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NEW DELHI: Acceding to TMC’s requests, Supreme Court has allowed people whose names were deleted during the special intensive revision but restored to the electoral rolls by appellate tribunals to vote in the two phased Bengal assembly polls on April 23 and 29.With TMC MP and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee repeatedly requesting the court to…
New Delhi: A weaker rupee and a change in the base year for GDP have resulted in India slipping one rank to be the sixth largest economy in dollar terms during 2025, latest estimates released by the International Monetary Fund showed.According to IMF data, India was the fifth largest economy in 2024 with GDP at…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected the opposition’s charge that the proposed delimitation would leave southern states with lower shares, the centrepiece of their refusal to support three bills for amendment of the women’s quota law and to set up a delimitation commission. Speaking in Lok Sabha, the PM said, “I say with…
New Delhi: As he held talks with visiting Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, PM Narendra Modi stressed that India and Austria backed stable, sustainable and lasting peace in Ukraine and West Asia, reiterating that military conflict will not resolve issues. The visit, the first by an Austrian chancellor in 42 years, saw over a dozen agreements…
New Delhi: Nominated member Harivansh is likely to be elected Rajya Sabha deputy chairman as five notices have been received in his favour and opposition has not given any notice proposing a candidate. Election for the post will take place on Friday.The office of the deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha, fell vacant after Harivansh’s term ended…
New Delhi: Aligning Congress with arguments of Mandal parties on women’s quota, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused govt of avoiding Census 2027 to rob backwards of their rights.As she rejected the Delimitation Bill, Priyanka said, “If this bill is passed, democracy will end in this country.”Priyanka also alleged in LS that political weight of…
New Delhi: An Air India co-pilot has been sent back from the US after he was allegedly found to be carrying marijuana in his bag. This pilot was travelling as staff on duty (in passenger cabin) on a Delhi-San Francisco flight on Tuesday to operate the return flight.On arrival in San Francisco, say people in…
Kolkata: Of the 1,478 candidates contesting in the first phase of Bengal polls, almost one-fifth are crorepatis, most of them being TMC contenders. The poorest candidate, with assets of Rs 500, is from the new AJUP.Of the 152 BJP nominees, 106 have pending criminal cases, including 96 named in serious offences. In TMC, 63 of…
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay announced a slew of freebies in his election manifesto, ranging from six free LPG cylinders a year and 200 units of power, to Rs 2,500 monthly dole for women below 60, and Rs 25 lakh family health cover. Releasing the manifesto in Chennai on Thursday, Vijay also promised…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, praising his diplomatic career and contribution to India-US relations.Sharing a photo with Sandhu on Truth Social, Trump said, “Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi!”“As a seasoned Diplomat and former…
