NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police Monday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Jahangir Khan, who became the centre of controversy during the assembly elections after repolling was ordered in his constituency, Falta, after the reports of irregularities.The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court’s vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted…
Rupee began the week on a negative note, with market sentiment weighed down by a stronger dollar, rising crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions. On Monday, the domestic currency opened at 95.35 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, slipping 17 paise from its previous close of 95.18.The decline comes after…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: As Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands on the verge of becoming the youngest player to represent India, former captain Sourav Ganguly has issued a passionate appeal for patience, urging fans and experts not to burden the teenage sensation with unrealistic expectations.The 15-year-old batting prodigy, who lit up IPL 2026 with…
Screenshot of the viral video Dominican Republic plane crash Screenshot of the viral video Dominican Republic plane crash Screenshot of the viral video The pilot and co-pilot of a private aircraft were killed when it crashed on the runway at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, the the Caribbean nation’s national aviation authority…
Conflict in the Middle East flared up once again as Iran launched missiles at Israel, marking the first such escalation since a fragile ceasefire took effect on April 8. Several bright streaks of light were seen across the night sky as missiles hit the ground. Sirens blared across several parts of Israel, sending millions of…
A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings in the Philippines and Indonesia and triggering alerts from international monitoring agencies as authorities assessed the impact across the region.The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the earthquake measured 8.2 in magnitude and struck at a…
Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states. This was revealed in response to an RTI application. From National Medical Commission’s reminder to state medical councils (SMCs), it is clear that six out…
NEW DELHI: The absence of anaemia estimates from the newly released National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 fact sheets has sparked questions among public health experts. In response, govt has said the indicator was excluded because of concerns over the blood-testing method used in previous survey rounds.Health ministry officials said haemoglobin testing was not carried out…
NEW DELHI: Nepal has ruled out third-party mediation in the border dispute with India, saying the issue will be resolved through existing diplomatic mechanisms between the two countries. Following Nepal PM Balendra Shah’s remarks last week urging the UK to take an interest in the dispute, India had said there’s no place for mediation by…
NEW DELHI: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bhutan late on Sunday night, triggering multiple aftershocks and sending tremors across parts of Northeast India, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11.06pm IST at a depth of 26km, with its epicentre located in Bhutan.The epicentre was about 252km from parts of…
