Taslima Nasrin arrives at Kolkata airport on Friday Kolkata: Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin was overwhelmed by the response on her return to Kolkata after 19 years on Friday, saying she was thrilled to be back in the city which gives her a “sense of belonging”.“It is homecoming and I am elated to be here for…
Ghaziabad: A sessions court has refused bail to a six-month pregnant woman accused of helping her sister murder the latter’s live-in partner at a rented house in Tronica City. According to the prosecution, the case rests primarily on the statement of the elder sister’s teenage daughter, who told police she saw her mother and aunt…
Panaji: In an embarrassing situation for state govt govt over its decision to convene a brief assembly sitting, speaker Ganesh Gaonkar on Friday said that the upcoming three-day monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly is a “short” one.Governor P A Gajapathi Raju has summoned the eighth session of Goa legislative assembly from Aug 31…
Vadodara: When most children of his age are learning to count, Arjun Vishal Prajapati is trying to understand why numbers never end. He also wonders what came before the Big Bang or what infinity minus infinity is, questions that leave most stumped.That insatiable curiosity has earned 4-year-old Arjun membership of Mensa, the world’s oldest IQ…
Local performers maintain that upgrading the venue’s sound and lighting systems alongside structural refurbishment can help rebuild audiences Ludhiana: Once a vibrant cultural hub where crowds queued up to the gates of Punjabi Bhawan for tickets, the historic Balraj Sahni Open Air Theatre now lies largely inactive, with its iron gates remaining closed on most…
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) on Friday declared the result of the PU-CET (PG) LLM entrance examination after the Punjab and Haryana high court disposed of a petition challenging the examination, taking note of the university’s revised decision to award one mark each for all 30 questions found to be outside the prescribed syllabus.The result had…
MSRTC officials reported a sharp drop in passenger numbers on Pune-Mumbai route as commuters deferred travel Pune: Heavy rain across the city on Friday derailed weekend travel plans, with many residents cancelling or postponing trips to Mumbai fearing landslides, highway disruptions, and traffic snarls.The impact was most visible on intercity buses, which ran largely empty…
Surat: Intense rain battered South Gujarat between 6am and 8pm on Friday, causing flooding in low-lying areas. Surat district recorded the heaviest rain, with Ambika taluka getting 467mm, including 176mm between 6pm and 8pm.The rain will swell creeks that pass through Surat. Other places in Surat district that were battered were Umarpada (254mm), Mangrol (253mm),…
Kamaleswor Kutum and his team are cleaning homes in flood-ravaged Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts Guwahati: Moved by the plight of families whose homes were buried in mud, 120 young volunteers are helping flood survivors rebuild their lives, bit by bit. And the only motivation driving their resolve is the joy of families returning home.The…
Lucknow: Loreto Convent Intermediate College hosted Angelorum: The Talent Conclave on July 30 and 31, bringing together students from 21 schools across Lucknow to showcase their academic, literary, artistic and technical talents.The two-day event began with a dance performance by students of the host school. On the opening day, participants competed in a range of…
