NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday released the party’s election manifesto ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls.Speaking at the launch, Banerjee thanked the people of the state for their continued support and alleged that the BJP was attempting to gain control of West Bengal through…
Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes Kohli’s transition to playing fewer formats might impact his T20 rhythm, especially after breaks.“This time, things will be a little different for Kohli. For the first time, he will play the IPL having completely retired from Test cricket. He is playing only one…
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, his daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae, and other soldiers on a tank at a military training base in North Korea, Thursday, March 19, 2026. The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un drove a tank during…
Spring equinox celebrations at Stonehenge At 10:01 GMT this morning, something happened that has been happening for 4.5 billion years, and yet remains quietly astonishing: Earth arrived at the precise point in its orbit where neither pole leans toward the Sun. For one suspended instant, our restless, tilted planet was perfectly balanced relative to its…
Following his breakout role in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, Arjun Rampal joins Rishab Shetty‑starrer The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a pan‑India epic on the Maratha warrior king. Produced and directed by Sandeep Singh, the film features Shefali Shah as Rajmata Jijabai and begins shooting in 2026, alongside a busy slate of pending releases for…
Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with temperatures hovering below normal limits.For the second consecutive day, rain lashed Chandigarh throughout the day, and the showers led to a sharp drop in mercury here. The maximum here dropped to 18.8 degrees Celsius, ten notches below normal, according to the MeT.Ambala, Panchkula, Narnaul, Rohtak,…
Former South Africa superstar AB de Villiers has delivered a brutally honest take on IPL batting comparisons, openly expressing his frustration with how stats are used, especially when comparing middle-order players to openers. “It Irritates the Living Daylights Out of Me” Speaking on Mbangwa Media Youtube channel De Villiers didn’t hold back while addressing comparisons…
A heated argument on the air between Harrison Sullivan aka HSTikkyTokky and Piers Morgan has turned into a viral online feud that has gotten a lot of attention. What began as an argument on a livestream quickly turned personal, with Sullivan going after Morgan’s private life and refusing to back down. He made the situation…
As ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, led by Ranveer Singh, continues its impressive run at the box office, a separate social media exchange involving Paresh Rawal has grabbed attention on the internet now. The film has largely gotten rave reviews from the audience and the soaring box office numbers prove that. However, many have also criticised the…
NEW DELHI: The Himachal Pradesh government has proposed a new cess on petrol and diesel to fund welfare measures for orphans and widows.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday introduced the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the assembly, seeking to levy an “orphan and widow cess” on petrol and high-speed diesel,…