EC bars rival TMC factions from using party name, symbol in West Bengal bypolls

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New Delhi: The Election Commission has directed rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) not to use the party name and "Flowers and Grass symbol" during the West Bengal bypolls, and asked them to submit their preferred names and symbols by Friday morning. In its interim order issued Thursday night, the Commission, after hearing leaders of the two factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, said the matter...

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Russian oil: India may face 100% US tariffs

Trump tariffs likely to result in US GDP go down by 40-50 bps: Report

Washington: The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff Bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the Bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law more than a year after the late Senator Lindsey Graham introduced it. The Bill, now called the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026” to honour the South Carolina Republican, passed...

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Child passport to be valid for Five years as new MEA rules kick in

New Delhi: Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, published in the Gazette of India September 17, amend the Passports Rules, 1980. Under the amended Rule 12(1A), a 36-page ordinary passport issued to a...

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SC asks CBSE to consider implementing three-language policy for Class VI from next year

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class VI students from the next academic session starting 2027. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), represented by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, told the bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that it would consider the...

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3rd T20I: India crush Afghanistan by 127 runs

New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma recorded the fastest-ever century for an Indian and third quickest overall as his team crushed Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third T20I to complete a 3-0 series sweep Thursday. After putting on 221/7 on board, riding on Abhishek's 34-ball 108 and Sanju Samson's 50, the 'visiting side' India bowled Afghanistan out for...

Odisha has huge semiconductor potential: Vaishnaw

By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP New Delhi: Union Electronics and Information Technology (E&IT) Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday that Odisha has huge potential in the semiconductor sector and more investment is coming in the days ahead. Speaking at SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, Vaishnaw said India was entering the next phase of its semiconductor journey with...

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Odisha Cong seeks audit of funds spent on PM Modi’s birthday events, BJP hits back

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Thursday demanded a detailed audit of alleged public funds spent on celebrations and publicity campaigns organised to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das alleged that taxpayers' money was being "misutilised" for publicity centred on an individual and demanded transparency from the state government....

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12 get life imprisonment for double murder

Paralakhemundi: A local court in Gajapati district Thursday sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment for murdering a father and his son on suspicion of practising witchcraft and sorcery. Additional District and Sessions Judge Haraprasad Pattnaik convicted all 12 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a...

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DGP selection: SC hearing postponed to September 22

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Thursday postponed the hearing on the selection and appointment of the Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) to September 22. The hearing focused on issues raised by amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran regarding the empanelment and eligibility lists prepared for the DGP selection process. Among the issues discussed was the exclusion of senior...

mentally challenged man killed two person in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Man killed at lover’s house in Debagada

Riamal: A 28-year old man was killed after entering the house of a woman with whom he was in a relationship in Debagada, police said Thursday, adding that three members of the woman’s family have been detained for questioning. The deceased was identified as Silu Ray of Babarakote village. Police said Ray had entered the wom an’s...

Trump tariffs likely to result in US GDP go down by 40-50 bps: Report

Russian oil: India may face 100% US tariffs

Washington: The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff Bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the Bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law more than a year after the late Senator Lindsey Graham introduced it. The Bill, now called the “Lindsey O. Graham...

 

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