CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has made deep inroads into the traditional bastions of the Dravidian majors, reducing the ruling DMK to the opposition and pushing AIADMK to third place in the state assembly.The party has snatched around 70 seats won by DMK in 2021, and 13 from AIADMK.DMK received a body blow in the northern…
Biharsharif: Police have busted an inter-state child trafficking racket and rescued three minor girls from Rajasthan, while arresting four accused in Nalanda district.The case came to light after a complaint was lodged on April 9 at Rahui police station regarding the disappearance of two minor girls from a village. Acting swiftly, police launched an investigation…
Kolkata: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Biman Bose during a voter outreach in support of the party candidate from Jorasanko constituency, Bharat Ram Tewari, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Kolkata: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Biman Bose during a voter outreach…
A tragic road accident on NH-19 in Giridih district claimed two lives, including a 6-year-old schoolgirl, Mehak Parveen, who was hit by a car. Pyari Saw, a passenger in another vehicle, also died from injuries. The collision occurred during an overtaking attempt, leaving several others critically injured. Locals briefly blocked the highway due to ambulance…
Delimited seats give saffron party a multiplier effectDelimitation proved the wild card in Assam’s first assembly poll since the boundaries of constituencies were redrawn in 2023, cutting the number of Muslim-majority seats from 35 to 22 to leave BJP’s two main rivals — Congress and AIUDF — fighting an existential battle against each other. Although…
Kolkata: Like Bengal, Tollywood is also facing the seismic political shifts. Former minister and Tollygunje candidate Aroop Biswas, who along with his brother Swarup, held sway over Tollywood was defeated by actor Papia Adhikary. Among the victorious candidates from the glam world, five – Rupa Ganguly, Rudranil Ghosh, Hiran Chattopadhyay, Agnimitra Paul and Sarbori Mukherjee…
Mumbai: Mangala Popat Thoke (68), fondly called “Aaji” by her classmates, has cleared her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination with 60% marks—turning a lifelong aspiration into reality. A resident of Vikhroli, Thoke says returning to school was not a sudden decision, but the culmination of a dream that had lingered for decades.“It was always at…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched an investigation into possible building bylaw violations following the massive fire at a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar that claimed nine lives on Sunday morning.“Officials have visited the site. We are looking into the matter and will take strict action against erring officials if any…
Chennai: As the poll trends emerged, the headquarters of AIADMK, DMK and TVK wore contrasting looks on Monday. There were no firecrackers being burst or cadres breaking into victory dances this time as TVK’s whistle blew away the Dravidian majors.On Monday morning, Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, witnessed heavy police presence in anticipation of the…
Patna: The Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) will launch ‘Ganga Prahari Aapda Mitra Scheme’ to curb drowning incidents in the state. This was announced at a Monday meeting here, presided over by BSDMA vice-chairman Uday Kant, with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).NDMA secretary Manish Bhardwaj announced that the ‘Ganga Prahari Aapda Mitra Scheme’…
