A wayward humpback whale has finally wriggled its way out of trouble in the Baltic Sea, ending a days-long saga that had onlookers glued to the shoreline. The 12–15 metre giant, which had been stranded in shallow waters near Wismar, managed to swim free last week, giving both officials and spectators a reason to cheer.The…
KOLKATA: With central forces arriving at their premises well ahead of the polls, many state-aided schools have decided to delay first summative exams until the elections are over.They also plan to conduct the examinations before the onset of summer vacation.The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has given nod to these schools for the…
Students shall be slow today. The mind wanders, and concentration comes in patches. Don’t fight your brain. Use short study bursts, then a break, then return Your name carries weight today. Seniors and superiors offer honour and support, and it comes because Mercury aligns well with Jupiter, making your words sharper and your timing better…
Kolkata: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma led a coordinated BJP attack on the Trinamool govt on Thursday, alleging that Bengal was “nurturing infiltrators” and had surrendered to “mafia raj”.Addressing a rally in Phansidewa, Darjeeling, Sarma said Bengal needed to seal its borders the way Assam and Tripura had to…
Varanasi: Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, district probation officer Pankaj Kumar Mishra has urged residents of Varanasi to help eliminate the social evil of child marriage and cooperate with authorities to prevent such incidents.Highlighting that cases of child marriage are often reported on this auspicious day, Mishra said special surveillance teams have been…
While campaigning in Chennai, Kanimozhi explained the idea behind the announcement of coupons. CHENNAI: While AIADMK’s election manifesto promised a free refrigerator for every rice ration card holder, DMK promised to issue coupons worth Rs 8,000 for the same category. But why coupons, and not money?On Wednesday, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi explained the idea behind…
Cyanotypes are among the earliest photographic printing processes, distinguished by their striking cyan-blue hue produced through exposure to ultraviolet light (delhi_art_centre) The distinctive white-on-Prussian blue images, created using a simple mix of chemicals and UV light, are drawing analogue photography enthusiasts and art lovers. Part of the appeal lies in how they look like artworks…
Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh FARIDABAD: Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, with factory workers blocking roads, clashing with police, and triggering a wider law-and-order response across industrial hubs.In Faridabad’s Sarai Khawaja area, employees of an automotive components unit staged demonstrations for…
Panaji: While there is no clarity whether the number of assembly seats in Goa will increase once 33% of the assembly seats are reserved for women, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that he would not have any misgivings if his constituency of Sanquelim was reserved for women.Sawant said that clarity on the increase…
Trinamool has alleged all along that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls was designed to favour BJP. But in the Matua belt along some of Bengal’s border districts, it is the local BJP that is crying foul over SIR. Matuas — a Hindu sect from Bangladesh — had voted for BJP in large…
