Burdwan: For residents of Badamtola in Burdwan, Ramprasad Das and his wife Banashree Das were known less for their presence in the neighbourhood and more for the stream of creditors who regularly turned up at their rented home demanding money.The couple, who had been living with their minor son in a sprawling mansion at 61…
Margao/Canacona: The opposition to state govt’s proposed political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) widened on Sunday, with the Bahujan Samaj joining the Maratha community, in demanding that any such exercise be deferred until the ongoing national census and delimitation process are completed.The development comes days after the Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS), which claims…
Ahmedabad: Venus and Jupiter, two of the brightest planets in the solar system, will come very close to each other ‘visually’ in the Earth’s sky on June 9, say state-based scientists. It will be the closest visible Venus-Jupiter approach until late 2028, they added. Dr Narottam Sahoo, science communicator, told TOI that the conjunction —…
Ludhiana: Coaches are backing their young charges to shock international heavyweights as city’s premier sports academy prepares its finest prospects for a historic European campaign.Four elite teenage basketballers from the Ludhiana Basketball Academy have secured national selection to represent India at the upcoming ISF World School Basketball Championship in Serbia.The Under-18 tournament, running from June…
Sangrur: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday staged a protest in Babanpur village in the Dhuri constituency against the visit of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, with party leaders, workers and local residents raising slogans against what they termed the BJP’s anti-Punjab policies.Leading the protest, Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation chairperson Dalvir…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Friday busted a sex racket being run under the guise of a spa in Wakad, and arrested the spa owner and manager.The police also found two women allegedly being forced into prostitution at the establishment, and sent both to a rescue home.A crime branch team led by senior…
Lucknow: The Lucknow University has introduced a major change in the admission process for its Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharma) programme at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, effective from the academic session 2026–27.Until now, admissions to the BPharma course were conducted through the counselling process organised by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU). However, from…
Sanika Chalke of Aakash Tigers MWS plays a shot during a Nuvama Private T20 Mumbai Women’s League match at the Wankhede Stadium on June 7 SOBO Mumbai Falcons sealed their place in the final of the inaugural Nuvama Private T20 Mumbai Women’s League after registering their third successive victory with a comprehensive 39-run win over…
4 months after the news broke that the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Eric Dane had passed away because of ALS, his daughter Georgia Geraldine Dane ended up graduating from her middle school. Taking to her social media, the actor’s partner, Rebecca Gayheart, shared a congratulatory post announcing everything, while also remembering the ‘Euphoria’ actor. Eric Dane’s…
Sachin Tendulkar and Alexander Zverev NEW DELHI: Alexander Zverev finally achieved the biggest milestone of his career by winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. The German star defeated Flavio Cobolli in a thrilling five-set final, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1, ending years of near-misses on tennis’ biggest stages. After sealing…
