Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Behrampore/Jhargram: In a major crackdown against underage marriages and deliveries, Bengal cops made multiple arrests and detentions on Friday. CM Suvendu Adhikari had recently spoken of state govt’s policy of zero tolerance towards child marriage.A boy and a girl, set to be wed, were rescued in Farakka’s Beniagram and their guardians…
Aizawl: Mizoram has the highest tobacco use prevalence among schoolchildren aged 13 to 15 in India, with 58% reported to be using tobacco, according to survey data cited by the state govt.The state also ranks second nationally in tobacco use among people aged 15 and above, with a prevalence of 58.7%.Health minister Lalrinpuii said the…
WHO found no causal link between vaccines and autism after reviewing studies from 2010 to August 2025. NEW DELHI: At a time when the debate has resurfaced in the United States, a 15-year review by the World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. The findings not…
Anila Baby (left) appeared in court in connection with charges of murdering her friends, Ann Matthew (middle) and Anjana Hari. 33-year-old Anila Baby, an Indian woman residing in Milpitas, California, appeared in Santa Clara County court for the first time Thursday after she was charged with two murders. Both the murdered women were believed to…
The latest reserve build-up comes after a sharp turnaround in foreign-currency inflows following the RBI’s measures announced in June. India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by a record $44.903 billion in the week ended September 4, taking the country’s forex kitty to a fresh lifetime high of $785.706 billion, according to data released by the Reserve…
R Madhavan’s son Vedaant is gearing up for one of the biggest challenges of his swimming career. The 21-year-old is set to lead India’s 12-member swimming contingent at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where he will compete in the 200m freestyle. A long-distance specialist, Vedaant is stepping outside his comfort zone for the…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s time will come, but feels India should currently stick with the top-three combination that delivered the 2026 T20 World Cup title, backing Sanju Samson to reclaim his place alongside Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for the upcoming T20I…
Highlighting the physical altercations during the clash, the former minister accused police officials of using unprecedented force against public representatives. NEW DELHI: Delegations of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) lawmakers, including MLAs, MLCs and MPs, met the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the national capital on Friday.They submitted…
A CCTV grab of the July 6 incident at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Friday framed charges against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and four others in connection with the alleged assault on doctors, including a female doctor, and nurses at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital following a dispute…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port have identified over 10 ghats along the Hooghly that will be illuminated on Sept 17 evening as part of celebrations marking PM Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life.An SPM Port official said Baja Kadamtala Ghat, one of the largest ghats along the Hooghly,…
