Wednesday, August 19, 2026

INDIA

Plea in Calcutta HC against call for ‘gherao’ of Bengal BJP leaders’ homes

The Calcutta High Court on Monday admitted a petition by BJP seeking the court's intervention on Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek...

ULFA-I threatens Assam DGP, accuses him of staging ‘fake’ encounters

Hours after a person was shot and some others were arrested on the charges of demanding extortion money in the name of United...

Vivek Angihotri delighted on Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ filling cinema halls in Kashmir

Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Angihotri on Monday expressed his excitement about the overwhelming response to the Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller 'Oppenheimer', filling the cinema...

Monsoon track ‘Barkha’ has strong influences of Bengali folk music

Playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan, lyricist Irshad Kamil and singer-composer Arijit Singh have joined the forces for their latest song 'Barkha'. The track has...

2020 Delhi riots: SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid, who was arrested and charged...

Committee constituted to probe supply of infested rice: Goa CM

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday assured the House to take action on those responsible for supplying rice infested with maggots, mites...

Youth beaten up, forced to pick up shoe with mouth in MP

Yet another video of brutality surfaced on social media showing a man stripped half-naked, beaten with sticks and forced to pick up shoes...

Partha Chaterjee slams noted human rights activists of being silent in his case

Former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee on Monday slammed a noted human right activist in the state for...

Sharad Malhotra hopes audience doesn’t hate him for his ‘Honey Trap Squad’ role

Actor Sharad Malhotra, who is seen playing a dark character in the show 'Honey Trap Squad', feels that the audience should love him...

SC stays ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque till 5 p.m. Wednesday (Ld)

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a Varanasi court’s direction allowing an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey...