Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
On Monday, the Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad Noida: Rain in its catchment area in Uttarakhand is making the docile Hindon river rise again, reviving memories of 2023, when hundreds of houses built on its heavily encroached riverbed were inundated and 3,000 people were displaced.On Monday, Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad…
Ferran Torres after the U-17 WC final against England in Kolkata in 2017 Panaji: Nine years ago, Ferran Torres couldn’t hide his disappointment as he picked up the silver medal after the FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Kolkata. In the 2017 tournament, the Spain winger was in sublime form all through the tournament, but…
Varanasi: Two cattle smugglers were arrested in separate encounters in Varanasi and Ghazipur districts on Monday morning after they allegedly opened fire on police during attempts to evade arrest. Both of them sustained bullet injuries in the leg in retaliatory firing. Police also seized cattle-laden trucks from their possession.Regarding the action in Varanasi, ACP Kotwali…
The main accused were taken to the illegal firecracker factory site to reconstruct the events that led to the explosion Ahmedabad: One more man succumbed to burn injuries caused by a blast at a firecracker factory in the Ramol area of the city on Saturday, taking the death toll to 10. A total of four…
Jalandhar: With the controversy over the release of the movie ‘Satluj’ and its quick takedown from an OTT platform, a debate is raging on the number of deaths, especially of Hindus, in militant violence in Punjab in the 1980s-90s.Earlier, senior politicians would vaguely mention 25,000 to 35,000 deaths, and the implication was that they included…
Pune: Hundreds of citizens gathered near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, close to the Pune collectorate, on Monday in solidarity with the Jantar Mantar demonstration led by founder of Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke and supported by innovator and activist Sonam Wangchuk.They demanded resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability from the Narendra Modi…
Surat: In a first for India’s lab-grown diamond industry, a Surat-crafted lotus made of 32 LGDs and gold has travelled to space aboard Vikram-1, India’s first privately built orbital rocket, unfolding in orbit nearly 450 km above Earth.Named Cosmos Bloom, the payload opened up when exposed to sunlight in space, showcasing the brilliance of lab-grown…
Guwahati: From a schoolboy clinging to a tree with his mother through the night in his flooded school campus at Nazira to countless families taking refuge on rooftops, the devastating floods sweeping through Assam’s Sivasagar and Charaideo districts have left behind scenes of unprecedented destruction.Triggered by torrential runoff from the hills of neighbouring Nagaland, the…
Lucknow: The owner of the building in Aliganj where a fire claimed 15 lives last month has begun demolishing the structure after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) declared it illegal and ordered its removal.The LDA issued a notice under Section 27(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act on June 23, directing the…
