Howrah Station set for upgrade Local Train standing at Howrah Station —————- Koushik Koley Kolkata: The grand old Howrah Station, Asia’s oldest railway hub, will get two new platforms, extend the existing platforms to accommodate 22-coach trains and carry out redevelopment work to upgrade the facility and ease congestion, Howrah DRM Vishal Kapoor said on…
Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh on Friday appointed former minister and current member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Nirupam Chakma as chief executive member (CEM) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), opening the way for the Chakma Democratic Alliance (CDA) Legislature Party to form the next executive committee after…
Accused, Patwari Lakhveer Yadav and middleman Jetoosingh, in ACB custody in Jaisalmer Friday Jaisalmer: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday caught Patwari Lakhveer Yadav of Patwar Halka Ajasar in Nachna Colonisation Department, Jaisalmer, and his alleged private broker, Jetoosingh, after laying a trap in which they were allegedly caught accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe.Director General of…
NEW DELHI: Dealing with fuel shortages after Ukrainian attacks damaged its refineries, Russia has started importing gasoline from India.Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, however, said no Indian refiner – private or state-run – has dealt directly with Russian agencies and that the purchases must have been made through a trader.“Because of damage to its refineries…
Indian-origin tennis champion graduates from Stanford University. Stanford University celebrated Indian-origin tennis player Samir Banerjee as he graduated this month with a degree in science, technology, and society. For his final project in Stats 100: Mathematics of Sports, Samir built an algorithm to analyze years of tennis server data across different surfaces to determine which…
Ranveer Singh continues to dominate headlines after the massive success of the ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise. Post which, the actor was also in the news for the ‘Don 3’ controversy following his exit from the Farhan Akhtar film. Amidst the ‘Don 3’ row, a video of Ranveer attending a family wedding has gone viral on the internet….
PSEB introduces online Pustak Portal to provide discounted textbooks and transparent distribution The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has launched the PSEB Pustak Portal, an e-commerce platform that enables students, parents and schools to order PSEB-authored and printed textbooks online. The initiative aims to improve access to authentic textbooks, make learning materials more affordable and…
Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic Olympic sprint great Usain Bolt was among the well-known faces at Wimbledon 2026 on Friday, with the Jamaican legend watching Novak Djokovic‘s third-round match from the Royal Box on Centre Court.Bolt, widely known as the “fastest man alive”, attended Djokovic’s match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech as one of the special…
George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: Subhash Balkhande (42), the father of college student Shubhangi (16), who along with her college friend Ujwala Wagh (18) suffered severe shocks from an underground exposed live electrical wire while wading through a waterlogged stretch near Nerul flyover on Wednesday, has said that he will lodge a complaint at Nerul police station…
The electoral rolls were frozen in June 2026, and enumeration forms are being issued only to those whose names already appear on the rolls Bengaluru: With parents worried about enrolling first-time voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election officials clarified that eligible young voters can be added even if they do…
