Colombo: Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry has said that the computer system of the External Resources Department has been hacked by cyber hackers who gained unauthorised access and carried out a theft involving a foreign currency payment. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Wednesday...
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an "experiment in disenfranchisement" in West Bengal and asked, "Why have an election?". The Rajya Sabha MP also took a swipe at Chief Election...
Washington: The US State Department has urged American citizens in Iran to leave after the Middle Eastern country partially reopened its airspace. In a social media post Wednesday (local time), the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs urged Americans to monitor local media for updates...
Chennai: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, actor-politician Vijay, and superstar Rajinikanth were among the prominent early voters as polling began across Tamil Nadu’s 234 Assembly constituencies Thursday. Stalin cast his vote at a polling station in Teynampet, Chennai, accompanied by his wife Durga Stalin. Deputy Chief...
Kolkata: Voting began Thursday in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, amid unprecedented security arrangements and a high-stakes battle that could shape the direction of the entire contest. Polling started at 7 am with voters queueing up outside booths...
Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he extended the sanctions exemption allowing the sale of Russian oil following a request from representatives of more than 10 of the most vulnerable and poorest countries of the world in terms of energy. Bessent, testifying...
New Delhi: One of three commercial vessels fired upon by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday may have been headed for Gujarat, according to initial shipping data. Iran's Revolutionary Guards opened fire on the vessels as they transited the strategic waterway, with two...
New Delhi: India will bring into force a comprehensive set of rules to regulate the fast-growing online gaming sector from May 1, the government said Wednesday. The new framework, notified under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, reflects the Centre’s dual...
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Home Minister, Sudan Gurung, who was also one of the prominent faces of the Gen-Z movement in last September, announced his resignation from the post Wednesday following a controversy over his financial dealings. In recent days, Gurung has been in the spotlight over...
Kolkata: West Bengal goes to the polls Thursday, in the first of the two-phase high-stakes, tightly-policed Assembly election, where about 3.6 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in roughly 44,000 polling booths across 152 constituencies in 16 districts. Though there has been a...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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