• The Federal

    Slider Home - Page 166

    What the deletion of 91 lakh voters means for Bengal elections | Monideepa Banerjie

    Monideepa Banerjie
    12 April 2026 12:35 PM IST

    Mass deletions under SIR shrink Bengal’s voter base by 12 per cent, raising questions over the impact on BJP vs TMC battle. Who really gains?

    West Bengal elections Monideepa Bannerjee
    Elections 2026
    Vance talks with Iran offer no hope of quick end to war
    Opinion

    'Final and best offer': Vance's ultimatum, Iran's silence spell trouble

    12 April 2026 12:31 PM IST
    Assam elephant death by ingesting plastic
    Assam

    Lens on Assam forest garbage dumping as elephant dies after eating plastic

    12 April 2026 11:36 AM IST
    Trump, Xi iran war
    World

    Trump warns of ‘big problems’ for Beijing over alleged missile shipments to Iran

    12 April 2026 10:45 AM IST
    Bengal polls: Over 3.6 cr people eligible to vote in Phase I, shows EC data

    Bengal polls: Over 3.6 cr people eligible to vote in Phase I, shows EC data

    12 April 2026 9:41 AM IST
    Vijay (left), CTR Nirmal Kumar

    Experience, alliances, money power will not matter this time: Nirmal Kumar

    12 April 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Karan Dhanelia-bartender-World-Class

    Karan Dhanelia, World Class Bartender of the Year 2026, on his cocktail experiments

    12 April 2026 8:49 AM IST
    bihar accident

    Bihar: 13 killed, 30 injured in multi-vehicle collision in Katihar

    12 April 2026 8:48 AM IST
    Telangana textile sector hit by governments tender system

    How one move by Telangana govt has left state's rich textile belt sinking

    12 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    West Bengals fish politics

    In Bengal, TMC fiercely defends bastion as BJP tries to melt fish-loving Bengali heart

    12 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

    PTR eyes decisive hat-trick in Madurai Central: 'Aiming for 60 pc'

    11 April 2026 8:56 PM IST
    An Indian-born cheetah gives birth to 4 cubs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh

    Indian-born cheetah becomes mother to 4 cubs in historic Kuno milestone

    11 April 2026 8:46 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR

    SIR trims voter rolls by 10pc in 12 states, UTs; over 5.18 cr names scrapped

    11 April 2026 8:30 PM IST
    NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya

    From Houston skies to NASA headquarters: The stellar rise of Amit Kshatriya

    11 April 2026 8:14 PM IST
    Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera

    IPL 2026: Shreyas shines as PBKS beat SRH by 6 wickets

    Agencies
    11 April 2026 8:12 PM IST

    After an astute piece of captaincy, Shreyas Iyer led by example with an unbeaten 69 off 33 balls to help PBKS chase down a daunting target of 220 with...

    SC rejects plea by ‘Jana Nayagan’ producer; Madras HC to decide by Jan 20

    Jana Nayagan leak: ‘Reports of CBFC involvement baseless’; Annamalai slams TVK

    11 April 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, US President Donald Trump and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif

    Tharoor mocks Pakistan’s mediating role in Iran crisis, suggests it's more a proxy than power

    11 April 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Ranveer Singh

    Actor Ranveer Singh pays tribute to RSS founder Hedgewar at his memorial in Nagpur

    11 April 2026 7:18 PM IST
    Assembly elections 2026 Kerala Puducherry Assam

    Global delegates witness polling in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry: 'Festival of democracy'

    11 April 2026 6:49 PM IST
    PM Modi speaking to Rahul Gandhi

    Rare casual chat between PM Modi and Rahul catches netizens’ eyes

    11 April 2026 6:19 PM IST
    Sundar C slams PTR, flags corruption, anti-incumbency in Madurai Central contest

    Sundar C slams PTR, flags corruption, anti-incumbency in Madurai Central contest

    11 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Artemis II astronauts

    From toilet glitch to Outlook error: 10 memorable moments of Artemis II mission

    11 April 2026 5:32 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Chhattisgarh: 5-year-old girl raped, found in sack near well

    11 April 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Chandrababu Naidu H-1B curbs a temporary setback; cost-advantage will bring US around

    Lulu Mall land: What will happen in Vizag after cancellation in Vijayawada?

    11 April 2026 4:55 PM IST
    Mathura boat capsize tragedy

    Mathura boat tragedy: Vessel operator held as death toll climbs to 11; 5 still missing

    11 April 2026 4:55 PM IST
    Centre’s push for women’s quota tied to delimitation puts Opposition in a bind

    Centre’s push for women’s quota tied to delimitation puts Opposition in a bind

    11 April 2026 4:28 PM IST
    Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023, Inked fingers, Voting, Voters, Elections

    Right to vote, contest elections not fundamental rights: Supreme Court

    11 April 2026 3:15 PM IST
    Vidhyarani and Muthulakshmi

    Tamil Nadu elections: Veerappan’s family enters fray, seeks to recast his legacy

    11 April 2026 3:02 PM IST
    Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

    Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stuns Bumrah, Hazlewood and the rest to rule IPL 2026

    11 April 2026 2:31 PM IST
    Is English native or foreign? CBSE third-language rule sparks confusion in schools

    Is English native or foreign? CBSE third-language rule sparks confusion in schools

    11 April 2026 2:08 PM IST
    X