NEW DELHI: West Bengal, which has seen the most noise against SIR, ranked fifth in terms of net deletions (10.9%) among the 12 states/UTs where SIR Phase 2 stands completed, and third in terms of the absolute number of deletions of absent, shifted, dead and doubly enrolled (ASDD) electors. The state was second only to…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns oil could hit $150 amid Iran‑US war, sparking a ‘global recession’/ Image: BBC Amid an escalating conflict involving Iran‑Israel‑US tensions, now more than three weeks in, with Washington deploying more than 4,000 Marines to the region and weighing further troop movements even as talk of a ceasefire surfaces, oil markets…
SRINAGAR: PDP’s Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Tuesday blamed the governing NC for the suspension of her social media accounts, alleging that the party was acting in collusion with the BJP to target its critics.“X has withheld my account. Usually, they send an email, but in my case, there has…
Raghav Chadha (File photo) NEW DELHI: In 2022, when Raghav Chadha entered the Rajya Sabha as a newly elected AAP MP from Punjab, he raised concerns about how India’s anti-defection law was functioning in practice and had its an infirmities.Introducing a Private Member Bill, he argued that the law had failed to curb political switching…
Is Shreya Ghoshal charging Rs 1.65 crore for her live shows? A screenshot circulating on Reddit has sparked widespread discussion, claiming that the singer was paid this amount for her performance at the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards. However, the figure remains speculative, with no official confirmation so far. Interestingly, many of Shreya’s fans believe that…
In the district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, India, a very interesting geological discovery has been made as a result of heavy rains that caused substantial soil erosion, exposing an ancient fossil bed that is around 12,000 years old. The Union Minister for the Environment, Bhupender Yadav, confirmed that this site is from the Holocene…
Two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are currently transiting the Strait of Hormuz en route to India, according to ship-tracking data from LSEG and Kpler cited by Reuters, signalling a cautious resumption of movements through the strategic waterway. Shipping through the Strait has been severely disrupted amid the ongoing US-Israeli…