Kolkata: India got its newest Grandmaster as Bengal boy Aronyak Ghosh earned his third and final GM norm in the Bangkok Open meet that concluded in Thailand on Sunday.It had been a long wait for the 22-year-old Kolkata boy who crossed the 2500 Elo rating in mid-2022, but was left waiting for his final norm…
AI Image used for representational purpose only GORAKHPUR: A minor dispute over wearing a newly purchased pair of shoes turned fatal after a teenage boy allegedly attacked his younger brother with scissors, leading to his death in Maharajganj on Monday morning.The incident took place around 10:35 am in Chaumukha Nauka Tola village under Ghughli police…
Ahmedabad: Panic gripped parts of Vadaj after a video surfaced on social media showing a man brandishing a knife and threatening people in the Ramapir Tekra area. The incident, reportedly occurred on a busy public road near a BRTS bus stand.In the widely circulated video, the man is seen waving a knife at motorists and…
JALANDHAR: A Punjab Police DSP died after a bullet from his service weapon was accidentally fired on Tuesday morning at his residence in the police complex in Phagwara. Police officials claimed it was an “accidental fire” that occurred while the DSP was cleaning his service weapon. DSP Yogesh Sharma, in his mid-fifties, was working with…
Pune:The Maharashtra State Government Employees Confederation (MSGEC) has called an indefinite strike starting Tuesday and 17 lakh employees, including 24,000 nurses of govt medical colleges and district as well as rural hospitals, are expected to join in order to raise long-pending issues.The confederation’s various demands include reinstatement of the old pensionscheme,recruitment to vacant nursing positions,…
Officials launching the portal Lucknow: The UP new and renewable energy development agency (UPNEDA) has launched a dedicated portal to monitor the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri surya ghar scheme.The portal, www.pmsgy.upneda.co.in, was inaugurated on Monday by UPNEDA director Indrajit Singh. According to the department, the platform is expected to improve transparency, speed and accountability…
JAIPUR: A 26-year-old man allegedly murdered his elder sister with an axe following a dispute over agricultural land in Sriganganagar district Sunday evening. The accused was arrested Monday, and the weapon used in the crime was recovered, police said.The incident occurred around 7pm in village 8 Dol under Rawla police station limits. According to police,…
KHARAGPUR: BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency Dilip Ghosh exuded confidence on party victory in the West Bengal polls, stating that the ruling Trinamool Congress‘s “departure is ensured”. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Dilip Ghosh said, “The time has come for TMC to go… Now Mamata Banerjee has nothing in her hands. Their departure…
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung The United States has partially restricted the sharing of satellite intelligence on North Korea with South Korea following remarks by Seoul’s unification minister about a suspected nuclear facility, according to media reports.Unification minister Chung Dong-young told parliament last month that North Korea was believed to be operating…
NEW DELHI: India is working to see how it can get preferential access for its products in the US, with a delegation led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain reaching Washington for talks. “We have almost finalised the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement. We are trying to work out what would be the mechanism…
