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KOLKATA: Bengal voters under adjudication waited through Monday for the promised first supplementary electoral roll as Election Commission kept revising the deadline before finally pushing it to midnight. The list with around 29 lakh names was finally uploaded at 11.45pm.Supreme Court, which had on March 10 ordered the publication of supplementary voters’ lists, will take…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday said govt was making all efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of petrol, diesel, gas and fertilisers, and protect people from hardships amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.Addressing LS, Modi said steps over the past decade to diversify energy sources, along…
KOLKATA: The anxious wait to know whether they are eligible to vote or not is set to end on Monday for 27.2 lakh people in Bengal — out of around 60 lakh under adjudication — after Election Commission publishes the first supplementary voters’ list.Around 8.6% of 7 crore people — close to 60 lakh —…
The 50 has finally come to an end, and the show has found its winner after weeks of tough competition and entertaining episodes. The reality show, which was initially conducted with 50 contestants from television, social media, and the entertainment world, saw only a few contestants reach the final episode. Shiv Thakare has emerged as…
Last week’s bloodbath at the Dalal Street erroded the market capitalisation of five of the top-10 most-valued firms by over Rs 1 lakh crore. The broader equity benchmarks also ended on a muted note. The BSE Sensex slipped by 30.96 points, or 0.04%, while the NSE Nifty declined 36.6 points, or 0.15%, reflecting a largely…
Foreign investors have turned cautious on Indian equities this month, pulling out Rs 88,180 crore so far as rising global tensions, a weakening rupee and high oil prices dent sentiment. The sharp outflow comes just weeks after a strong February, when foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had pumped in Rs 22,615 crore, the highest in 17…
Now, let’s get into the actual mechanics of the thing. A guy who routinely shatters stumps needs something that can keep up with his lifestyle, right? The Epic X is built with a 41mm Grade 5 titanium case. In plain English, that means it’s ridiculously tough while remaining surprisingly lightweight. Titanium is known for its…
Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday laid a trap and arrested an in-charge assistant municipal commissioner and tax collector of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, adding to the tally of senior officials caught in graft cases. Officials said 13 Class-I officers were booked by the ACB across…
UP teacher falls victim to ‘pig-butchering’ romance scam LUCKNOW: A govt school teacher from Lucknow fell prey to a ‘pig butchering romance’ scam, an insidious blend of romance, deception, and financial fraud—losing a staggering Rs 49 lakh to a woman he met on a matrimonial platform. Police officials said it was the first such scam…
India’s net direct tax collection increased 7.1 per cent to about Rs 22.8 lakh crore till March 17 in the current financial year, aided by higher corporate tax mop-up and slower refund outgo, according to official data released on Wednesday.Data shared by the Income Tax Department showed that net corporate tax collection grew by around…
