NEW DELHI: Former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced heavy sloganeering at the Calcutta high court on Thursday when she appeared as counsel in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning alleged post-poll violence following the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state.Dressed in a traditional black advocate’s jacket and white collar-band over her signature white…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking the disqualification of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting elections, while also rejecting a demand to de-register the party itself. Calling it “highly misconceived” the court refused to entertain the sweeping reliefs sought by the petitioner, as per a report…

NEW DELHI: Even as India faces energy disruptions due to the West Asia crisis, more trouble could be looming for the economy. IMD on Friday confirmed its forecast of ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall this year while further downgrading the extent of rains during the June-Sept season, with a high probability of ‘deficient’ rainfall, also known…

NEW DELHI: Buzz is growing that assembly polls in Punjab may be brought forward to Nov 2026 from Feb 2027, as scheduled. Keeping this in mind, Congress is learnt to have started its preparations, while the ruling AAP has already kickstarted its campaign.Congress sources said the Punjab unit has held discussions on Nov polls, while…

Pablo Torre has urged the NFL to review Dianna Russini’s role in linking A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots. While the league views the Russini-Mike Vrabel situation as personal, Torre raised concerns about optics and potential scrutiny. The NFL has no plans to investigate, but attention could grow if trade talks involving Brown move…

Victor Wembanyama (Image Via Getty) The NBA has handed out lifetime bans to two fans after an unusual incident interrupted Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. One fan ran onto the court at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and tried to take a selfie with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama…

An Indian-origin manager at The Walt Disney Company has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a Russian prison after being convicted of drug possession and smuggling. The case stemmed from THC-infused gummy candies that were allegedly found in his luggage at a Moscow airport.According to Russian state media TASS, 46-year-old Jugal Daterao was arrested in…