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CEC defends SIR exercise, says it produced 'purest' electoral rolls

New Delhi, May 31 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Saturday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had produced the world's accurate voter lists, dismissing O... Read More


Degree colleges in Mumbai release second merit list, cut-offs drop

MUMBAI, May 31 -- Colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai released their second general merit list for admission to first-year degree programmes on Saturday, bringing relief to students scorin... Read More


5,929 kg methanol seized in Bhiwandi

Pune, May 31 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday seized nearly 5,929 kg of toxic methanol from a Bhiwandi-based company, Rex International, which allegedly supplied the c... Read More


22 policemen, excise officials suspended over hooch deaths

Pune, May 31 -- A day after the hooch tragedy claimed 16 lives, as many as 22 officials from the Pune city police, Pimpri-Chinchwad police and state excise department were suspended for alleged neglig... Read More


'Methanol, ethanol slip behind hooch deaths'

PUNE, May 31 -- Investigators probing Pune's hooch tragedy suspect that a fatal mix-up between methanol and ethanol may have triggered one of the region's deadliest incidents of illicit liquor poisoni... Read More


Families face uncertain future after loss of sole breadwinners in liquor tragedy

PUNE, May 31 -- The alleged toxic liquor tragedy that has claimed 16 lives in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad has left behind more than grief. It has shattered families, orphaned children and pushed several... Read More


Abhishek attacked in Sonarpur visit

Kolkata, May 31 -- TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday sustained minor injuries after he was attacked with stones and eggs in West Bengal's Sonarpur, where he had gone to meet the fami... Read More


Ex-CM son in line for post in cabinet

Bengaluru, May 31 -- Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for a cabinet berth, with people aware of the matter saying the possibility ... Read More


Monitor demographic changes: Shah to DMs; orders special groups

New Delhi, May 31 -- Union home minister Amit Shah has directed the district magistrates to monitor and report on demographic changes occurring in border districts, a government release issued on Satu... Read More


Cyberattack cited for glitches in CBSE's revaluation portal

New Delhi, May 31 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) revaluation portal was hit by a "malicious cyberattack" that disrupted payment processing for around 50 Class 12 students and for... Read More