CHENNAI: After a nine-day wait and just 48 hours before counting, EC released the absolute voter turnout for the April 23 election in Tamil Nadu, confirming that 4,87,98,833 voters (4.88 crore) participated in the exercise to elect members for the state assembly.This accounts for 85.1% of the 5.73 crore registered voters across the state’s 234…
Kolkata: Within hours of the Supreme Court hearing, the EC on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers across Bengal, just 48 hours before the vote counting on Monday. All these officers, who will be stationed at strongrooms with multiple counting halls, are central govt officers. Also, in a first, the EC has deputed 77 police…
In Sept 1927, Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898-1972), returning from Germany with a doctorate in chemistry, reached Bombay from Columbo. Completely broke, he went to the Khilafat House to see Maulana Shaukat Ali who gave him Rs 50 for the train journey to Aligarh. Hamied went on to found Cipla, the pharma company he and later…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to use artificial intelligence to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across departments. It will engage technology companies, startups and research institutions to develop AI-based solutions for sectors such as healthcare, education, transport, urban planning and air quality monitoring.The initiative aims to identify proven, market-ready technologies that can first…
Chennai: A 31-year-old man died after getting trapped in slush while bathing with friends in Vallur dam on the Kosasthalaiyar River near Minjur in the city on Friday.Aravind Prakash, 31, of Pammal, worked at a private finance company. He went to the dam in the Seemavaram area with friends on his day off on Friday….
An American Fulbright scholar, Isabel Salovaara, has earned a doctorate for her research on the aspirations of women in Bihar. Her study, conducted at state coaching centres, highlights how a 2016 government policy reserving jobs for women has fostered a sense of community and state connection among them. Patna: While most scholars from abroad come…
Around 15 km from Hazaribag town lies Ichak — once the flourishing capital of a powerful dynasty and now a fading symbol of Jharkhand’s rich cultural past. Known as the “temple town” of Hazaribag district, Ichak is dotted with hundreds of ancient temples, ponds and gardens, many of which today stand in a state of…
भारत में अब तक जब कोई आपदा आती थी तो लोगों को SMS या ऐप के जरिए अलर्ट मिलता था. लेकिन इसमें कई दिक्कतें थीं. इंटरनेट न हो, ऐप न हो या SMS की सीमा हो तो अलर्ट नहीं पहुंचता था. अब इस सब की जरूरत नहीं रहेगी. और पढ़ें भारत ने पहली बार अपना…
Dumka: Bodies of a man and a woman were found in Jeetpur forest of Jamtara district on Saturday, police said. The deceased were identified as Sagen Hembrom, 30, a resident of Bodma village under Mihijam police station limits, and Malti Murmu, 25, of Maheshpur under West Bengal’s Salanpur police station limits. Police said Hembrom was…
Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (ANI Photo) Chennai Super Kings delivered a complete performance to defeat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in a crucial IPL 2026 encounter at Chepauk, keeping their playoff hopes alive while pushing their rivals further down the table.The foundation of the win was laid by a disciplined bowling effort, led…
