Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and leaders of the Left parties flayed Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar for not inviting TVK president Vijay to form the govt, calling it a ploy by the BJP-led Union govt to ‘complicate Tamil Nadu politics and Vijay’s position’.Other DMK allies, Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam and MDMK also…
KOLKATA: BJP’s first Bengal cabinet will be a blend of party veterans and political debutants, with Suvendu Adhikari among the frontrunners for the CM’s post. Union minister Amit Shahand Odisha CM Mohan Majhi will chair the BJP legislative party meeting on Friday, where the legislative party leader — and consequently the CM — will be…
Mother of RG Kar victim Ratna Debnath KOLKATA: Five BJP workers suffered splinter wounds after bike-borne miscreants allegedly hurled bombs at them near the Panihati home of the RG Kar rapemurder victim late on Wednesday. Police arrested three persons on the basis of CCTV footage. The victim’s mother, who contested and won from Panihati assembly…
FILE – Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) Donald Trump has come under criticism after paying tribute to late WCW founder Ted Turner while also using the statement to attack CNN following Turner’s death at the age of 87. Turner’s death…
KOLKATA: : A day after the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, Bengal BJP seniors appealed for calm and restraint on Thursday. Calling the killing heartbreaking, a distraught Adhikari, who reached Barasat medical college late Thursday, said, “Politicians often depend on key people who are not involved in politics”. Bengal had seen “politics of…
President Donald Trump holds up an image depicting a preview of the “big fight” happening on the South Lawn on June 14 during a meeting with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The UFC’s unprecedented White House event is continuing to grow…
KOLKATA: Calcutta HC’s former chief justice TS Sivagnanam resigned from an SIR tribunal in Bengal on Thursday. He cited personal reasons in his resignation letter to Calcutta HC CJ Sujoy Paul and Election Commission, reports Debashis Konar. After clearing 1,777 appeals over 22 days and rejecting none, Justice Sivagnanam said at its present pace, the…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster, establishing a domestic power milestone for power output in the United States with 120 kilowatts. Unlike traditional rockets, this engine uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate ionised lithium plasma, providing the necessary thrust for missions…
KOLKATA: The assailants who fatally shot Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari’s PA Chandranath Rath at Madhyamgram near Kolkata airport late Wednesday were professional killers hired to target him, investigators said Thursday based on evidence suggesting they spent 72 hours scoping the site of the shooting. The assailants – at least four were spotted – fired…
CHENNAI: Amid reports of talks between DMK and AIADMK for a post-poll tie-up, DMK legislature party has empowered outgoing CM M K Stalin to “study the evolving political situation and take immediate decisions” to ensure the formation of a stable govt. A resolution to this effect was passed at a meeting of DMK MLAs chaired…