Trinamool councillor Shankar Das was severely beaten and stripped by a mob at his Kolkata home, allegedly over land-grabbing accusations. KOLKATA: A mob on Friday stormed the house of North Dum Dum Trinamool Congress councillor Shankar Das and severely assaulted him, leaving him seriously injured. A video that quickly went viral purportedly shows a ‘kangaroo…

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NEW DELHI: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for two recent shooting incidents targeting Indian nationals residing in Portugal. In a social media post that has rapidly gone viral, an operative identifying himself as Rahul RK Meena, a member of the notorious Sunil Meena Gang, explicitly took credit for the targeted attacks on behalf…

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Afghanistan’s Mohammad Saleem, left, looks heavenwards, after taking five wickets. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: Three years ago, when Rana Naved-ul-Hasan arrived at Afghanistan’s high-performance centre in Kabul as bowling coach, one young fast bowler immediately grabbed his attention. Mohammad Saleem Safi, a lanky pacer from Baghlan province, was bowling with genuine pace and troubling…

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A 28-year-old man died after falling ill at an overnight music concert in Mumbai’s Worli. MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly falling ill during an overnight music concert at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai’s Worli area, triggering a police probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The deceased has been identified as Vrishabh Mahendra…

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The demolished houses in the Nashir Nagar area of Katargam SURAT: In a bizarre incident, more than 100 houses were allegedly demolished in the Nashir Nagar area of Katargam, but no one knows who razed them!.A major controversy has been triggered after the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) denied issuing any demolition orders and claimed it…

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According to industry stakeholders, Bhubaneswar alone hosts at least 12 mega conferences or events in star category hotels on an average per year BHUBANESWAR: Tourism in Odisha has largely revolved around its temples, beaches, wildlife and cultural heritage for years. But now, the state is preparing to script a new chapter, one centred on conferences,…

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Bashir Badr in his Bhopal home, where he spent his last decades. NEW DELHI: In 2008, during Hajj, Bashir Badr slipped away into the crowd while his wife, Rahat Badr, searched frantically until a Pakistani admirer recognised the celebrated poet and led him back to their Indian camp. Years later, the family recalled it as…

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K Annamalai’s resignation from BJP and the launch of a new political movement would harm the saffron party in TN the most CHENNAI: K Annamalai’s resignation from BJP and the launch of a new political movement would harm the saffron party in TN the most, and the impact would be felt by all other parties…

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WAYANAD: Around 150 students of an aided upper primary school in Kerala’s Wayanad have reported fever and vomiting over the past three days, while 38 children have been hospitalised, officials said on Saturday.The affected children are students of Mar Baselios Aided Upper Primary School. Of them, 38 students who continued to experience health issues have…

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A video of Uttar Pradesh Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay defending Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is doing rounds on social media amid demand for his resignation over exam-related controversies and the CBSE OSM system.In the video, Upadhyay questioned why a minister should resign over alleged irregularities and said responsibility cannot be directly fixed on the…

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