Mumbai: A special court on Friday rejected the discharge plea of Sudarshan Darade, the alleged CEO of a company involved in an international human trafficking and cyber-fraud syndicate. The court ruled that there is “more than sufficient and prima facie material” to show Darade’s involvement in a sophisticated modus operandi that lured educated Indian youths…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured voters that the Election Commission’s central forces arrangement was “strong enough” and voters had no reason to be scared of Trinamool’s “musclemen”.“EC has made a strong arrangement of central forces. No voter should be afraid,” Shah said at a rally in Arambagh around the time the…
Damien Chazelle, the director behind ‘La La Land’ and ‘Whiplash’, is mounting what looks set to be a significant comeback after the infamous box-office failure of ‘Babylon’ in 2022. His next project is an untitled 1940s psychodrama set within a prison, and he has assembled two of the most compelling actors working today to lead…
Anna Nagar’s upcoming election features a multi-cornered contest, moving beyond its Dravidian stronghold history. There’s only one more day to go for polling, and all anyone can talk about in Anna Nagar, during their morning walks around Tower Park or over tumblers of tea at Shenoy Nagar, are the constituency’s candidates and their chances.Once anchored…
Stalin concluded his campaign in Kolathur after three days of canvassing votes across the city Chief minister M K Stalin concluded his 20-day-long campaign for the Assembly election with a promise—that his first signature after becoming chief minister for the second term would be to launch the scheme to give ₹8,000 coupon to women.“My first…
Ameesha Patel has recently spoken about losing out on Lagaan, calling it a decision she respected rather than resented. Reflecting on the missed opportunity, she said there was no politics involved in the casting.“There was no politics involved. Ashutosh Gowariker was very honest. He felt I looked too fair and too educated for the role—my…
Hyderabad: City police on Friday said every police station has been provided a drug testing kit and officers have been directed to use them on persons moving suspiciously during the night. The announcement was made after Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar visited Gandhi hospital, where history-sheeters are undergoing de-addiction treatment. Police said that of the…
PM Modi vs Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent “jhalmuri” break during a campaign visit, alleging that the episode was staged.Addressing a poll rally at Bowbazar, Mamata claimed that arrangements at the roadside stall in Jhargram had been pre-planned, including security…
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved a “citizen-focused” policy allowing landowners to undertake desilting of rivers, choes and drains — including Satluj, Beas and Siswan rivers — at their own expense, with the right to use the excavated material free of charge. The move aims to strengthen flood preparedness ahead of the monsoon while…
A man unloads sugarcane from a vehicle for sale Lucknow: Low cane yield, diversion towards Khandsari units, and inadequate payment by many sugar mills to farmers have emerged as the three key reasons that stopped UP from becoming the country’s largest sugar producer in the 2025-26 crushing season.Official sources in the cane development department said…
