Lucknow: For 9-year-old Rizwan, the train journey home ended in a tragedy that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Within moments, the young boy lost his mother and 4-year-old brother after panic triggered by a rumour forced passengers off a halted train near Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening.Among the four…
Kolkata: BJP’s Bengal unit announced on Friday that it would not induct any new members at the moment, at the party’s first formal organisational meeting after the May 4 election results.Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said induction of members from other political parties was prohibited at the moment and any functionary attempting such induction would…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to mark the 189th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Kolkata: Bengal govt will not only implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but also bring tough laws on land jihad, love jihad and forcible conversions, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday, adding, “Keep the faith. Please allow us some…
Chennai: Police arrested a 46-year-old man for sexually assaulting a woman after luring her with offers to act in films. The accused also extorted ₹2 lakh and 91g of gold jewellery from her.According to a complaint from the 36-year-old small-time actor, she got acquainted with the accused, Sheikh Muthaleef, in 2025. He claimed to run…
LONDON: Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country’s floundering Labour govt as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister on July 20.The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the centre-left party’s leadership…
Varanasi: Police on Wednesday announced reward of Rs 50,000 each on a total of 36 wanted and absconding criminals in three districts of Varanasi zone including Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli. According to DIG Varanasi Range Vaibhav Krishna, all criminals were wanted for more than one year. In Chandauli district, 12 wanted criminals, include Bajrangi Musahar,…
The US economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the first quarter of 2026, with consumer spending and investment revised downward, government data showed on Thursday, AFP reported.Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s largest economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.6 per cent during the January-March period, according to the…
BASTI: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly thrown into a burning tandoor (clay oven) for eating rasgullas during a wedding ceremony, police said on Friday.Police said the severely burnt child was referred to Lucknow Medical College, where his condition is currently stated to be stable.The incident occurred on the night of April 15 during a wedding…
Moon in Aquarius today may bring an unusual approach, new technology or wider professional connections. Dhanishtha Nakshatra increases ambition, timing, teamwork and the ability to achieve visible results through organised effort. What to Do Today Check the speed of an important task. People may be working without proper coordination, and this may be why one…
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCLTech Bengaluru: HCLTech plans to invest Rs 14,257 crore to set up its first AI data centre at the upcoming Odisha Sovereign AI Park, marking one of the country’s largest investments in sovereign AI infrastructure.The IT firm will establish the AI data centre in partnership with homegrown AI startup Sarvam…
