KOLKATA: BJP began its first stint in office in Bengal on Saturday with Suvendu Adhikari being sworn in as the state’s first saffron chief minister along with five cabinet ministers, as PM Narendra Modi joined a lakh-plus crowd at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata to witness a former Left and then centrist bastion take a…
Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and his opening partner Sai Sudharsan geared up calmly – pads strapped, gloves on – before stepping out to open against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. What followed, however, was anything but quiet.The duo put…
Two men were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Golders Green Two men were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Golders Green, a north London area with a large Jewish population, on Wednesday.In a post on X, community security group Shomrim said a man was seen running along the high street armed with…
Alastair Cook fires brutal shot at Kevin Pietersen over ‘Jacob Bethell in IPL’ comment Former England captain Alastair Cook has once again taken a sharp dig at his former teammate Kevin Pietersen over the debate surrounding young batter Jacob Bethell and his IPL stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.The debate began after Cook suggested that Bethell…
Iran’s IRGC Navy turned back the Pakistan-bound vessel SELEN in the Strait of Hormuz for lacking permission and violating protocols, asserting maritime sovereignty and mandatory coordination for transit. Government has mandated a shift to piped natural gas in covered areas, halting LPG supply to such households, aiming to diversify fuel use and reduce vulnerability amid…
A behind-the-scenes video of Aneet Padda and Vishal Jethwa from Maddock Films’ upcoming horror-comedy ‘Shakti Shalini’ has gone viral, giving fans a rare glimpse of the duo’s playful chemistry. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and rooted in dark folklore, the film is set to release on December 24, 2026. Anticiaption for Maddock Films’ upcoming horror-comedy ‘Shakti…
Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…
A team of engineers have discovered that rice seeds can ‘hear’ the sound of rain, which acts as a biological trigger to wake them from dormancy. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found that plants have an advanced ability to detect sounds, which allows them to ‘hear’ rain falling. While humans find the…
NTA told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that it was looking at phasing out reliance on test-delivery agencies by developing in-house capabilities – covering both software and hardware – to tighten the circle with access to the question-setting process, minimising possibility of malpractices. Higher education secretary Vineet Joshi and NTA director general Abhishek Singh briefed…
NEW DELHI: The Muslim side Thursday moved SC challenging a Madhya Pradesh HC order which said the disputed Bhojshala complex was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Saraswati, while the Muslim side calls the 11th-century monument the Kamal Maula Mosque. The disputed complex is protected by…