PTI photo KOLKATA: Judicial officers have disposed of 37 lakh “under-adjudication” voter cases in Bengal, but only 22 lakh names appear across two supplementary electoral rolls, leaving about 15 lakh cases unaccounted for due to missing e-signatures.EC published a third list late Saturday, but there was no clarity on the number of names listed. An…
PM Modi talks with Saudi Crown Prince amid West Asia Conflict, discusses need to keep shipping lines open NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has spoken to Saudi crown prince and PM Mohammed bin Salman and reiterated India’s concern about freedom of navigation as the Iran-aligned Houthis entered the theatre of war in West Asia by…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, in a move aimed at strengthening the genuine registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs), on Saturday amended the Election Symbols Order to allow all candidates fielded by RUPPs to use a common symbol, if the party had polled at least 1% of the total valid votes in one of the two…
NEW DELHI: In a big relief for food businesses, the country’s food regulator has made licences valid for life.Under new rules notified by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), food licences and registrations will now remain valid permanently, unless cancelled for violations. This means lakhs of restaurants, small eateries and vendors will no…
NEW DELHI: Parliament is likely to be adjourned to a fixed date when the ongoing session ends on April 2 and not sine die, as is the practice, as govt looks to reconvene the two houses to present its bills for the rollout of women’s reservation in directly elected legislatures from the next Lok Sabha…
Govt Proposes To Do Away With Jail Term NEW DELHI: In a reprieve for first-time offenders, govt has proposed to do away with a jail term of up to three months for driving a vehicle violating the prescribed road safety and air and noise pollution norms.As part of the 784 provisions, across 79 central laws,…
NEW DELHI: He had no red flags. No “high-risk” tag. By standard medical calculators, he was not the kind of patient doctors worry about. Then came the heart attack — sudden and without warning. Doctors say this is no longer unusual. A major Indian study suggests it may be the norm.In a retrospective analysis of…
Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania, a corporate titan and record-setting aviator who embodied his brand’s famous tagline, ‘The Complete Man’, died in Mumbai on Saturday evening. He was 87. He was admitted on Friday following a decline in his health due to age-related illness. He will be cremated on Sunday at Chandanwadi crematorium. Hailing from…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that billionaire Elon Musk joined the phone call between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump last week, the Indian govt said on Saturday that the conversation was between the leaders only.NYT reported late on Friday that Musk participated in the phone call that Trump made to Modi, calling it an…
NEW DELHI: Amid a shortage of cooking gas cylinders, urban development minister Manohar Lal on Saturday nudged municipal bodies and other agencies to expedite clearances for piped natural gas (PNG), as state and local body approvals often delay clearances for expansion.Setting a target to add 50 lakh new piped gas connections to the existing base…