Gagan Narang (Image via X/Screengrab) NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) elections have been reduced to a contest in the female category after eight of the 12 male candidates withdrew from the fray, leaving the four remaining nominees unopposed.According to the final list of contesting candidates issued by the…
Kerala PSC recruitment irregularities: Crime Branch summons chairman M R Baiju again, seeks questioning on November 10 The Crime Branch investigating alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a fresh summons to its chairman, M. R. Baiju, asking him to appear before the investigation team on…
Diljit Dosanjh barred from performing ‘Patiala Peg’, ‘5 Tara Theke’, ‘Jeb Vicho Feem’ and ‘Jatt Fire Karda’ at Indore concert on November 15 Four songs by Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh will not be allowed at his November 15 concert in Indore, officials said on Saturday. Authorities fear that songs allegedly promoting liquor and violence could…
General:The week opens on a warm note, Libra, almost like a courtyard filling with soft morning light. Early in the week, family brings cheer, and there may be a celebration, a visit, or one of those simple gatherings where tea keeps getting poured and everyone seems unusually pleased with you. Your words carry sweetness now….
NEW DELHI: Retired Calcutta high court judge Biswajit Basu has resigned from the West Bengal SIR tribunals, becoming the fourth among the 19 retired judges appointed to head the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) panels in the state to step down.Basu communicated his decision to the chief justice of the Calcutta high court through a letter…
A German submarine secretly landed two Nazi spies on American soil in November 1944 before torpedoing a Canadian merchant ship off the coast of Maine just four days later, killing 43 people aboard. More than eight decades after the World War II tragedy, divers have finally located the long-lost vessel nearly 400 feet beneath the…
From paper fairy lights to bamboo diyas, Dastkar brought the best of handmade crafts at the Diwali Bazaar Dastkar’s Festival of Lights brought the country’s artwork in the spotlight with its pan-India display of handicrafts, handloom and Diwali decor. The two-week-long annual Diwali bazaar is a highlight for Delhiites looking to shop sustainable and authentic…
Tagore with Maitreyi Devi. The photo will be part of an exhibition marking the bard’s 165th birth anniversary and the 260th anniversary of Christie’s founding I was very happy to receive your gift of oranges. Orange juice is now my principal drink.” (Translated from Bengali.)It is Dec 13, 1940, and Rabindranath Tagore is writing from…
Panskura: A fire broke out at a Kali Puja pandal at Kalibazar in Jashora, under Panskura police station in East Midnapore, on Saturday, hours before its scheduled inauguration.The pandal was organised by the local traders’ association, Kalibazar Byabsayi Samiti. Artisans were putting the final touches on this year’s theme, which was to open to the…
Investigators are also examining a suspicious Delhi-registered scooter found near the scene. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has taken the lead in investigating the explosion outside the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram area, amid indications of a possible terror angle after a little-known Kashmir-linked outfit claimed responsibility through a social media post.Investigators…
