Lucknow: As the scale of devastation in the Vikas Nagar fire becomes clearer, appeals for help are pouring in across social media, with citizens and organisations mobilising support for over 1,000 displaced residents struggling for basic necessities.Among those leading the relief efforts is the AMU Old Boys Association Lucknow, which has stepped in to provide…
Pune: Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday clarified his recent remarks on the contribution of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) were intended to encourage the institution to expand the societal impact of its research and not to question its legacy or achievements.The clarification, issued on Monday, comes after Patil’s remarks at the…
Mumbai: Two Kalyan residents have been arrested for allegedly duping an agro businessman of nearly Rs 90 lakh by posing as police officials and threatening him with a fake accident case. The accused, identified as Uday Jha (31) and Dhiru Gupta (30), were held by the Maharashtra cyber cell after the money trail led to…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday decided to retain the Bhabanipur seat and vacate Nandigram after winning from both constituencies in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections.Suvendu had contested from his stronghold Nandigram as well as Bhabanipur, the constituency long considered a bastion of former chief…
Kolkata: Whether Mamata Banerjee would be Trinamool chief or chief adviser appeared to be the fulcrum of the standoff among half of the 32 rebel MLAs who turned up at the Bengal assembly for their first meeting with newly elected office-bearers on Thursday.The development came a day after 58 TMC MLAs submitted a letter to…
Jalpaiguri: A tense domestic drama unfolded at booth no. 25/238 in Phansidewa’s Tarabari, under the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly segment in Siliguri subdivision, on Thursday — when a man staked out a polling station for hours to intercept his wife, who had eloped with another man two years ago.He had reasoned, correctly, that she would have to…
Sachin Tendulkar and his son Arjun Arjun Tendulkar made a strong impression in his IPL 2026 debut for Lucknow Super Giants during their final league match against Punjab Kings. The 26-year-old left-arm pacer bowled confidently and picked up his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh with a brilliant yorker. He finished with figures of…
US consulate in Kolkata announced a major B1/B2 visa update. In a major update for visitors’ visa, the US Consulate in Kolkata announced that it is starting priority slots for parents aged 50 years and above who want to visit their children, residing legally in the US. “We are helping with shorter wait times for…
Pune: The state electrical department’s recent review report has highlighted that lift safety inspections remain dismally low in Pune and parts of Mumbai, even as recent mishaps in Nashik underscore the risks posed by gaps in mandatory annual checks.Concerns have sharpened after two incidents in Nashik in recent days, one in which a residential lift…
China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island on the world stage.Reporter Vivian Wang was ordered to leave China in Feb, the NYT reported, calling it the latest example of Beijing’s…
