Counting halls have their own unique atmosphere. On 4 May 2026, in Kolkata, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s mood was one of confirmation rather than surprise. Throughout the morning, the vote leads remained steady, then grew wider, eventually forming a pattern evident in the final weeks of the campaign for anyone paying attention. The cadre entering…
Ahmedabad: While authorities have temporarily banned Telegram ahead of NEET over concerns regarding paper leaks, fraudsters appear to have moved to alternative digital platforms to continue targeting students.Investigators and whistleblowers tracking NEET-related online activity have found that several groups that were previously active on Telegram have begun redirecting users to WhatsApp channels, where claims of…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Thursday stayed the felling of 80 trees for highway widening between Cortalim and Margao. It pulled up the tree officer for permitting removal of 422 trees “without reasoning” and lack of a proper study.A division bench of Justices Valmiki Menezes and Hiten Venegavkar directed the PWD (highways) executive engineer…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to revive a 26-year-old mandate to dismantle internal cartels. The mandate requires the vigilance department to scrutinise all project files before payments are disbursed. This “pre-audit” system, which was standard practice over two decades ago, is being reintroduced to prevent engineers from certifying their own fraudulent work.The…
Astronomers have catalogued more than five thousand planets orbiting distant stars, and a handful of them defy almost everything scientists thought they knew about how planets should look or behave. Using telescopes like Hubble, James Webb, and ground-based observatories such as Gemini South, researchers have found worlds so strange that they initially seemed implausible: a…
NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad questioned govt’s decision to locate the facility in a densely populated residential area Thane: NCP (SP) on Friday accused Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) of pushing through a proposed 54-acre data centre project of a tech giant in Balkum without transparency, alleging that citizens and elected representatives were kept in the…
DRINKS BREAK. If you are a cricket fanatic, this is boring. If you are an Aussie fan, this is frustrating. But if you are a Dutch fan, you are celebrating. This is batting of a high quality, against one of the best bowling attacks in the world. Yes, you might be at the South Pole with…
Panaji: Goa has recorded one of its driest starts to the southwest monsoon in nearly two decades, with rainfall during the first 20 days of June among the lowest since 2010, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Data for the period from June 1 to June 20 shows that Goa received just 166mm of rainfall…
At first glance, it looks like a man is colouring samosas with a paintbrush. That single image has been enough to send social media into a frenzy. While some users have raised concerns about food adulteration, others claim the samosa-shaped objects are not edible at all but decorative pieces made for display. The viral clip…
Kolkata: Return a fee of Rs 9,50,000 to the student, who sought to leave the college as she found the institute did not have “proper educational facilities”, six days after taking admission, the Calcutta High Court directed a private dental college, pointing out that they had to follow the University Grant Commission (UGC) fee refund…
