Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of Cockroach Janata Party leaders. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement in connection with a 2013 case involving a confrontation with police, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The notice…
Matt Damon Photo credit: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs In 2009, Matt Damon co-founded Water.org with Gary White to tackle the global water crisis through practical, market-driven solutions. By October 2026, the organisation’s partnership with Ripple had helped reach more than 1 million people with access to safe water or sanitation financing across Latin America, while cutting transaction…
New Delhi: Delhi Police registered hundreds of cases across the city against people found bursting firecrackers beyond the permitted hours on Diwali, with the highest number of violations reported in Outer, Dwarka and West districts. Police teams were deployed across the capital to respond to complaints and take action against violators.According to district-wise police data,…
Mumbai: Juhu police arrested three persons, including a minor, for allegedly killing a 19-year-old following a dispute over bursting firecrackers near one of the accused’s motorcycle in Vile Parle West on Sunday night.Several police teams were mobilised to investigate the murder. Through a combination of technical investigation and confidential intelligence, Juhu police identified and apprehended…
The Nagerbazar hostel where the NRS junior doctor’s body was found hanging Kolkata: Mystery surrounds the death of Abhijit Sarkar, a 32-year-old junior doctor of NRS Medical College and Hospital, whose body was found hanging in his Nagerbazar hostel room on Sunday. Hours before his death, he had allegedly sent WhatsApp messages to family members…
Karan Sharma has been named captain of the Uttar Pradesh team for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy LUCKNOW: Former Ranji Trophy captain Karan Sharma has been named captain of the Uttar Pradesh team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2026-27 domestic cricket season.The right-handed batter has been given the responsibility following a…
‘IDBI Bank sale not to have significant impact on business’MUMBAI: LIC has said it is in an advantageous position under Irdai’s new distribution norms and it also has taken steps to ring-fence the performance of bancassurance channels despite the impending sale of IDBI Bank – its largest bank distribution partner. Officials cited low expense ratio,…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will headline the Super Rapid tournament at the 2026 London Chess Classic (LCC), scheduled for December 5 and 6 at Novotel London West. The five-time classical World Champion will use the event as preparation for the defence of his World Rapid and Blitz titles in Istanbul after Christmas.Carlsen has a…
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive). On November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen made an observation in his laboratory that would transform the way doctors examined the human body. While experimenting with electrical currents passing through a glass tube, he noticed that a fluorescent screen nearby began to glow even…
Vivek Agnihotri says his balcony sofa caught fire after a stray Diwali rocket hit it, urges Mumbai Mayor to enforce safety rules strictly, saying, ‘Rockets are not a cultural pride’; later deletes post Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has revealed that the sofa on his balcony caught fire after a stray rocket hit it during Diwali celebrations….
