Bangladesh Police on Sunday claimed that two primary suspects in the murder of student leader Osman Hadi fled Bangladesh and entered India through Meghalaya border, news outlet the Daily Star reported.In a media briefing in Dhakha, Additional Commissioner Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that the Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh entered India through Haluaghat border...
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In search of Bharatiya ‘porichoy’: Will Matuas rewrite ‘poriborton’ in Bengal polls?
Will the Matua–Namasudras rewrite ‘poriborton’ in Bengal elections? When bad weather forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel a public meeting in West Bengal’s Ranaghat on December 20, he chose not to let the moment pass quietly. Instead, he sent out a message addressed specifically to the Matua and Namasudra community, acknowledging their decades-long plight...
Fresh unease in Cong? Digvijaya Singh’s RSS praise sparks flutter; ‘Godse’ barb follows
NEW DELHI: On the day the Congress marked its 140th foundation anniversary, senior leader Digvijay Singh’s remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength drew divided reactions from the party leaders, raising fresh questions about potential internal discord.Some Congress leaders dismissed the idea that the RSS could offer any lessons to their party, while others subtly took...
Tech titans on move: Two of world’s biggest tech billionaires may cut California ties
California may soon witnesses an exodus of some of its most prominent tech billionaires. As reported by New York Times, venture capitalist Pete Theil and Google co-founder Larry Page are thinking of cutting down and reducing their ties to the state before the end of the year. The reason behind this decision is a proposed...
‘My children unsafe at home’: Unnao rape victim issues plea; SC to hear CBI petition tomorrow
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the suspension of the jail term of Kuldeep Sengar NEW DELHI: The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case on Sunday said that she fears for the safety of her children after the Delhi high court suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh...
Indian students placing their bets on destinations beyond the Big 4: Here’s why
Indian students are still looking abroad, but they are choosing differently. Indian students are redrawing the study-abroad map with a calculator in hand. Fresh data tabled by the Ministry of External Affairs puts the total number of Indian students overseas at 1,882,318 (as on January 1, 2025)—a headcount spread across 153 countries and, crucially, one...
2 Muslim boys booked for ‘breach of peace’ after attending Hindu friend’s birthday party in UP
BAREILLY: Two Muslim boys were booked for “breach of peace” after attending their Hindu friend’s birthday party at a cafe in UP’s Bareilly. The action was taken after the members of the Bajrang Dal barged into the cafe alleging love jihad. The police, however, subsequently refuted the love jihad angle. Police said the nursing student...
How the Aravalli Hills formed and why they look the way they do
The Aravalli Hills look modest today but they sit on some of the oldest and most studied rocks in India. Geologists care about them because they preserve a long record of how a piece of the earth’s crust in northwestern India was built, deformed, heated, and intruded by magma, then worn down. The Hills’ features...
Watch: Men in high-speed cars perform deadly stunts; Delhi Police responds
NEW DELHI: A group of men was captured on video performing reckless stunts on the streets of Delhi, raising concerns about public safety. The footage, which has been widely shared on social media, also showed the men racing at high speeds.The video, reportedly filmed on the night of December 26, shows several men in four...
Pakistan kabaddi player wears Indian jersey, waves tricolour; banned indefinitely
Pakistan kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan international kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput has been indefinitely banned by the national federation after featuring for an Indian team in a private tournament in Bahrain earlier this month.The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) took the decision following an emergency meeting on Saturday, concluding that Rajput...
