Kolkata: Sharpening her ‘Bengali asmita’ pitch ahead of the 2026 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of unleashing “linguistic terrorism” on Bengalis, asserting that the fight for identity and language will continue until the saffron party is defeated. Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Banerjee gave a…
New Delhi: During the shooting of the action film ‘Raghuveer’ released in the year 1995, a shocking rumour created a stir in Bollywood when the news broke out that the lead actress of the film, Shilpa Shirodkar, had been shot dead. At that time, the shooting of the film was going on in Kullu-Manali, where…
Mumbai: An Air India aircraft AI 2744 A320 (VT-TYA) operating from Kochi to Mumbai veered off the runway during landing on Monday morning due to heavy rainfall, the airline confirmed. The plane taxied safely to the gate. All passengers and crew members disembarked without injury, and the aircraft has been grounded for technical evaluation. A…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tried to alleviate fears on China’s move to construct the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra and said he does not foresee any immediate cause of worry as the river gets most of its waters from Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday termed US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he mediated between India and Pakistan to bring about a ceasefire during Operation Sindoor in May as “humiliating” for the country, and asked the government for a clarification on the issue. Kharge and other Congress party members also…
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “totally unbiased” and is carrying out a definitive, thorough and rule-based probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday. “We want to stand with truth, not anything else… we want to find out what…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Enforcement Directorate’s conduct in politically sensitive cases as it upheld the Karnataka High Court’s decision to quash the case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife in the MUDA case. Cautioning against the agency being used as a tool in political battles, a bench comprising Chief Justice B…
Eidhoven (Netherlands): The India A men’s hockey team ended its campaign in the European tour with an 2-8 loss against the Netherlands here. Young Indian midfielder Rajinder Singh and forward Selvam Karthi scored the two goals for India A in the final match on Sunday. India A had lost their previous game against the Netherlands…
New Delhi: India will host this year’s chess World Cup from October 30 to November 27, with a host city for the event to be named in “due course”, the sport’s global governing body FIDE announced on Monday. The tournament will see 206 players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026…
New Delhi: PM Modi on Monday addressed the media ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and said under Operation Sindoor, the houses of the masters of terrorists were razed to the ground within 22 minutes. He added that the world has been very attracted to this new form of Made in India military power….
