KOLKATA: Bengal’s BJP govt moved Monday to stamp out religion-based aid such as honorariums for mosque functionaries and priests, with CM Suvendu Adhikari asserting that “it was not the govt’s job to distribute doles to imams, muezzins and purohits”.“Financial assistance to imams, muezzins and purohits is being discontinued. A fresh notification will be issued listing…
Actor and model Harshil Kalia died on Monday night after her car lost control and crashed into a divider in Jaipur. She was 30. The accident took place on Shipra Path Road around 11:30 pm, when Kalia was returning home from work. According to reports, her vehicle rammed into a divider and overturned. CCTV footage…
NEW DELHI: Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant was briefly treated after being struck above his waist during net practice as India put the final touches to their preparations for the three-ODI series against New Zealand, starting Sunday at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium. Pant was batting against Indian throwdown specialists when he copped the blow and…
US President Donald Trump spoke to PM Narendra Modi Tuesday about the West Asia situation, including the need to secure the key energy waterway, Strait of Hormuz, that remains under an Iranian blockade. Modi reiterated India’s support for de-escalation and restoration of peace at the earliest. Trump dialled Modi a day after he announced postponement…
Sourav Ganguly (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly described Sanju Samson’s match-winning 97* as “outstanding” and termed him a “very good player” after the wicketkeeper-batter powered India into the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2026 with a crucial win over West Indies in…
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India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma during the third ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI12_06_2025_000215A) New Delhi: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has confirmed his participation in the Vijay Hazare Trophy…
NEW DELHI: India and Sri Lanka plan to further enhance their defence cooperation and military interoperability across their armed forces, with Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi having wide-ranging discussions with Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo on Tuesday.Officials said Admiral Tripathi and PM Amarasuriya also focused on the enduring bilateral partnership in the…
NEW DELHI: Fresh allegations of massive cybersecurity lapses, data exposure and administrative failures have deepened the controversy surrounding CBSE’s On Screen Marking (OSM) system, with activists now approaching National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for urgent intervention to protect students’ educational rights, amid continuing disrupti-ons in the board’s post-exam processes.The latest row erupted after independent developers…
Deepti Sharma and Laura Wolvaardt (PTI) India all-rounder Deepti Sharma and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt have made significant strides in the latest ICC Women’s Player Rankings, both claiming the top spots in their respective categories. Deepti Sharma climbed to No. 1 among T20I bowlers for the first time in her career, following a strong…
