NEW DELHI: Days after a high-stakes election marked by record turnout, the Election Commission on Friday ordered repolling in 15 polling stations across Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas, declaring the April 29 voting void. Fresh polling will be held on May 2 from 7 am to 6 pm, the poll body…
Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairperson Mala Roy on Thursday came down heavily on a section of senior officials who were marked absent at the KMC House. The civic authority decided to hold the monthly meeting on the last day of April as it was pending due to the polls. According to rules, it is mandatory…
The National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai opened ‘Lens & Legacy: Bollywood in Focus,’ an exhibition celebrating Indian cinema. The event featured poignant tributes to recently deceased legends Dharmendra and Asha Bhosle, with Hema Malini sharing her grief. The exhibition showcases rare archival photographs and portraits, tracing the visual journey of Indian cinema. The…
What can an ensemble of six actors, a handful of props, and a minimalist stage setting possibly achieve? As it turns out, a lot! Staged as part of the recently concluded IHC Collegiate Theatre and Music Festival, Short Circuits was brought to life by The Players from Kirori Mal College at the Habitat Centre’s amphitheatre.Adapted…
Tamil Nadu opposition leaders have dismissed exit poll predictions favoring the DMK, labeling them as a “planned conspiracy” by the ruling party. AIADMK’s Edappadi K. Palaniswami confidently projected a win of 210 seats, citing past instances where exit polls proved inaccurate. The BJP and TVK also expressed similar skepticism, urging people to await the official…
Patna: The accused in the murder of former MLC and BJP leader Manoj Kumar Singh’s nephew during a road rage incident in Siwan district was shot and injured in police firing early Thursday morning while allegedly trying to flee. He was shot in both legs and referred to Patna for treatment.The accused had allegedly opened…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday won the confidence motion in the Punjab assembly, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann asserting that the result had put to rest speculation about instability within the party.The motion was moved earlier in the day during a special one-day session, days after a setback in the…
Sixty uniformed men, drawn from CAPF and Kolkata Police, are doing the rounds of each of the 22 strong rooms in Kolkata across the seven counting centres in the city. KOLKATA: Sixty uniformed men, drawn from CAPF and Kolkata Police, are doing the rounds of each of the 22 strong rooms in Kolkata across the…
Mumbai: A tilt towards application-based questions and conceptual evaluation has marked this year’s ICSE (Class 10) results, with schools across the city reporting stronger outcomes and a visible expansion of the high-scoring cohort.In Maharashtra, 30,393 students from 279 schools appeared for the examination, recording an overall pass percentage of 99.93%. Of these, 16,170 boys and…
From the Iliad to the Mahabharata , women have often been wrongly portrayed as catalysts of war. Atul Kumar’s Ambaa challenges this flawed notion and turns it on its head. Inspired by Aristophanes’ 5th-century BCE comedy Lysistrata , this satirical drama is reimagined for contemporary audiences. While Lysistrata shows women coming together to end the…
