NEW DELHI: Just days before delivering his biggest political move yet, Raghav Chadha struck a cinematic note, invoking a Bollywood line from Dhurandhar: “ghayal hoon, isliye ghatak hoon” (I am wounded, therefore I am dangerous).In hindsight, the dialogue and its metaphor now read very differently. The “wounded” leader Raghav Chadha has not just walked away…
Kolkata: No one is predicting whether the second phase of polling in Bengal next Wednesday will beat Thursday’s unprecedented turnout of 92.9% (revised on Friday). But everyone, including politicians and voters themselves, is sure of one thing: the second phase, too, is on course to see a heavy turnout of voters. And the factor that…
Mumbai: In response to a surge in redevelopment-driven construction across the city, BMC has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate construction and demolition (C&D) waste management. The circular mandates that all developers, contractors, infrastructure agencies and govt bodies segregate waste at source into two categories: excavation material and construction debris. Non-compliance with the…
SGTB Khalsa team emerged as winner of the quiz Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi, (SGTB Khalsa College) in association with the World Bank Group (WBG) and the South Asian Students’ Economics Meet (SAESM) organised a quiz on the 22 April in the Master Tara Singh Auditorium of the college. The event…
CHENNAI: Polling in seven of Chennai’s 16 assembly constituencies crossed the 70% mark by 3 pm on Thursday, with several segments in the city recording voter turnout comparable to high-polling districts in the rest of Tamil Nadu.At least 19 lakh people out of the 28.3 lakh voters have cast their votes in the city. Polling…
Patna: Amid rise in temperature, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, popularly known as Patna Zoo, has implemented comprehensive measures to safeguard its wildlife and visitors from the intense summer heat and potential heatstrokes.Following recommendations from the park’s Health Advisory Committee, coolers and fans have been installed in night houses for carnivores, bears and primates, including leopards,…
Patna: Amid rise in temperature, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, popularly known as Patna Zoo, has implemented comprehensive measures to safeguard its wildlife and visitors from the intense summer heat and potential heatstrokes.Following recommendations from the park’s Health Advisory Committee, coolers and fans have been installed in night houses for carnivores, bears and primates, including leopards,…
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday (local time) rejected allegations of Hindu supremacism and spoke about India’s global image during an interaction at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC.Speaking about the functioning of the RSS, Hosabale said, “RSS is a people’s voluntary movement inspired by cultural ethos and civilisation values of…
Nandigram: During the polls of 2021, a wheelchair-bound Mamata Banerjee chose Nandigram’s Boyal as her anchorage, scripting one of the defining moments of a razor-edge contest. In 2026, it was Suvendu Adhikari — once her opponent, now facing aide-turned-foe Pabitra Kar — choosing the same Boyal as his basecamp. It’s here that all eyes tracking…
Mumbai: Two Kalyan residents have been arrested for allegedly duping an agro businessman of nearly Rs 90 lakh by posing as police officials and threatening him with a fake accident case. The accused, identified as Uday Jha (31) and Dhiru Gupta (30), were held by the Maharashtra cyber cell after the money trail led to…
