Thane: A 14-member medical team from Thane air-dashed to Mauritius to operate on a 27-year-old Mauritian woman who was critically injured by a stray bullet during local protests in Port Louis.For the six-hour lifesaving surgery conducted on Oct 12, eight super-specialists flew with 300 kg of specialised medical equipment worth Rs 1.5 crore that they…
A flower seller near the Kalighat temple threads a lotus garland Kolkata: The lotus — or padma — is in full bloom this Kali Puja season in Bengal, edging out the red hibiscus from its traditional place of pride on the deity’s floral platter.From Dakshineswar to Kalighat and Bishnupur to Kankalitala, priests and devotees are…
West Bengal Pollution Control Board received 84 noise-related complaints by 1 am, while Kolkata Police’s control room recorded a staggering 434 complaints Kolkata: Kolkata’s Kali Puja-Diwali celebrations descended into an unprecedented noise frenzy on Sunday night, with banned high-decibel firecrackers exploding across the city well beyond the permitted two-hour window, triggering record complaints to the…
The tigress being shifted after her capture Kolkata: After spending over 10 days in Assam, Buxa tigress BTR-TF1 was captured from the Gilaguri area of Dotma revenue village, around 30 km from Raimona National Park, at 5:15 pm on Tuesday. The extensive operation to capture the tigress involved three kunki elephants from Bengal, six to…
Telugu actor Teja Sajja who rose to fame with the mythological superhero film ‘HanuMan’ is set to get married at the end of the year. Recently, the actor met Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad inviting him to his engagement ceremony. A picture of their meeting at the Dr Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource…
The family chose not to focus on the delivery mix-up (Screengrab) More than $76,000 has been raised for a Colorado woman who works as a pizza delivery driver while looking after her 82-year-old mother. The fundraising campaign began after a family she delivered an order to learnt about her responsibilities and decided to help her.Suzanna…
Top stocks to buy today on November 3, 2026 Stock market recommendations: Godrej Properties, Bajaj Auto, and Tata Power – Mehul Kothari, DVP of Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares has picked these as the top stocks to buy today on November 3, 2026. Below are the details:Godrej Properties – Buy: Rs 1,670–1,650 | Stop…
Kolkata: Retired judge Biswajit Basu, one of the judges of SIR tribunals who was hearing appeals by voters from a part of Murshidabad, stepped down on Saturday citing “personal reasons”.Basu is the third judge to resign from the tribunals set up by Supreme Court to hear appeals by voters whose names were struck off electoral…
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board has scheduled the final written examination for Constable and Lady Constable posts in Kolkata Police on November 29, 2026, from 12 noon to 1 pm. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) has announced the date for the final written examination for the recruitment of Constables and Lady Constables…
Adult vaccination remains low; elderly miss cover against flu and shingles NEW DELHI: Despite vaccines being available to prevent several infections that can be particularly serious for older people, adult immunisation remains low in India. Influenza, pneumococcal disease and shingles are among the key vaccine-preventable illnesses that pose a risk to older people, but studies…
