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...
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PM Modi lauds Om Birla’s leadership after no-trust motion fails; LS Speaker reacts
PM Modi with Om Birla (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praising him for his composure, impartiality and leadership after a no-confidence motion against him was defeated in the House. PM Modi also lauded him for upholding parliamentary decorum and ensuring the...
No Hitman! Virat Kohli picks Chris Gayle over Rohit Sharma as best T20 opener
Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Agency Image) Virat Kohli has picked his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Chris Gayle ahead of Rohit Sharma while choosing the best opener in T20 cricket during a recent “This or That” challenge.In a video shared by RCB on Sunday, Kohli was asked to select between two players...
West Bengal elections: Voting in two phases from April 23 – check full schedule
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, with polling for the state’s 294 assembly constituencies to be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29.The announcement was made by the poll panel led by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a press...
Why your brain struggles to finish this sentence after an hour of reels
Why endless reels are rewiring your frontal lobe — and no age is safe Every evening, millions of people sink into their sofas, phones in hand, scrolling through an endless stream of short videos. A recipe. A joke. A news clip. Before they realise it, an hour has vanished — and so, scientists are beginning...
Kerala, Assam & Puducherry to vote on April 9; Tamil Nadu on April 23
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129586910,imgsize-388132,width-400,resizemode-4/assembly-elections.jpg" alt="Assembly Election Dates 2026 Schedule: Voting date, result and full details for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry" title=" Assembly elections ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Assembly elections The Election Commission on Sunday announced the assembly poll schedule for four states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala — and the Union Territory...
Tamil Nadu polls: Voting in one phase on April 23, results on May 4
NEW DELHI: Voting for the 234-member Tamil Nadu legislative assembly will be held in a single phase on April 23, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday.The counting of votes will take place on May 4. According to the Election Commission of India, there are 5.67 crore eligible voters, including 2.77 crore males...
Calling it irrelevant, Judge to OpenAI lawyers: You can’t ask Musk about Ketamine use
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may avoid questions about his use of the ketamine drug during his upcoming trial against OpenAI. This reported ruling comes after a US judge ruled the topic irrelevant to the case. According to a Bloomberg report, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said lawyers representing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, cannot raise...
2017 Champions Trophy-winning captain Sarfaraz Ahmed retires from all forms of cricket
Sarfaraz Ahmed (ANI) Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Sunday confirmed his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing an end to a long international career in which he led the side to memorable triumphs against arch-rivals India national cricket team in two major ICC tournament finals.The wicketkeeper-batter, who last represented the Pakistan national cricket...
Mamata raises monthly honorarium for priests, muezzins ahead of poll schedule announcement
Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly honorarium for priests and muezzins in West Bengal, hours before the Election Commission is scheduled to announce the poll dates for assembly elections in four poll bound states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. She...
