Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has finalised 10,231 polling stations across the metropolis for civic polls to be held on January 15. In a release issued on Thursday evening, BMC said 4,386 of these will be located in government and semi-government buildings, 702 in cooperative housing societies, and 5,143 in private buildings. The polling stations…
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….
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…
Indore: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya lost his temper while responding to media questions on the contaminated drinking water incident in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area and used an objectionable word on camera. As the controversy escalated, the MP cabinet minister expressed regret over his remark. The opposition Congress demanded his resignation, accusing BJP leaders in the…
Mumbai: The New Year 2026 began on a rainy note for Mumbaikars as several parts of the country’s financial capital witnessed heavy showers on Thursday morning. Instead of welcoming the year with the first rays of sunshine, parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, were greeted by rain. The rains began shortly before 6 am….
Panaji: Joyous crowds thronged Goa’s beaches on Wednesday night to ring in the New Year amid fireworks, music and parties, with major coastal stretches in North Goa witnessing heavy traffic jams, officials and locals said. Thousands of revellers gathered along popular beaches, including Calangute, Sinquerim, Baga, Vagator, Arambol and Kerim, where seaside shacks, nightspots and…
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor stands as a “resounding testament” to India’s unwavering resolve against terrorism, and with precision and professionalism, the Indian armed forces struck deep into the heart of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure delivering a “calibrated and decisive blow”, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The operation sent an “unambiguous message” to the world —…
New Delhi: The situation along the country’s northern borders remains stable, yet sensitive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, and asserted that the deployment of the Indian Army in all sectors along the Line of Actual Control is “robust, well poised” and prepared to deal with any “emerging contingency”. Also, bilateral interaction between India and…
