Kolkata: Fifteen years after she stormed Writers’ Buildings, scripting history as Bengal’s first woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee on Sunday missed another brush with history — to be the country’s longest-serving woman chief minister.Banerjee changed Bengal politics in 2011, ending the Left’s 34-year term. Her Singur’s 2006 anti-land acquisition movement—which later helped reshape India’s land…
Lucknow: A 40-year-old woman accused her husband of abandoning her and secretly marrying another woman. She also alleged that he took away household belongings and threatened to kill her if she pursued legal action.In her complaint, the woman, a resident of Para, alleged that her husband sent her to her parental home on Dec 9…
To mark three successful years, the Jooyfull Heaven Center holds a mental health awareness and felicitation ceremony, where important topics such as mental health in society, women’s empowerment, and the emotional development of youth were discussed Jaipur: Jooyfull Heaven Counseling Center, which has been working tirelessly in the field of mental health awareness, has completed…
Karka Sankranti on July 16, 2026, signifies the Sun’s transition to Cancer, also known as Karka Rashi. In Vedic astrology, this transit turns focus towards home, family, emotions, motherly care, property and inner peace. Cancer is a water sign. Sensitive. It is associated with emotional security, roots, protection, and comfort as the Sun moves into…
The Centre has approved Rs 379.35 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for Assam’s flood response Assam continued to grapple with the aftermath of devastating floods on Sunday, with the death toll remaining at 82 and nearly 1.78 lakh people still affected across seven districts. Although floodwaters have begun to recede in some…
Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) defended its acquisition of 14 ponds for Noida International Airport and challenged the scope of judicial review once environmental clearance was already granted, informing National Green Tribunal that eight new ponds have been excavated to replace them.The matter is scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday. In a separate…
Jairam Ramesh accuses PM Modi of playing ‘victim card’ NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks about “forgiving” the country’s youth.He said the Prime Minister should instead apologise over a range of issues, including alleged exam paper leaks, the treatment of student protesters, demonetisation and the…
Pune: A 60-year-old retired central government officer in Pune lost Rs 1.41 crore to cybercrooks in an online share trading fraud between May and July this year.Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police officer said, “In April, while searching for information on stock market investments on a social media platform, he came across a post promising 1,200% returns…
Apart from being an eyesore, the waste poses a risk of accidents Mohali: Garbage has been lying dumped for the past three days on the main road in Peermuchalla near the Panchkula border, causing inconvenience to residents and commuters.Residents said waste is usually piled along the roadside, but three days ago it was dumped directly…
Kolkata: The number of holding centres set up across Bengal to house suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators has risen to 11 within barely a week of the first such facilities coming up in Malda and Murshidabad amid an intensified statewide crackdown on undocumented cross-border movement.These centres currently house about 386 Bangladeshi nationals, with the highest concentration —…
