KOLKATA: Bengal’s voters have decided to hand over the reins of governance to BJP, effecting a seismic change in state politics whose aftershocks will be felt way beyond the state’s borders.The Trinamool Congress fortress in Bengal crumbled under the twin onslaught of a strong anti-incumbency sentiment and a voter roll reduced by nearly 12% by…
Mumbai: Admissions to degree colleges affiliated to Mumbai University will start from Wednesday, May 6. While the first merit list for seat allotment is scheduled on May 26, according to the schedule released by the university, colleges can commence their academic session for undergraduate courses from June 13.Two days after the HSC results were announced,…
Chennai, May 04 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay waves to the crowd from his father’s residence as his party leads during vote counting for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, in Chennai on Monday. (ANI Video Grab) New Delhi: “When Vijay asked people to come and vote, we took it seriously and went,” said…
The meme factory had a field day, turning Monday’s election results in Tamil Nadu into a stream of humour-filled anecdotes centred around C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: The meme factory had a field day, turning Monday’s election results in Tamil Nadu into a stream of humour-filled anecdotes centred around C Joseph Vijay. One widely shared meme…
Mahmadpur village is grieving as tragedy unfolded when Anirodh Rai was gunned down right outside his residence. Medical personnel reported he sustained two bullet wounds. The local police are on the case, trying to uncover the reasons behind this shocking incident. Patna: Unidentified assailants shot dead a youth in Mahmadpur village under Painal panchayat in…
A biscuit-laden container truck caught fire near Dumka’s Kushchira Bypass after striking a high-tension wire. The driver and helper sustained minor burns as the cabin was destroyed. Firefighters battled the blaze, which originated from a Chhattisgarh to West Bengal journey. The incident caused significant disruption. Dumka: A container truck, laden with biscuits, went up in…
West Bengal outcome may realign New Delhi-Kolkata-Dhaka tiesKOLKATA: On a day Trinamool was dismantled, the hammer blow for the party landed at the fag end – with Mamata Banerjee losing her bastion of Bhabanipur to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari by 15,105 votes.For 15 years, it had been her home turf, a constituency she shaped and returned…
A seismic political shift in Bengal brought the Mamata Banerjee era in the state to an end on Monday, robbing the three-time chief minister of a historic fourth term – had Trinamool won, she would have become India’s longest-serving woman CM – and taking down a pillar of INDIA bloc.The stunning defeat, not just for…
Air India Ahmedabad plane crash (File photo) MUMBAI: In a development that could impact the probe into the June 12, 2025 Air India crash at Ahmedabad that killed 241 people, India’s largest pilots’ body has placed before the govt a specific, documented electrical failure mechanism that can cut off fuel to both engines of a…
New Delhi: Amid allegations of lapses against Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a day after a blaze tore through a building in Vivek Vihar killing nine people, a major concern has emerged: There are only two station officers across 11 fire stations in east Delhi.The two officers are stretched, covering a vast swathe — from Mayur…
