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…
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…
