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The Election Commission of India is enhancing the electoral process through three major initiatives. These include electronic acquisition of death registration data for prompt deletion of deceased voters, a redesigned Voter Information Slip for improved user experience, and standard photo identity cards for Booth Level Officers to boost voter outreach and confidence.

Bank Holidays May 2025: In May 2025, bank holidays will vary across Indian states, impacting banking services. Closures are scheduled for Labour Day/Maharashtra Day, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, State Day, Kazi Nazrul Islam's Birthday, and Maharana Pratap Jayanti.

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions requesting a judicial investigation, overseen by a retired SC judge, into the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that resulted in 26 fatalities. The court admonished the petitioners for filing Public Interest Litigations, stating that judges lack expertise in terror case investigations and cautioned against demoralizing the forces with such petitions.

The Delhi High Court has found Yoga guru Ramdev in prima facie contempt for violating a previous order regarding his "sharbat jihad" remarks against Hamdard's Rooh Afza. Justice Amit Bansal noted that Ramdev published a video with objectionable content despite the court's directive prohibiting such statements. The court expressed strong disapproval of Ramdev's remarks, deeming them "indefensible.""He (Ramdev) is not in control of anyone. He lives in his own world," the judge remarked.

Congress workers in Hyderabad celebrated the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census by pouring milk on posters of Rahul Gandhi and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy.

There has never been a doubt about Prabhsimran Singh’s talent. There was a reason why in 2018, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bangalore were involved in a fierce bidding war for the then 18-year-old. Prabhsimran ended up being a teen crorepati when he was picked for Rs 4.8 crores by the Punjab franchise. In 2020, he impressed Sachin Tendulkar with his bat swing, but it took him five years to find that consistency.

In a joint operation, the Border Security Force and Punjab Police seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition from Bharopal village in Amritsar district. The recovered items included two hand grenades, three pistols with six magazines, and 50 live rounds. A BSF official highlighted that this coordinated effort averted a potential major terror incident.

The alleged incident occurred on April 29

Spanning streaming to filmmaking to video gaming to visual effects, the government has pitched May’s WAVES event as a step in establishing India as a hub in the global entertainment business

A Bench of Justices Abhay. S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the horticulture director of DDA and others while seeking their response on a plea opposing the relocation of deers

The video doing the rounds on the social media also showed a chopper landing along the Karregutta hill ranges even as the massive anti-Maoist operation near Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Special National Investigation Agency Judge Chander Jit Singh, who on April 28 extended Rana's custody for 12 days, passed the order on April 30 on an application moved by the agency

We have launched a detailed investigation into the fire incident that took place at Dilli Haat. We have formed multiple teams, a senior police officer informs.

Our party did not ask us to skip the invitation. I have been invited, and that is the reason I have come here. I have got the guts to do so, said Dilip Ghosh

The move, aimed at reducing financial stress on buyers, introduces a two-document registration system that significantly lowers upfront registration costs

The traffic restrictions will be in force from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 2, says a release issued from the DGP office

Self- employment rose from 51% in 2017-18 to a shocking 57% in 2022-23, while salaried work fell from 23% to 21%. The number of unpaid workers in the self-employed category has shot up from about 40 million in 2017-18 to 95 million in 2022-23, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

H.P. govt appointed Kiran Bhadana, a 2017-batch IAS officer, as the first woman Deputy Commissioner of Lahaul-Spiti — a tribal district known for its customary exclusion of daughters, particularly married ones, from inheritance rights

The State sets a target to bring 15 lakh hectares of land under irrigation in the next five years, with an investment of around ₹1,00,000 crore, says Odisha CM