'Holding centres' for illegal immigrants in West Bengal districts

‘Holding centres’ for illegal immigrants in West Bengal districts | India News

KOLKATA: The BJP govt in Bengal has commissioned “holding centres” in all 23 districts for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other immigrants awaiting deportation, resuming a process stalled by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt for a year in defiance of MHA guidelines, report Debashis Konar and Srishti Lakhotia.The order, issued by the state home department…

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EC orders strict EVM checks, warns of action and repoll over tampering in Bengal

EC orders strict EVM checks, warns of action and repoll over tampering in Bengal | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has instructed presiding officers of all booths, particularly in West Bengal, to check and ensure that all candidate buttons on electronic voting machines (EVMs) are clearly visible and not covered with tape, glue or any other material, including colour, ink, perfume or chemical that can compromise the secrecy of votes.Cases…

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IPL 2026 | Virat Kohli's silent impact: How modern T20 power-hitting builds on his template

Virat Kohli: IPL 2026 | Virat Kohli’s silent impact: How modern T20 power-hitting builds on his template | Cricket News

Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: There are only a handful of games that Virat Kohli will play on his home turf in Delhi. That explains the deafening clamour for passes for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) weekday match against Delhi Capitals in the corridors of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).From brash non-conformist…

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Life 2 meters underground: Scientists discover hidden microbial oasis beneath Chile’s driest desert

Life 2 meters underground: Scientists discover hidden microbial oasis beneath Chile’s driest desert | World News

Beneath the extremely dry surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists discovered a functional community of microorganisms that challenges what we thought possible for life. While the ground above remains one of Earth’s harshest environments, a ‘hidden oasis’ lies about two meters down, protected from high solar irradiance and complete dryness. This underground community mainly consists…

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