Moitra shared a couple of videos on X showing a man grooving to music at what appeared to be a nightclub, and tagged the officer, calling him a “Fair and Lovely babua”. KOLKATA: A political bubble burst during the West Bengal polls after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra shared archived videos purportedly showing a man…
The Centre approved the sale of the building to the Maharashtra government for Rs 1,601 crore in March 2024, and the state cabinet cleared the acquisition in November 2025. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has moved closer to acquiring the iconic Air India building in south Mumbai after the Finance Department transferred Rs 1,600 crore to…
NEW DELHI: Two cousins, aged 20 and 14, returning home on a bike from Monday night’s IPL match, became the city’s latest hit-and-run victims after being crushed to death by a truck in central Delhi’s Ashoka Road.The victims were identified as BSc student Yagya Bhatia and Abhav, residents of Ashok Nagar in west Delhi. Police…
Chennai: Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ), a 125-year-old jewellery retailer, is planning a domestic and international expansion with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore. The company is targeting revenue of Rs 5,000 crore by FY28, supported by retail expansion and sustained consumer interest in jewellery. “Currently, we have annual revenues of over Rs 2,400 crore….
In an ambitious move to influence Bihar’s political landscape, JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar is set to kick off the ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ on May 3 in Bagaha. This initiative aims to connect with the grassroots and lay the groundwork for progress and unity within the state. Patna: JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar has decided to embark on…
Ranchi: Food safety inspections have been intensified across the state as authorities launched a statewide drive against unhygienic food handling, unsafe street food practices and artificial fruit ripening. Special teams are conducting checks at street food stalls, restaurants, sweet shops and fruit markets, with stricter compliance measures being enforced across districts.Officials said the recent food…
Ranchi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has okayed the construction of a flyover at Ichak on the busy Barhi-Hazaribag stretch of NH-33.The project, which also includes the development of slip roads on the Hazaribag bypass, is expected to provide a new dimension to regional connectivity and significantly reduce travel time. Estimated at a…
Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple (File photo) New Delhi: Midway through the ‘faith vs fundamental right’ debate emanating from the customary ban on entry of women in the 10-50 years age group into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, a Hindu party on Tuesday requested a nine-judge Supreme Court bench to review its 30-year-old judgment declaring Hinduism as a…
Kolkata: Mandatory insurance for all Bengali films and a model code of conduct for shooting units are set to be key measures of Tollywood’s proposed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), following the death of actor Rahul Banerjee during a serial shoot in Talsari on March 29.Representatives of the Eastern India Motion Picture Association (EIMPA) and the…
Police have identified the accused as 31-year-old Zaib Zubair Ansari. MUMBAI: A chilling video from Mumbai’s Mira Road has captured the moments a man allegedly confronted and attacked two security guards at an under-construction site in Naya Nagar in what investigators are probing as a possible “lone wolf” terror attack. The footage, filmed from an…
