- India
SIR in Bengal may lead to deletion of 1.2 crore ‘illegal voters’: Union minister
Bongaon: Union minister and BJP MP Shantanu Thakur on Thursday claimed that around 1.2 crore “illegal voters” could be removed from West Bengal’s electoral rolls through the EC’s special intensive revision (SIR),…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Both sides agree to pause war in Gaza
Cairo: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy…
- Telangana
Telangana CM flags concerns over US tariff hikes, H-1B visa fee rise
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, October 9, expressed concerns over the United States’ recent decision to increase tariffs on Indian goods and raise the H-1B visa fee. Speaking…
- India
Bihar polls: EC identifies 14K voters over the age of 100
Vaishali (Bihar): With wrinkles on her face and her frail body wrapped in a multicoloured sari, Sona Devi sits alongside her centenarian husband, Rameshwar Das, in Dullalpur village. Eager to vote in…
- India
SIR in Bihar: SC directs BSLSA to assist excluded voters in filing appeals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final electoral…
- India
Nirmala Sitharaman offers prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday offered prayers at the Ram temple in Ayodhya along with her family, officials said. Sitharaman, who arrived in Ayodhya on Wednesday for a two-day…
- India
Nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel to be deployed for Bihar polls: EC
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure smooth conduct of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission will deploy nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel, including 2.5 lakh police officials. The poll authority said on…
- India
Blue Dart Express launches instant digital account opening platform
Mumbai: Express logistics firm Blue Dart Express Ltd on Thursday announced the launch of its instant digital account opening platform that allows businesses of all sizes to open accounts and start shipping…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man kills real-estate broker for money, chops body parts
Hyderabad: Three persons, including a woman were arrested in Khammam district of Telangana for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old man and chopping his body into pieces, police said on Thursday. The prime accused…
- India
Court rejects plea to change investigating officer in MUDA case
Bengaluru: A court here on Thursday rejected an application filed by activist and complainant Snehamayi Krishna seeking a change of Investigating Officer in a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The petitioner…
- India
Mayawati negates speculations of Azam Khan joining BSP
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said she does not meet anyone on the sly and prefers meeting people openly, a remark that was ostensibly aimed at negating the…
- India
MP CM alleges TN govt not cooperating with cough syrup probe
Nagpur/Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday alleged that the Tamil Nadu government was not cooperating in connection with the probe linked to the death of 22 children from his…
- World
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
Stockholm: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre.” Krasznahorkai follows in the…
- India
IPS officer Puran Kumar’s wife seeks action against officials named in suicide note
Chandigarh: Amneet P Kumar, whose husband, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, has allegedly shot himself dead, sought the Haryana chief minister’s intervention on Thursday to ensure the registration of an FIR against…
- India
TVK chief Vijay’s Neelankarai residence gets bomb threat, found to be hoax
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay received a mail on Thursday saying that a bomb had been planted at his Neelankarai residence, and it was found to be a hoax after checking the house, police…
