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Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance call for strike on Ladakh on June 23, warn administration of any misadventure- Quote of the day by Chris Rock: 'You're either married and bored or single and lonely. Ain't no happiness nowhere' - American comedian and star talks about why he thinks nobody gets the perfect ending
- SC says 75-year-old lawyer 'prima facie entitled' to be on Bengal voter roll after SIR exclusion
- In 1956, a Cincinnati nursery teacher read about wallpaper putty being used as clay and convinced her brother-in-law to rebrand it as Play-Doh, 2 billion cans laterA humble wallpaper cleaner found new life as Play-Doh. A Cincinnati teacher, Kay Zufall, saw its potential for children's art. Her brother-...17 Jun, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
- There are bulls and bears, and also ducks. When Warren Buffett warned against being a stock market duckWarren Buffett mentioned a metaphor that should haunt every investor who has ever felt clever during a rising market: The preening duck tha...28 May, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
- Supreme Court upholds ECI’s Bihar voter roll revision, says SIR ‘legally tenable’The Supreme Court has validated the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, deeming the proce...27 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
- Bengal SIR: Tribunals dispose of 6,581 appeals so far, allow 61.5% cases back in voter rollsWest Bengal's appellate tribunals have processed only a small percentage of nearly 25 lakh appeals concerning electoral roll revisions. Out...22 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
- Assam yet to get SIR roadmap as NRC action plan still awaitedAssam's electoral roll revision faces delays. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) remains unresolved, impacting the Special Intensive R...22 May, 2026, 01.18 AM IST
- Supreme Court extends time till Aug 31 for holding Bengaluru civic body electionsThe Supreme Court has granted an extension for Bengaluru civic body elections. The polls are now scheduled to be held by August 31. This de...20 May, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP to hold statewide protests on May 18 over fuel price hikeThe Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party will hold statewide protests on May 18. This action is a response to the significant increase in ...17 May, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
- In BJP-EC's 'chor bazaar', bigger the theft, bigger the reward: Rahul Gandhi's dig at WB govt appointmentsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the recent appointments in West Bengal, likening the situation to a 'chor bazaar' orchestrated by the ...12 May, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
- TMC tells Supreme Court: Voter deletions in SIR exceeded BJP's win margin in 31 WB seatsTrinamool Congress told the Supreme Court that voter deletions impacted West Bengal election results. The party stated winning margins in 3...11 May, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
- West Bengal Chief Election Officer Manoj Agarwal appointed state's chief secretaryManoj Agarwal, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, has been appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. A 1990 batch IAS officer,...11 May, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
- EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...11 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- 'Gherao' of judicial officers in West Bengal: SC asks NIA to complete probe within two monthsThe Supreme Court has directed the National Investigation Agency to conclude its investigation into the April 1 violence in Malda, West Ben...11 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
- SC asks Mamata Banerjee, TMC leaders to file fresh pleas on SIR-linked victory marginsThe Supreme Court has indicated that Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leaders can file new petitions. These petitions will address co...11 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
- In 1938, Laszlo Biro noticed newspaper ink dried instantly while his fountain pen kept smudging, what he invented next 'revolutionised' writing foreverA Hungarian journalist, Laszlo Biro, noticed newspaper ink dried fast. This led him to invent the ballpoint pen. He replaced fountain pen i...10 May, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
- Caught between caution and pragmatism, Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt in stateWest Bengal witnesses a new political era as Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister. The state's Muslim community, com...10 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
- Subrata Gupta, EC's special observer for SIR, appointed West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's advisorWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has appointed retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta as his adviser. Gupta's extensive experience is...09 May, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- SIR Effect: 'Ineligible' voters exceed win margins in 25 BJP seats in West BengalA large number of assembly seats in West Bengal have reported that electors marked ‘ineligible’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR),...05 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
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