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New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday told the Supreme Court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was undertaken in accordance with the law with the three orders on its roll-out approved unanimously by the Commission's three members, and rejected the contention that...

Washington: Meta Platforms Monday launched offerings worth approximately $35 billion and outlined a further $60 billion share-sale programme to support its Artificial Intelligence expansion. The combined USD 95 billion figure represents planned financing, rather than money already raised. The larger, future programme remains conditional. The...

Visakhapatnam: South Coastal Railway has cancelled 61 trains in view of cyclone ‘Arnab’, which is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast October 28. South Coast Railway announced cancellation/short termination/short origination of several trains in the interest of passenger safety. Visakhapatnam-Kirandul and Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Night Express...

Shimla: All India Mahila Congress head Alka Lamba Friday appealed to people of Himachal Pradesh to support the movement against "vote theft" and join the INDIA bloc's November 1 protest in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Additionally, in response to the BJP's outrage over Congress President Mallikarjun...

New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027. In a communique to chief secretaries of all states...

New Delhi: Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger will be on an official visit to India from October 27 to November 2, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Monday. During her visit, Reisinger will hold talks with External Affairs Minister...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted draft legislation to parliament Monday to extend martial law and general mobilisation for another 90 days, the parliament's press service said. The measures, which are set to expire October 31, would remain in effect through January 29, 2027, if...

Chennai: DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was arrested Monday in connection with a Rs 100 crore private schools "scam," police said. Sources said Mahesh was picked up from Aminjikarai in the city and escorted to the office of...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the outcome of Israel's parliamentary election October 27 would make no difference to Iran. Speaking at a weekly press conference in Tehran Monday, Baghaei criticised Israel's record in West Asia, saying it had brought nothing to the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Centre, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Maharashtra government on a plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, alleging large-scale deletion of voters, while...