Kolkata: Trinamool Congress candidate for Rashbehari constituency Debasish Kumar has always been a late riser. Friday morning would have been no different. Kumar had been on a whirlwind tour of his constituency on Thursday night, returned home well past midnight and went to sleep at 2 am. But he was rudely woken up at 6…
Thane: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Thane police has initiated a detailed investigation into a multi-crore investment scam involving a private firm, with its directors and managers accused of duping investors of over Rs 4.3 crore. The offence pertains to an alleged fraudulent operation run from an office on Gokhale Road, where unsuspecting…
New Delhi: An Indian flapshell turtle, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, was rescued from a polluted waterbody in east Delhi’s Harsh Vihar by Wildlife SOS, an animal rescue and rehab organisation.The reptile, weighing nearly 50 kg, was spotted early in the morning by a family near a contaminated stretch in…
M K Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (File photo) CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had spoken over phone on Thursday morning on the delimitation bill. However, the two leaders will not be sharing stage on Saturday when Rahul will be visiting Tamil Nadu for campaigning.“The chief minister discussed delimitation issues,…
Exciting news for aspiring high school students in Bihar! The secondary education directorate has announced that model schools across all state blocks are now accepting applications for the 2026-27 academic year. Admission to Grade 9 will be determined by merit, based on scores from the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship exam, requiring a minimum cut-off of 50%….
Bokaro: Two minor girls drowned in a well at Lalokoni village in Giridih district on Friday.Zila parishad member Anup Kumar Pandey said the villagers made desperate attempts to rescue the girls and managed to pull them out of the well, but by that time they were already dead.The deceased have been identified as Nagma Khatun…
Ranchi: The state drinking water and sanitation department minister Yogendra Prasad on Friday directed officials to ensure clean and safe drinking water to every rural household while chairing a review meeting in Ranchi. He also stressed on time-bound, quality-driven implementation of the schemes. Ahead of peaking summer, instructions were issued to accelerate the repair of…
Pahalgam valley (PTI image) Haptnar (Anantnag): His scorched hands and bullet-riddled body told a story of courage and sacrifice. Pony-wallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who grabbed a terrorist’s rifle barrel to save tourists during the horrific massacre in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley last year, came to embody Kashmir’s spirit and India’s soul in his final act…
Kolkata: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday addressed the Marathi ‘manoos’ at Maharashtra Niwas near Kalighat, asserting that “only a safe Bengal can ensure a safe India”.Fondly known as ‘Devabhau’, Fadnavis highlighted the contributions of both Bengal and Maharashtra to the nation’s development.Promoting his vision of “magnetic Maharashtra”, Fadnavis chose to speak in fluent…
Mumbai: Police on Friday arrested a 21-year-old collegian based out of Kalyan in connection with the suspected drug overdose case where two MBA students lost their lives and a third is critical. Shubh Agarwal is the eighth person to be arrested in this case and was remanded to police custody till Monday by a magistrate…
