Kolkata, Feb 20 (UNI) Over 4 lakh voters’ documents have been marked as “ineligible” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, raising the possibility that over 10 lakh names could be excluded from the final list, according to sources familiar with the process. Micro-observers appointed by the Election Commission…
Kochi, Feb 20 (UNI) India’s Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has signed a contract with French shipping group CMA CGM for the construction of six state-of-the-art 1,700 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) LNG dual-fuel feeder container vessels, significantly strengthening India’s footprint in the global green shipbuilding market. The order entails the construction of six advanced 1,700 TEU…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday granted regular bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt in a Rs 30 crore alleged cheating case registered in Rajasthan, setting aside the Rajasthan High Court’s order rejecting their plea. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday criticised the union government for what he termed a delayed and “hypocritical” response to a United Nations statement condemning Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank. In a post on X, Ramesh said that on Tuesday, February 17, 85 countries had issued a…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) The democratization of artificial intelligence is the only fair and safe path forward, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday, as global technology and policy leaders gathered at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to chart the future of AI governance, inclusion and growth. The summit was inaugurated by Prime…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) National capital’s average air quality index continued be in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday with the index value recorded at 208, the pollution monitoring agency Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said here. According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the city’s AQI levels may hover in the ‘poor’…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued instructions to Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of 23 States and union Territories to expedite preparatory work for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, expected to commence in April 2026. In an official communication, the Chief Election Commissioner asked CEOs…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with leaders from the Netherlands, Switzerland and Greece on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, focusing on expanding cooperation in digital technologies, trade, connectivity, and strategic sectors. Prime Minister Modi met Prime…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday alleged that nearly 150 hoardings put up across the national capital with the slogan “Ek Saal, Delhi Behaal, Yaad Aa Rahe Kejriwal” were removed or torn down by authorities under the BJP-led Delhi government. AAP Delhi State president Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched 24 new Atal Canteens across the national capital, taking the total number of such outlets to 71. The new facilities were inaugurated digitally from Nursery Basti in Krishna Nagar. Following the launch, the Lieutenant Governor, the…
