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45% of voters in Bengal poll roll not found in 2002 list

Kolkata, Oct. 24 -- Around 45% of the voters' names in the present 2025 electoral roll of West Bengal couldn't be found in the 2002 electoral roll when the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was la... Read More


Centre asks CJI Gavai to recommend next-in-line

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Union law ministry on Friday requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai to recommend the name of his successor, initiating the formal process for appointing the n... Read More


Can online gaming be completely banned? Supreme Court asks govt

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Supreme Court has sought to know from the Union government whether online gaming and betting platforms can be completely banned, as it agreed to examine a public interest lit... Read More


Modi to address Asean summit virtually

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- India and Malaysia announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the Asean-India Summit virtually, not travelling to the regional gathering in Kuala Lumpur du... Read More


VIP chief's decade-long climb to spotlight

Patna, Oct. 24 -- Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani (45) seems to have emerged as the new necessity for alliances in politically charged Bihar. The Bollywood technician-turned-politici... Read More


2,677 candidates in fray in 2 phases as deadline to withdraw nomination ends

Patna, Oct. 24 -- A total of 2,677 candidates are in the fray for the upcoming two-phase Bihar assembly elections scheduled for November 6 and 11, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursd... Read More


UGC committee flags lapses by Odisha college

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- A fact-finding committee set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to investigate the death of a 20-year-old student in July in Odisha's Balasore district has found "serio... Read More


Cabinet scraps two-child policy for scheduled, tea tribes

Guwahati, Oct. 24 -- The Assam cabinet on Thursday approved the exemption of Scheduled Tribes (STs), tea tribes and the Moran and Muttock communities from the state's two-child policy for government j... Read More


Man sets in-laws afire over Rs.10L, held

Raipur, Oct. 24 -- A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly setting his parents-in-law on fire after they refused to give him Rs.10 lakh in cash, officials aware of the matter said on Thursda... Read More


3 India firms among 45 to face latest sanctions

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Three New Delhi-based firms providing a range of services for the aviation industry were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union (EU) on Thursday for allegedly support... Read More