The higher turnout percentage was largely due to the SIR, which removed around 57 lakh names, bringing down the electorate from 6.29 crore to 5.73 crore. CHENNAI: A small step for democracy, a giant leap for special intensive revision (SIR). That probably explains the 85.15% voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election on Thursday.Polling…
Manoj Bajpayee has revealed that Yash Chopra paid him the same fee he charged as a lead actor for his brief appearance in ‘Veer-Zaara’. The actor recalled the incident during a conversation with Shekhar Suman on ‘Shekhar Tonite’. He said he had agreed to do the cameo because he wanted to work with Chopra, not…
The idea of a human aura has been around for quite a while in spiritual and astrological traditions. The aura is often described as an invisible field of energy surrounding the body and many who practice astrology and holistic wellness believe the aura reflects the emotional, mental and spiritual state of a person. Modern science…
Diljit Dosanjh’s film, once titled ‘Punjab 95’, released as Satluj on Zee5 after a 3-year CBFC battle, uncut. Diljit and director Honey Trehan confirmed no scenes were removed despite 127 demanded changes. Based on activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s life, the film also faced a TIFF withdrawal before finally releasing. Diljit Dosanjh‘s film spent nearly three…
DG CID Charu Sinha addresses the media at the CID office in Lakdikapul on Monday Hyderabad: The Telangana CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has dismantled an illegal online betting network linked to the Dafabet platform and arrested 11 persons, including an Afghan national, from Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab. The arrests were made following an investigation…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: A call reporting gunshots near a restaurant in Sector 26 put UT police on alert on Saturday night, but police said they did not find any bullet shells at the spot. Police also said the caller’s phone number was switched off.The caller informed the police control room that three miscreants riding a…
Speaker Om Birla has already heard representations from both the parent parties and the breakaway groups. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to decide on the fate of rebel MPs from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (UBT) before the commencement of Parliament’s Monsoon Session next month, sources familiar with the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has approved two new research fellowship schemes in archives and archaeology aimed at promoting research, documentation and conservation of the capital’s documentary and archaeological heritage.The “Research Fellowship in Archives” and “Research Fellowship in Archaeology” will be implemented by the Department of Delhi Archives and the Department of Archaeology, respectively. Guidelines on…
OJEE admit card 2026: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee (OJEE) has issued the admit cards for the exams in 2026. The exams are scheduled to be held on May 4 and 10, 2026. Candidates can now access their admit cards, an essential document that will determine entry into examination halls across the state. The…
Kota: An 18-and-a-half-year-old JEE aspirant from Bihar died late Saturday after allegedly jumping from the Kota-Jhalawar flyover in the Vigyan Nagar police station area, police said.The student, identified as Jaishree, a resident of Raniganj in Bihar’s Araria district, was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical injuries but died during treatment shortly after.Circle Inspector Mukesh…
