‘Record-high voter turnout’: PM Modi calls for higher voter turnout in second phase of West Bengal polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to turn out in record numbers as the second phase of voting for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections begins.In one of X’s posts, he specifically called on women and young voters to exercise…
RTO offers Marathi language courses to Maharashtra car drivers
Mumbai: Auto and taxi drivers who learn Marathi will be issued a state government certificate and will have to present it while renewing their driving licences, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday after meeting the heads of 59 RTOs across…
UN, multilateralism and international law under attack: UN General Assembly president
New Delhi: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sujashankar Hold talks with visitors United Nations On Tuesday, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Berbock discussed a range of issues, including the impact of artificial intelligence and…
Money laundering case: ED seizes Anil Ambani’s Mumbai apartment and farmhouse
New Delhi: Takes new action against Anil Ambani The ED on Tuesday said it has attached Rs 3,035 crore worth of his family properties, including an apartment in Mumbai’s Usha Kiran Building and a farmhouse in Khandala (Pune), with nearly Rs 20,000…
Sipri says India’s military spending will exceed US$92 billion in 2025, ranking fifth
New Delhi: India will become the world’s fifth-largest military spender by 2025, with the country’s military spending set to rise 8.9 per cent to $92.1 billion, according to a report released by arms watchdog group Sipri on Monday.The report…
Government orders NIT Kurukshetra to carry out reforms
Education Dharmendra Pradhan New Delhi: Following a high-level review, the education ministry on Tuesday ordered corrective measures to improve campus management and student welfare at NIT Kurukshetra even as senior professor Brahmjit Singh was appointed…
Voting surge in first phase, new poll takers in TMC comfort zone
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was speaking at the inauguration of various development projects in Birbhum. (Press Trust photo) After a staggering turnout of over 93% in the first phase, the second phase of voting to elect who will…
Bengal turns into fortress for second phase polls: 2.3 lakh CAPF and 2.3 lakh population, 38,297 state police in place
An armored vehicle and armed police personnel patrol in Kolkata on Tuesday An armored vehicle and armed police personnel patrol in Kolkata on Tuesday An armored vehicle and armed police personnel patrol in Kolkata on Tuesday An armored vehicle and armed…
Court restores 1,468 votes in West Bengal, removes 6 names in second phase
KOLKATA: A Supreme Court-mandated appellate tribunal hearing the voter deletion case during the electoral roll SIR of the West Bengal Election Commission restored the voting rights of 1,468 people ahead of the second phase of polls on Wednesday, taking…
India’s fourth S400 system to arrive on Russian ship in mid-May; likely to be deployed in Rajasthan
S-400 air defense system New Delhi: Russia has shipped the fourth batch of S-400 Triumf defense systems shortly after the May 7 anniversary and “will arrive in India in mid-May” operation sindoora defense source told TOI. The fifth S-400…