DHAKA/NEW DELHI: “I hope no such incident will happen,” said Bangladesh home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday when asked if he feared a rise in cases of suspected illegal immigrants being “pushed back” — forcibly expelled — from India into Bangladesh after BJP’s poll victories in bordering Assam and West Bengal. Illegal migration and ‘pushbacks’…
The vehicle with damaged side window through which Adhikari’s PA Chandranath Rath (inset) was shot in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas KOLKATA: Motorcycle-borne assailants fatally shot BJP’s Bengal face Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath at pointblank range and critically injured another aide, Buddhadeb Bera, inside their car in a Madhyamgram lane, close to Kolkata airport,…
VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala THIRUVANANTHAMPURAM: The contest to pick Congress legislature party chief in Kerala entered a decisive stretch Wednesday as AICC observers Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik reached the state to sound out newly elected MLAs. Senior state functionaries have been asked to be in New Delhi after Thursday’s meeting, with the…
CHENNAI: The mood in the TVK camp changed from jubilation to anxiety by Wednesday evening as C Joseph Vijay’s party found itself staring at a five-seat gap in forming govt in an assembly of 234 even after Congress offered support. TVK sources said the governor insisted on letters of support from an adequate number of…
Music composer and filmmaker Palaash Muchhal has landed in a legal controversy after social worker Vignyan Mane filed a case against him in Sangli, Maharashtra, alleging cheating and invoking the Atrocities Act. However, Muchhal’s legal representative has strongly denied the claims, calling them a pressure tactic. Lawyer dismisses allegations Speaking to NDTV, advocate Shreyansh Mithare…
Chandranath Rath (left) and Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in West Bengal’s Madhyamgram on Wednesday. Rath was the BJP leader’s executive assistant.Rath was rushed to Diversity Nursing Home, where he succumbed to bullet injuries. The vehicle of Chandranath Rath with bullet injury. The incident took…
Hardik Pandya (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya is likely to join the squad in Raipur on Thursday for their fixture against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday. The all-rounder didn’t travel with the first batch of players on Wednesday and will link up with the squad later.It is reliably learnt that…
D Gukesh’s viral celebration (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh is known for his calm expression and ice-cold composure at the chessboard. That is exactly why his emotional celebration after defeating Javokhir Sindarov at the Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid and Blitz 2026 tournament in Poland instantly grabbed attention across the chess world on…
Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur who created CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news network, has died at the age of 87.Turner passed away on Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a statement from Turner Enterprises.The Ohio-born businessman was often called “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken style and built one of America’s…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi might be making headlines with his bat in IPL 2026, but beyond the field, the 15-year-old batting sensation has also become the centre of a rather unusual stream of conversations. From calls for an immediate India debut to debates over whether the timing is right, the buzz…
