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NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Thursday announced Phase-3 of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, to be conducted across 16 states and three Union territories (UTs), including NCT of Delhi, between May and Dec. SIR-3, which will verify eligibility of a total 36.7 crore electors, will be carried out in a phased manner across…
JAIPUR: The Central Bureau of Investigation Wednesday arrested five people, including three members of a Jaipur family, in the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case—action taken within 24 hours of the agency arriving in Jaipur to take over the probe.The accused were identified as Dinesh Biwal, his brother Mangilal Biwal, and Mangilal’s son Vikas Biwal—all…
With another tax return filing season round the corner, it is pertinent for taxpayers to plan. (AI image) India’s personal tax compliance framework is undergoing a decisive transformation, driven by digitisation, pre-filled data integration, and the introduction of simplified tax regimes by the Indian Income tax department.The Income tax return (ITR) forms for FY 2025–26…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) explained on Thursday why Bengaluru was not chosen to host the IPL 2026 final, with board secretary Devajit Saikia saying the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had sought a large number of complimentary tickets beyond the allowed quota.While Dharamshala and New Chandigarh will host…
NEW DELHI: Early trends of the West Bengal assembly election results on Monday indicated significant gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in several Muslim-dominated seats.According to initial trends, the BJP appears on track to secure at least 80 out of these 135 seats.BJP candidate and possible chief ministerial face Suvendu Adhikari hailed…
Oracle may be facing a bank-debt “problem” due to its deal with the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI. This comes as American banks struggle to absorb the scale of financing tied to Oracle’s data centre expansion plans. According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, the issue stems from a $300 billion agreement between…
At a time when the tech world is going gaga over agentic AI and AI agents, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a blunt message for the industry: your AI agents are too complicated for his mother to use. Speaking on Meta’s first-quarter (Q1 2026) earnings call, the Facebook founder acknowledged that while current AI agents…
SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk met Union home minister Amit Shah in Leh along with a clutch of other leaders from the Union territory late Thursday, with the interaction largely focused on Buddha and spirituality.Shah was on a two-day Ladakh visit to attend an international exposition of Buddha’s holy relics….
INDORE: A dozen people, including at least three children, were killed after a pickup truck carrying around 35 labourers overturned at high speed and crashed into an SUV on Indore-Ahmedabad national highway in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, about 250km southwest of Bhopal, police said.The crash occurred near Chikhalia Phata in Tirla area, roughly 40km…
Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firefighters battled the blaze for nearly three hours before bringing it under control at around 4.35 am. NEW DELHI: A couple and their three-year-old daughter died after a massive fire broke out in a cluster of shanties in Rohini in the early hours of Wednesday, officials…
