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Kolkata: As per the trend of digitisation of the enumeration forms collected by the booth-level officers (BLOs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that 43.30 lakh names will be excluded from the draft voters' list, set to be published  December 16. However, sources...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will sit for a second breakfast meeting in a week, as Shivakumar has invited the Chief Minister to his home December 2. Giving push to ‘breakfast diplomacy’, fully backed by the Congress central leadership,...

New Delhi: Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother Monday told the Delhi High Court that instead of grieving his death, his wife Priya Kapur made every move to take control of his assets. Sunjay's mother Rani Kapur said she was never told about her son's will,...

New Delhi: To safeguard the citizens from buying non-genuine items, the Centre Monday said that it asked mobile phone manufacturers and importers to ensure that the 'Sanchar Saathi' mobile application is pre-installed on all new mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India. This...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is all set to assume the Chairship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) December 3, the ECI said Monday. The CEC will take over the Chairship of IIDEA in the meeting of the...

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the Wireless Monitoring Organisation (WMO) to possibly identify the source of interference and spoofing of GPS experienced by some flights near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi while approaching Runway 10, the Parliament...

New Delhi: Gross enrolment under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), a bid to create a universal social security system for all, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector, has reached 8,34,13,738 ( October 31), the Parliament was informed Monday. APY...

Kolkata:  The BSF's Eastern Command Monday said it apprehended 10,263 Bangladeshis over the past year while they were attempting to infiltrate or exfiltrate through the border, underscoring heightened vigilance along the sensitive Indo-Bangla frontier, a paramilitary force said in a statement. The force said the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala, which will replace the GST compensation cess on such sin goods. The Central...

Kolkata: Tension flared outside the office of West Bengal CEO Monday as members of the BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee staged a demonstration, raising slogans and attempting to breach police barricades just as BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and several MLAs arrived for a scheduled meeting with...