Paint the town beige and white on voting day
CHENNAI: On any other day, beige would be a hue that fades into the background. On Thursday, however, the color stood out.As voting got underway, men and women across Tamil Nadu turned up at polling stations wearing white shirts and beige trousers. TVK…
Instagram user’s “jaldi aa jaiye” message got a prompt reply from Bangladesh Home Minister Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit ShahA reply from a supporter awaiting his roadshow for the West Bengal polls went viral on social media on Thursday, drawing attention to an exchange on Instagram.Shah shared a video of the sunset on Instagram with the…
Boat trip, camera in hand: PM Modi shares pictures of Hooghly; ‘Maa Ganga’ message from Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Friday, he shared pictures of himself spending time on the banks of the Hooghly river in Kolkata and taking a boat ride.In the video shared by the Prime Minister, he is seen sitting…
Bengal’s 92.8% turnout is state’s highest ever; second highest among all states/Lok Sabha polls
NEW DELHI: The record-breaking polls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu of 92.9% and 85.1% respectively have once again vindicated the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise despite persistent doubts raised by some political parties and the…
India and Japan form data partnership to power AI smart cities
BENGALURU: A Japanese construction technology company and an Indian Institute of Science-backed data platform have joined forces to try to unlock one of the most persistent blind spots in urban planning: the vast amounts of construction data that…
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Nandalal Bose’s 88-year-old grandson finally succeeds after second attempt
KOLKATA: The family of famous painter Nandalal Bose’s grandson cast their votes in Santiniketan on Thursday and even though a court cleared them after SC intervention, the vote took place after two to three attempts, illustrating the hurdles that…
Congress leader moves SC alleging Modi’s DD speech violated MCC
New Delhi: Congress worker TN Prathapan has moved the Supreme Court accusing state-run channels Doordarshan and Sansad TV of violating the model code of conduct by telecasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on April 18.The petition, which…
Without a single witness in 35 years, SC puts police trial on hold
NEW DELHI: With no witness called to record oral evidence in 35 years, the Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in the trial of a police officer, indicating that it favors quashing the case solely on the grounds of delay. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala…