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KOLKATA: Trinamool mocked PM Modi‘s calls for “poriborton (change)” in Bengal from a Kolkata rally on Saturday, accusing him of prioritising politics over the LPG crisis, forcing people to queue up for cylinders and battle price rise. TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh claimed large quantities of LPG cylinders were used to rustle up snacks for participants…

NEW DELHI: Delhi HC has sought NIA’s response on a plea by former Popular Front of India chief E Abubacker, arrested in a terror case in 2022, seeking permission for treatment at a private hospital of his choice at his expense and alleging a “disastrous” experience during his current stay at AIIMS, Delhi. Abubacker alleged…

PM Modi with BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty during a rally in Kolkata on Saturday KOLKATA: Chun-chun ke hisab liya jayega (One by one, everyone will be held accountable),” PM Modi said at BJP’s Brigade Parade Ground rally here on Saturday, calling for “change” at state secretariat Nabanna in upcoming polls. He touched on BJP’s key themes,…

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has directed authorities in Budaun not to interfere with prayers being offered in a mosque located on a private property. In its Feb 25 directive, published recently, a division bench comprising Justices Shekhar B Saraf and Vivek Saran agreed with a view taken previously by a coordinate bench that there…

JODHPUR/NEW DELHI: Ladakh social and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail Saturday afternoon after the Centre revoked his detention under the National Security Act. His release comes almost six months after he was detained on Sept 26, 2025, two days after protests had broken out in the region while he was…

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old transport supervisor working with an IT company here has been arrested for allegedly injecting his own HIV-infected blood into a 24-year-old relative after she refused to marry him because of his medical condition. The man has been booked for attempted murder. The incident occurred around 5 pm on March 11 at the…

CHENNAI: Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has been chosen for the country’s highest literary award, Jnanpith, for the year 2025. He is only the third Tamil litterateur to be chosen for this award. after Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002). However, he is the first to receive the award for Tamil poetry; the other two got…

Jammu and Kashmir Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the recent assassination attempt on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah here, officials said on Saturday.Jammu Zone Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti ordered the setting up of the SIT under the supervision of a deputy inspector general of police Jammu-Samba-Kathua…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned the Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT) and formally dedicated it to the nation. AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned the Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT) and formally dedicated it to the nation.Designed to handle dry bulk cargo at an annual capacity of 4 MMTPA, the terminal is a…