Java 11 Vs. Java 17: What Features Are Different & How Do They Compare?

Java has been one of the more popular programming languages and computing platforms on the market since Sun Microsystems ...
Indiatimes

From Bihar to Bengal: How SIR is reshaping voter rolls; a deep dive into how it works

India's voter rolls are undergoing a Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a nationwide exercise to ensure accuracy. While the Election Commission calls it crucial for democracy, political parties allege ...
The Hindu

Documenting the panic in Bengal over SIR

After the announcement of a pan-India Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 States, including election-bound States Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal, the exercise has emerged as a ...
InfoWorld

JDK 26: The new features in Java 26

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached an initial rampdown phase for bug fixes, with the feature set now frozen. The following 10 features are ...
The Hindu

Supreme Court hearing on SIR updates: Where is ECI’s jurisdiction to conduct exercise en masse, asks Singhvi

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday (November 27, 2025) argued in the Supreme Court that the power of the Election Commission of India (ECI) — according to the Representation of the ...
Indiatimes

At Sonagachhi, BLOs on SIR drive navigate sex workers’ queries on family details

Kolkata: On a regular day, they would line up along the narrow alleys in their garish make-up, calling out to customers or waiting for them. On Thursday morning, as BLOs visited Sonagachhi — one of ...
The Financial Express

SIR FAQs: Everything voters must know before submitting forms

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) play a key role in this exercise, confirming voter details, receiving new applications from eligible citizens, and removing duplicate or invalid entries. The initiative ...
National Geographic news

'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...
Racing Post

'Everything happened very quickly' - former understudy to Owen Burrows and Sir Mark Prescott swaps Britain for Bahrain to go it alone

The Racing Grapevine is exclusive to Racing Post+ subscribers every Sunday. Got a new appointment or career development to tell us about? Email [email protected] Former Sir Mark Prescott ...
Archaeology

Java's Megalithic Mountain

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...
Mid Day

BLO found dead in West Bengal's Nadia, family claims SIR work-related stress

A woman working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in West Bengal's Nadia district was found dead at her residence on Saturday morning, with her family members claiming that she had been under ...