Replica LPG cylinders, cricket bats, bicycles, sacks of potatoes — in the Bengal theatre of assembly polls, such props have occupied centre stage, each of them carefully chosen to signal a message, trigger emotion, or to sharpen a political attack.Across constituencies, candidates have been relying on the symbolism of these objects to cut through the…
This was the fourth such course conducted by SFA since 2024 with more than 80 coaches going through the curriculum Panaji: Sesa Football Academy concluded the AFC ‘C’ license course aimed at providing structured training know-how to aspiring coaches from across India. This was the fourth such course conducted by SFA since 2024 with more…
Gorakhpur: In a major milestone, Gorakhpur has secured a place in the Guinness World Records for an Artificial Intelligence awareness campaign that registered 7,64,187 participants online within a week.The ‘AI for All Awareness Programme’, conceptualised under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, surpassed its initial target of five lakh registrations well before the April…
Ahmedabad: Vimal Prajapati, the father of two girls who died of alleged food poisoning in Chandkheda, on Wednesday gave media interviews reiterating that neither he nor his family was involved in the deaths, and said no one should jump to conclusions until forensic analysis reports are out. In the interview which went viral on X,…
Mohali: A 24-year-old woman died after falling from the fifth floor of City Centre-2 on Airport Road in Mohali on Wednesday morning, with police initiating an investigation to determine whether the incident was a case of suicide or an accidental fall.The deceased has been identified as Tanya, a resident of Durga Nagar in Ambala, Haryana….
Pune: The Kalepadal police on Wednesday busted an illegal LPG refilling racket with the arrest of a 38-year-old worker. The police recovered 103 cylinders and a mini-truck.Senior police inspector Mansinh Patil of the Kalepadal police told TOI that the police team raided the spot at Handewadi and found one person was illegally transferring LPG from…
Lucknow: A day after clashes between two groups of the Dalit community erupted in Lakhimpur over the installation of a statue of BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, the BJP went into overdrive to assess the situation at the grassroots.The violence broke out after one group of the Dalit community objected to the installation of…
Jaipur: The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved the Rajasthan Highway Modernisation Project worth over 225 million dollars (approximately Rs 2,000 crore) to improve the efficiency, resilience and safety of state highways.According to the World Bank, the project is expected to benefit over 30 lakh people by enhancing transport connectivity and generating employment…
Actor Vijay has made his first political bet, with a bold but risky strategy.By taking the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) into the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election without allies, he is stepping into a political arena where alliances have historically determined winners. In a state long dominated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the…
At least 191 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand in the first three days of the country’s annual Songkran festival, widely known as the “world’s largest water fight”, marking a grim start to the celebrations this year.According to the New York Post, the Thai New Year festival, typically marked by week-long water festivities…
