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Two weeks to elections, around 27L people, as things stand, will not be able to vote in upcoming Bengal elections. This is unprecedented. And deeply worrying. Their status in the electorate is suspended, because processes that’ll allow them to be on the new voter roll, being created through EC’s Special Intensive Revision, have not been…
The Salar de Uyuni – the contiguous remnants of an ancient lake, covering more than 10,000 square kilometres in the Andes of Bolivia, South America – has now become a vast and flat white salt pan. In the rainy season, when water collects on the impervious crystalline crust of the salt pan and creates a…
NEW DELHI: An Emirates flight on its way from the UAE to Singapore on Sunday (April 5) was briefly not allowed to enter Indian airspace. The reason: the Boeing 777’s flight plan was filed as it operating a non-scheduled flight for which there was no approval with Indian authorities. Only subsequently when the airline and…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit back strongly at his Pakistan counterpart Khawaja Asif’s recent remarks related to striking Kolkata, warning that Islamabad should remember that “55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts” and Bangladesh was created.“If they try to attack Bengal, they will receive a befitting…
Astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have captured a rare image of the Moon eclipsing the Sun, with Mars and two other planets visible in the same frame. The photograph, taken during the crew’s deep-space journey, shows the Moon completely blocking the Sun and revealing the glowing solar corona. Just off the lower right edge…
Actor RJ Balaji shared an emotional story about Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara’s love. He initially found it hard to believe when Vignesh confessed his feelings for Nayanthara. Balaji confirmed their love after speaking with Nayanthara herself. He noted their bond remains strong and warm. Their friendship grew during the filming of ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’. At…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Buoyed by the two week US-Iran ceasefire, stock markets opened in green on Wednesday, rallying strongly ahead of the RBI monetary policy review. While Nifty50 went above 23,800, BSE Sensex rose over 2,600 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 23,878.75, up 755 points or 3.27%….
Rain threat looms over DC vs GT clash (Screengrab) The Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to face the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 14 of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. However, more than the on-field action, all eyes are firmly on the weather, with the national capital experiencing…
Shubman Gill and Axar Patel (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: There seems to be a spring in every step Delhi Capitals are taking this season. Yes, it might be only two games so far, but with two comprehensive victories, Capitals give the impression of finally translating their potential into performance and look capable of being…
IIT Kanpur professor, Nitin Gupta In 2000, when Nitin Gupta secured All India Rank 1 in the IIT-JEE and entered the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, the expectation was familiar: a high-performing engineer, likely headed for the tech industry. Instead, Gupta’s career took a quieter, more exacting turn—into laboratories, neural circuits, and the unresolved mechanics…
