Indian-born people have right to remain on electoral rolls and vote: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Where political leverage can be provided TMCthe SC on Monday observed that people born in India have the right to be in the electoral roll and to vote for the government. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, headed by CJI Surya Kant, said: “In some…
PM Modi says Parliament is on the verge of history, ready to discuss women’s bill
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Parliament is on the verge of creating history, ahead of the Lok Sabha and the Union Rajya Sabha taking up the government bill to implement reserved seats for women in the legislative bodies from…
In first major outreach event, Barron accepts PM Modi’s invitation to visit India
New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra “Barun” Shah has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India even as he launched a comprehensive and aggressive 100-point governance agenda at home targeting VIP culture,…
El Niño causes poor monsoons 7 out of 10 years
About 70% of El Niño events since 1980 have been associated with poor summer monsoons, suggesting that the link between Pacific conditions and the country’s June-September rainfall is one of the strongest among global weather phenomena affecting…
‘Don’t forget you are working in BJP states’: Suvendu Adhikari’s warning in Bengal
NANDIGRAM: Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has warned Muslim migrant workers in Nandigram that “they will have to return to the BJP-ruled state” to work after the assembly polls. Adhikari, who said more than 30,000…
Bengal poll: 45% of north Kolkata stalls labeled ‘super sensitive’
KOLKATA: The Election Commission has designated 837 of the 1,835 stalls in Kolkata North Assembly constituency as “super sensitive” stalls, citing concerns over possible trouble-making. During the SIR campaign, at hundreds of such booths, 150…
West Bengal polls: ED arrests I-PAC director and co-founder
New Delhi: Ten days after ED conducted raids on officials of political consulting firm I-PAC at various locations in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai, the company on Monday arrested Vinesh Chandel, a director and co-founder of the firm. I-PAC is a…
West Bengal polls: Three Congress workers arrested by NIA over Malda siege
Malda: For the first time, the NIA arrested two MPs and an ISF member after besieging judicial officials involved in SIR verification in Mothabari, Malda on April 1. Congress members Sahadat Hossain and Asif Sk were detained on Sunday along with ISF…
Soon, getting nicotine gum may get harder
NEW DELHI: Access to smoking cessation aids such as nicotine gum and lozenges may soon be tightened, raising concerns among experts that it may become more difficult for smokers to quit. The trigger was a recommendation by the Drugs Technical Advisory…
Government hints ethanol blend in petrol could be increased by one percent
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday hinted that the ethanol blending content in petrol can be increased to 21% from the current 20%, taking into account the tolerance level of vehicles.Replying to a question on whether discussions on increasing ethanol…