KOLKATA: Election Commission on Friday ordered repolling in 15 booths across two assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas following reports of irregularities during the second phase of Bengal polls. Of the 15 polling stations, 11 are in Magrahat West and four in Diamond Harbour.The repolling is scheduled for Saturday (May 2) from 7am to 6pm,…
The first thing you notice isn’t always the bird itself. It might be a soft melody drifting through a park at sunrise or a series of clear notes echoing across a forest. Before your eyes find the branch it’s sitting on, the song has already done its job. Birds sing for practical reasons. They’re attracting…
USCIS director issued a fresh warning to immigration scammers. USCIS director Joseph Edlow said fraudsters and other criminals should be prepared to face the consequences as the administration is coming after people who have a Green Card. With new special agents on board, the agency is on its way to opening multiple tip lines where…
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with a private firm for 20 enhanced capability Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers. Valued at Rs 449 crore, with 75% indigenous content, the deal falls under the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category. This marks a significant step in strengthening India’s maritime security and…
Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray (File photos) MUMBAI: Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs reportedly formed a separate group in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The six MPs are expected to join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on June 19, the party’s foundation day. Sena functionaries…
Street vendors sit in front of a billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, at a highway in Beirut, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. The Arabic words read:”The Pope of peace.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Becoming Pope changes many things. It gives a man a new name, a new…
US President Donald Trump bids farewell to long-serving Air Force One aircraft. PTI US President Donald Trump’s return from France marked the final journey of a Boeing 747-200B that has served US presidents for 35 years aboard Air Force One, according to senior White House officials.The aircraft landed at Joint Base Andrews in the early…
Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for May 20, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the…
Construction work on a stretch of beach in Alicante has ended up paused after something hard, pale, and unexpectedly shaped turned up in the sand. It wasn’t immediately clear what the object was, and for a short while it seemed to have been treated as just another awkward obstruction in the middle of redevelopment work….
The mystery of the Colorado River’s missing water has finally been solved by scientists from the University of Washington, revealing a critical shift in the American West’s hydrological cycle. For the past several decades, hydrologic managers have used winter snowpack measurements to predict how much water will be available in reservoirs during the summer months,…