Kolkata: With rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee recognised as LoP in the Bengal assembly, the post of chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now set to be allotted to a member of the dissident camp.The frontrunners for the post of one of the assembly’s most influential oversight panels are Ratua MLA Samar Mukhopadhyay and…
Guwahati: NSCN-IM’s dissident Myanmar-based Eastern Flank leaders announced the formation of a “provisional govt” and appointed Ikato I Chishi Swu, son of NSCN-IM co-founder and former chairman late Isak Chishi Swu, as its chairman, in a direct challenge to the parent organisation’s Hebron-based leadership led by Th Muivah.The announcement formalises the split that became public…
India rejects Pakistan’s ASEAN forum remarks NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected Pakistan‘s comments at the Asean Regional Forum in Manila, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”.New Delhi slammed Islamabad of using the multilateral platform to peddle “state-sponsored disinformation” and divert attention from its record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.“It is no surprise that a multilateral…
Empty seashells became new habitats 470 million years ago An international study led by scientists at the University of Tartu shows that about 470 million years ago, a major ecological change took place in the world’s oceans. For the first time, the hollow interiors of empty mollusc shells began serving as homes for small sea…
Wall Street opened lower on Thursday, with Nasdaq leading the losses, as the first round of earnings from Big Tech companies renewed concerns over their huge spending on artificial intelligence. At the same time, oil prices breaching the $100 per barrel levels amid rising tensions in the Middle East also down on market sentiment.Around 9…
Picture Credit: Instagram Vijay’s last film ‘Jana Nayagan’, as he focuses on his political career, has finally seen the day when it gets released in the theatres. Vijay, who now also serves as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, possesses a huge fan following, and the hype regarding watching Vijay one last time on the big screens…
Amar Simha Yadav left an IIT Mandi engineering job at L&T to join the Indian Army as a Captain; now he has started a new chapter at IIM Calcutta. (Photo: LinkedIn) For many engineering graduates, success follows a familiar path—earn a degree from a prestigious institute, secure a well-paying corporate job, climb the career ladder…
NEW DELHI: India made a sensational start to their Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign as lawn bowler Putul Sonowal pulled off a stunning upset against reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in the Men’s Singles competition on Thursday.Making his Commonwealth Games debut, the Assam-born bowler showed remarkable composure to defeat one of the biggest…
Nasa’s NISAR satellite has captured an unusual view of Antarctica, revealing a frozen landscape that appears to form the shape of a hummingbird from space. The striking pattern is not a feature simply carved by nature, but the result of a mountain interrupting the slow movement of glacier ice around it. Using advanced radar technology,…
The Cockroach Janta Party has called for peaceful protests nationwide on Friday, July 24 NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for a nationwide peaceful protest on Friday, July 24, urging students and civil society groups to hold demonstrations across districts in solidarity with those allegedly subjected to police brutality during the ongoing…
