<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126634247,imgsize-721811,width-400,resizemode-4/article-35.jpg" alt="In poll-bound Bengal, PM Modi blames demographic imbalance for violence" title=" PM Modi ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> KOLKATA/MALDA: PM Narendra Modi brought up the issue of recurring violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad during his rally in neighbouring Malda district Saturday, specifying demographic imbalance and infiltration as the underlying causes.Murshidabad’s Beldanga continued to see vandalism as...
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‘He was screaming for help’: Techie drowns as car falls into pit in Noida; here’s what happened
NOIDA: A 27-year-old software engineer drowned after his SUV went through a damaged boundary wall and plunged into a flooded pit dug for a commercial project in Sector 150 in the city around Friday midnight. Yuvraj Mehta, who did not know how to swim, tried to stay afloat – getting out of his Grand Vitara...
‘Dhurandhar’ sees good growth; India gross total to hit Rs 1000 crore
‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, has picked up pace at the box office, after beginning its seventh week at the box office with its lowest collection to date.The film that has been on a record-breaking spree since its release on December 5, is already on...
10-min’ branding gone, but delivery gig is still survival of the quickest
The day after labour ministry’s nudge to delivery platforms to drop the 10-minute branding, a breathless Sumit Singh appeared on the landing of my floor with my order. While I waited by the lift, seeing Singh emerge from the stairwell of my Noida apartment gave me a mild shock. “You climbed 17 floors?” I asked.“Ji,...
Occult ‘human sacrifice’: 3 kill friend, burn body for ‘divine blessings’ in Ghaziabad
Two kill friend, burn body in e-rickshaw for ‘divine blessings’ GHAZIABAD: Two people were arrested for allegedly murdering a man in the name of occult rituals and human sacrifice on Friday.According to Loni ACP Siddharth Gautam, the incident came to light on Jan 16, 2026, when the deceased’s brother registered a complaint with Tronica City...
Maha civic polls: Shinde fears BJP; ‘God willing, we’ll have our mayor,’ says Uddhav
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at DCM Eknath Shinde over moving his newly elected corporators to a 5-star hotel, saying Shinde is afraid of BJP. Uddhav said many of the corporators elected from the Shinde faction were Sena (UBT) defected corporators, and that BJP can get them to...
Maha civic polls: Shinde corrals his 29 corporators in hotel; no question of poaching, says Fadnavis
MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get...
Bomb scare: Delhi-Patna Tejas Rajdhani halted briefly; nothing suspicious found
Officials talking to ANI The Tejas Rajdhani Express travelling from Delhi to Patna was halted for more than half an hour on Saturday night after authorities received a bomb threat. Railway officials said that no suspicious object was found. The alert was received from Delhi Control, prompting security agencies to stop the train and carry...
‘If it was Kohli in Babar’s place’: Ex-Pak cricketer on Smith controversy in BBL
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Screengrab and PTI) Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali delivered a brutal assessment while reacting to the controversy involving Babar Azam during a Big Bash League match, even dragging Virat Kohli’s name into the debate.The incident occurred during the clash between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Babar, batting in the 40s,...
Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with wife Mirka and kids
Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with Mirka and kids and opens up about emotional family moments (Image via Getty) Roger Federer and Mirka Federer walked in a relaxed way to Melbourne, and the moment started to be emotional little by little before the public caught on. At the 2026 Australian Open, the Swiss legend...
