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NEW DELHI: The cumulative amount of potential election inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu has touched Rs 1,072 crore, with the former reporting 96% of the value of seized liquor and the latter 78% of illegal cash seizures.Tamil Nadu will go to polls in one phase on Thursday, West Bengal will go to polls…

Subvendu Adhikari, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin and EPS NEW DELHI: The stage is set for high-electoral battles as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu head towards Assembly elections on Thursday (April 23).Tamil Nadu is voting in a single phase across 234 constituencies, while West Bengal will vote in 152 constituencies in this phase.The second phase of…

New Delhi: The accused in the murder of an IRS officer’s daughter was arrested by the Delhi Police on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. He was taken into custody after being tracked to a hotel in Dwarka.The 22-year-old woman was murdered in South Delhi’s Amar Colony area. Investigators suspect that she was strangled, possibly using…

Tamil Nadu goes to polls on Thursday, with assembly elections emerging as a key political contest, which could test the resilience of the state’s long-dominant Dravidian model.A number of constituencies in Tamil Nadu have been closely watched. MK Stalin seeks to retain Kolathur, when Udayanidhi Stalin Chepauk faces a key test. Vijay is making a…

“My grandfather chose India over Pakistan, confirmed Murshidabad to be in this country and they erased my name.” A visibly upset younger Nawab, Syed Reza Ali Mirza, a direct descendant of Mir Zafar, told TOI in Murshidabad. A few hundred meters away, a Hazaraduari guide and a Tonga Tana expressed similar grief. Despite documents, they…

D Supreme Court slammed Mamata Banerjee The I-PAC has been accused of interfering in ED operations, calling it a threat to democracy On the anniversary of the Pahalgam attack, Rajnath Singh Highlighting India’s military might, Pakistan has warned of severe retaliation. An Indian student reportedly created a viral AI influencer targeting US conservatives, but the…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her alleged interference during the Enforcement Directorate probe at the I-PAC director’s residence in Kolkata.The top court described the socio-political climate in the poll-bound state as an “extraordinary situation”, while citing…

New Delhi: On the first anniversary Pahalgam terror attackDefense Minister Rajnath Singh On Wednesday, without naming Pakistan, it delivered a subtle message, warning that if it “tried to create trouble” again, “dot, dot, dot.” Reiterating India’s longstanding complaint from Germany, Singh added that with one exception, “all neighbors are fine.”At an event with the Indian…

New Delhi: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan criticized on Wednesday Congress the president Mallikarjun Kharge Noting his “terrorist” comments Prime Minister Narendra ModiSaid the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha sometimes failed to differentiate between “black and white” or “terror and terror from terror”.‘Sometimes Kharge ji does not distinguish between black and white, or between…

New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday hinted that New Delhi can play its role in bringing peace to West Asia amid the ongoing crisis between Iran and the US.Asked whether India has any role in the West Asian crisis, Rajnath said, “It is possible that tomorrow there may be a time when India…