West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee rolled out on Tuesday the roadmap for filling up the 24,203 school positions left empty after the Calcutta HC’s and Supreme Court’s SSC rulings and also announced the creation of 20,000 extra jobs in schools.The process will start on May 30 (a day…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised the Modi government for exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing pollution control systems, calling the decision “dangerous” and based on “faulty premises.” The environment ministry’s new order, passed Friday, exempts 78–89% of thermal power plants from using flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, which cut sulphur…
NEW DELHI: Armed forces on Thursday shot down over 50 swarm drones through its air defence system as Pakistan attempted to breach the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders.Pakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak…
KOLKATA: Bengal CMMamata Banerjee nominated MP and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to the all-party diplomatic mission abroad to counter Pakistan’s narrative after Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju called her Tuesday, a day after she took umbrage at Centre naming MP and ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan to the panel.Mamata and Abhishek accused Centre of breaking…
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl winner Bryan Braman dies at 38 following cancer diagnosis. (Getty Images) Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman, best known for his Super Bowl win with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, has tragically passed away at just 38 years old. His death, confirmed by multiple reports and former teammates, comes after a private…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Rajinikanth‘s ‘Coolie’ just hit a new high with the release of its second single ‘Monica’, composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The energetic track features Pooja Hegde and actor Soubin Shahir set atop a massive cargo ship with multiple dancers. The song’s release sparked a conversation among fans on social media, who were…
NEW DELHI: Amid its widening hostilities with India, Pakistan army came under a sensational attack in South Waziristan, resulting in the death of 20 security personnel. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.Two more Pakistani soldiers were killed in a clash with Baloch insurgents.The attack by TTP took place on Thursday night on Pakistan…
PM Modi with CM Nitish Kumar at Siwan rally (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday asked people of his poll-bound state to express gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who decided to hold a caste census along with population census in 2027.Addressing a rally in Siwan, which PM Modi also…
BHUBANESWAR: Security forces on Monday recovered over 2.5 tonnes of explosive materials looted by Maoists in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, a senior police officer said.The security personnel of the state’s Special Operation Group (SOG), CRPF, Jharkhand’s elite Jaguar force and Sundergarh’s District Voluntary Force (DVF) during a joint operation in Odisha-Jharkhand border, recovered more than 2.5…
Mid-market global capability centres (GCCs) are expected to generate 40,000 new jobs in India by the end of 2026, expanding their total workforce to over 260,000, according to data from talent solutions firm ANSR shared with the Economic Times. Around 120 new mid-sized GCCs are anticipated during this period, largely across the software, banking, finance…
