KOLKATA: On the occasion of Bengali New Year, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee extended ‘Poila Boishakh’ greetings to people and urged the electorate to give a befitting reply to the attempts by the “zamindars in Delhi” to snatch people’s voting rights.In a post on X, she expressed hope the Bengali New Year would make…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s players huddle (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: Ten months after the last Indian Premier League match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, cricket returned to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home turf on Saturday with renewed vigour — and a reworked match-day experience for fans.Yet, amid the buzz, memories of last year’s tragedy lingered. The 11…
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked states and Union Territories to intensify inspections across fruit markets, mandis and storage facilities amid concerns over the continued use of banned and unsafe ripening agents such as calcium carbide.In a directive issued on Thursday, the regulator reiterated that calcium carbide—commonly referred…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday accused the Congress of doing “disgusting politics” by including the issue of singer Zubeen Garg’s death in its election manifesto, saying the party had “committed an unpardonable crime” by invoking the late singer’s name for votes.Speaking on the sidelines…
TOI Correspondent from London: Three Indian nationals are under investigation in Italy for the murder of two Indian Sikh men outside a gurdwara last Friday, which appears to have been triggered by a feud over succession plans for the management of the gurdwara.Two Indian nationals handed themselves in to the Bergamo Provincial Command of the…
TIRUPATI: A 17-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death with cement bricks by his uncle over suspicion of being in an illicit relationship with the latter’s wife, near Pamurayi village in Anantapur rural mandal on Saturday.According to Anantapur rural police inspector N Sekhar, the uncle had for long suspected that the boy, an intermediate student of…
New Jersey Devils face uncertainty after GM Fitzgerald’s departure (Image via Reuters Photo) The New Jersey Devils are entering a period of uncertainty following the departure of general manager Tom Fitzgerald, a move that has created a sense of uncertainty over the future of the club and the head coach, Sheldon Keefe. According to reports,…
NEW DELHI: Most men in their thirties don’t see heart disease as a real threat. New research suggests that may be exactly when it begins.A large, long-term study published in Journal of American Heart Association shows that by the mid-30s, men’s risk of heart disease starts rising faster than women’s – years before any warning…
David Warner (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Australian opener David Warner has landed in serious trouble after being charged with drunk-driving following an incident in Maroubra, Sydney, on Tuesday, according to news.com.au. Warner, who is currently leading Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, was pulled over by New South Wales Police and subjected…