Kolkata: Amid a growing unease ahead of the festival of Bakrid, also known as Eid al-Adha, set to be observed in the last week of May, Muslim intellectuals and religious figures across Kolkata have urged the community to follow all legal guidelines on animal sacrifice after the newly elected BJP govt in Bengal reiterated existing…
Rajasthan and Meghalaya players in action during the last league match in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on Sunday Jaipur: Rajasthan ended their campaign in the Swami Vivekananda Under-20 Men’s National Football Championship 2026 in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on a losing note. The U-20 tournament is being organised by the All India Football Federation.In the fourth and last league…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the TMC has been ‘sent into exile’ by the state’s people and sarcastically invited party leader Abhishek Banerjee to campaign in the Falta constituency ahead of the May 21 repoll.Canvassing for BJP candidate Debanshu Panda, Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s absence from the campaign trail…
Media attention on Pakistan owing to its hosting of the US-Iran peace talks notwithstanding, a report said that the country’s military is “shockingly losing to militants it once nurtured,” after India’s western neighbour topped the Global Terrorism Index 2026.Released on March 30, the index placed Pakistan at the top of the list of countries most…
The way Sir Sean Connery introduced himself as “Bond… James Bond” in ‘Dr No’ remains etched in our memory. Cut to Daniel Craig, whose charm, wit and confidence as Bond left audiences in awe, especially in No Time to Die, which marked his fifth and final outing as 007. Every actor who has played the…
CBSE reduces re-evaluation charges after OSM scrutiny The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday announced a revised and significantly lower fee structure for revaluation-related services as questions continue to surface over the On-Screen Marking (OSM) introduced in this year’s board evaluation process.The announcement was made during a press conference addressed by Sanjay Kumar,…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru added a social media dig to their on-field dominance after posting “49/3 (6 overs)” on X during Punjab Kings’ innings in their IPL 2026 clash on Sunday.The post appeared to be a response to Punjab Kings’ social media post from April 28, when PBKS had posted “49/1 (4.3 overs)” during a match…
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of city police arrested builder Sohail Abdullah Dukka for illegally selling flats in a slum redevelopment project at Jogeshwari.The case pertains to a complaint filed by Mohammad Momin, who alleged that Dukka misappropriated crores of rupees while acting as a partner in Unique Developers, the firm executing the “One…
People celebrate The Times of India Happy Street at J P Nagar on Sunday morning in Bengaluru. The event was filled with lots of fun activities and entertainments like Yoga, Zumba, music, Paintings, Dollu Kunita, drawing tug of war and many more. People celebrate The Times of India Happy Street at J P Nagar on…
Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the key gainers in the fiscal and tax devolution framework proposed under the 16th Finance Commission, according to a working paper published by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). The paper highlights Telangana among the “high-growth, high-efficiency” states expected to benefit from the revised devolution…
