Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: 17% rise in 'red alert' constituencies, 23% candidates with criminal cases in West Bengal, says report

While addressing a public meeting in Jorasanko Assembly Constituency, Ms. Banerjee said, “I had a meeting scheduled in the ...
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All arrangements in place for smooth conduct of polling; 3-tier security in counting centres

Movement of polling materials, including electronic voting machines, with armed police protection and the posting of polling personnel in the booths were completed on Wednesday for the polling on ...
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Chief Minister walking into an ongoing ED raid is not a Centre-State dispute, Supreme Court says The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s ...
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NMPA generates cumulative 57.96 million kWh of solar energy in 10 years

New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has said that it generated a cumulative 57.96 million kWh of solar energy in 10 years, from 2016-17 to 2025-26, “becoming a 100 % solar-powered port under its green ...
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EVMs dispatched to polling booths in eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other poll paraphernalia were dispatched to polling centres under the supervision of District Election Officer and Collector Manish Narnaware on Tuesday.
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Central University professor secures ICSSR grant for research on Vachana-based management

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, has sanctioned a major research project with a grant of ₹16 lakh to a faculty member of the Central University of Karnataka for a ...
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U.S. firm Redwood Software opens India tech centre in Hyderabad

U.S. firm Redwood Software has established its India technology centre in Hyderabad, a 30,000 sq. ft. facility designed to support full-stack engineering, product innovation and global operations. The ...
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Goodwill is the only saviour for Indian exporters hoping for U.S. tariff refunds

Exporters in India say they took on a portion of the cost of the 50% tariffs imposed by the U.S. in order to retain American ...
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Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 110.25 feet

Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 110.25 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 200 cusecs and a discharge of 200 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 34.28 ft. (the ...
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Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon

Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern ...
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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

A U.S. national was allegedly sexually assaulted by the staff of homestay where she was staying in Kutta of Kodagu district. The police have arrested the prime accused, an employee at the homestay and ...
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All set for polling in Salem district

All 3,469 polling stations across the 11 Assembly constituencies have been readied, with the stage set for polling between 7 ...