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Sample fireworks scheduled for the day cancelled. Scale of celebrations curtailed, illumination of pandals restricted to main Pooram days. Thiruvambady observes 3-day mourning.

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

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said one ought to focus on the “historic” percentage of polling recorded in both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

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

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati says 26 petitioners were among 215 individuals who went to Russia.

India is now part of a small group of countries where content takedown notices are complied with immediately, giving police and the government wide powers of immediate and lasting censorship

A Division Bench of Justices N. Anand Venkatesh and K.K.  Ramakrishnan ordered notice to the convicts while hearing the referred trial. It posted the matter to April 30 for hearing

Safe alternatives to conventional pyrotechnics are essential

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

These ventures, span across diverse domains, are expected to create 18,000 to 20,000 jobs in the City in five years