KOLKATA: The mother of the trainee doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in 2024 has sparked a sharp political controversy as a BJP candidate after a purported campaign video surfaced in which she is heard threatening to throw Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee into “the gutter and thrash her”. TMC has filed a…
Just when everyone thought that the craze of Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ had started to fade away, the movie proved them wrong. With the box office collection that soared during the third weekend, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has once again proved that it’s here to stay and rule! On its 18th day, the movie saw…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday broached the issue of beef consumption into his election campaign against Kunki Chowdhury (27), the candidate of Congress’ key ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) from Guwahati Central seat, accusing her parents of consuming beef and uploading a photo of it on social media.“Kunki’s mother, Sujata Gurung Chowdhury,…
Joseph Baena, the son of bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, has scored his second major title! Just days after beginning his bodybuilding career with a win, the hunk scooped up his second title at the competitive stage, winning the INBA Iron Gladiator Classic Physique title at a California event. Joseph Baena wins second title Baena clinched…
KOLKATA: The involvement of 500-odd judicial officers – judges in lower courts – from across Bengal in the adjudication of doubtful cases flagged on the voters’ list published in Feb has sharply slowed down the disposal of cases in courts in the state.The overall “clearance rate” of cases in Bengal’s lower courts stood at 62%…
Bollywood star Salman Khan may be awaiting the release of his war drama ‘Maatrubhumi’, but it seems that the actor is ready to move on to his next big venture. Salman Khan to commence shoot for next on April 18 Salman is reportedly set to commence work on his next film, as early as next…
BHUBANESWAR: LPG cylinders will no longer be available in the open market in Odisha and only customers who have completed their e-KYC can procure them from authorised dealers, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced on Sunday, amid complaints of black-marketing due to alleged shortage of cooking gas, reports Diana Sahu.“The department…
Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned USD 130.9 million over the weekend and a massive USD 190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters,…
MUMBAI: The charred remains of Kandivli seafarer Dixit Solanki (32), who was killed in an alleged missile strike on his tanker off the Oman coast on March 1, were transported to Mumbai from Sharjah early on Sunday. The sailor counts among the first Indian victims of the West Asia conflict.His family has refused to perform…
After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among…