Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Battleground Bengal’s defining contest is playing out in south Kolkata’s Bhowanipore, where CM Mamata Banerjee faces one-time aide Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in what is an electoral rematch of far greater consequence than when she narrowly lost to him in Nandigram in 2021. For Trinamool Congress, retaining Bhowanipore isn’t just…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of BJP candidates Indranil Khan (Behala Paschim) and Shankar Sikdar (Behala Purba) for West Bengal Assembly elections, at Behala in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah wound up his poll campaign in Bengal on Monday by asking people…
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik (PTI Photo/File) JAMMU: J&K high court quashed Monday the detention of Mehraj Malik, the lone AAP legislator in the Union territory’s assembly, under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and directed the authorities to release him forthwith.Giving relief to the Doda East MLA, Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani held that the allegations…
Jammu: Separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah arrives to appear before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in connection with a 1996 Srinagar violence case, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) JAMMU: A designated NIA court in Jammu Monday extended the remand of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah till May 6 in connection with a three decades old…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh encounter specialist Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as police observer in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, was seen issuing stern warning to Falta TMC candidate Jehangir Khan, saying he will be “dealt with properly” if his people continue to “threaten” the electors in the constituency of poll-bound state.In a video going viral,…
NEW DELHI: Can a second wife claim pensionary benefit after demise of first wife of a deceased govt official? Agreeing to examine the issue, Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on the plea of a woman who was denied such pension.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale asked Centre to file…
Film actor Suniel Shetty, who arrived in Rishikesh, appreciated the police administrationSuniel Shetty dismissed the negative perceptions being spread about the preparations for the Char Dham Yatra and described his experience as excellent. He said that people often hear complaints about traffic congestion, overcrowding, and poor arrangements during the pilgrimage, but his experience was completely…
NEW DELHI: A month after the Union cabinet approved the country’s climate action goals, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), for 2031-35 period, India has formally submitted its pledges to the UN climate body underlining important conditions noting that the developing countries’ commitments “cannot be fulfilled” without adequate support in terms of “finance” and “technology transfer”.India…
Iran attacked a chemical tanker with 12 Indian crew members near Oman; all crew are safe. AAP has accused Raghav Chadha of conspiring with the BJP to build a “neutral” image before defecting; Chadha has lost nearly 2 million Instagram followers since his exit. Eight live bombs were found near a primary school in West…
