New Delhi: An Air India co-pilot has been sent back from the US after he was allegedly found to be carrying marijuana in his bag. This pilot was travelling as staff on duty (in passenger cabin) on a Delhi-San Francisco flight on Tuesday to operate the return flight.On arrival in San Francisco, say people in...
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ADR data reveals 20% candidates fighting Bengal polls are crorepatis
Kolkata: Of the 1,478 candidates contesting in the first phase of Bengal polls, almost one-fifth are crorepatis, most of them being TMC contenders. The poorest candidate, with assets of Rs 500, is from the new AJUP.Of the 152 BJP nominees, 106 have pending criminal cases, including 96 named in serious offences. In TMC, 63 of...
‘Seasoned diplomat’: Trump congratulates Taranjit Sandhu on Delhi LG appointment
US President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, praising his diplomatic career and contribution to India-US relations.Sharing a photo with Sandhu on Truth Social, Trump said, “Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi!”“As a seasoned Diplomat and former...
Tamil Nadu polls: TVK releases election manifesto; Vijay promises free LPG, gold
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay announced a slew of freebies in his election manifesto, ranging from six free LPG cylinders a year and 200 units of power, to Rs 2,500 monthly dole for women below 60, and Rs 25 lakh family health cover. Releasing the manifesto in Chennai on Thursday, Vijay also promised...
TCS Nashik case: More female employees may come forward; cops hunt for suspect’s phone
Image Used For Representational Image NASHIK: A magisterial court in Nashik on Thursday ordered till April 18 the custodial remand of two accused, who are named in four of the total nine cases of alleged sexual harassment and religious conversion bids at the TCS Nashik office.The two were lodged in Nashik Road Central Prison under...
NFL trade rumors: Buffalo Bills could bring back former $12M defensive end
Buffalo Bills could bring back former $12M defensive end amid roster reshuffle.(Image via Getty Images) The Buffalo Bills have been a force to be reckoned with on the field in the last few seasons, with 12 wins and just 5 losses in 2025.While the Buffalo Bills were expected to break records in the last season,...
Eight killed as gas pipeline explodes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: At least eight people — including a woman and a young girl — died in a gas pipeline explosion at an industrial estate in Pakistan’s northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, a Rescue 1122 official said.The incident occurred in Hattar Industrial Estate area of Haripur district.According to Rescue 1122 sources, the explosion happened near...
Calcutta HC raps EC: Judge slams order on assistant professors as presiding officers
Panel Draws Fire For Failure To Present Notification On Poll Officers Kolkata: Calcutta HC judge, Justice Krishna Rao, on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for not producing notifications indicating if assistant professors could be appointed as presiding polling officers in assembly elections. “You (EC) can appoint judges also under Section 26 (of the Representation of...
‘UCC not linked to religion, its enactment constitutional ambition’, rules SC
New Delhi: Nearly a decade after declaring instant divorce through triple talaq unconstitutional and void, Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the validity of blatant discrimination of Muslim women in property inheritance under the 90-year-old Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi sought...
Census will list caste, says Amit Shah, rules out Muslim women’s quota
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah seized on Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav’s demand for quota for OBC and Muslim women to hammer home his party’s avowed opposition to reservation based on religion.He also reiterated govt’s stand that the caste of citizens will be mentioned during the ongoing census to reject SP chief Akhilesh...
