‘Dhurandhar 2’: Trade experts, exhibitors bet big, hope it breaks records
Mumbai: With packed houses for the paid previews, the success of part one still buzzing and its release coinciding with Eid and Gudi Padwa holidays, “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” is set for a bumper opening with industry insiders and trade pundits looking at the Aditya Dhar film setting box office records. The Ranveer Singh-starrer, which comes…
EC reshuffles IAS, IPS officers in Bengal; appoints DMs-cum-DEOs, DIGs ahead of polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs). The IAS officers were appointed as district magistrates (DMs) who will also serve as district election officers (DEOs), placing them…
CCEA approves Rs 1,718.56 cr funding to CCI for cotton procurement operations
New Delhi: The government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore funding to Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for procurement operations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “In a significant step towards strengthening farmer welfare and advancing the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the CCEA has approved…
‘In politics, there’s no full stop’: PM bids farewell to 59 RS members, hails Deve Gowda, Kharge, Pawar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to 59 members retiring from the Rajya Sabha between April and July, calling Parliament “an open university” and urging outgoing legislators to continue contributing to national life. Addressing the Upper House on the occasion of the biennial farewell, Modi said such moments naturally dissolve partisan…
7 killed in fire after explosion at EV charging point outside house in Indore
Indore: Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city early on Wednesday, officials said. Some cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, they said. The blaze erupted at the house…
Three children among 7 of family killed in massive fire at multi-storey building in Delhi’s Palam
New Delhi: Seven members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said. Two people jumped from the building in a bid to escape the flames and were admitted to a hospital, they said. A massive firefighting…
TMC delegation calls on Bengal CEO, raises questions over delay in publication of supplementary roll
Kolkata: A TMC delegation met West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal and raised questions over alleged discrepancies in the post-SIR electoral rolls and the “delay” in publication of supplementary lists. The delegation, which included TMC MPs Mahua Moitra and Partha Bhowmick, along with state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, called on the CEO on Tuesday…
West Asia tensions cast uncertainty over ‘vote flights’ for Keralites in Gulf
Mallapuram (Kerala): As the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls approach, anxiety is growing among Gulf-based Keralite voters who are unsure if they will be able to return home to cast their votes this time. The concern is driven mainly by the ongoing tensions in West Asia involving Iran and Israel, US allies, which have severely…
Uppal Stadium Files – Part II
Special Correspondent After the revelations in Part I, the Uppal Stadium story refuses to settle. If anything, the deeper one digs, the more unsettling the questions become. This series now moves beyond the terms of the agreement to something far more troubling—the sequence of money itself. Payments Before the Contract? If the earlier examination raised…
Manipur Under Siege: A Manufactured Inferno?
If the latest developments emerging from the investigations of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are to be believed, the prolonged violence in Manipur may not be merely a tragic ethnic conflict—it could be something far more sinister, orchestrated, and global in design. The arrest of six Ukrainian nationals and one American citizen has blown the…
