KOLKATA: Supreme Court-mandated tribunals have restored voting rights to 139 people – .005% of more than 27 lakh names struck off rolls in the first phase during judicial adjudication under special intensive revision (SIR) – on the eve of round one of Bengal assembly polls Thursday. SIR has cut Bengal’s electorate from 7.6 crore to…
NEW DELHI: The 22-year-old daughter of a senior bureaucrat was sexually assaulted and murdered at her south Delhi home on Wednesday. Her head was smashed with a heavy object and she was strangled with a mobile phone charging cable, the police said.Police arrested a 23-year-old man from a hotel in Dwarka within 12 hours of…
DDAMOH: A 23-year-old physically handicapped Dalit groom was pulled off a horse and beaten during a pre-wedding procession in Damoh district on Tuesday evening. The wedding procession could continue only after police were deployed in the village.Police said that all four accused named in the case have been arrested and will be slapped with the…
CHENNAI: As political parties went silent on Wednesday after the month-long campaign, the Election Commission went into high gear, giving the final push to ensure smooth polling across Tamil Nadu on Thursday.Electronic voting machines were dispatched to polling stations under tight security, while flying squads stepped up vigil to prevent last-minute cash distribution. Chief electoral…
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Iran denies reopening Hormuz amid US blockade Iran declared that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not possible as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports continues. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that any ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is meaningless unless the naval blockade and what he called the “hostage-taking” of…
President Donald Trump changed his aggressive stance on Iran and extended the ceasefire indefinitely, even as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seized two of them and was bringing them to Iran, according to Iranian media.One of these, the container ship Epaminondas, indicated Mundra port in Gujarat…
The NFL Draft is usually all about strategy, rookie prospects, and intense football talk. But on Wednesday, things took a turn for the hilarious when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones nearly fell during a pre-draft press conference.But that wasn’t the only highlight; the scene was set for a typical media event, with everyone focused on…
Taylor Swift makes her stance clear on Blake Lively as she and Travis Kelce reportedly send out wedding invites.(Image via X) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are all set to host the biggest event of the year as they gear up for their wedding on 3rd July in New York City.As invites are being sent…
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday made a high-level visit to the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, as both nations look to bolster security architecture across the Indo-Pacific.During the visit, General Dwivedi engaged in extensive deliberations with General Ronald P Clark, Commanding General of USARPAC, alongside other senior military leadership.“General…
