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Those whose names cleared by Tribunals by cut-off dates can vote in Bengal polls: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to allow West Bengal voters cleared by Appellate Tribunals by April 21 and 27 to vote in the upcoming Assembly polls via supplementary electoral rolls.

Pete Hegseth reads fake Pulp Fiction Bible verse during Pentagon prayer service

Pete Hegseth reads fake Pulp Fiction Bible verse during Pentagon prayer serviceBy SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:24, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 14:25, 16 April 2026 e-mail View comments

U.S. expands blockade near Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. blockade near the Strait of Hormuz is expanding to include sanctioned ships, the Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said. This comes as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran continue. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.

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पश्चिम बंगाल में गवर्नर के 'परिवर्तन' भाषण पर बवाल क्यों होने लगा

Republicans bet higher tax refunds will boost midterm chances as blue states resist relief

Republicans are betting tax cuts they championed will be a difference-maker in November’s midterm elections amid a rise in refunds this filing season.But Republicans still face a key challenge — convincing voters to credit them for the tax relief when they head to the ballot box."You can talk about it, but you’ve got to feel it and that's what's going to happen," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital in an interview on Wednesday, referring to the slate of new tax breaks s...

وزیر دفاع اسرائیل: تهران با انتخابی مهم روبروست؛ پل به آینده یا پرتگاه به نابودی

یسرائیل کاتز، وزیر دفاع اسرائیل، اعلام کرد جمهوری اسلامی با یک انتخاب مهم روبه‌روست: «پل رسیدن به آینده یا پرتگاهی از انزوا و نابودی». او افزود اگر تهران مسیر دوم را انتخاب کند، به‌زودی درمی‌یابد اهدافی که تاکنون مورد حمله قرار نگرفته‌اند، حتی دردناک‌تر از اهداف قبلی خواهند بود.

Watch live: Trump Triumphal Arch plans to be presented to Commission on Fine Arts

The Trump administration will present President Trump’s proposal for a Triumphal Arch project to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday morning. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced during Wednesday’s press briefing that the Interior Department would soon submit plans to begin construction of the 250-foot arch in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island…

Palestine FA officials denied entry to Canada for Fifa pre-World Cup meeting

Three officials have had applications for visas rejectedFifa Congress will take place in Vancouver on 30 AprilOfficials from the Palestine Football Association have been denied entry to Canada ahead of a pre-World Cup meeting of Fifa’s member associations to be held in Vancouver this month.Three officials have had applications for visas to enter Canada rejected, with the association subsequently asking Fifa to intervene with immigration authorities on their behalf. It comes amid concerns over th...

Amit Shah Explains 850-Seat Lok Sabha Number After Opposition Criticism

Amit Shah said Tamil Nadu will get 20 more seats, Kerala 10, Telangana 9 and Andhra Pradesh 13 seats. Maharashtra, which after Uttar Pradesh, has the second highest number of MPs in the Lok Sabha, will gain 24 more seats.

Mamdani's wife 'truly sorry' for controversial anti-Israel social media posts

Rama Duwaji, wife to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, apologized for old social media posts that included racial slurs and celebrations of Palestinian terrorists in an interview published Wednesday.Duwaji, a Texas-born Syrian-American, expressed her regret for language she used in old social media messages during an interview with online publication Hyperallergic, her first public interview since her husband became mayor in January."When a tabloid recently published old tweets I wrote as a te...

What changes for Tamil Nadu under Delimitation Bill? Here's the math

What changes for Tamil Nadu under Delimitation Bill Heres the math

آمریکا چگونه می‌تواند مین‌های تنگه هرمز را پاک‌سازی کند

نیروهای آمریکایی در جریان عملیات پاک‌سازی مین‌ها در تنگه هرمز می‌توانند از مجموعه‌ای از پهپادها، ربات‌های حامل مواد منفجره و بالگردها استفاده کنند تا خطرات را کاهش دهند. با این حال، گروه‌های مین‌روبی همچنان ممکن است در برابر حملات جمهوری اسلامی آسیب‌پذیر باشند.

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the Earth during his visit to Cameroon

Bamenda: Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicentre of a separatist conflict considered one of the world’s most neglected crises.Leo travelled to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda, where jubilant crowds clogged the roads, blowing horns and dancing. They were overjoyed that a pope had come so far to see them and put a global spotlight on the violence that has traumatised this region...

Hegseth likens press to biblical ‘Pharisees’ in fire-and-brimstone Iran war scolding after Trump’s AI Jesus furor

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHegseth likens press to biblical ‘Pharisees’ in fire-and-brimstone Iran war scolding after Trump’s AI Jesus furorBizarre rant comes at the halfway point in a ten-day ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.Andrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Thursday 16 April 2026 14:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark"...

Macron tears into Trump on 'belligerent' Iran stance as furious Europe plots to freeze him out of post-war Hormuz mission

Macron tears into Trump on 'belligerent' Iran stance as furious Europe plots to freeze him out of post-war Hormuz missionPolitics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics...and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 17:22, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 14:12, 16 April 2026 e-mail 702 View comments

Is Revanth Reddy's hybrid model for Lok Sabha size a fairer deal for South states?

Is Revanth Reddys hybrid model for Lok Sabha size a fairer deal for South states

Why BJP is playing by the alliance arithmetic book in Tamil Nadu

Why BJP is playing by the alliance arithmetic book in Tamil Nadu

Feisty BJP, withered Congress, shaken AAP: Decoding the Gujarat civil poll scene

Feisty BJP withered Congress shaken AAP Decoding the Gujarat civil poll scene

Fall of Chhattisgarh Maoists: How North was almost lost and won, South secured

Fall of Chhattisgarh Maoists How North was almost lost and won South secured