Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set a target for completing the digitisation process of the voters' details mentioned in the enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal by November end. "Already, the process of digitisation of the enumeration...
New Delhi: One person was killed, and multiple workers went missing in the stone quarry collapse in the Billi Markundi mining area under Obra Police Station limits in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred around 1500 hours on Saturday, and the National Disaster Response...
Chennai: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay, will hold protests across Tamil Nadu Sunday to oppose the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The party alleges that the ongoing revision has created widespread confusion among voters and raised concerns about the...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, one of South India’s most revered pilgrimage centres, will open Sunday at 5 p.m. for the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season, marking the beginning of the Kartika month. With lakhs of devotees preparing for the annual pilgrimage, authorities have put in place...
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Sunday described the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Kalyan Banerjee’s allegation that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata as “inflammatory, explosive and irresponsible”. Speaking to the media in the morning, the...
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed Saturday that Indonesia has formally expressed interest in purchasing the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. "Indonesia has requested to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow," Singh said, addressing the BJP workers here. Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief...
Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are poised for intense bidding wars during December's IPL mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, with both franchises entering the December 16 event holding the largest purses among the ten teams. KKR entered the auction with a purse of Rs...
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi and support for diaspora activities at a conference of India's Consuls General in the US convened in New York. “Reviewed our bilateral ties and support for diaspora activities. Appreciate the...
Patna: Former Union minister Raj Kumar Singh, who has been in the news for his outbursts against the ruling NDA in Bihar, was Saturday suspended from the BJP for "anti-party" activities, a party leader said. Singh, who has been served with a suspension order by...
New Delhi: Delhi Police has detained three persons, including two doctors from Haryana's Al Falah University who were known to Dr Umar Nabi, the driver of the car that exploded near the Red Fort, officials said Saturday. The detentions were made during coordinated raids conducted...
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The Centre’s recent directive to states regarding the transfer of IAS, IPS, and IFS officers pertains not only to administrative...
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European leaders did what they are known to be good at – a brand of diplomacy aimed at antagonizing neither...
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Far-Right politics has claimed yet another South American country – Chile - with the recent victory of the ultraconservative lawyer,...
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