malappuram District could not field a team in the Kerala State senior basketball championship which begins here on Tuesday.

India’s young shooters won five more medals, including two gold on October 4, taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top with 13 gold, two silver and six bronze

The WFI had announced that it would hold the trials in New Delhi on October 6 and 7 to select teams for the World under-23 championships and World championships respectively.

Parisha and Mukesh won the silver and bronze in the 50-metre free pistol event in the junior women’s and junior men’s sections respectively

The move is a massive setback to India's medal prospects given that bulk of the country's medals came from the removed disciplines in the past editions.

Donald Trump’s victory dims the hopes of Arizona Democrats, who sought to continue their ascendance, which began with the 2018 flip of a longtime GOP-held Senate seat and continued in 2020 and 2022

Shakeri is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) asset, remains at large and is believed to reside in Tehran, Iran

Police in the area published pictures of the soldier, saying there was a 30-million-Yemeni-rial reward for information leading to the soldier's arrest

Sri Lanka had applied for membership and the Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath had written to his counterparts expressing Sri Lanka’s interest to join BRICS.

Though the police in Canada did not disclose the arrested person’s identity, sources in New Delhi claimed that he was believed to be Arsh Dalla, who ran terror modules on behalf of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The National Security Council called on Israelis to “avoid attending sports games/cultural events involving Israelis

The victim of the shooting was not a university student, but some of those who were injured were

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the city's Dam square nevertheless, holding up placards that said "We want our streets back" and chanting "Free Palestine"; Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans burned a Palestinian flag on the Dam central square earlier

While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers want the march to ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, Eru Kapa Kingi said

Puri Govardhan Peeth spokesperson said the event was a "conspiracy against our religion"

A Palestinian state would be "a Hamas state", Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said

The Ministry of External Affairs, which had slammed Canada over the allegations last week, has been silent over clarification

Taiwan closes probe into pagers exploding in Lebanon, absolving citizens and companies of involvement in Hezbollah incident

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili calls for fresh elections amid allegations of electoral fraud, sparking crisis and international concern

The protesters waved Georgian and European Union flags and gathered outside the Georgian parliament

“We are deeply saddened that Canadians now feel unsafe coming to Hindu Temples in Canada”

The remarks came as Saudi Arabia held an extraordinary summit of Arab and Islamic leaders in Riyadh.

“Police bandobust would be arranged at important points as people throng river banks,” SP Bindhu Madhav said and asked the devotees to follow the directions and suggestions of the Police for incident-free festivities

Pothole repairs, jungle clearance and road maintenance works will be taken up with a Budget of ₹861 crore

Joint Collector B Navya and other officials also participate in the launch of the programme

People residing in the colonies at Ferry, Kondapalli and Ibrahimpatnam organised a protest and appealed to the government to protect them from pollution

The land, meant for introducing water games, was used by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for constructing a helipad for his palace, Ravi Naidu says

State government burdening the people by steeply increasing electricity charges in the name of true-up charges, adjustments and others, say leaders

Keys handed over for two-wheelers to all-women members of the Sakthi teams

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