IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, labelled ‘Singham’ Kolkata: Falta in South 24 Parganas woke up on the polling day with apprehensions of a major face-off. One man moved relentlessly across the constituency, while the other stayed stationed in a single room, monitoring every activity from a distance. The much-hyped ‘Singham vs Pushpa’ confrontation, built over…
Mamata Banerjee; Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Barely 50m separated CM Mamata Banerjee and her ex-confidant and BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari in a narrow Bhowanipore lane in Kolkata – a fleeting moment that captured a bitter, personal contest. Neither acknowledged the other nor exchanged a glance. Fifty metres said it all.Banerjee, unbeaten in Bhowanipore since 2011, broke…
Autopsy reports into the deaths of Hollywood movie director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have not yet been completed, a Los Angeles court heard Wednesday, as the couple’s son, Nick Reiner who has been charged with double murder, made a brief appearance. Nick Reiner makes court appearance Nick appeared Wednesday for a…
AI image generated by ChatGPT This is a city which symbolizes a period in our shared history, or what Charles Dickens might have called ‘A Tale of Two Georges’: the first President, George Washington, and my five-times Great Grandfather, King George III. King George never set foot in America and, please rest assured, I am…
Voters queue up as they wait to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 at a polling station, in Howrah on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) Kolkata: The special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll left several families across the city divided on poll day — while a chosen…
Anti-ship missile helicopter launch New Delhi: In a boost to Indian Navy’s anti-ship warfare capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Navy on Wednesday successfully launched naval anti-ship missile-short range (NASM-SR) from a helicopter platform in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the…
Jeffrey Epstein (AP image) Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has spent years in building connections across the Middle East while also acquiring rare Islamic artefacts for an unusual building on his private Caribbean island. According to The New York Times, this was revealed in the millions of pages released US Justice Department in January this year….
The Indian Army is set to host military delegations from 11 friendly countries for the inaugural edition of the multilateral exercise ‘Pragati’ at the Foreign Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya from May 18 to 31.The exercise aims to strengthen defence cooperation, enhance interoperability, and build mutual trust among participating nations.According to the Indian Army, the…
Bengaluru: The state govt has intensified its crackdown on illegal homestays and tightened monitoring of foreign tourists staying in private accommodations, following the alleged rape of a US tourist in Kodagu district, in which two people including a cook and owner were arrested. Acting on directives from Karnataka’s director general and inspector general of police…
Who is Amy Beck? Noah Beck’s mother suspended after TikTok video resurfaces amid Haley Beck controversy (Image via Getty) Amy Beck is now at the center of a growing controversy after an old social media video came back online and quickly spread across platforms. The video, which features her and her son Noah Beck, has…
