KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Falta candidate, Jahangir Khan, declared on Tuesday that he would not contest the May 21 repoll.Khan made the announcement during a press conference at his home in Falta’s Kamardanga Khan Para, where he praised CM Suvendu Adhikari for his proposed special package for Falta.“I want Falta to remain peaceful and prosperous. My…
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 0 to 7. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the quake’s epicentre near Okinawa Main Island, as reported by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. No tsunami warning has been issued.Tremors rippled across multiple areas, rattling residents….
Meta Platforms has started laying off employees across its global offices, with workers in Singapore reporting termination emails landing in their inboxes as early as 4AM local time on Wednesday. According to a Bloomberg report, thousands of employees across the world began receiving layoff emails early Wednesday morning. Workers in Singapore were among the first…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni over dinner shortly after arriving in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, before the two leaders took a late-evening walk through the iconic Colosseum.Sharing pictures from the evening on X, PM Modi wrote, “Upon landing in Rome, had…
Russia’s Putin gets red carpet welcome in China; high-stakes tea meeting with Xi in focus (Image credit: PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as he began a high-profile two-day state visit just days after US President Donald Trump wrapped up high-stakes deliberations in China.Putin was received at the…
Meghan Markle marked her wedding anniversary with a series of personal snapshots, inadvertently reopening old wounds. The conspicuous absence of royal family members on this occasion led to a flurry of online chatter, reigniting conversations about past grievances related to the wedding preparations, including the bridesmaid dresses and tiaras mentioned in Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’. Meghan…
CHSE Odisha Plus 2 result 2026 today CHSE Odisha Plus 2 result 2026: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Odisha will announce the results of the Annual Higher Secondary Examination (AHSE) 2026 today, May 20, 2026. School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond confirmed that the results will be published between 12:30 pm and…
Science is a dream that takes more than just your time to become a reality. From years of learning the basics to years of figuring out something that no one knows, it takes endless grit and sheer belief to pursue this dream. In India, many are born with a curiosity for science, but some have…
Now, over a year after the Pahalgam attack and India’s strong retaliatory action, Pakistan has made a bizarre claim of engaging and hitting two airbases in India that do not even exist, after being hit hard last year during counterterror operations under Operation Sindoor.The strong military action under Operation Sindoor was met with a Pakistani…
It is reported that scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have found that certain gold nanoparticles can display nearly fluid-like properties that enable them to respond by changing their structures to heat and pressure. The findings may revolutionise the future of biomedical engineering, intelligent surfaces, drug delivery technologies, and microfluidic devices. Reported in the journal…