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EC faces heat as living voter declared 'dead' in Harirampur

BALURGHAT, April 20 -- A bizarre and troubling allegation has surfaced from Harirampur in South Dinajpur district, where a living voter has reportedly been marked as "dead" in the electoral rolls, tri... Read More


Dev's Alipurduar roadshow cut short amid massive crowd surge

Alipurduar, April 20 -- With just 72 hours left before polling, Trinamool Congress MP from Ghatal and actor Dev received a rousing welcome in Alipurduar town on Monday afternoon during a high-profile ... Read More


Internal rift surfaces in BJP at Baishnabnagar

Malda, April 20 -- Just days before the elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Baishnabnagar Assembly Constituency is grappling with a public display of internal discord, raising concerns over... Read More


At least 21 dead, 29 injured as bus rolls into gorge in J-K's Udhampur; PM announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh

Jammu, April 20 --  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed pain over the loss of lives in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the ... Read More


Workers and Welfare

New Delhi, April 20 -- Uttar Pradesh's latest minimum wage revision, effective from April 1, 2026, is not just a routine administrative update-it is a response to a deeper churn in the state's labour ... Read More


Bureaucracy for a New India

New Delhi, April 20 -- Every year on April 21, India marks Civil Services Day, a moment to recognise the quiet, enduring contribution of those who keep the machinery of governance running across the v... Read More


Global Price of a War

New Delhi, April 20 -- The 2026 US and Israel war against Iran has fundamentally ruptured the existing political order, transitioning the Middle East from a "shadow war" into a direct, volatile region... Read More


ED raids Karnataka Cong MLA's sons, others in crypto-linked PMLA case

Bengaluru, April 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of the two sons of Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris and some others in a crypto currency-linked money laundering case, ... Read More


Sensex & Nifty close almost flat in volatile trade as oil prices rebound

Mumbai, April 20 -- Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed almost unchanged in a volatile session on Monday as investors turned cautious amid mounting geopolitical headwinds and rising crude oil pr... Read More


States' capex growth to slow down to 8-10% in FY27: Report

Mumbai, April 20 -- States' capital expenditure growth is likely to slow down to 8-10 per cent in FY27 from 17 per cent in FY26, a report said on Monday. The moderation will primarily result from tig... Read More