Kolkata: The Chinese film festival returned to Nandan after a decade on Friday. The festival, inaugurated by Chinese consul general Xu Wei, will continue till Sunday.The last time a Chinese film festival was held in Kolkata was in 2016.The opening film, ‘Xuan Zang’, is a 2016 Sino-Indian co-production on a young monk’s journey to India…
PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi trolled for ‘long queues at petrol pumps in India’ remark NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has come under heavy criticism online after making claims about fuel shortages in India while Pakistan itself deals with a worsening energy crisis. His remarks came at a time when PSL 2026…
NEW DELHI: A massive blast ripped through a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six others in the Kattanarpatti area, news agency ANI reported.The incident was confirmed by the fire andrescue department.Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin responded to the tragedy, expressing condolences to the families of those…
Shreyas Iyer’s outrageous effort NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer showed off his athletic prowess on the boundary that has already sparked “catch of the season” debates during the IPL 2026 clash between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.The moment came in the 18th over when Hardik Pandya tried…
Mooda and Jynxzi (Image Via Getty) Ahmad “Mooda,” a Twitch streamer, is facing serious questions after being banned from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege in April 2026. The issue started when he defeated fellow streamer Jynxzi despite saying he had only 20 hours in the game. That raised doubts, as Jynxzi is known for having…
Kolkata: Kolkata’s cultural fraternity assembled on Friday evening in front of the Academy of Fine Arts to protest the arrest warrant issued against poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay following a complaint lodged by a Nadia-based lawyer. This meet was organised by the Desh Banchao Gana Mancha.Srijato had posted a 12-line poem, ‘Abhisaap’, after Yogi Adityanath was sworn…
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Chandigarh: A 51-year-old scooterist was killed after being hit by an e-rickshaw in a hit-and-run incident near the Sector 27/28 light point on Saturday afternoon. Sector 26 police registered a case against an unidentified e-rickshaw driver and kept the victim’s body in the mortuary for postmortem. Police identified the deceased as Hanif Ahmad, a resident…
KOLKATA: Its electoral strength down from 1.91 lakh before the SIR to 1.22 lakh, the Jorasanko assembly constituency has the fewest voters in Kolkata. Across Bengal, it comes second, after Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas, which has 1.17 lakh voters.On the list of 10 seats in Bengal with fewest voters, Jorasanko is followed by Chowringhee…
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray met with Mumbai municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide at the BMC headquarters on Friday. Thackeray was accompanied by a delegation that included six MNS corporators, including the leader of the MNS in the BMC, Yashwant Killedar.The visit was a formal meeting by Thackeray to congratulate Bhide on her recent appointment as…
