Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, naming chief minister Bhagwant Mann again from Dhuri, assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura and minister Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West.The list, issued…
England’s historic Hammerhead Crane in Cowes, Isle of Wight, faced the risk of collapse because of severe corrosion before emergency stabilisation works secured the Grade II* listed structure. After years of legal proceedings and appeals, the Isle of Wight Council recovered £358,000 from the site’s former owners to cover the repair costs. According to the…
New Delhi: Two projects to clean Yamuna at Okhla Barrage, a riverine stretch plagued by heavy froth formation, have yet to move forward.Delhi govt has repeatedly been writing to its UP counterpart — both states are governed by BJP — seeking timelines and intervention to expedite the projects: Building a permanent Chhath ghat at Kalindi…
Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Gupta MUMBAI: Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Gupta died at the age of 57 at his Mumbai residence on Friday night after reportedly suffering injuries in a fall.Police official said he was taken to Cooper Hospital.“There is nothing suspicious about the death,” an official said.Several members of the film fraternity expressed grief over his…
Kolkata: Police rescued two men, who were abducted after being called to Parnasree, in a fake gold-loan deal. Five persons were arrested.Biswajit Mitra and his friend were held captive by the gang, which demanded ransom from their families. Biswajit’s family first paid money, but when the kidnappers demanded more, they contacted the Amherst Street Police…
Lucknow: In a step towards sustainable development and international research collaboration, University of Lucknow, Bharat Norden Regional Consortium (BNORC), Norway, Samband AS, Norway, and Lakshya Foundation, India, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Panchtatva Circular Bioeconomy-Green Hydrogen Centre of Excellence (PCB-GH₂ CoE) and Demonstration Platform.The initiative is based on the philosophy…
Centre sets up Suresh N Patel-led panel to recommend comprehensive banking reforms within six months NEW DELHI: Govt Friday set up a high-level committee under former central vigilance commissioner Suresh N. Patel to undertake comprehensive banking reforms, delivering on an announcement made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union budget 2026-27.The five-member panel, which includes…
James Anderson (Photo by Reuters) James Anderson is still coming to terms with an unexpected end to his 25-year association with Lancashire, admitting that the county’s decision not to renew his contract has left him questioning his future in cricket. The veteran fast bowler, who had hoped to finish his career at the club he…
Students continue their indefinite sit-in outside the SRFTI Vice-Chancellor’s office, demanding accountability for alleged campus violence, better security arrangements and action against those responsible. Amid an escalating standoff between the administration and students of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), the institute’s Registrar, Deepak Kumar, has said that concerns raised by parents of…
The countdown has begun for Ranbir Kapoor and Yash‘s epic ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’, which is set to arrive in cinemas worldwide on Thursday, November 5. With less than a week before the film takes over the big screens, advance bookings are gathering momentum at the box office, with the magnum opus recording promising…
