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Post poll violence in Bengal leaves 5 security personnel injured (Picture credits: PTI) KOLKATA: Post-poll violence continued to rock parts of West Bengal with a clash between rival Trinamool Congress (TMC) groups in North 24 Parganas’ Sandeshkhali leaving five security personnel injured, while a BJP worker and a TMC worker were killed in separate incidents,…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s navy responded to a distress call from an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea following a critical technical failure, the Pakistan’s military told Reuters on Tuesday.The ship, identified as MV Gautam, had seven crew members on board, six Indians and one Indonesian, and was en route from Oman to India when…

An IndiGo flight at Chandigarh airport was evacuated after a power bank reportedly caught fire inside the aircraft, causing panic among passengers. The incident took place after the flight, arriving from Hyderabad, had already landed and was parked for passengers to get off. Smoke filled the cabin following the fire, leading to chaos onboard. According…

LUCKNOW: A 29-year-old man accused of abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering a seven-year-old boy after demanding ransom was killed in a police encounter in Hardoi district on Wednesday, police officials said.The accused, Mahnoor alias Shahnoor alias Mehnuddin, carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest and was wanted in connection with the sensational kidnapping…

Protests broke out in New York City during the 2026 Met Gala, with activists targeting Jeff Bezos over his role as an honorary chair of the high-profile event. The Met Gala, known for its exclusivity and high ticket prices, has drawn criticism this year after the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez,…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has taken a firm stance on the global chip race, stating that for the company, America is the priority when it comes to selling its most advanced technology. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week, Huang addressed the growing tension between national security and global trade. His comments come…

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday moved in to secure forensic evidence and gather key inputs from the twin blast sites in Jalandhar and Amritsar, with teams rushing to assist the Punjab Police in piecing together the sequence behind the back-to-back explosions.Sources said NIA teams are en route and will work alongside…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday extended its support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK after it emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but failed to cross the majority mark.In a letter, the party which won 5 seats in the 243-membered assembly, said that its support will be conditional upon the TVK…

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: Will Suvendu Adhikari be the next chief minister of West Bengal? The question has gained momentum after a dramatic electoral setback for long-serving CM Mamata Banerjee, as the Bharatiya Janata Party surged far ahead in the assembly polls.The BJP decisively outpaced the Trinamool Congress, emerging as the new power…

3 die in early morning apartment fire. BHUBANESWAR: A massive fire broke out early Wednesday morning in a four‑storey apartment on Badagada Canal Road in the Laxmisagar police limits here, claiming the lives of an elderly couple and their 10‑year‑old granddaughter.The victims were identified as Biswajit Behera (70), his wife Sulabha Behera (65), and their…