Bengal’s record voter turnout over two phases of polling is the harbinger of change in the state, PM Narendra Modi said Wednesday, expressing confidence about BJP coming to office there for the first time. He predicted that NDA would also retain Assam and Puducherry and spring a few surprises in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. “The…
JAGDALPUR: Home minister Amit Shah, who wound up his first visit to this erstwhile ‘Red’ pocket borough since Left-wing extremism was eliminated, on Tuesday listed four dates as milestones in the journey to making Bastar Naxal-free, the first being Dec 23, 2024, when a BJP govt was elected in Chhattisgarh; Aug 24, 2024, when the…
Carrie Fisher was much more than a famous actress. Best known for playing Princess Leia in the iconic Star Wars films, she was also a talented writer, humourist, and mental health advocate. Born in 1956 to entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Carrie grew up in the spotlight. Despite her fame, she openly spoke about…
NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320 (VT-TNK) operating from Mumbai to Bengaluru on Thursday returned safely to the origin shortly after take off after one of its engines stalled. The pilots declared PAN PAN to seek a priority return to Mumbai. Some passengers reportedly saw sparks from the engine during take off and heard…
Recent archaeological excavations in the Yangtze River Delta, China, have revealed the complex socio-cultural practices of the Neolithic Liangzhu civilisation, dating back about 5000 years. Using remains from the Zhongjiagang site, researchers have found that human bones were routinely used as a source of functional and ritualistic objects like ‘skull cups’ and ‘skeleton masks’. Unlike…
Zlatan Ibrahimović faced criticism after supporting FIFA’s decision to let Folarin Balogun play against Belgium despite his red card suspension Zlatan Ibrahimović has come under fire after publicly supporting FIFA’s controversial decision to suspend the one-match ban handed to United States striker Folarin Balogun, allowing him to face Belgium in the FIFA World Cup Round…
As a historic heat wave bakes much of the United States, the Trump administration has quietly pulled roughly 6,000 web pages about energy conservation offline—a mass deletion that has archivists scrambling to save copies before they’re gone for good. The Department of Energy carried out the purge, and according to a report by The Verge,…
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta has sought Rs 100 crore in central assistance for the first phase of the Pradhan Mantri Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY), a scheme aimed at granting property rights to residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies across the national capital.In a letter to Union housing and urban affairs minister…
Construction work on a stretch of beach in Alicante has ended up paused after something hard, pale, and unexpectedly shaped turned up in the sand. It wasn’t immediately clear what the object was, and for a short while it seemed to have been treated as just another awkward obstruction in the middle of redevelopment work….
Takaichi has previously expressed her love for metal music NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on her visit to India, was seen trying her hand at the Indian classical string instrument, Santoor. A video shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Instagram account shows the self-confessed “metal-head” strumming the percussion instrument.The PMO shared…