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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has pulled up the West Bengal government for not releasing the increased honorarium for booth level officers (BLOs) and the additional payment approved for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a statement, the poll body said it had informed an All India Trinamool Congress…
Rohit Sharma’s remarkable streak of appearing in every T20 World Cup since the tournament’s inception is now set to end. Only two players have participated in all nine editions, and Rohit stands as the lone Indian in that elite group. But with the 2026 T20 World Cup coming to India next February and his retirement…
Astronomers across the world are turning their telescopes toward one of the most mysterious objects ever detected in space 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1). The Minor Planet Centre has launched a large-scale global campaign, running from 27 November 2025 to 27 January 2026, to study this rare interstellar object that has entered our solar system from beyond.Led…
Astronomers have observed odd and strange lights on the Moon, or Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs), for centuries. These TLPs vary from bright, short flashes to weak glows and transitory colour changes, drawing the interest of observers across the globe. More than 3,000 TLPs have been sighted so far, but their precise causes are unknown. Scientists…
India’s High Commissioner in Canada Dinesh Patnaik asked why he needs protection in Canada but his counterpart in India does not need it. India’s new High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik expressed safety concerns of Indians in Canada in a recent interview with CTV News, and called the situation strange enough that he, an envoy,…
India is a diverse country full of surprises, and its place names are no different. Some towns and villages have names that are so funny, strange, or unusual that they can make you laugh, blush, or even wonder how they got those names! These quirky names come from different languages, histories, or sometimes just funny…
Representative Image (AI-generated) An 82-year-old woman in eastern China has drawn widespread attention after swallowing eight small live frogs in an attempt to cure her lower back pain, following a local folk remedy.The woman, identified only by her surname Zhang, was admitted to a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in early September after suffering from…
During the tournament, India and Pakistan faced each other three times, with India winning all encounters, including the final. (Image credit Agencies) NEW DELHI: Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said the Indian team is “welcome” to collect the Asia Cup trophy from him at the continental body’s head office, as the…
Sandhu argued that the BCCI should consider deploying specialist fielders in domestic cricket and the IPL to help preserve the longevity of established names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Former India bowler and 1983 World Cup winner Balvinder Singh Sandhu has put forward an unusual idea to…
A groundbreaking study published in Geophysical Research Letters has revealed that rocks deep within the Earth’s lower mantle can undergo dynamic transformations, carrying major implications for both earthquakes and the planet’s magnetic field. Nearly 2,900 kilometres below the surface, scientists detected a mysterious change at the core–mantle boundary using data from NASA and Germany’s GRACE…
