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NEW DELHI: Two days after government issued a detailed note on the ambitious Great Nicobar Project, clarifying certain questions raised by Rahul Gandhi, Congress countered its stance on Sunday by saying Centre had failed to address serious concerns raised by affected local communities, environmentalists, anthropologists, academics and civil society voices regarding the project. The opposition…

Mamata Banerjee; Vinesh Phogat Ahead of counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, Trinamool Congress workers alleged that two cars with BJP flags were allowed to enter a counting centre in Bhowanipore, the constituency of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool supremo. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat revealed she is one of the six women…

NEW DELHI: Kerala will count votes for its 140-member assembly on May 4, with the results expected to determine whether the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) can retain power for a third consecutive term or if the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) can reclaim the state after a decade in opposition. The election has also…

From teachers to medicos, SIR deletions have stripped people of voting rights in Bengal (File photo) KOLKATA: A senior central government officer in a PSU, an assistant teacher in a govt school, a medical professional preparing for a national entrance exam and an insurance agent whose licence hinges on his voter status – all moved…

NEW DELHI: The India-Nepal border dispute could see another flare-up with the new government in Kathmandu officially objecting to India’s decision to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, with support from China, through the Uttarakhand state crossing at Lipulekh Pass that is claimed by Nepal.Indian government later dismissed Nepal’s territorial claims, saying India has consistently maintained that…

NEW DELHI: BJP is looking to take down the opposition in one of its few remaining strongholds West Bengal, while its rivals hope to hold their line in their redoubts in eastern and southern India, with the results to five assemblies polls – Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry – set to offer a…

‘He is a mouse’: TMC’s Kunal Ghosh slams ‘Singham’ cop Ajay Pal Sharma over repolling in Falta, demands suspension NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, popularly dubbed ‘Singham’, demanding his suspension over alleged massive rigging in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency.“If there…

BENGALURU: When Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye placed its first commercial satellite, Drishti, in orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket Sunday, it marked more than just another launch for India’s private space sector. Drishti, being pegged India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite, and the world’s first OptoSAR satellite, also added a rare new capability to the…

NEW DELHI: Multi-state electoral verdict on May 4 will be shaped not only by broad swings but by a cluster of constituencies where margins are tight, candidates are high profile and local dynamics are unusually intense. After the counting begins and trends trickle in, these seats offer early clues to momentum, alliance cohesion and voter…

NEW DELHI: As West Bengal awaits the results to be declared tomorrow, chaos erupted near the Asansol Engineering College strong room premises after a switched-off mobile phone was found in an envelope.Along with the mobile phone, several documents linked to the Raniganj assembly constituency were also recovered, triggering suspicion and a brief commotion at the…