From Left showground to saffron coronation: Brigade braces for new turn in Bengal’s political wheel
Kolkata: Long before television studios began decoding electoral optics and social media turned politics into a perpetual spectacle, Bengal measured political strength through human tides surging into the Brigade Parade Ground. Since 1950s, the sprawling field in the heart of Kolkata has witnessed international political luminaries like Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman […]
Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as Bengal’s first BJP CM today
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will be the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal, marking a watershed moment in the state’s political history after decades of resistance to saffron politics. Adhikari has been unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday after a meeting of […]
Rs 6.5 crore worth narcotics-linked assets attached in biggest crackdown
Srinagar: Properties worth over Rs 6.5 crore, allegedly acquired through illicit drug trafficking, were on Friday attached in the Anantnag district, making it the single largest attachment under the NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “In continuation of its sustained and aggressive crackdown against the narcotics network, the Anantnag police initiated seizure proceedings […]
Single largest party should be called for forming govt in TN: Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said there was no justification for the Tamil Nadu governor to stop TVK leader Vijay from forming the government, and he should be provided an opportunity to prove majority in the assembly. Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday rejected TVK chief Vijay’s claim to form the […]
LG given telecom control powers during public safety events
New Delhi: The Centre has authorised the Jammu and Kashmir LG to exercise powers, such as interception of signals, suspension of service and decryption of messages, related to telecom services in the UT during public safety events or national emergency, an official notification said. According to the order issued on Thursday, the President directed the […]
Advisory on CUET-UG dress code, permissible items released
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, informing them about the dress code and permissible items at examination centres. The CUET-UG exam will be held from May 11 to May 31 in India, and in 15 cities outside the country. […]
Operation Sindoor reflected India’s firm response against terror: PM Modi
PM, ministers, BJP leaders change social media DPs marking one year of Operation Sindoor New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that Operation Sindoor reflected India’s firm response against terrorism and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding the national security. On the first anniversary of the military offensive against military and terror Infrastructure […]
No terror sanctuary across the LoC is safe: Army
Issues stern warning to Pakistan on Op Sindoor anniversary Jaipur: No terror sanctuary across the Line of Control is safe, and India will target every terrorist infrastructure at a time and manner of its choosing, the Indian military said on Thursday, sending a clear warning to Pakistan on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor. […]
Questioning every religious practice in courts will ‘break’ religion, civilisation: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that if individuals start questioning every religious practice or matters of religion before a constitutional court, then there will be hundreds of petitions and every religion will “break” due to this. The Kerala government, which has taken contradictory stand on the issue of entry of women into […]
Sentinels of Simari: One year after Sindoor, villagers try to reclaim narrative of normalcy
Simari (Kashmir Valley): A river runs through it, cleaving the village between India on one side of the gushing waters and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on the other. If Operation Sindoor has a ground zero, it is Simari where the sound of artillery fire still echoes for villagers trying to shake off memories from that night […]