2 officials die, another paralysed amid claims of 'SIR pressure'

A series of deaths and health-related incidents involving staff deployed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in multiple states has triggered alarm, even as West Bengal......

2 BLOs 'succumb to SIR work pressure' in MP; 1 found dead in WB

Two teachers-cum-Booth Level Officers (BLOs) tasked with conducting voter list survey for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) died of "illness" in Raisen and Damoh districts of Madhya Pradesh on......

'His hands were shaking': Rahul on heated exchange with Shah

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he directly challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss his press conferences on "vote chori" in Parliament but did not get any answer. IMAGE:......

SC asks states to add more staff, ease pressure on BLOs

Taking note of a plea alleging extreme work pressure faced by the booth level officers (BLOs) engaged in the time-bound special revision of the electoral rolls, the Supreme Court directed the......

Competition may keep Colgate under pressure

Colgate-Palmolive India’s September quarter (Q2FY26) performance has reinforced concerns among brokerages about the company’s continued market challenges. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters......

Near-term margins for cement companies to remain under pressure

The projections in the cement industry are mixed. Prices and demand remained muted in the third quarter (October & November) and short term uptick doesn’t seem likely. Image used for......

Gold may remain under pressure ahead of US macro data

Gold prices are likely to remain under pressure in the coming week as investors await key US macroeconomic data for cues on the Federal Reserve's potential direction on interest rates, which in......

'Two Quarters Canara Bank's NIMs To Be Under Pressure'

'Afterwards, some improvement is expected.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Following Canara Bank's earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 (Q4FY25), K Satyanarayana Raju, MD & CEO of the......

India, Kings Under Pressure!

Arshdeep Singh performing under pressure in the Super Over against Sri Lanka can be attributed to meditation and yoga that he practices regularly. The India-Sri Lanka match was cricket's retort to......

Ashes: 'Australia must put Stokes under pressure'

'We did that with Alastair Cook, not allowing him to dictate how he wants to play and get them off to good start.' IMAGE: England's Ashes hopes rest largely on the all-round performance of......

Under-pressure, Liverpool's Slot vows to keep fighting

Liverpool could be 14th in the table by the time they kick off at West Ham on Sunday afternoon and they will be desperate to steady the ship with three points.   IMAGE: Liverpool's slump has led......

SKY under pressure as India eye series win vs South Africa

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav is without a half-century in 2025, the longest such phase of his career. Only twice during this period has he managed to bat beyond 20 balls. Photograph: BCCI Shubman......

Archery WC: Women's Compound team wilt under pressure, bag silver

IMAGE: Prithika Pradeep in action during her silver medal-winning tie in the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid on Saturday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters India opened......