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Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has clarified that Permanent Resident Certificate is one of the admissible documents for determining eligibility under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said on Saturday.In a communication to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) sent on Friday, the Commission referred to earlier correspondence dated January 1 and January 12, 2026, and stated that the SIR guidelines issued on October 27, 2025, explicitly include the Permanent Resident Certificate as a valid document, he said.The Commission said that Domicile or Permanent Resident Certificates in West Bengal are…

Thane: A sessions court acquitted a spa manager accused of running a prostitution racket and trafficking women, citing a lack of evidence and the prosecution’s failure to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.The case dated back to December 9, 2020, when the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of Thane police raided a Spa Naturopathy and Hypnosis Centre in the Kopari area following a tip-off that prostitution was allegedly being carried out on the premises. Police claimed the manager supplied women for sexual services in exchange for money and arrested him the next day.During the trial, the prosecution examined 5 witnesses, including a…

New Delhi: Consenting adults have a constitutional right to marry each other, and neither society nor the state machinery nor their parents can interfere in their decision, Delhi High Court has underlined.The court was dealing with a petition filed by a couple seeking protection from the woman’s father, who did not approve of her choice. Extending police protection to the couple, Justice Saurabh Banerjee said the right to marry is an incident of human liberty and choice, which is an integral facet of Article 21 of the Constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud…

Bengaluru: A 20-year-old beautician was run over and killed by a BMTC electric bus near KR Pura railway station Friday morning. The victim is Hannah Inka from Manipur who stayed at Marathahalli.The accident occurred around 9.30am when Hannah was riding pillion on a gearless scooter with her cousin, Chun Sabha Inka. Police said the BMTC electric bus (KA-51-AK-0576) rear-ended the scooter, throwing both riders on the road. “Sabha Inka fell on the left side and Hannah fell on the right. The front wheel of the bus ran over her,” a police officer said. She was rushed to KR Pura government…

Hyderabad: In a significant move ahead of the Feb 11 municipal elections in Telangana, Jana Sena Party announced on Friday that it will contest 336 wards across 11 districts, marking its most extensive participation in local body polls in the state so far.Meanwhile, the party said that its chief Pawan Kalyan’s proposed tour of Telangana, which was earlier announced, has been cancelled due to unavoidable reasons. No fresh schedule has been announced. The party released district-wise details of the wards it is contesting. Jana Sena candidates have submitted their B-forms, and the nominations have been approved by the returning officers.…

Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday condemned state govt for allegedly “engaging village panchayat secretaries and worksite supervisors of the rural employment guarantee scheme (VB G RAM G) in election campaigns for DMK”. He demanded that chief minister M K Stalin “refrain from using them for his party’s election campaign”.Palaniswami said, “Instead of engaging panchayat secretaries and other workforce at the panchayat level to provide basic amenities and take up development work, they are being used for campaign activities for the personal gain of the ruling party. This is against the law.” He cautioned that action will…

Ahmedabad: A Naroda courier firm approached the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police, alleging an organized fraud involving the replacement of high-value mobiles and smartwatches with dummy devices in Flipkart deliveries, causing losses of over Rs 4.3 lakh.According to the complaint filed on Thursday, Rishabh Pal, who runs RSA Logistics in Naroda, said the fraud came to light after suspicious cancellations and tampering were flagged in late Jan. Pal’s firm handles Flipkart parcel deliveries through a technology-enabled system and employs around 60 delivery executives.Ahmedabad: CTET Exam Over 2 Days, HC OKs Asaram Ashram Land Takeover, Weight Loss Trend And More”On…

Niranjan and Indu (Blue T-shirt and salwar kameez in middle) among surrendered Maoists Koraput: While laying down arms before senior police officers in Rayagada on Saturday, CPI (Maoist) leader Niranjan Rout alias Nikhil appealed to his former comrades to abandon violence and return to the mainstream.In a video message released after his surrender, Nikhil said the “armed struggle” had lost its direction and was drifting away from the people it claimed to represent. “Today, it is very difficult to continue with an armed revolution. We are losing a lot and moving away from the masses. So my wife Indu, Bikash…

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar on Saturday chaired a training programme for all zonal election officials ahead of the 2026 assembly poll. As many as 366 zonal officials participated in the training programme held at the Coimbatore corporation’s auditorium in RS Puram.According to a senior official at the district collectorate, the attendees were briefed on their duties and responsibilities, types of materials and forms used at the polling stations. They were given hands-on training on using electronic voting machines.Coimbatore: Leopard Dead, Crime, News & MoreThe official said, “The role of the zonal officials is very crucial to ensure…

Gurgaon: A western disturbance is active in the north and another system is expected to affect the western Himalayan region from Feb 8. India Meteorological Department (IMD) says its impact on the plains will be limited to strong surface winds, shallow fog in isolated places, and temperature fluctuations, with no rainfall forecast for Haryana, including Gurgaon. IMD’s Chandigarh centre said the current system, positioned over north-east Iran and Afghanistan, is being steered eastwards by mid-tropospheric westerlies, creating pressure gradients that may cause gusty surface winds across the region over the next three days. A fresh western disturbance likely to influence…