Bengal shares a 2,216.7-km border with Bangladesh Kolkata: In four months till Sept, Bengal govt has handed over 1,177.1 acres of land to BSF for fencing along sensitive areas of the India-Bangladesh border. While MHA has provided funds for the purchase of 1,270.3 acres of land, 93.1 acres of land is yet to be transferred.Per…
Woman hostellers of Rohtak-based Maharishi Dayanand University protest for round-the-clock access to the reading room of their varsity on Thursday Rohtak: By road, Delhi University in the national capital is about 80km from Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, a journey of less than two hours by car. But it took more than 11 years for…
Eight students from Pune tragically drowned at Diveagar beach in Maharashtra during a school picnic (Photo credit: X) PUNE: As many as eight students from Pune drowned at Diveagar beach in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Thursday while on a picnic organised by a private coaching institute.The group, comprising 42 students, comprising 25 boys, 17 girls,…
NEW DELHI: A day after the INDIA bloc meeting, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday asked TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to rejoin the Congress along with her remaining MLAs and MPs. However, the invitation came with a condition of “leaving behind her baggage”, an apparent reference to her nephew and TMC national general secretary…
File photo: Rescue workers search for survivors after an avalanche buried the Himlung base camp, Nepal At least 15 Nepali workers were killed after an avalanche buried a mountain camp they were preparing for foreign climbers in central Nepal, making it the deadliest incident of the country’s autumn climbing season, which ends this month.The avalanche…
India’s growth momentum holds as finance ministry sees 7.3% Q2 expansion (representative image) India’s economy is estimated to have grown 7.3% in the September quarter of the current financial year, slowing from the 7.8% expansion recorded in the April-June period, according to the finance ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review released on Thursday.The ministry said the…
A few days after calling out Govinda and his rumoured girlfriend Komal Rani Swarnkar over their appearance at Lalbaugcha Raja, Divya Khossla has once again addressed the controversy. The actor has now questioned Komal’s sindoor during the religious visit and asked whether she understands the significance attached to the symbol. Divya also urged people not…
Prince Kurisinkal Noble, Manu Francis and Nitesh Siwach (Image credit: Agencies) India had a mixed but medal-filled day at the Asian Games on Thursday, winning silver medals in sailing and Greco-Roman wrestling while the defending champions in men’s cricket and hockey reached their respective finals.India’s medal tally rose to 65, including 10 gold, 23 silver…
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s recent remarks span personal political equations, public disputes, religious issues and a decision to stay out of elections. NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has in recent weeks made a series of remarks that have drawn attention to his political positioning, relationships and public disagreements.A six-time Lok Sabha…
CHENNAI: AIADMK MP I S Inbadurai on Thursday accused the Tamil Nadu govt of denying permission for his party’s election campaign in Dharapuram, citing security concerns over TVK president and chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s campaign for the Oct 6 byelection. He alleged that police were arresting people who questioned the TVK candidates about switching…
