The Times of India At 92.1%, Dhubri sees highest turnout this polls so far, Nawada posts lowest at 43.2%

With 26.6 lakh registered voters in Dhubri, the turnout means that 2.1 lakh people did not vote. This is in sharp contrast to Nawada (Bihar) where 11.4 lakh of the over 20 lakh registered voters did not turn up, translating into a turnout of 43.2%, the lowest in the first three rounds. During the third phase, Amreli in Gujarat, with 50.3% polling, saw the lowest turnout, according to data available on the Election Commission's voter app.

The Times of India First came voter cards, and then parties, to Maharashtra homeless shelter

In the Mumbai region, more than 100 rescued homeless persons living at a shelter in New Panvel have managed to get voter identity cards, the first such batch of beneficiaries at the 25-year-old institution run by the Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL). In all, a total of 125 homeless persons at the shelter have benefited from the initiative undertaken by SEAL's social workers.

The Times of India India got $111bn in remittances in 2022, first to go past $100bn mark

India is the origin of the largest number of international migrants - nearly 18 million, with large diaspora in UAE, US and Saudi Arabia. And it continues its march as the top country receiving remittances from its diaspora: the figure crossed $110 billion in 2022. According to the World Migration Report, 2024, released in Dhaka on Wednesday by the UN's International Organisation for Migration, India, Mexico and China were the top three remittance recipient countries in 2022, followed by the Philippines, France and Pakistan.

The Times of India Vote for us, BJP will revoke Cong's 'unconstitutional' Muslim quota: Shah

BJP seeks the people’s mandate to cancel “unconstitutional” reservations extended to Muslims by Congress and give back to backward classes what is rightfully theirs, home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday at a rally in UP's Kheri. Shah accused the opposition of peddling lies about BJP preparing to change the Constitution and do away with SC, ST and OBC reservations.

The Times of India Simpl lays off more than 150 employees: What CEO told employees

Simpl laid off 160-170 employees, with roles spanning engineering, product development, core operations, interns, call center agents, and D2C checkout, aiming to improve profitability amid high cash burn and slowing user acquisition.

The Times of India Purohit says framed by Karkare, PBS & then govt

Purohit said that with witnesses turning hostile and bringing out the fact that they were tortured to extract statements as required by ATS and or their political masters, it was clear that the whole case against him was a "concocted lie". He said the officers had compromised national security, demoralised intelligence officers and permanently harmed Army's reputation.

The Times of India MP election lottery rings didn't have real diamonds

The Times of India BJP slams Pitroda, Cong distances itself from 'skin colour' remark

The Times of India 'Send CBI-ED to probe them,' Rahul Gandhi hits back PM Modi

Congress on Wednesday debunked PM Modi’s charge that Rahul Gandhi has not been attacking Ambani and Adani during these elections because of a deal, circulating a video with snippets of Rahul’s speeches between May 2 and the one he delivered in Jharkhand on Tuesday, where he highlighted the PM’s “nexus” with Adani and Ambani.

The Times of India Will back Cong if it wants to topple Saini government: Dushyant

BJP's estranged ally JJP is ready to support Congress-led opposition's bid to topple the Nayab Singh Saini govt in Haryana, former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala declared on Wednesday, simultaneously firing a warning to his MLA colleagues that defying a whip to side with the saffron party would invite disqualification. Chautala's statement came a day after three Independent MLAs withdrew support from the BJP-led coalition, reducing its strength to 43 in what is effectively an 88-member assembly after the resignations last March by ex-CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala.

The Times of India Will back Congress if it wants to topple Nayab Saini government: Dushyant Chautala

BJP's estranged ally JJP is ready to support Congress-led opposition's bid to topple the Nayab Singh Saini govt in Haryana, former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala declared on Wednesday, simultaneously firing a warning to his MLA colleagues that defying a whip to side with the saffron party would invite disqualification. Chautala's statement came a day after three Independent MLAs withdrew support from the BJP-led coalition, reducing its strength to 43 in what is effectively an 88-member assembly after the resignations last March by ex-CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala.

The Times of India Did Ambani-Adani buy Rahul's silence, says PM Modi; Cong hits back

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday for the first time accused Congress of having a nexus with "Ambani and Adani", and asked if the party has received "tempo loads of black money" from the two businessmen for Rahul Gandhi to stop "abusing" them. In what appeared to be change in the narrative on the 'Ambani-Adani' issue, which was until now used by the Congress to attack Modi and his govt at the Centre.

The Times of India To fulfil 70-year-old's last wish, Kerala driver makes 2,500km dash

However, driven by the last wish of a 70-year-old bedridden woman, ambulance driver Arun knew he had to rise to the occasion. The initial plan to have a spare driver was dropped as the patient's family, including her daughter-in-law and two children, insisted on accompanying her. In just two-and-a-half days, Arun successfully reached Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district.

The Times of India AI Exp cuts 40 flights daily till May 13, flyers may have to shell out extra on other airlines

AI Express has cancelled more than 90 flights till Wednesday evening, with around 300 cabin crew members taking en masse sick leave. The airline on Wednesday started issuing termination letters to the crew who had reported sick. With over 80% aircraft occupancy these days, about 13,000 passengers were affected by the cancellations.

The Times of India WB governor to show CCTV clip to 100 people, not Didi or cops

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, facing molestation charges from a former employee of Raj Bhavan, announced Wednesday that he would present Raj Bhavan's CCTV footage to 100 private citizens of Bengal, excluding "Mamata Banerjee and her police". CM Banerjee and Trinamool have been going after the governor since the former Raj Bhavan employee filed a police complaint against Bose last Thursday.