KOLKATA: ‘Bhadralok’ neighbourhoods of north and south Kolkata – considered impenetrable fortresses of TMC for over a decade – decisively flipped these elections, revealing a metropolitan electorate that traded its traditional allegiance for a “new beginning” under BJP.Professor Maidul Islam said, “There has been a demographic shift in 15 years. Non-Bengali vote share has increased…
Most of us have been brought up learning that the colour of the sun is yellow. Children draw it this way in their paintings, it shows up yellow in weather predictions, textbooks and sometimes even in scientific depictions. However, the real colour of the sun is actually white. This is especially seen when looking at…
D Gukesh (@FIDE_chess X Photo) NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh is preparing to defend his title against Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov later this year, and Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran believes the young Indian needs to sharpen some areas of his game to stay ahead. According to Sasikiran, Gukesh’s habit of creating highly complicated positions makes him…
West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar said that Mamata should recognise the historical significance of the July 21, 1993, movement instead of “attempting to rewrite its legacy”. NEW DELHI: Amid a thaw in relations, Congress invited Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the party’s “Martyrs’ Day” programme in Kolkata….
Henry Nowak and Vickrum Digwa A police transcript released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows that Vickrum Digwa admitted stabbing 16-year-old Henry Nowak multiple times while speaking to his brother in a police van two days after the killing, Sky news reported.The conversation took place on December 5, 2025, as Digwa and his brother,…
At the Ankara Summit on July 7-8, Nato will attempt to execute its most radical reset since the end of the Cold War At the Ankara Summit on July 7-8, Nato will attempt to execute its most radical reset since the end of the Cold War: turning itself from a US-led security club built on…
Drone technology is transforming how land ownership is recorded in rural India. Under the Centre’s SVAMITVA scheme, drones are mapping residential properties across villages to help issue legal ownership cards and modernise land records. Launched in April 2020, under the ministry of panchayati raj, the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village…
NEW DELHI: Holding that it is part of an accused’s right to fair trial that he gets access to documents relied upon by the prosecution, Supreme Court has said invocation of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) cannot take away the right of the accused person to get copies of the documents forming part of the…
DU UG 2026 simulated ranks published as preference editing window remains open before first allotment NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (UoD) has released the DU UG 2026 simulated rank list for more than 2.06 lakh candidates through its undergraduate admission portal. The tentative ranks have been prepared on the basis of candidates’ Common University…
New Delhi: Aiming to eliminate bulk transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through roads by 2030, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has initiated the bidding process for new pipeline infrastructure connecting refineries, import terminals and bottling plants.The regulator Friday said that the proposed pipelines are designed to connect key supply sources, including…