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 —…
‘Sathuranga Vettai 2,’ which was lingering in suspense for quite some time, is now slowly making its way to the big screen. The film, starring Arvind Swamy and Trisha in lead roles, has been one of the most talked-about unreleased projects in Tamil cinema. Directed by N.V. Nirmal Kumar and written by H. Vinoth, the…
Chennai: Four retired state govt employees have approached Madras high court seeking a direction to state govt to formulate and notify necessary rules to implement the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) announced in Jan. Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice P T Asha directed the govt to respond to the plea in eight weeks…
BMW Group India has reported its best-ever first-half sales performance, delivering 9,075 cars between January and June 2026. The luxury carmaker recorded a 17 percent year-on-year growth during the period, while second-quarter sales also rose 17 percent to 4,507 units.A major contributor to the strong performance was the company’s electric vehicle EV portfolio. BMW Group…
Forest department and KMC workers visit Mitra Institution on Tuesday Kolkata: A multi-agency inspection was conducted at Mitra Institution following a snakebite incident involving a class 1 student. However, the snake has not been found yet. The school has sent a detailed report to the school education department on the measures taken after the incident.Dipra…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has quashed rape charges against a man who fell victim to a ‘honey trap’ where the complainant allegedly extorted money from him.In this case, Dumas police in Surat registered an FIR against Manoj Vasoya in 2021 on rape charges levelled by a 38-year-old married woman who used to run a…
Ahmedabad: Samagra Shiksha has initiated the recruitment process for gyan sahayaks in govt and grant-in-aid secondary and higher secondary schools across Gujarat. The online application process will commence from Friday, allowing eligible candidates to apply until July 30. In this phase, applications have been invited from candidates who cleared the Teacher Aptitude Test (TAT) in…
NEW DELHI: K Annamalai’s exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party did not remain a standalone development for long. Within hours of his departure, Tamil Nadu BJP vice-president Karu Nagarajan and 15 other party functionaries resigned, raising questions about the party’s ability to contain the fallout.The resignations came despite state BJP president Nainar Nagendran’s assertion that…
khuti puja of Sreebhumi Sporting Club, Photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: In a symbolic departure from earlier years, Sreebhumi Sporting Club in Lake Town on Thursday held a low-key Khuti Puja under a new organising committee, marking the end of the Sujit Bose era sans his faithful committee members and signalling a return to a resident-driven…
Alwar launches World Environment Day tree campaign Alwar: The Alwar administration launched a plantation campaign Friday on World Environment Day at the Sashastra Suraksha Bal Recruit Training Centre in Maujpur village. Collector Artika Shukla, DFO Rajendra Hudda and SSB DIG Sanjeev Yadav kicked off the campaign by planting trees at the centre.Officials said around 20,000…
