FALTA/KOLKATA: Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency clocked a high 87.9% turnout (till 8pm) in Thursday’s repoll as voters, guarded by heavy CAPF deployment, spoke of casting ballots “without fear” for the first time in years, while TMC flags all but disappeared after party candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest 48 hours before voting.Polling remained peaceful,…
NTA told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that it was looking at phasing out reliance on test-delivery agencies by developing in-house capabilities – covering both software and hardware – to tighten the circle with access to the question-setting process, minimising possibility of malpractices. Higher education secretary Vineet Joshi and NTA director general Abhishek Singh briefed…
NEW DELHI: Around 45 ships are under construction within the country and will be delivered in the next 3 to 4 years, Navy vice chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyan has said in Kolkata during the launch of ‘Sanghamitra’, the first of four next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) built by defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and…
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed 4th India-Africa summit that India was to host from May 28 to 31 was postponed on Thursday on account of the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though not yet a global pandemic, the risk posed by the virus made WHO declare a health emergency of international…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The V D Satheesan-led UDF govt has decided to scrap the Kerala Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, 2023, and the 2025 Rules, and to create an independent state vigilance commission headed by a sitting high court judge.Two of the boldest measures contained in the govt’s ‘Vision 2031’ policy document indicate a sweeping political and…
NEW DELHI: An Airbus A321 operated by Air India with about 190 people aboard suffered a tail strike while going around — aborting landing and taking off again — at Bengaluru airport on Thursday. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet had taken off before this flight from Delhi was to land. The enormous wake turbulence —…
Maurice Shelmon, also known as Ant Jefe, was reportedly arrested by the LAPD on a felony murder charge, according to TMZ. The No Jumper podcaster and rapper became known through YouTube videos, music, and podcast appearances. Following the arrest news, No Jumper hosts reacted during a livestream and expressed shock while speaking about his recent…
NEW DELHI: Nearly four decades after a civil judge granted permanent prohibitory injuction on a plot in Noida, the petitioner’s son turned up in Supreme Court saying the decree had not been executed and remained pending, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The decree was confirmed by high court and Supreme Court, while Noida authority’s appeals and its…
NEW DELHI: The X account of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party was withheld in India on Thursday even as its Instagram following crossed 18 million — more than that of BJP or Congress — by Thursday evening, within days of its launch. CJP’s X page had amassed over 200,000 followers before being withheld due to…
Controversial streamer Dalton Eatherly is facing strict new bond conditions after a judge set rules for his possible release from custody. The decision follows serious charges linked to a courthouse shooting incident. Authorities say the restrictions are needed to closely monitor him and reduce any risk if he is allowed to leave jail during the…