Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has expressed mixed reactions to the current phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, particularly the hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list. While the Commission is happy with...
Kolkata: Kolkata Police informed Friday that the investigating team probing the devastating fire at the factory-cum-warehouse has arrested the manager and deputy manager of 'Wow Momo'. The arrests were made late Thursday night, and the two persons have been identified as Momoronjon Sit and Raja...
Caracas (Venezuela): Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Thursday signed a law that opens the nation's oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades. The reform will undoubtedly be her government's signature...
Mumbai: Gold and silver prices fell on Friday, after hitting record highs in the previous session as investors booked profits and the US dollar gained strength. MCX gold February futures fell 1.03 per cent to Rs 1,67,656 per 10 grams around 10 am on an...
Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at...
Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday threatened Canada with a 50 per cent tariff on any aircraft sold in the US, the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbour as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. Trump's threat posted on social...
Baramati: As Maharashtra mourns, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has intensified its probe into the plane crash in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died. Preliminary reports suggest poor visibility and the lack of advanced navigational aids at the Baramati airstrip as potential factors....
Beijing: The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the US...
Kolkata: The toll in the fire near Kolkata January 26 has risen to 21 with 13 more bodies found from gutted buildings, while 28 people are still missing, raising fears that the number of fatalities is likely to increase, the police said Thursday. The authorities...
Baramati: In a sombre atmosphere filled with grief and chants of "Ekach Wada, Ajit Dada," Maharashtra bid a final farewell to its Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Ajit PawarThursday. The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was cremated with full state honours at the...
President Vladimir Putin of Russia believed he could finish off, within months, the conflict that he started on European soil...
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In the just concluded AI Summit at New Delhi, the government of India has majorly played up the issue of...
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Once bitten, twice shy is an old idiom. But when it comes to US President Donald Trump, it loses its...
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By Aakar Patel The Bharatiya Janata Party has been governing Gujarat for about 30 unbroken years now. Notionally Gujarat is...
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