Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday appealed to the party workers, office bearers and candidates to remain vigilant and “not get misled by BJP’s exit polls.” In a post on X, the SP chief said, “Just as you have been cautious throughout the elections, similarly you have to stay outside the strong room and be alert till you get the certificate on the day of counting.” Akhilesh Yadav alleged that as soon as the elections are over, the BJP’s ‘media mandali’ will start showing false figures of the elections.“They will tell that

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday showed its displeasure to the petitioner, who filed a public interest litigation over the circulation of an FIR copy related to Aam Aadmi Party Swati Maliwal’s alleged assault case on social media, several television channels and newspapers. The plea sought direction from social media engines and media organizations not to disclose the name or address other identities of the victim in sensitive matters such as rape/molestation/ POCSO cases. It also sought directions to the respondents or the public at large to pay special attention while dealing/reporting including that

BHUBANESWAR, India, May 31 (Reuters): At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday. India has been experiencing a blisteringly hot summer and a part of capital Delhi recorded the country’s highest ever temperature at 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22°F) this week, though that may be revised with the weather department checking the sensors of the weather station that registered the reading. While temperatures in northwestern and central India are expected to fall in the coming

Khadoor Sahib, India, May 31 (Reuters): A jailed Sikh separatist leader is contesting India’s general election from prison and drawing good support, his campaign managers said, in what could become a concern for New Delhi which has sought to stamp out any revival of Sikh militancy. Amritpal Singh, 31, is detained in a high-security prison in Assam, nearly 3,000 km (1,865 miles) from his Khadoor Sahib constituency in Punjab state, where villages and towns are dotted with posters depicting him with swords and bullet-proof vests. Singh was arrested last year and jailed under a tough security law after he and