Kolkata: Former state minister and Democratic Trinamool Congress member Snehasish Chakraborty has come under the scanner over allegations that he improperly secured loans totalling around Rs 1 crore from an agricultural cooperative in Hooghly by using his influence as its chairman.The Institutional Corruption Prevention Commission, headed by retired Justice Biswajit Basu, on Wednesday launched a…
The 19th Global Youth Peace Fest (GYPF2026) opened today at GGDSD College, Sector 32C. It brought young people from six countries onto one campus with one urgent question: how do we turn peace from an idea into a daily practice? Organised by Yuvsatta (Youth for Peace) in collaboration with GGDSD College, the day moved from…
A picnic at Diveagar beach turned tragic when 8 students from Pune drowned after being swept away. RAIGAD: It was a heartbreaking scene at Maharashtra’s Diveagar beach on Thursday.Young students lay motionless on the shore as locals and rescuers desperately tried to bring them back to life. Some were seen administering CPR, while others frantically…
The Indian govt has implemented the Registration of Births and Deaths Amendment Act, 2026 effective October 1 (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) LUCKNOW: Five year old Pavika, a kindergarten student, has been repeatedly asked by her school to submit her birth certificate.But for her father, Ankur, obtaining the document has meant weeks of running…
Owaisi cites Bihar experience as AIMIM keeps alliance door open in UP NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said his party was open to forming an electoral alliance with other political parties in Uttar Pradesh ahead of next year’s Assembly elections, saying it did not want the BJP to return to power in…
Indian man pleads guilty to faking a robbery to get a store clerk his U visa in South Carolina. A new U-visa incident has been reported as 47-year-old Birenkumar Rameshbhai Patel, an Indian-origin man in Columbia, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally obtain a U visa for a store clerk. The clerk has been deported…
The Bombay High Court has directed the takedown of deepfakes and other unauthorised content allegedly misusing actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s name, image, voice and other aspects of her personality. The order came after the actor approached the court over the alleged misuse of her identity across websites and social media platforms. Bombay High Court orders…
Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma (Reuters Photo) India’s Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma initially finished fourth in the women’s skiff sailing event at the Asian Games on Thursday. But they still ended up with a bronze medal after the Chinese pair that finished third was disqualified.The Indian pair won the bronze at the Kaiyoh Yacht…
FSSAI has suspended the food business licenses of Shivam Agro and TCF Chocolates for significant violations. NEW DELHI: Food regulator FSSAI on Thursday suspended the licences of Shivam Agro and TCF Chocolates & Gifts Pvt Ltd after finding gross violations of food safety rules.In a social media post, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of…
Rehabilitation move follows the demolition of nearly 500 structures in Garib Nagar for railway infrastructure expansion. MUMBAI: After months of uncertainty following the demolition of their homes at Garib Nagar in Bandra East, all 100 residents declared eligible for rehabilitation have finally been allotted alternative accommodation in Kurla, with the MMRDA on Thursday beginning the…
