KOLKATA: ‘Akbar’ may become ‘Suraj‘, ‘Sita’ may be named ‘Tanaya’. State govt has proposed to Central Zoo Authority (CZA) new names for the two lions that came from Tripura. Their names, Akbar and Sita, had snowballed into a major row, with right-wingers protesting the “disrespect” and moving court.Following the observation of Calcutta HC’s Jalpaiguri circuit…
Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries but not in its main markets in Europe or the UK. This was revealed when Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, and IBFAN (International Baby Food Action Network) sent samples of the company’s baby food products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America to a…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday drew flak from BJP for her call to maintain peace during the Ram Navami celebrations, with BJP accusing her of singling out Hindu festivals, reports .“Why are similar calls not issued for festivals of other communities?” asked BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi. He said the suggestion…
NEW DELHI: With the role of Enforcement Directorate (ED) muscling its way onto electoral centrestage, the agency has come forward with comparative details of its investigations during UPA and NDA spells, showing it has been into overdrive during the 10 years of Modi govt.Data shared by the agency showed that the number of arrests in…
PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday kicked up a storm with his reference to Draupadi‘s marriage to five men, and a promise to allocate funds only if people voted for the Mahayuti candidate, in Indapur.Addressing a gathering in Baramati constituency, Ajit said: “The ratio in some districts had dipped to 850 females against…
PUNE: A Maharashtra safai worker‘s 20-year-old daughter has beaten 400-odd Agniveer aspirants to a berth in the Indian Navy as a cadet, using adversity and her mother’s “never-say-die attitude” as the wind in her sails to fulfil a long-cherished dream. Shweta Pandit, whose mother Jyoti is part of a cooperative of self-employed safai workers called…
When Aditya Srivastava and his dear ones erupted in joy after he dramatically improved his previous ranking of 236 to emerge as the 2024 topper for UPSC exams on Tuesday, he was not the only one to make an unbelievable vault in the civil services exam rankings which was reminiscent of the legendary Sergey Bubka….
SRINAGAR: Bridges aren’t just structures, they are promises standing on piers. Some turn into enduring landmarks, a few age ungracefully, others fall into disuse, and the odd one remains a monument to despair.Seven years in the making, with two disconnected decks on either side and a yawning gap of indifference in between, the one over…
NEW DELHI: All BJP and NDA candidates contesting the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19 got a pleasant surprise on Wednesday as they received a personalised letter written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi’s letter, written on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, starts with a praise of the individual candidate…
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