Kolkata: A city court on Saturday extended the police custody of Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas till June 30. He was arrested in an alleged case of financial irregularity of Rs 23 lakh, registered at the Regent Park Police Station.Investigators said nearly Rs 23 lakh was spent under various heads, but no proper account or supporting…
Mumbai: A 68-year-old cabbie was killed in a hit-and-run while he stood next to his stationary cab at Aarey Colony recently. Police said he was hit by a tempo driver who fled from the location. An FIR was registered against the tempo driver subsequently.The deceased, Mazrul Khan, lived in Andheri East with his son, Iztekhar,…
CJP accuses Delhi Police of cutting sanitation facilities after Wangchuk begins hunger strike (Image- @abhijeet_dipke) NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that basic sanitation facilities at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site had been cut off after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk announced his hunger strike on Sunday.In a post on X,…
CHENNAI: The actor-director transformed supporting actors into unforgettable screen personalities. There were no “side characters” in his movies: every character had a distinct purpose, memorable dialogues and good screen presence.C R Saraswathi, for one. In ‘Enga Chinna Rasa’ (1987), she played the manipulative stepmother whose greed and scheming nature drove the central conflict. Rather than…
Patna: A 40-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his younger brother over a family dispute at Manshahi Nawada village under Mushari police station in Muzaffarpur district on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Santosh Mahato.According to police, Santosh and his younger brother, Ashok Mahato, got into an argument at their home. As the…
NEW DELHI: After Uttarakhand, Assam and Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led West Bengal government is likely to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly on Monday.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday formally signalled the government’s intention to move ahead with the legislation during the Monsoon session.“The way it (UCC) was implemented in…
Open-air gym for persons with disabilities Kolkata: Kolkata’s first outdoor gymnasium dedicated to persons with disabilities has been set up at Lions Safari Park in Rabindra Sarobar, creating an inclusive open-air fitness and recreation zone in the heart of the city.Spread across 13,000 sq ft, the play and exercise area has been designed to allow…
Mumbai: Mumbai Central Prison, more commonly known as Arthur Road Jail, has completed a century housing the city’s most dangerous and controversial residents — from the smuggler barons of the 1960s to the rival gangs who turned the prison into a battlefield in the 1990s, to the present-day white-collar accused who are vocal about the…
Party representative Shehzad Poonawalla dubbed Gandhi the ‘Leader of Paryatan’ NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday intensified its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his reported foreign visits, with “missing” posters surfacing across parts of Delhi and party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla dubbing the Leader of Opposition the “Leader of Paryatan.“The posters, put up in…
K. Bhagyaraj captivated audiences, especially women, with his innovative screenplays that prioritized sharp dialogues and engaging narratives over extravagance CHENNAI: K Bhagyaraj’s way to audience’s heart—especially of women—was his screenplay. That was his hero—of action, emotion and a fair dose of humour.In the Rajini-Kamal era, Bhagyaraj’s story and screenplay blazed its own trail. He was…
