A file photo of a flooded Amherst Street Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has convened a series of meetings to take stock of the civic body’s preparedness for the rainy season.MLAs of Cossipore-Belgachhia, Jorasanko, Beleghata and Chowringhee and councillors from 59 wards (1 to 59) have been requested to attend the first of the meetings,…
IIT Gandhinagar to embark on a 42-day journey Ahmedabad: Fifty-six students of IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) will embark on a 42-day journey across India this year under the institute’s Explorer Fellowship programme, the highest participation figure in the decade-old initiative’s history. The fellowship challenges students to explore interior villages, developing towns, and grassroots organisations — all…
Chandigarh: The Congress representatives across Punjab on Saturday protested the arrest of party worker Arshdeep Singh in Tanda, Hoshiarpur, for allegedly disrespecting the Aam Aadmi Party symbol, the broom.In defiance of the govt action against their colleague, the Congress workers across the state disassembled brooms.Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring condemned the “dictatorial and…
Several damaged cars left unattended at the Alandi Road RTO facility The real test at the Alandi Road RTO facility isn’t handling a vehicle; it’s surviving the infrastructure. Many two-wheeler riders and car drivers stand for hours in long, unshaded queues without a single chair The real test at the Alandi Road RTO facility isn’t…
Lucknow: Expediting the implementation of Chief Minister’s cashless medical scheme for teachers, the education department has developed a dedicated portal for the registration of eligible personnel and their dependents.The department has also designed the cover and back page of the card to be issued to over 15 lakh teachers and non-teaching staff deployed in state-run…
The debate around who will play Shaktimaan on the big screen refuses to die down. Now, Lalit Parimoo, who had featured in the original TV series alongside Mukesh Khanna, has offered his take, suggesting the ongoing controversy around Ranveer Singh‘s casting may be deliberate noise rather than a genuine dispute. Let’s learn what he has…
The Odisha government has brought back 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma and posted him as Deputy Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, even as his corruption case is still going on in court. The move, notified on May 21, 2026, is drawing flak online.One user wrote, “Arrested, suspended, reinstated & now posted in…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s skipper Rajat Patidar. (ANI Photo) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has openly questioned the national selectors after Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar was left out of India’s latest T20I squad despite another stellar Indian Premier League campaign.The BCCI officially announced India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland, England and…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate and arrested three people for allegedly siphoning funds through unauthorised banking transactions.The fraud came to light after a complaint was received from a 50-year-old resident of Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh about such transactions through his account. The man told cops that he had…
Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee rushed to Delhi amid indications of a potential split by rebel MPs early next week KOLKATA: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee flew to Delhi on Saturday, a day ahead of schedule, amid indications that rebel party MPs may make their first move early next week. The dissidents reportedly…
