Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Two Trinamool Congress leaders have been arrested in two separate districts of West Bengal on charges of corruption, the police said on Tuesday. Hazaribag: Acting on a tip-off, Padma police have arrested two drug peddlers from the Chameli Jharna road area on Wednesday and recovered 15 grams of brown sugar and…
For years, Vijay Shankar remained one of Indian cricket’s most discussed yet misunderstood cricketers. From being labelled the ‘3D player’ during the 2019 World Cup to battling injuries, criticism and constant scrutiny, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder’s career rarely moved without noise around it.But as Shankar walks away from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, there…
Punjab orthopaedic treatments: Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana records Rs 84 crore in four months The Punjab Government’s flagship Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has spent more than Rs 84 crore on orthopaedic treatments in 4 months, reflecting a sharp rise in demand for bone and joint care services across the state.A new and expanded version of…
Former CM Mamata Banerjee greets supporters at a sit-in to protest alleged attacks on party seniors and and workers (R) BJP minister Tapas Roy fends questions from media outside assembly over his claim that more than 50 Trinamool MLAs were ready to break off from the party (L) KOLKATA: The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon…
The motorcycle was mangled The victim, Radhakrishna K P Menon The motorcycle was mangled The victim, Radhakrishna K P Menon The motorcycle was mangled Mumbai: An 82-year-old pedestrian headed to meet his granddaughter on Sunday lost his life after a teenage motorcyclist rammed into him on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West. Versova police registered…
Representative image generated by AI NEW DELHI: Delhi’s rooftop solar expansion has gathered momentum, with more than 24,000 consumers now generating electricity on their rooftops and contributing up to 420MW-peak to the city’s power grid, according to the latest figures of Delhi government.Rooftop solar adoption accelerated sharply during 2025-26 financial year pushed by subsidies under…
Domestic sales of PV makers Chennai: The Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry delivered a resilient performance in May 2026, with four of the six leading automakers—which together account for nearly 94% of India’s PV volumes—posting double-digit year-on-year growth despite recent vehicle price increases driven by rising raw material costs linked to the West Asia crisis,…
Patna: Patna University (PU) is likely to develop into a digitally empowered smart campus soon by fully adopting e-governance and paperless administration.In its vision document for 2026-30 displayed on its website, PU aims to strengthen academic standards through modernization of curriculum, introduction of emerging disciplines, and enhancement of student-centriclearning systems. PU also contemplates to adopt…
Jamshedpur: A dispute over the collection of mahua flowers turned fatal in East Singhbhum’s Potka block on Monday morning, when an elderly woman was brutally killed in a forest near Kundrukocha village under Kowali police station limits.The victim, identified as Buski Murmu (65), had ventured into the forest to gather fallen mahua flowers when she…
নয়াদিল্লি: আজ থেকে বছর দশেক আগে বদলে গিয়েছিল ভারতীয় টাকার চেহারা। চিরাচরিত ‘চাপা রং’ বদলে গিয়েছিল কমলা, গোলাপি, নীলের মতো উজ্জ্বল রংয়ে। একদশক পর ফের টাকার চেহারাবদলের ভাবনা। গত কয়েক বছরে নগদের চাহিদা যেভাবে বেড়েছে, তা সামাল দিতে এবার প্লাস্টিকের ব্যাঙ্কনোট ছাপার ভাবনা রিজার্ভ ব্যাঙ্কের। দিল্লি সূত্রে খবর, পটনা এবং মুম্বইয়ে আয়োজিত রিজার্ভ ব্যাঙ্কের শেষ…
