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Kolkata: The Mukherjees, Banerjees and Chatterjees are filling up “logical discrepancy” lines at hearing centres across Bengal as the Election Commission software demands to know why their families had “different surnames” a generation or two ago — Mukhopadhyay for Mukherjee, Bandyopadhyay for Banerjee and Chattopadhyay for Chatterjee.The British administration had simplified several lengthy Brahmin surnames...

127344737 ‘Border 2’ had a strong start to its box office journey. The war drama starring Sunny Deol in the lead, hit theatres in India on Friday and going by the early collections, the film has not only managed to score a good debut collection, but also got itself on the list of one of...

NOIDA: A non-bailable warrant has been issued against absconding Lotus Greens founder Nirmal Singh in connection with the death of engineer Yuvraj Mehta, who drowned after his car plunged into a waterlogged trench in Sector 150 on Jan 17.Singh has been on the run since the case surfaced and that multiple raids are underway to...

GURGAON: A four-and-a-half-year-old girl was beaten to death by her father, who repeatedly struck her with a rolling pin and slammed her onto the floor because she failed to write 1-50 correctly.Krishna Jaiswal (31) was arrested on Friday after his wife filed a police complaint. The incident happened on Wednesday at their rented house in...

HYDERABAD: About 300 dog carcasses were found dumped in a pit in Jagtial district in the latest case of alleged mass killing of strays in Telangana, taking the total number of dogs found dead in the state this month to nearly 900. The latest alleged killings in Pegadapally, 200km from Hyderabad, occurred Thursday, allegedly on...

‘Dhurandhar’, hit a major milestone – the 50 day mark at the box office. However, sadly for he film, it collected its lowest-ever collection to date. The film starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in the lead, entered its eighth week at the box office, and did so on a rather low note. ‘Dhurandhar’ box...

MHOW: At least 22 people in Patti Bazaar and Chandar Marg areas of Mhow town in Madhya Pradesh fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water late Thursday. According to officials, 9 of them are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, while others are being treated at home. Cleanest City Hit By Water Contamination As...

HYDERABAD: About 300 dog carcasses were found dumped in a pit in Jagtial district in the latest case of alleged mass killing of strays in Telangana, taking the total number of stray dogs found dead in the state this month to nearly 900. The latest “killings” in Pegadapally, roughly 200km from Hyderabad, occurred Thursday, allegedly...

File photo Aminul Islam Bulbul has long held a key place in Bangladesh cricket history as the country’s first Test centurion, a milestone he achieved in Bangladesh’s debut Test against India 25 years ago.That achievement remains a proud moment in his career. On Thursday, however, it became clear that another first may now be linked...

Bangladesh cricket team (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) As discussions continue between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the ICC over Bangladesh’s potential travel to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup amid security concerns, the situation has revived a familiar debate in international cricket. History shows that teams pulling out of ICC events due to...