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New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched protests against the purported deletion of voter lists through special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of “conspiracy to disenfranchise Bengali voters”. He promised to attend those voters who were declared dead by the polling…

New Delhi: Bihar politics has revolved around Jaiprakash Narayan’s disciples – Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav – for over three decades. With Lalu retiring from active politics and Nitish now opting for a Rajya Sabha seat in the state’s top post, Bihar seems to be entering an unknown phase, with a new face likely to…

For a state that serves as the “bread basket” of India, Uttar Pradesh (UP) is undergoing a quiet yet seismic shift in its agricultural landscape. While the state has always been a major producer, recent data reveal a transformation from traditional agriculture to a high-productivity, technology-driven powerhouse. This transformation is not just about higher yields;…

New Delhi: A day after World Obesity Day, a new international study sounded a stark warning: metabolic diseases like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol are on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region, leaving countries like India the worst hit.The research is published in the journal MetabolismData from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD)…

ED conducted raids against Anil Ambani’s company Reliance Power Limited at multiple locations. New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate The searches were conducted at multiple locations in Mumbai and Hyderabad on Friday, as part of an investigation into Reliance Power, a group of businessmen. Anil Ambani.According to PTI, around 10-12 premises linked to the company and…

In the last eight years, Uttar Pradesh has undergone a structural transformation. Historically seen through its agrarian roots, the state is rapidly moving towards an urban-centric economy. Between 2011 and 2021, the shift from agricultural to non-agricultural employment grew at a rate of 7% per decade, surpassing the 5% increase seen in previous decades. This…

New Delhi: Ahead of the April 1 census 2027, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched four digital tools for the country’s first digital census and unveiled two census mascots – ‘Pragati’, a female enumerator and ‘Vikas’, her male counterpart. The four digital platforms include a self-enumeration portal that will allow respondents to submit their…

PUNE: India’s summer heatwaves — the humid, suffocating kind that have more impact than the dry heat — are becoming not only more frequent, but also more intense through a now-familiar specific atmospheric chain reaction. A January 2026 study by scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, published in the Journal…

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at the Iranian Embassy on Thursday New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signed a book of condolence on behalf of the Indian government and people at the Iranian embassy on Thursday after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 amid criticism of India’s silence.External Affairs Minister S…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two corridors and lay the foundation stone for three additional corridors. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said this on Thursday, March 8. The projects are part of the ongoing expansion Delhi Metro network and will involve an estimated investment of over Rs 18,300 crore….