Kolkata: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has issued a detailed set of instructions to all district election officers (DEOs) to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalised groups in the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a notification said. According to an official communication on Wednesday, the guidelines were…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Karnataka BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar and lauded his feat of cycling from Bengaluru to Kanniyakumari. The 70-year-old Kumar achieved the feat of bicycling 702 km over five days after recovering from a rare neurological condition that had left him bedridden for months. “Shri S….
The decision of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, to drag its long-running dispute with Dr. Neeraj Kumar to the Supreme Court has raised troubling questions—not just about administrative judgment, but about the reckless use of public money to pursue what increasingly appears to be a personal vendetta. NIPER Mohali has…
With Assembly elections approaching in Assam, West Bengal, and Puducherry, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political trajectory for 2026 is no longer speculative—it is visible, deliberate and assertive. The Modi–Amit Shah combine continues to dictate the tempo of national politics, and increasingly, even their critics are forced to acknowledge this reality. It is telling that Prashant…
On a sanctified day, as instructed by the sage Bruhadaswa, Markandeya began to recount how Kuvalaswa, the son of King Bruhadaswa, under the guidance of the seer Udanka, set forth to vanquish the demon, Dundhu. Bound by solemn oath and filled with radiant zeal, he advanced as though proceeding to a joyous festival. His ministers,…
Pratyangira Devi Temple is located in Brindavan, Wadair Santha area of Pudukkottai town, in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. This temple is a modern-era shrine dedicated to the powerful Goddess Pratyangira Devi. It was built in recent decades to provide a sacred space for Devi worship, homams, and spiritual protection rituals. Though not an ancient temple,…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) today announced the preparation and rollout of its 12th consecutive Annual Domestic Cricket Calendar, aimed at systematic preparation of Telangana State teams for participation in the BCCI Domestic Tournaments for the 2026–27 season. According to the General Secretary of TCA, this initiative is in line with the BCCI directive…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate seized Rs 1.22 crore in cash and jewellery worth Rs 8.50 crore from a Delhi farmhouse on Thursday after a fresh round of searches in connection with a money laundering investigation against UAE-based absconding criminal Inderjit Singh Yadav, officials said. The federal probe agency on Wednesday recovered Rs 5.12 crore…
Bengaluru: Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, Indian Air Force on Thursday. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Shrinivas was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF on 13 June 1987, an official statement said. Air Marshal Shrinivas is a ‘Category A’ Qualified Flying Instructor…
New Delhi: Continuing an over three-decade practice, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other’s atomic facilities. The exchange of the list came even as the ties between the two countries remain under deep freeze following four-day military…
