PRAYAGRAJ:The dominance of smaller districts continued on the top five ranks with students from Farrukhabad, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Mau, Saharanpur, Etawah, Fatehpur and Gonda bagging these ranks. Notably, no major city, including Prayagraj, featured prominently in the top 10, except one student from Kanpur at the seventh position. This consistent pattern across both examinations underscores…

KOLKATA: The family of celebrated painter Nandalal Bose’s grandson voted Thursday in Santiniketan, but only after two to three attempts despite a tribunal clearing their names following SC intervention, exemplifying the hurdles that citizens had to cross to exercise their rights.Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his wife Deepa Sen (82) were initially made to leave the…

Ishan Kishan and Travis Head (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Every edition of the Indian Premier League brings with it not just high-octane cricket but also plenty of light-hearted moments behind the scenes. IPL 2026 has been no different, offering fans a glimpse of fun, banter and camaraderie beyond the boundary ropes. One such moment…

NEW DELHI: Countering the West Bengal government and its CM Mamata Banerjee’s plea that a writ petition filed by ED and its officers is not maintainable as only individuals can claim violation of fundamental rights, the agency told the Supreme Court Thursday that many states, including Bengal, had filed such petitions and these were entertained…