JAIPUR: With two weeks to go before the Bengal polls, households and restaurants across Jaipur are facing staff shortages as migrant workers in Cooch Behar return to their hometowns to cast their votes, leaving kitchens short-staffed and businesses struggling.As nine constituencies in Cooch Behar go to polls on April 23, a large number of Bengali … Read more
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma may have submitted his resignation to the President Draupadi Murmu Friday, but he fell to the ground crying. In a letter written simultaneously to Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar, chairman of the Judges Commission of Inquiry, the controversial high court judge faulted the commission for its process … Read more
NEW DELHI: Women voter turnout remained high in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday, not only recording the highest ever turnout but also surpassing the male voter turnout in the two states and the Union Territory. The female voter turnout was as high as 91.4%, 86.5% and 81.2% in Puducherry, Assam and Kerala. In comparison, … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Army has approved the promotion of Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit to Brigadier General after he was acquitted in the Malegaon blast case and requested the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that he should not retire until his promotion request is reviewed.Sources in the armed forces confirmed to TOI that “the order for … Read more
New Delhi: Observing that there is no difference between inflationary pressure on active employees and pensioners and the impact is equal on both, Supreme Court Friday held that determining the differential rate of increase in these two categories of inflation-linked benefits is arbitrary and cannot be allowed. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Prasanna … Read more
In a bid to woo women voters in Assam, the BJP and Congress have proposed competing cash transfer packages. In Assam, the BJP sankalp patra has promised that direct bank transfers to women will be increased to Rs 3,000 per month against a target of Rs 40 lakh under the Orunodoi scheme, a flagship initiative … Read more
NEW DELHI: “When things go well, you pocket all the profits, but when things go south, you immediately pass on the costs. Sharing a little burden may not be a bad thing for you” – the purported remarks of a senior government official have sent ripples in government circles. The official allegedly made the observation … Read more
Krishna Nagar (Nadia): The Election Commission has canceled the nomination of Abhinav Bhattacharya, the Trinamool Congress candidate for Krishna Nagar North in Nadia district, citing conflict of interest, the first such rejection involving a recognized party candidate in the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections, Ashis Poddar reported. The poll panel cited Section 9A of the Representation … Read more
KOLKATA: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM on Friday severed its electoral alliance with Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party, a day after an alleged sting video showed a person resembling the suspended TMC MLA discussing a Rs 1,000-crore arrangement with the BJP to gain post-election support and suggesting the need to “mislead” Muslim voters to influence poll … Read more
SALEM: Two decades after feared forest bandit Veerappan was killed in an encounter with police in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are trying to rewrite his story through electoral politics – from a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil rights.Veerappan’s elder daughter Vidhyarani, 35, an advocate, is contesting from Mettur constituency as a … Read more