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NEW DELHI: Calcutta HC holds the key to whether nearly 45 lakh ‘doubtful electors’ will be able to participate in the Bengal assembly elections – their cases being adjudicated by judicial officers in line with SC’s Feb directives. Of the 60 lakh ‘doubtful elector’ cases, 15 lakh have been adjudicated so far, according to reports….
T’puram/ Kochi: CPM on Sunday announced it will contest 86 assembly seats in Kerala and named 81 candidates, including six CPM-backed Independents and 10 women. Soon after, many CPM candidates took to the streets, organised rallies, and began campaigning on Sunday itself. CPM state secretary, M V Govindan, said that of the 86 candidates, 75…
NEW DELHI: Bypolls for eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23, EC said on Sunday. CEC Gyanesh Kumar said bypolls for Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9; and…
Airlines like Air India, IndiGo, and Akasa Air announced fuel surcharge on both domestic and international flights, spiking airfares on all circuits and forcing many into panic booking of tickets for their future travel plans, reports Joy Sengupta. A travel firm representative told TOI, that air fares should drop when oil prices also drop. Source…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Sunday said announcements and policy decisions before the poll announcement are a prerogative of the govt in office – Centre or state. The model code of conduct, prohibiting any new announcement by a govt, comes into effect only from the time of the official announcement of election dates, the panel…
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh’s sitting TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar tested positive Sunday for the banned substance methamphetamine (meth) in a blood test ordered after what investigators allege was an attempt to dodge a drug screening at a farmhouse party raided by Hyderabad Police the previous night, reports Srinath Vudali. The Eluru MP’s test result took…
NEW DELHI: India-flagged oil tanker ‘Jag Laadki’, which was loading crude at UAE’s Fujairah port on Saturday when the oil terminal was attacked, sailed safely for India from the port on Sunday morning, the shipping ministry said. The ship is carrying around 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude, an oil grade produced by the UAE, it…
NEW DELHI: Govt has asked Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to do away with and amend some key provisions of the National Building Code (NBC) by April end. These include changes to sections dealing with fire safety, which experts said will “water down” conditions key to public safety.TOI has learnt that the changes are being…
Frank Naeve, Lufthansa senior VP (sales, distribution and marketing) MUMBAI: The Israel-Iran war will “in the medium term” alter traffic international flows to and from India and also some other parts of the world. When the Gulf carriers, which have a lion’s share of this traffic, are able to resume their pre-crisis schedules remains to…
EC press conference NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the assembly poll dates for 4 states and one union territory, while detailing several special provisions aimed at improving voter access, monitoring the poll process and strengthening transparency.The EC announced the schedule for assembly elections in — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala…
