Spread the love Anti-ship missile helicopter launch New Delhi: In a boost to Indian Navy’s anti-ship warfare capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Navy on Wednesday successfully launched naval anti-ship missile-short range (NASM-SR) from a helicopter platform in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter,...
Was Epstein building a ‘mosque’ on his private island? Rare Islamic artefacts brought from Mid East
Spread the love Jeffrey Epstein (AP image) Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has spent years in building connections across the Middle East while also acquiring rare Islamic artefacts for an unusual building on his private Caribbean island.According to The New York Times, this was revealed in the millions of pages released US Justice Department in January this year. The documents show...
Record turnout over two phases harbinger of change in Bengal: Modi
Spread the love PM Narendra Modi Bengal’s record voter turnout over two phases of polling is the harbinger of change in the state, PM Narendra Modi said Wednesday, expressing confidence about BJP coming to office there for the first time. He predicted that NDA would also retain Assam and Puducherry and spring a few surprises in Kerala and Tamil Nadu....
92.6% turnout in Phase 2 takes Bengal total to record 92.9%
Spread the love Voters queue up as they wait to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, on Wednesday. (@ECISVEEP X/ANI Photo) Kolkata: Voter turnout in 142 constituencies that went to polls in the second phase of the assembly election on Wednesday was 92.6% till 11pm, taking the overall turnout across all 294...
Mumbai shocker: Cop dies after 200-tonne crane at flyover worksite topples on his motorbike
Spread the love MUMBAI: A 48-year-old constable attached to Nehru Nagar police station, Santosh Chavan, was killed after a heavy excavator drilling crane toppled on his motorcycle at an underconstruction flyover site on Sion-Panvel Highway in Mankhurd on Tuesday night.Mankhurd police have registered an FIR against the BMC-appointed private contractor and associated personnel for alleged negligence and recklessness.A senior BMC...
West Bengal polls: Scuffles, plaints mark election debut of RG Kar victim’s mother
Spread the love Panihati: For the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim’s mother, her first poll day as a candidate was marked by tension, confrontations and complaints from multiple quarters.Controversies trailed the poll debutante all day, from allegations for trying to influence people standing in line at multiple booths to cast their votes, stepping into scuffles between BJP and Trinamool workers to...
Air India may make meals optional on domestic and short international flights
Spread the love New Delhi: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Full service Air India is planning to make meals optional on its domestic and short international (under two hour) flights. Once this “unbundling” rolls out in the next month or two, passengers opting out of meals could have upwards of Rs 250 shaved off their ticket price. While this...
SIR divides families across Kolkata: Chosen few celebrate vote as lakhs mourn deletion
Spread the love Voters queue up as they wait to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 at a polling station, in Howrah on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) Kolkata: The special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll left several families across the city divided on poll day — while a chosen few had...
Bengal polls: VIP treatment for 104-year-old who fought SIR & won
Spread the love Jamalpur (East Burdwan): Sk Ibrahim, the 104-year-old who has cast his vote in every election since Independence, kept his date with democracy on Wednesday as well. However, the EC had initially placed his name under adjudication on the final voters’ list, published on Feb 28, because of a “discrepancy” in his name — it appeared as Sk...
IPL Orange Cap: Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen surges ahead of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Spread the love Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen goes past Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image Credit: IPL) Abhishek Sharma produced a blistering knock to reclaim the Orange Cap, just a day after losing it to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had earlier become the first player to reach 400 runs this season, scoring a brilliant 43 off 16 balls to help Rajasthan Royals defeat Punjab...
