NATIONAL

Bengal’s Falta seat to repoll on May 21 after EC flags ‘severe electoral offences’

EC scraps April 29 polling across 285 booths, cites democratic subversion after 77 EVM complaints; counting on May 24.

India’s Great Nicobar plan triggers clash between strategic ambition and environmental concerns

UP man shoots 9-year-old dead for refusing to fetch water for liquor

Delhi judge found dead in locked bathroom, suicide suspected

9 killed in Delhi blaze as suspected AC blast engulfs Vivek Vihar flats

Fire tears through multi-storey home in early hours of May 3, probe underway as 10–15 residents rescued and blaze doused after hours-long operation.

Loud music kills 140 chickens in UP, operator arrested

Wedding procession turns fatal for poultry farm in Sultanpur; authorities issue notices to 15 DJ operators.

‘Can’t eat, sleep’: Boat pilot speaks after Jabalpur boat tragedy kills nine

The pilot of a tourist cruise at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh says he is unable to cope with the aftermath of the incident that left nine people dead, as authorities continue their investigation.

Got a loud emergency alert on your phone today? Here’s what it is

The loud notification sent to mobile users across parts of India is part of a government-run disaster alert system that uses cell broadcast technology to deliver real-time emergency warnings.

No additives found in watermelon sample in Mumbai family deaths, bacterial cause not ruled out

Initial tests by the Food and Drug Administration found no chemical adulteration in the fruit consumed by the family, but authorities say investigations are ongoing and a bacterial cause remains under examination.