KOLKATA: Former councillor Shams Iqbal was arrested on Monday in connection with a Rs 70 lakh extortion case registered in 2023, police said, clarifying that the arrest is not related to the recent Taratala warehouse collapse that claimed 16 lives.The clarification comes amid growing political demands for action following the collapse of an under-construction warehouse…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday informed the Madras high court that necessary permission will be provided to Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) to conduct a statewide two-wheeler campaign demanding abolition of NEET.Recording the submission, Justice V Lakshminarayanan adjourned hearing on the matter to Aug 19.According to DK, it had planned a two-wheeler campaign from July…
A university official clarified that the issue would be taken up in the next meeting of the council Mumbai: The Mumbai University’s management council, in a meeting held this week, decided not to seek a CID probe in the alleged BCom paper leak, days after the higher education minister, Chandrakant Patil, announced the decision in…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based listed companies outperformed the Indian equity markets in the first six months of 2026, despite global uncertainty and volatility linked to the West Asia conflict. Several stocks posted double-digit gains, led by Adani Group companies, even as benchmark indices ended the period lower.Since Jan, the BSE Sensex has fallen about 9.7%, while the…
His father helped put a computer in millions of homes. Now, Zach Dell wants to put a battery in them. The son of Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, has co-founded a startup hoped to become America’s next big power company. Base Power is racing to build and install tens of thousands of batteries in residential…
Popular streamer Clavicular has taken his looksmaxxing venture to the next level by creating an event called The Ascension Summit. Braden Peters, the real name behind this content creator, unveiled the event on June 17, giving fans an opportunity to see how he transforms his appearances and builds confidence and fitness. He will share his…
Sunny Jadav in Pandesara police custody on Friday Surat: A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend following a trivial argument after he left a dinner outing midway to pick up his elder brother in Pandesara late on Thursday night.The accused, Sunny Jadav (23), was arrested by Pandesara police and booked for…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at slain BJP worker Prasanta Dey’s residence on Saturday Howrah: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited the residence of slain BJP worker Prasanta Dey in Howrah’s Bagnan and assured the bereaved family that police were working to solve the case at the earliest. Adhikari also assured that one family member would get…
India’s net direct tax collections jumped 23.09% to Rs 8.11 lakh crore by August 10, 2026, up from Rs 6.59 lakh crore in the same period last year, data released by the income tax department showed.The latest figures put the increase in net tax receipts at Rs 1.52 lakh crore over the comparable period of…
CM Suvendu, ex-deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee KOLKATA: Hours after former Assembly Deputy Speaker Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a Trinamool Congress (TMC) office, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said corrupt elements within the opposition party might have threatened him, according to PTI.CM Adhikari said investigators would examine a purported suicide note…
