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TMC distances itself from Hakim's Muslim population remark amid backlash

Amid criticism over a controversial remark of senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on the Muslim percentage in the population, the ruling party in the state on......

At 110 kmph, Cyclone Dana begins landfall on Odisha coast; no casualty

The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' began on Odisha coast on Thursday night and was expected to continue till Friday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department said. IMAGE: As......

Bengal jail minister shown door for threatening female forest officer

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday asked West Bengal jails minister Akhil Giri to resign and apologise to a woman officer of the state forest department following a controversy over video clips......

Patna school set ablaze after student found dead

A school was set on fire by a mob in Patna's Digha area on Friday after a four-year-old student was found dead on the campus, police said. IMAGE: The body of a 4-year-old boy was retrieved from a......

At 135 kmph, cyclone 'Remal' to make landfall in Bengal tonight

Cyclone 'Remal' has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall between West Bengal's Sagar Island and Bangladesh's Khepupara on Sunday night, the India......

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are......

Cyclone Fani: No flights at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday

Further, no flight will depart or arrive at the Kolkata airport between 9.30 pm of May 3 and 6 pm of May 4. Flights to and from the Bhubaneswar airport have been cancelled for May 3 as 'extremely......

All telcos, except Jio, fail Trai's call drop test

According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected. All telecom operators, except Reliance......

RJio brings high-speed subsea cable network to India

The network has been built by six telcos to handle high bandwidth demands of emerging technologies and applications. Image: Mukesh Ambani's family and Shah Rukh Khan at Reliance Jio 4G launch.......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

The worst onscreen accents in Hollywood

A new poll by a US ticket agency has revealed the top three actors with the worst onscreen accents of all time. At third position is Tom Cruise, who put on an Irish lilt for his......

Shahid reaches out to young fans

A short film scripted, directed and enacted by school children was recently screened in Mumbai. It was produced under the banner Amol Gupte Cinema and made by the young talents of......

Images: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Tri-series

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan looks back as the ball hits the wickets in the opening match of the tri-series against New Zealand in Colombo on Tuesday. After winning the toss and opting to bat......

Spotted: The great Sir Vivian Richards in Sydney

Reader Rajiv Pai sent us this picture with the great Sir Vivian Richards. Thank you, Rajiv, for sharing this...

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