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KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced Sunday that her govt would pay Rs 10,000 crore in DA arrears to nine lakh state employees and pensioners from March and hike the monthly honorarium for Hindu priests and Muslim muezzins by Rs 500 to Rs 2,000, squeezing in both just before the model code of conduct kicked…

NEW DELHI: India today is in a far stronger position to handle disruptions in global energy markets than it was a decade ago, officials said on Sunday. While Strait of Hormuz remains an important chokepoint, India can reroute vess-els and shift strategy to other energy-exporting countries. In a world of increasingly uncertain supply chains, a…

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 11 Maoists, carrying a bounty of Rs 63.3 lakh, surrendered before the Odisha Police in Kalahandi district on Sunday, handing over a large cache of arms and ammunition, reports Debabrata Mohapatra. The Maoists were active in Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal. While one of them hails from Maharashtra, the other 10 are…

NEW DELHI: The govt’s ambitious scheme aimed at reducing chemical fertiliser consumption, PM-PRANAM, has remained a ‘non-starter’ as the Centre has not been able to released a single Rupee as incentive to any state even after two-and-half years of its launch, as per a report of a parliamentary committee.PM-PRANAM was approved in June 2023 for…

Calvin Ridley (Image Via Getty) The 2026 NFL free agency period is already full of surprises. Teams across the league began making official moves on Wednesday after two days of legal tampering. That is when clubs are allowed to talk with players and agree to deals before they can officially sign contracts. Once the league…

Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the United States has upped the ante against Iran by carrying out heavy airstrikes on Kharg Island — Iran’s economic lifeline and a strategic defense point in the Persian Gulf.During the recent attacks, the US forces conducted airstrikes on military installations on Kharg Island, including missile storage…

A top Iranian security official on Sunday issued a dramatic claim amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East that a network linked to the late convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein is planning a large‑scale terrorist incident reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and will attempt to blame the responsibility on Iran.Ali Larijani, secretary…

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has granted temporary relaxations in flight duty norms for Air India’s long-haul flights as the carrier takes longer routes because of airspace restrictions in the Middle East amid the ongoing Iran conflict, sources cited by news agency PTI said on Sunday.With Iranian and Iraqi airspace restrictions in place, Air India is…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the assembly polls in West Bengal will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 — unlike the eight-phase polling conducted in 2021.While announcing the poll schedule of 4 states and one Union territory, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the reduction…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced by-elections to eight assembly constituencies across six states — Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Tripura.Announcing the schedule during the press conference held in New Delhi, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said polling for the assembly constituencies in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on…