Senior AIADMK leader Thambidurai has indicated confidence in Edappadi K Palaniswami’s return to power in Tamil Nadu CHENNAI: Senior AIADMK leader Thambidurai has indicated confidence in Edappadi K Palaniswami’s return to power in Tamil Nadu, as political negotiations intensify following a fractured mandate in the state assembly elections.After meeting EPS in Chennai on Friday, Thambidurai…
Kolkata: A local court in Bankura on Wednesday sentenced four members of a family to life imprisonment for the murder of a retired teacher and his son in Dec 2023, special public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee said.The convicts — Pintu Ruidas, his wife Namita, and their sons Maheswar and Bisweswar — were found guilty of carrying…
Ahmedabad: The garden department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has come under fire for what residents are calling aggressive and damaging pre-monsoon tree trimming, with over 4,500 trees pruned across the city in a month.The trimming, which is being carried out at night in several parts of the city, has sparked public outrage after…
Maharashtra’s house-to-house census enumeration is gearing up, with training for 2.3 lakh staff concluding by May 10. PUNE: The training of nearly 2.3 lakh enumerators and supervisors for the upcoming house-to-house census-linked enumeration exercise in the state will be completed by May 10, with field visits starting from May 16, census officials said on Thursday.Enumerators…
Lucknow: Fatty liver disease, increasingly linked to modern lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits, may also be silently disrupting the body’s ability to process vitamin D, according to a new study by researchers at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, or SGPGIMS.Vitamin D, important for bone strength, immunity and several metabolic functions, needs to be…
Four days after delivering a historic mandate and ending the 49 year duopoly of DMK and AIADMK over Tamil Nadu politics, Vijay’s TVK still finds itself in a flux. The party secured a historic 108 seats falling just short of the majority of 118 seats. However, new entrant Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, despite its newfound ties…
In Teruel, Spain, palaeontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull of the armoured dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus. This extraordinary find dates back 150 million years to the Late Jurassic period. The skull emerged from the Villarrubio Formation and stands as the most intact stegosaur skull ever found in Europe. Dinosaur skulls are often fragile, so they seldom…
After a historic run at the Indian box office, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ is now gearing up for its digital premiere.Ahead of the big reveal by the streaming giants, fans of the Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Aditya Dhar, took to social media to share screenshots of the film’s title card allegedly listed on OTT…
The West Bengal Madhyamik Pariksha 2026 results have been declared, and the topper list has once again highlighted a highly competitive academic battle, where top ranks are separated by just a few marks. While the overall pass percentage remains steady at around 86.83%, the merit chart shows intense clustering at the very top. This year,…
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has warned IPL franchises about the dangers of ‘targeted compromise and honey-trapping’ during the league, while simultaneously tightening security, access and behavioural protocols around players, support staff and franchise owners. In a detailed seven-page advisory sent to franchises on Thursday night, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia…
