Cops escort Taslima Nasrin out of Kolkata airport. Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The city police on Friday threw a tight security ring around Bangladesh-born writer Taslima Nasrin following her arrival in Kolkata after 19 years.Acknowledging the persistent threat perception surrounding the author, the Special Branch (SB) of Kolkata Police has completed a detailed security…
Government sets up National Road Safety Board, Nitin Gokarn to head it NEW DELHI: After Supreme Court prodding, govt has finally set up the National Road Safety Board (NRSB) just a day before the SC deadline. Though originally the Board was supposed to have a full time chairman and members with more powers, most of…
Arrop at Judge’s court to visit lawyer’s chamber….Debobrata Shome Kolkata: A day after former state sports minister Aroop Biswas was forced to remain confined inside his lawyer’s chamber at Alipore court for nearly three hours amid chants of “thief, thief” and threats of an egg attack, the dramatic scenes continued to reverberate through the legal…
Bengaluru: A 47-year-old dairy farmer lost his pregnant Jersey cow worth over Rs 1.3 lakh after it was electrocuted allegedly due to a faulty underground Bescom cable during heavy rain in Nagarabhavi, west Bengaluru, Monday evening.According to the complaint filed by Prakash, who owns around 15 cows and runs a dairy business, the incident occurred…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Chris Gayle NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lit up the IPL 2026 Eliminator with a stunning knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener smashed 97 runs off just 29 balls, including 12 massive sixes, helping his team register a dominant 47-run victory and move into Qualifier 2. Although he missed out…
Voters at a polling station in Chennai. Photo by L R Shankar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has seen brisk polling since 7am, with turnout touching 70% by 3 pm. This represents 4.01 crore voters out of a total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies.According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the turnout between 7am…
Thane: Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Friday announced a proposed “Green TDR” (transfer of development rights) policy aimed at mangrove protection in the region and positioning it as part of the state’s broader response to climate change and ecological degradation.Speaking at a property exhibition in Thane, Shinde said the policy would allow landowners and developers…
Chennai: The state’s higher secondary education traversed on an upward graph over the past four years, with the net and gross enrolment rates (NER/GER) witnessed a steady increase over the past four years, from 64% and 80.1% in 2022-23 to 73.1% and 85.1% respectively in 2025-26. NER refers to the percentage of children who are…
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner kicked off their lavish wedding celebrations in style, hosting a fun pre-wedding cocktail party in Palermo, Italy. Surrounded by family, friends and a host of celebrity guests, the newly weds let their guard down and spent the evening partying with their friends and celebrating their union.First photos from the celebration…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta presents the state’s budget for FY 2026-27 in the assembly on Monday Kolkata: All existing direct-benefit schemes will continue under the new BJP dispensation in Bengal, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said in his opening remarks as he placed his maiden budget on Monday, and expanded the social security net further…
