KOLKATA: Soon after Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the ninth chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday – also the first BJP chief minister in the state – the change was officially updated in his social media bio. The words “chief minister” debuted in his bio on his official Facebook and X pages.Mamata Banerjee,…
It is clear that Russia continues to be India’s single most important crude supplier and remains at the core of the country’s import strategy. (AI image) The US-Iran war has pushed India’s crude oil imports from Russia to an all-time high – beyond levels seen when Russian crude was available at big discounts in the…
New Delhi: For 26-year-old Devesh, Chandni Chowk exists largely through stories told by others. Ask him what the iconic market brings to his mind and he lists familiar images — the Red Fort and the Paranthe Wali Gali. Living with his parents and brother in Rohini, he has heard countless accounts of the food, chaos…
Messi makes first public appearance after World Cup heartbreak, watching a local match in Rosario before returning to Inter Miami/ Image:X Lionel Messi has made his first public appearance since Argentina’s heartbreaking defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, with the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner choosing to spend time close to home…
Protests by industrial workers in Noida on April 13 had turned violent, with vehicles, including police SUVs, set ablaze and cops pelted with stones in several sectors Noida: The labour department on Saturday cancelled the licences of 10 labour contractors for violations under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.Additional labour commissioner Rakesh Dwivedi…
TNNLudhiana: A day after police filed a case against 23 persons in a murder case in Machhiwara area, they arrested three more accused. They also seized two vehicles and weapons used in the crime. The arrested accused are Gurvinder Singh Gindu and Jaspreet Singh Jassa of Haidon Bet village and Satvir Singh Shammi of Lakhowal…
J&K imposes odd-even rule in Gulmarg to ease traffic pressure SRINAGAR: The J&K govt Tuesday announced an odd-even traffic system in famous tourist destination Gulmarg to reduce congestion and ease pressure on the hill resort that has a parking capacity for about 1,500 vehicles but has been receiving more than 6,000 vehicles a day.Officials said…
Hyderabad: Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI’s) epigraphy division has decoded a 5th century CE Sanskrit inscription in Brahmi characters on a seal from Pakistan, identifying it as belonging to a Saiva temple dedicated to Svami Kotesvara at Devadaruvana, the forest of Himalayan cedar trees.ASI epigraphy wing head K Muniratnam Reddy said the inscription, incised on…
Ludhiana: Residents grappled with intense heat on Monday as maximum temperature hovered around the 40 degrees Celsius mark. The meteorological department has issued a heatwave alert for the district for the next few days.According to the Met department, maximum (day) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius, which is 3.9 degrees Celsius above…
