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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has ordered repolling in 15 polling stations across two constituencies in West Bengal following the second phase of Assembly elections held on April 29. Fresh polling will take place on May 2 between 7 am and 6 pm in South 24 Parganas district, covering 11 booths in Magrahat Paschim and…

NEW DELHI: Government on Friday released a detailed clarification on the Great Nicobar Project, calling it a strategic initiative to strengthen India’s presence in the Andaman Sea. It said the project sought to “balance port-led growth with calibrated environmental safeguards” while keeping protection of indigenous communities at the core of its overall planning.The clarification, in…

MUMBAI: A small part of the puzzle on what went down in the Dokadia house on Sunday night has been solved. The initial suspicion of the investigative authorities focused on food adulteration; on Friday, FDA reports showed that none of the food samples collected from the house showed any signs of additives such as artificial…

MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The big question dominating the build-up to Chennai Super Kings’ high-voltage clash against Mumbai Indians is simple — will MS Dhoni finally play in IPL 2026?CSK batting coach Michael Hussey has offered an encouraging update, revealing that the former skipper is making steady progress in his recovery from…

DHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-backed opposition MP Akhter Hossen has warned about a possible influx of Muslims into Bangladesh from neighbouring India, alleging a potential “conspiracy being hatched in the region” to burden his country with a refugee crisis.Hossen did not name the “region” in India he had in mind. However, his statements were seen by many…

NEW DELHI: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Full service Air India is planning to make meals optional on its domestic and short international (under two hour) flights. Once this “unbundling” rolls out in the next month or two, passengers opting out of meals could have upwards of Rs 250 shaved off their ticket price….

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Friday moved Supreme Court, challenging the additional chief electoral officer’s decision mandating “at least one among the counting supervisor and counting assistant at each counting table shall be a central govt/central PSU employee” for counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections.The party sought an urgent hearing, as the…

The United States will withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in a move that shows the growing tensions between Donald Trump and European allies over the Iran conflict.The drawdown follows a sharp exchange between Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who earlier criticised the handling of negotiations with Iran, saying…

NEW DELHI: Many parts of the country may not be hotter than usual this month due to ‘above normal’ rainfall, but certain states, especially those along the Himalayan foothills such as southern Himachal and Uttarakhand, along the eastern coast, and some parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, are likely to face ‘above normal’ heatwave days (an…

KOLKATA: Police locked down neighbourhoods within a 200-metre radius of all seven designated EVM strongrooms in the city Friday after Trinamool Congress’s allegations of vote tampering triggered overnight confrontations with BJP at two locations.Prohibitory orders issued by police commissioner Ajay Nand under Section 163 of BNSS bars assembly of five or more people, processions and…