Captain Pema Tshering (centre) led from the front against Sri Lanka Margao: Bhutan swept aside the challenge of Sri Lanka 4-0 to take a giant step towards the semifinals of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, here, on Thursday.After going down by a solitary goal against Nepal in the opener, Bhutan delivered…
Kolkata: Several major centrally sponsored rural development schemes stalled in Bengal for years are set to resume, state panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh announced on Thursday. He further announced that there were 11,154 vacant posts across different tiers of the panchayat structure — of which 6,536 will be filled in the first phase.Ghosh…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Ross Davidson, a former singer associated with Spandau Ballet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was reportedly convicted of multiple rapes and sexual assaults. The verdict follows two separate trials that examined offences spanning several years.As reported by The Guardian, Davidson, 38, was found…
The conviction relates to a Jan 2021 drug trafficking case Mumbai: The Special NDPS court in Thane held five people guilty in a Jan 2021 drug trafficking case where the officials in separate raids seized narcotics, cash, gold ornaments and an unlicenced pistol.One of the accused, Arif Yaqoob Bhujwala, was sentenced to 15 years and…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reacted to two blast incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar that occurred within hours of each other, sparking panic across the state.Blaming the BJP, Mann said, “This is BJP’s way of working — in any state where they want to contest elections, they first create riots, carry out…
Stock markets are heading into a crucial week, with investors likely to keep a close watch on state election results, crude oil prices and the ongoing Middle East conflict. Vote counting for assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry will begin on Monday, May 4, and analysts believe the results could…
India has officially entered the E85 fuel era. Recently, the country’s first E85 fuel dispenser was inaugurated in Delhi, with the fuel priced at Rs 82.12 per litre. That makes it roughly Rs 20 cheaper than regular E20 petrol in the national capital. On paper, that sounds like a major win for running costs. But…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday flagged off a new fleet of police vehicles at the Police Officers’ Mess, Golflink, Shillong, aimed at strengthening mobility, operational preparedness and public service delivery of the Meghalaya Police.The police department has procured 95 vehicles at a cost of about ₹30 crore. Of these, 79 were acquired…
Who will replace Ayush Mhatre at no. 3? Chennai Super Kings have suffered a major setback in IPL 2026, with their in-form top-order batter Ayush Mhatre ruled out on Tuesday due to a hamstring tear sustained during their clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18 in Hyderabad. Mhatre had been a key pillar at No.3…
Guwahati: A day after the fast track court frames charges against all the seven accused in Zubeen Garg murder case, four of them—co-singer Amritprabha Mahanta, cousin Sandipon Garg and personal security officers Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya filed bail petitions before the court on Wednesday.Assistant Public Prosecutor P Dutta prayed for some time to submit…
