In this image received on Jan. 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during an MoU exchange, in New Delhi. (PMO via PTI Photo) New Delhi: India and the UAE are discussing a brief stopover by PM Narendra Modi in the Gulf country during his four-nation Europe…
Srinagar/Kolkata: Lending support to Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee‘s charge that the only thing left to be deployed in Bengal for elections were naval warships and Rafale fighter jets, netas like former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah and Aaditya Thackeray also questioned it.“Are Bengalis not being trusted,” asked National Conference president Abdullah on Wednesday while…
MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR), acting on court directives, removed 45 illegal huts near B D Chawl in Wadi Bunder, close to Hancock Bridge, clearing land for a proposed Vande Bharat maintenance depot. The structures, along with a two-storey construction, had encroached upon railway land for years. Following due legal process, CR carried out a coordinated…
NEW DELHI: A persistent foul stench in taps, rising illnesses and an alarming water crisis have pushed hundreds of residents in west Delhi’s Janakpuri – many of them elderly – to the brink. With stomach infections, skin diseases and the unbearable odour taking over households, families are spending a hefty sum on bottled water for…
Chennai: Indian Overseas Bank’s annual net profit crossed Rs 5,000 crore for the first time, with the public sector lender reporting FY26 profit at Rs 5,209 crore, up 56% from Rs 3,335 crore in FY25, driven by higher income and lower provisions and tax expenses.The bank’s operating profit also crossed Rs 10,000 crore for the…
Bettiah: Forest officials arrested two alleged poachers red-handed on Tuesday night while they were attempting to set up an illegal electrocution trap inside the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) near Thadhi Ratitola village in West Champaran district.The arrested men have been identified as Kundan Kumar, son of Bhadai Ram, and Lav Kumar, son of Mohan Mahto,…
A CAPF official stands guard while voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Purba Bardhaman on Wednesday. (@CEOWestBengal/ANI Photo) Exit polls on Wednesday agreed that the BJP-led alliance would win Assam comfortably, the UDF would unseat the LDF in Kerala…
Kolkata: Come rain or shine, voters on Wednesday did not seem bothered by the weather, the sense of unease following the SIR exercise apparently being a stronger motive. Picnic Garden resident Gouri Routh, who was released from hospital two days ago, did not think twice about going to vote, even when it rained. Gouri and…
Thane: An image of an apparently unstable part of a concrete parapet wall of the under-construction Metro 4 line at Anand Nagar, Ghodbunder highway went viral Wednesday evening sparking concern among residents and motorists who feared a possible repeat of the LBS Marg Mulund tragedy in February.The Thane regional disaster management cell that was alerted…
NEW DELHI: Virtual proceedings before the chief justice of Delhi High Court were disrupted thrice on Wednesday after a person logged in and played pornographic content.At one stage, a participant under the name ‘Sh*tjeet Sighn’ played an obscene video. At the same point, an audio in the background announced, “Shut down the meeting right now….
