Kolkata: An attempt by the Calcutta High Court to work on a Saturday to meet its 210-day yearly working roster was frustrated as few lawyers turned up for the weekend hearings.On July 3, Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty issued a notification declaring July 6 (a Monday) a holiday to mark the 125th…
Amid buzz that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shelled out over USD 20 million on their wedding celebrations, new reports indicate that the bride and goom have donated USD 26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden.The donations were reportedly spread out across 20 local and national charities,…
A car collided with a stationary dumper near Rajapur, claiming four lives MUMBAI: Four people, including a newly married woman and her 15-year-old nephew, died after the car they were travelling in collided with a stationary dumper near Rajapur on the Goa-Mumbai Highway.The accident took place at 6. 45am on Wednesday.The family of four, including…
Director Nagraj Manjule clarified stance on sequels for Sairat and Fandry (Image Credits IMDb) Director Nagraj Manjule clarified stance on sequels for Sairat and Fandry (Image Credits IMDb) Director Nagraj Manjule clarified stance on sequels for Sairat and Fandry (Image Credits IMDb) Director Nagraj Manjule clarified stance on sequels for Sairat and Fandry (Image Credits…
Panaji: Monsoon showers lashed Goa on Monday, with Valpoi recording 124.2mm in 24 hours, the only station in the state to receive very heavy rainfall.According to the India meteorological department (IMD) Goa, Sanguem recorded 75.3mm, while Dharbandora received 68.2mm, placing both stations in the heavy rainfall category.Several other parts of the state experienced moderate rainfall….
MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 begins today The Medical Counselling Committee, or MCC, is starting NEET UG counselling 2026 registrations today, August 5. This counselling is only for admissions under the 15% All India Quota, deemed universities, central universities, ESIC, AFMS, AIIMS, JIPMER and a few other participating institutions.According to the official schedule, the Round…
Thalapathy Vijay starrer ‘Jana Nayagan,’ which enjoyed a great theatrical run for the past two weeks, is now seeing the expected drop at the ticket windows. Despite the drop in footfalls, the film continues to add to its impressive lifetime collections and is one of the biggest Tamil releases of the year. While the pace…
Quote of the day by Richard P. Feynman One of the more unusual qualities of Richard Feynman was that he did not seem particularly interested in being the smartest person in the room.That may sound odd for a physicist who won the Nobel Prize and became one of the most recognisable scientific figures of the…
When people imagine pirates, a few familiar images instantly come to mind – a tricorn hat, a wooden leg, a hook for a hand, a parrot on the shoulder and of course, an eye patch. While many assume pirates wore eye patches because they had lost an eye during battles, historians suggest there may be…
The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…
