CJP members at a press conference in Kalyan on Friday Kalyan: A controversy erupted after KDMC allowed a cricket tournament to be held on a sports ground in Kalyan on Saturday amid a students-led group’s plan for a peaceful protest backed by CJP there the same day. Late on Friday, the tournament’s organiser, Vishal Gaikar,…
If you want to understand the political psyche of a generation, don’t read its manifestos. Read its meme pages. There was a time when dissent arrived in black-and-white pamphlets, solemn town halls and tear-stained op-eds. But step onto a street today — from the barricades of Jantar Mantar to the protest sites of Bengaluru —…
Chennai: Six people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in two separate accidents in Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts on Friday.In Kancheepuram, a car veered off the carriageway and crashed into a minivan on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway after its driver, Manohar, dozed off near Keelambi. The car’s four other occupants — Kalaiselvi K, 39, Selvaganapathi…
Hyderabad: Laurus Labs Ltd clocked a 126% surge in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026, at ₹368 crore as against ₹163 crore in the corresponding quarter of financial year 2025-26. The company’s revenues climbed 29% to ₹2,026 crore, up from ₹1,570 crore in the preceding year. The company attributed the robust…
First-timers at the protest Kolkata: For many young students, Friday’s protest was their first experience of taking to the streets. Samuel Lee (19) and Karine Jane (19), both second-year students of Scottish Church College, called it their “first brush with protest on the roads”. It was the same for Areena Roshan (18), Tasneem Saba (19)…
Margao: The inquiry process for the department of land resources’ NAKSHA pilot mapping project is under way in South Goa, with the office of the inspector of survey and land records (ISLR), Margao, inviting property owners to verify their land records till Aug 14.The window, which opened on July 16, allows residents of Margao, Cuncolim…
Gorakhpur: Two youths have been detained in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old jeweller whose body was recovered from the Rapti river earlier this week, police said.Police on Friday said the accused allegedly killed the businessman after he repeatedly demanded repayment of a ₹1 lakh loan.The victim, Ramlal Verma of Dhaska Bhatas village in…
Amritsar: The Miri Piri Khalsa March began on Friday from Akal Takht to Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, to commemorate the teachings of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib, on justice, religious freedom, and service to humanity.The march marks Miri Piri Diwas and aims to spread the philosophy of Miri Piri, especially among…
Dibrugarh: For nearly 55 km, she was at the mercy of a swollen river that carried her from the hills of Nagaland, through turbulent floodwaters and rocky terrain, and hurled her downstream in the floodplains of Assam.Every kilometre underlined the violence of the floods — churning water, powerful currents and rough terrain that stood between…
Lucknow: The UP Congress will hold candlelight marches and satyagrahas across all districts on Saturday to protest against alleged irregularities in the NEET and CBSE examination systems and demand the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.UP Congress media department chairperson CP Rai said on Friday that the protests, to be organised on the directions…
