Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane (ANI Photo) Former India cricketer and commentator Murali Kartik has backed Ajinkya Rahane as the best captain of IPL 2026, praising the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper for guiding a depleted squad through a difficult campaign and keeping them in playoff contention until the final day of the league stage.KKR…
During a hotel fire in Malviya Nagar, local entrepreneur Riyazuddin Mansuri and his son Arman turned their mattress shop into a beacon of hope. NEW DELHI: Riyazuddin Mansuri, a local mattress trader who emptied his shop to help people trapped in the fire, has sought Rs 2 lakh in compensation from the government for losses…
‘Help me get released’: Fake doctor’s story costs Bengaluru man lakhs Bengaluru: A friendship on a dating app turned sour for a 26-year-old man, who lost nearly Rs 30 lakh to crooks posing as an American doctor and airport officials.The Bengaluru resident said he came in contact with a man who identified himself as Dr…
Chennai: School education minister Rajmohan said the state remained firm on the two-language policy. The statement comes in the wake of state govt not taking a clear stand on implementation of the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme despite the education ministry calling for the implementation of the scheme in Bengal, Kerala, and…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the state govt has put BRS leader and ex-MLA Balka Suman in jail for exposing various scams in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and other issues. He said the govt was harassing the leaders by registering false cases mainly to divert the attention of the people.KTR along…
Kolkata: Presidency University has received more than 15,000 applications, nearly double the last year’s figure. Last year, the number of applications was 7,803. The surge came in a year when the university conducted the admission process on its own, shifting away from the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) system that handled admissions till…
Guwahati: Conservation efforts at the Manas Tiger Reserve and National Park are expanding beyond wildlife protection, with authorities, local communities and NGOs working together to tackle waste management challenges at the Unesco World Heritage Site.A structured waste recovery system – ‘The Root Connect Model’ – has been introduced in the park after years of accumulation…
LUCKNOW: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Lucknow, has arrested an Executive Engineer of the Postal Department for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a contractor in exchange for processing and releasing pending payments related to government construction works.According to CBI, a trap case was registered on June 3, 2026, against…
In the run-up to the West Bengal election, a video of Mamata Banerjee chastising Ritabrata Banerjee had gone viral, drawing widespread amusement. At a SIR protest meeting, Ritabrata had gone into an oratorical flourish before Mamata, in her own inimitable manner, cut him off publicly and asked him to focus on the burning issue of…
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) UAE authorities have started tightening enforcement against delayed salary payments after a new wage payment rule came into effect on June 1, resulting in a sharp increase in payroll processing activity across the private sector.Under Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 issued by the Ministry of Human Resources…
