Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta high court on Thursday. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta high court on Thursday in connection with a PIL alleging post-poll violence in the state, urging the court to “protect...
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History-maker at 12, how Faustino Oro became ‘Messi of Chess’
Faustino Oro is called “Messi of Chess” by his fans (Graphic made by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: “Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise. The little boy from Rosario, Santa Fe, has just pitched up in heaven. He climbs in a galaxy of his own… as he falls in love with the object in the world...
Mamata dons lawyers’ robes, arrives at Calcutta HC in post-poll violence case
Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, wearing a lawyer’s court, arrives at the Calcutta high court. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, wearing a lawyer’s court, arrived at the Calcutta high court to appear before chief justice HC Sujoy Pal, in connection with the post-poll violence...
At least 89 killed as fierce storm and heavy rain batter multiple districts in Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh LUCKNOW: At least 89 people were killed after powerful thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, swept across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction across several districts, according to an official state damage report.The worst-hit districts included Prayagraj, where 21 people lost their lives, Sant Ravidas Nagar with 14 deaths, Fatehpur...
‘Question paper circulated through couriers’: Jaipur’s Biwal family at centre of NEET paper leak
The arrested suspects include Dinesh Biwal JAIPUR/NEW DELHI/PUNE: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five suspects and detained four others across states in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, uncovering what investigators say was a multi-state distribution chain that began with a hard copy of the question paper procured in Pune and circulated...
Two more India-bound ships cross Hormuz, taking total to 13
Representational image NEW DELHI: In the past 24 hours, two India-bound ships carrying LPG crossed the Strait of Hormuz, taking the total number of such vessels to 13. The two ships are foreign-flagged vessels.Officials said the Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier Symi transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and it’s proceeding with a crew...
‘Stop counting prompts’: Goldman Sachs tech chief says IT firms measuring AI all wrong
Goldman Sachs tech boss Marco Argenti recently said that companies may be focusing on the wrong thing by measuring how employees use artificial intelligence (AI) at work. While many firms are pushing workers to use AI tools at work more often, Argenti believes that tracking employee’s AI usage is the wrong way to measure whether...
After hantavirus, now norovirus? How a gut bug forced a France cruise ship into lockdown
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‘Bade logon ko bachaya ja raha hai’: What NEET-UG leak case accused claimed after arrest
An accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case claimed “big people are being saved” while in CBI custody, intensifying speculation about influential players higher up the chain JAIPUR: One of the accused arrested by the CBI in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case alleged on Wednesday that “big people” involved in the...
Delhi horror: Woman allegedly gangraped on private bus, 2 arrested
Delhi Police have registered a case after a woman alleged she was gangraped on a private bus in the capital, officials said on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have registered a case after a woman alleged she was gang-raped on a private bus in the, officials said on Thursday. The case was filed on the...
