Thirteen lakh vs 50.89 lakh. Two sets of data from the Election Commission, both dated January 18, have this mismatch in the number of voters served notices under one category as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Over 1.16 crore electors had been flagged in the state for…
If the idea of one snake makes you uneasy, imagine tens of thousands rising from the ground at once. Look no further than the Narcisse Snake Dens, a provincial wildlife management area located about six kilometres north of Narcisse in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, in Canada’s province of Manitoba. Every spring, this quiet patch…
Squads for both teams: Scotland Squad: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Jofra…
The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, aimed at driving market-linked urban infrastructure development and catalysing investments worth around Rs 4 lakh crore over the next five years.The fund marks a shift in urban development model away from grant-based…
4 min readNew DelhiFeb 4, 2026 10:35 AM IST First published on: Feb 4, 2026 at 08:56 AM IST As Mamata Banerjee prepared to address the media in New Delhi on Tuesday, she had something for the journalists present: a collection of her poems on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which she describes as the…
After divorce with Natasa Stankovic, Hardik Pandya gets new tattoo for girlfriend Mahieka Sharma: Their relationship journey (so far) Cricketer Hardik Pandya’s love life has always been dynamic, just as his game on the field. Months after his high-profile divorce from Natasa Stankovic followed by dating rumours with Jasmin Walia, Hardik recently turned heads with…
Pakistan’s T20 team skipper Salman Ali Agha (AP Photo) Ahead of the high-voltage India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has again stirred debate around the handshake controversy with a fresh remark. Speaking before the match, Agha said he hopes the game will be played in the right spirit but…
The Union Cabinet has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (Startup India FoF 2.0) with a total corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to mobilise venture capital for the country’s startup ecosystem.The scheme is aimed at accelerating the next phase of India’s startup growth by mobilising long-term domestic capital, strengthening the venture capital ecosystem…
On Monday, several posters sprang up along a stretch of the arterial national highway passing through Sivasagar district in Upper Assam. Put up by hardline Assamese nationalist groups like Asom Yuva Mancha and Jatiya Sangrami Sena, the posters were marked with slogans such as “Chase Miyas, save Assam”, “Chase Miyas to protect Assam from becoming…
is one of Iceland’s most iconic natural landmarks that has been luring tourists from across the world for years. But now, it has captured the attention of residents, scientists and visitors alike. You may ask why? As per Arctic Portal.org, there has been an unusual shift in the shoreline, as strong ocean forces over recent…