Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar (Image: X) For nearly two decades, Royal Challengers Bengaluru carried a burden that seemed impossible to shake off. Every season began with hope and ended with disappointment. ‘Ee sala cup namde’ became less a rallying cry and more a reminder of how elusive the IPL trophy remained.Then came a…
Kolkata: Bengal governor R N Ravi on Thursday used his maiden address to the 18th assembly to outline BJP govt’s priorities, focusing on law and order, industrial revival, welfare expansion and a negotiated settlement to the long-pending Gorkhaland issue.Addressing the House, Ravi said the govt would pursue a “permanent political solution” to the Gorkhaland demand…
Kutch Police arrest Ajmer Dargah Imam for illegal religious conversion and marriage of minor. RAJKOT: The Rapar Police in East Kutch have arrested an Imam from Khwaja Saheb shirin Ajmer, Rajasthan, for his alleged involvement in the illegal religious conversion and marriage (Nikah) of a minor girl from Rapar.The incident came to light when the…
Residents and experts brainstorm ideas for civic troubles Bengaluru: More than 40 residents of Malleswaram (ward 53) joined urban planners, mobility experts, and civic practitioners Sunday for a community workshop to discuss solutions to issues related to walkability, parking, street vending, and waste management in the neighbourhood.The workshop, titled ‘Walkable Malleswaram: Reimagining Ward 53’, was…
Ludhiana: An expatriate is charged with duping a man into a fake marriage to fund her residency overseas and then fleeing secretly to Canada with his cash and jewellery.She had made a false claim to be single, said Sardar police after registering a first-information report (FIR) against Simranjit Kaur, her mother, brother, and uncle following…
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut‘s latest film ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’ registered good growth at the box office on its third day. However, the film’s collections weren’t enough to push it past its competitors, thus making it the lowest-performing major release this weekend.According to early estimates on Sacnilk, the film collected a net total of Rs 1.80 crore…
Following the recent vandalism in Falta, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had indicated that his government was working on a stringent legal framework to prevent such incidents. KOLKATA: The West Bengal government is set to introduce two bills in the Assembly aimed at dealing strictly with public disorder, vandalism and attacks on police personnel and public…
Silchar: Authorities in Hailakandi district have issued show-cause notices to 38 private schools for reportedly operating without valid govt recognition.Officials said the action followed a series of complaints pointing to irregularities in several institutions, including alleged violations of provisions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Section 18 of the…
Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh congratulated residents of the constituency after the UP govt approved a major healthcare expansion project comprising a 1,010-bed state-of-the-art multispeciality emergency centre at the new campus of Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.Expressing gratitude to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Singh termed the project a “historic step” that would strengthen…
Kolkata: Two ministers in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet are fighting contrasting political battles in two adjoining constituencies—Dum Dum and Dum Dum North—on the northern fringes of the city. In Dum Dum, three-time MLA and education minister Bratya Basu is seeking a fourth term, aiming to cement his hold over a seat he has represented since…
