Kolkata: The Central Delimitation Committee set up for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area is considering a proposal to split 21 wards to increase the total number of civic wards from 144 to 200, sources said.The Bengal govt has asked the 10-member committee to create 56 additional wards before the civic body, now under an…
NOAA satellite image taken at 11.40 am EDT on Wednesday shows the storm in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward the edge of Louisiana Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, storm surge and heavy rain to parts of the US Gulf Coast, while authorities warned residents to remain…
Anupamaa actress Rupali Ganguly has reacted to the the ongoing students protests at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The actress-turned-politician, took to her X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note, as she shared her opinion on the protests. She spoke about how she feels the protests have being hijacked.She wrote, “Those who take the…
Another 24 electric buses are expected to arrive by the end of this month The city’s first electric bus was inducted on Wednesday The city’s first electric bus was inducted on Wednesday Another 24 electric buses are expected to arrive by the end of this month The city’s first electric bus was inducted on Wednesday…
Amravati: Shock and grief gripped Laxmi Nagar of Amravati on Wednesday morning after the body of a newborn was found floating in a nullah near Zenda Chowk, under Gadge Nagar Police Station limits.The body was spotted by sanitation workers near the house of one Anant Parise. The workers immediately alerted Gadge Nagar police.Upon receiving information,…
Short rain, big disruption Bhopal: A brief spell of heavy afternoon rain on Wednesday once again exposed the fragility of the city’s urban infrastructure, with key roads waterlogged and traffic thrown out of gear in several localities.Though the showers were short, they were intense enough to leave commuters stranded and residential areas battling ankle- to…
The commissioning ceremony for INS Malvan, the second indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare shallow water craft, was presided over by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff. Panaji: In a veiled critique of the Indian Air Force’s troubled record in indigenous fighter jet and engine development, Air Chief Marshal Amar…
Image: The Washington Post When Asian elephant calf Linh Mai was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in February 2026, her arrival was celebrated as an important step for the conservation of an endangered species. But within hours, the joyful occasion turned into a race against time. Her mother, Nhi Linh, rejected…
Angh, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Theja Rio, has been selected for the Platform Competition at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), becoming the only Indian film to compete in the section this year.Set in 1960s Nagaland, Angh follows Anghba, the last surviving chief of an abandoned Indigenous Naga village, who lives in…
Dhubri: Assam CM’s vigilance cell has registered a case into the alleged embezzlement of several crores of rupees from the Dhubri zila parishad between 2021 and 2025.A team of vigilance officials arrived in Dhubri on Tuesday evening and has since been examining official records, scrutinising financial documents and questioning officials and employees suspected of involvement…