Kolkata: Running from the pillar to post to know about the status of their appeals made after deletion of names, many ‘deleted’ voters, including advocates, knocked on the door of justice at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee-National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS), Joka, on Saturday, but they could neither walk into the “prohibited zone” nor…
Anand (right) will be brought to Noida on transit remand Noida: The Special Task Force and a police team from Noida arrested Aditya Anand, described as “mastermind” behind the April 13 labour protest violence in the city, from Tiruchirapalli railway station in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.Anand was tracked through electronic surveillance and intelligence inputs, and…
Panaji: State govt on Saturday ordered the closure of all stalls, shops, hotels and similar temporary or permanent commercial structures on the day of the Shree Devi Lairai jatra, scheduled for April 21 at Shirgao. “All stalls, shops, hotels and similar temporary or permanent commercial structures operating within all zones at Shirgao will remain strictly…
Ahmedabad: The health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a ‘Yellow Alert’ for the city from April 19 to 25. Residents are advised to take precautions against heat during this period. “According to the forecast by the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in the city is expected to hover around 42°C,…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana police have arrested two city residents who worked as couriers for miscreants running IPL betting and hawala money transactions. The police said that the accused duo would arrange mule accounts for their bosses, and those accounts were further used in hawala transactions. The arrested accused are Shubham Dikshit of Grewal Colony and Vikas…
Patiala: Claiming that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt misled the Himachal Pradesh high court in an ongoing case regarding the legal basis of the levy collected at the state’s entry barriers under the Himachal Pradesh Tolls Act, 1975, the Sangharsh Committee — an amalgam of protesting unions — on Saturday said the Himachal govt’s affidavit…
Silchar: A candlelight rally was taken out in Lakhipur town of Cachar district to seek justice for victims of the recent violence in Manipur, where two children were killed in a suspected militant attack and at least three protesters died in subsequent firing by security forces.The rally, jointly organised by Purnagram Iputhou Thongnang Thougallup, Lakhipur…
Miles away from home, four young footballers from Assam are scripting a powerful story of ambition, courage, and success with the Hindustan Zinc’s Zinc Football Academy (ZFA). The Udaipur-based academy has recently secured qualification for the Final Round of the AIFF Under-18 Elite League 2025–26.Coming from different corners of Assam – Udalguri, Tinsukia, and Duliajan,…
CHENNAI/TRICHY: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday kicked off his campaign for the Tamil Nadu assembly polls with an attack on PM Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, saying they “want to rule the state from Delhi” through AIADMK. “They want a CM who can take orders from Delhi,” he said while campaigning in Tiruvallur,…
A Reddit post detailing repeated US visa rejections for an Indian family has sparked discussion online about how difficult it can be to secure a visitor visa even after multiple attempts and stronger documentation.“Parents denied US tourist visa 4 times over 9 years from India — what are we doing wrong? Is there any hope…
