Author: Md Nasimuddin
Over 100 citizens from India and Pakistan urged the Prime Ministers of both nations to take meaningful and sustained steps towards restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue and cooperation.
One year after the Centre rolled out UMEED, the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development portal, details for 88,571 waqf properties have been rejected following scrutiny, around 11% of the 7,95,784 properties submitted for registration.
The SuvenduAdhikari government on Monday passed two landmark legislations aimed at curbing riots, vandalism and organised crime, which have stringent provisions like allowing preventive detention for 12 months without trial. The ‘West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ and the ‘West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026’, popularly referred to as the “Anti-Goonda Bill”, were passed through division, where 176 votes were in favour and 41 were against it, while 20 legislators abstained from voting. The government said the legislations were necessary in the backdrop of widespread allegations of corruption, extortion, syndicate operations, land…
Jai Moondra, a software engineer from Rajasthan’s Tonk, rocked a star-studded batting line-up filled with IPL stars as Ireland did the unthinkable, shocking reigning T20 World Champions India by one-run to complete a historic 2-0 series win here on Sunday.It is easily the greatest moment in Irish cricket since Kevin O’Brien’s epochal century when they beat England in the 2011 ODI World Cup.
For years, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) marked July 21 as ‘Shahid Diwas’ (Martyrs’ Day) with a display of political dominance that few rivals in West Bengal could match. The rally in Kolkata’s Dharmatala neighbourhood drew vast crowds, showcased defections from opposition parties and often served as a stage for Mamata Banerjee, the party’s founder, to sketch the contours of the next political battle.
The Congress will hold press conferences across the country on Thursday as part of its nationwide campaign “Chhatron Ki Goonj” (Students’ Echo), aimed at highlighting issues faced by students, including alleged examination irregularities, rising education costs and concerns over India’s education system.
Rebel MLAs of the Trinamool Congress on Monday (June 22, 2026) removed party founder and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from the post of chairperson at a meeting held in Kolkata on Monday (June 22, 2026).
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, announced his resignation on Monday (June 22, 2026), with a timetable of his expected departure from power, in a televised address from 10 Downing Street in London.
A couple of days before the Tri-Nation series final, as VaibhavSooryavanshi walked out of the nets after a long and gruelling batting session under the scorching sun, a handful of local fans gathered around him, hoping to click pictures. The teenager obliged to most requests, but the demands kept growing. One picture led to two, two led to three, three led to more.
A group of TMC legislators loyal to Mamata Banerjee on Thursday secured a separate room and dedicated speaking time in the West Bengal Assembly after meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, party leaders said.