Kolkata: Barely 12 hours before the polls, BJP’s war room, often described as a “high-tech nerve centre” of the party’s election machinery, looked noisier than ever, with the core unit and a group of strategists busy analysing field reports, pinpointing critical constituencies and making calls to nearly 40,000 booth agents. On Wednesday morning, Bengal will…
NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-based Coempt Edutek Private Limited, which has faced criticism over its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used for re-evaluating Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 answer sheets, will continue to handle the process.However, CBSE has now transferred all relevant data from Coempt’s servers to its own servers as a safeguard against potential…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has granted interim protection to actress and singer Sapna Chaudhry in a case filed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, restraining her husband from approaching, contacting or visiting her until the next hearing, according to news agency ANI.The order was passed by the Judicial Magistrate (Mahila Court)…
Keep your eyes open today. The Moon can cause distraction, while Mars encourages haste; this combination may prove disastrous when driving, walking on roads or using tools; one momentary slip up could ruin your entire day’s pleasure.Unnecessary stress may arise, often from small things. A delayed cab, a sudden call from a relative, a colleague…
Pune: Congress MP Praniti Shinde on Tuesday said arrested astrologer Ashok Kharat might be killed in an encounter to protect big politicians linked to him, prompting cabinet minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s suggestion that she should approach the agency probing the case if she had any classified information.Praniti said, “Some names related to this case have come…
Guwahati: Parts of Manipur and Mizoram saw the onset of the southwest monsoon on Saturday, with the IMD saying conditions are favourable for it to advance across the rest of the northeast over the next 2–3 days.For the first time in five years, the southwest monsoon has reached parts of the northeast almost on its…
‘It Ends With Us’ co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni surprised all when they settled their high-profile lawsuit, just two weeks before going to trial.Amid rumours that a lot of money exchanged hands in the ‘settlement’, new reports indicate that this buzz is actually far from the truth. As per a report on TMZ, and…
German doctor given life in prison for 15 murders, suspected on 76 more A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients, with prosecutors investigating 76 other cases that could make it one of the worst serial murder cases in Germany’s history.A court in Berlin found the…
Chennai: Income tax (I-T) department has informed Madras high court that a suo motu verification of all election affidavits filed by candidates will commence once election results are announced as per the SOP.“The investigation directorate is accorded 150 days from the date of initiation to complete the entire verification,” said senior standing counsel for the…
Mumbai: The state revenue department has suspended a deputy collector-rank officer for his alleged involvement with astrologer Ashok Kharat, while ordering a departmental inquiry against him.Kharat is facing multiple criminal cases involving alleged sexual exploitation, cheating and violations under the anti-superstition law.The official, Abhijit Bhande-Patil, was posted as a competent authority with Slum Rehabilitation Authority….
