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Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deployment of 500 companies of central forces in the state even after counting of votes on May 4.
The state goes to assembly polls in two phases on May 23 and 29.
"During the last assembly elections, there was post-poll violence. The decision is also based on past incidents," an official explained.
One company comprises 90 to 125 personnel.
Additionally, 200 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be retained in the state for security arrangements of electronic voting machines (EVMs), strong room and counting centres. These companies will remain deployed till the completion of counting in the state, the EC said.
Separately, the poll authority had on Thursday handed over the probe into the gherao of judicial officers adjudicating cases of Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal's Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
A spokesperson of the poll ..

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Discrepancies have surfaced in two separate election affidavits submitted by actor and TVK founder Vijay, potentially inviting legal and political scrutiny ahead of the assembly elections.
The contrasting documents, prepared for the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies, reveal contradictory declarations regarding his pending criminal cases and designated election bank accounts.
The affidavit prepared for the Perambur Assembly constituency, which was notarised in Chennai on March 30, explicitly claims that the political leader has no pending criminal cases against him. Conversely, a subsequent affidavit drafted for the Tiruchirappalli East constituency, notarised three days later in Tiruchirapalli, declares two pending First Information Reports (FIRs).
According to the Tiruchirapalli document, the disclosed cases include an FIR registered at the Koodakovil Police Station in Madurai district, and another at the Peravallur Police Station in Chennai. The latter involves ...

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The BJP on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union minister L Murugan from Avanashi seat and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore.
BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan will enter the fray from Coimbatore (North), according to a list issued by the party.
The party has named Kirthika Shivkumar as its candidate from Modakkurichi, S Vijayadharani from Vilavancode and Nagesh Kumar from Thalli seat.
Polling for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly is slated to be held on April 23.

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The move comes as the US and Israel continue a war against Iran, a mission that has recently seen the US send thousands of troops into the region for a possible ground operation

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Bloomberg

There was little sign Friday of the war in the Middle East winding down as Israel said it faced incoming fire from Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain reported being under attack, and Iran said eight people were killed while celebrating the close of Persian new year near a major bridge hit by a US strike.
Tehran continued to demonstrate its ability to strike its neighbours even as US President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and cheered the collapse of the bridge on Thursday, reportedly the tallest in the Middle East.
Iran decried the strike on the bridge, which also injured 95 people celebrating Nature Day, when Iranians gather for picnics and other celebrations outdoors on the last day of Nowruz, the Persian new year.
"Striking civilian infrastructure only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote Thursday in a post on X.
Iran's attacks on Gulf states along with its chokehold on the Str

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Duties for products made by certain larger companies will take effect in 120 days, while items from smaller manufacturers won't be hit for another 180 days, according to a White House statement

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China's nuclear buildup is increasingly finding new space in remote inland mountainous regions that once formed the core of Mao Zedong's Cold War defence strategy

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Business Standard

Powered by the UNISOC T7250 octa-core processor, the Lava Bold N2 Pro packs a 5000mAh battery and comes with a 50MP rear camera

Lava Bold N2 Pro

April will see smartphone launches from Realme, Vivo, Redmi, OnePlus, and OPPO, including Realme 16 5G, Vivo V70 FE, Redmi Note 15 SE, Nord 6, and Find X9 Ultra across segments

Smartphones to be launched in April 2026

Analysts say that demergers allow companies to transform dedicated arms into focused entities, which in turn unlock shareholder value and streamline operations

Demergers in FY27

Following the unexpected turn of events, it may help to take a closer look at what Tata Trusts, its trustees, its chairman, and the nominee directors stand for vis-a-vis Tata Sons

Tata Sons

The smartphone is now part of basic economic infrastructure.  A farmer in Vidarbha uses his phone to check mandi prices before selling his produce

Illustration: Binay Sinha

Cheap, accessible, and powerful semaglutide is changing India’s weight-loss and diabetes landscape. But as prices crash and access expands, the risks also increase

In this session, Hari Balaji, Partner, EY India, shares his insights on the evolving space of tech consulting and what's in there for MBAs

In this session, Pranav Dangi, Founder & CEO of Hosteller, shares his thoughts on the evolving travel and tourism space and provides career tips

Oracle’s global layoffs, impacting up to 30,000 employees, have now reached India, with over 2,500 jobs cut. As the tech giant doubles down on AI and data centres,

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