Month: May 2026

ED arrests Kolkata Police DC Shantanu Sinha Biswas in money laundering case

May 14, 2026 admin

ED had summoned former Kalighat Officer-in-Charge Shantanu Sinha Biswas several times for questioning in the Sona Pappu case. | Photo Credit: X/@ANI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (May 14, 2026) arrested Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas. The arrests came after several hours of questioning by the ED in connection with allegations of…

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One dead, several injured in landslide in Jamuria coal mines in West Bengal; many feared missing

May 14, 2026 admin

A coal mine in the Raniganj belt, where Jamuria is located. File | Photo Credit: Shrabana Chatterjee One person died and several others were injured in a landslide in the coal mines of Jamuria in the Raniganj coal belt in West Bengal on Thursday (May 14, 2026). Locals suspect that multiple others are trapped inside the mines….

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Bursting at the seams: On the rise in inflation

May 14, 2026 admin

India’s April retail inflation, at a 13-month high of 3.48%, is only marginally higher than its March print of 3.4%, and continues to remain deceptively benign. Wholesale inflation has more than doubled to 8.3% in April from 3.88% in March — a 42-month high — signalling that substantial upstream price pressures are still working their…

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Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record

May 14, 2026 admin

Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Russia’s Andrey Rublev. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jannik Sinner reached the semifinals of the Italian Open on Thursday (May 14, 2026) after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments. Another straight-sets victory, this time 6-2, 6-4 over…

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Trading in organs illegally in Kerala, with forged documents

May 14, 2026 admin

Around six months ago, a shabbily dressed middle-aged man walked into the office of the Superintendent of Police (Ernakulam Rural), Aluva, on a sultry afternoon with an envelope held tight in his hand. The man, who appeared to be in a hurry, was at the police station to obtain a police clearance certificate for an…

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Halt move to appoint principal, DU directs St. Stephen’s College

May 14, 2026 admin

Delhi University (DU) has written to the governing body of St. Stephen’s College directing it not to proceed with the appointment of its new principal. According to DU, the selection committee to appoint the principal was not constituted in accordance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018. The college on May 12 had announced…

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Govt. staff to work from home twice a week as Delhi unveils austerity plan

May 14, 2026 admin

CM Rekha Gupta and Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a slew of austerity and fuel-saving measures, including ‘work from home’ for government employees twice a week, staggered office timings, and a push…

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IPL 2026 | Raghuvanshi — repaying the faith shown by Knight Riders

May 14, 2026 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi celebrates his half-century during an IPL cricket match between RCB and KKR, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI On the eve of Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL 2026 encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Raipur, assistant coach Shane Watson waxed lyrical about Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the…

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Three-day Mohiniyattam masterclass at Fort Kochi

May 14, 2026 admin

A three-day masterclass on Mohiniyattam will be held at the Kerala Kalamandalam Centre for Performance and Outreach in Fort Kochi from May 22 to 24. The event is part of Kalamandalam’s Masterclass series launched in 2024. Entry is restricted to those aged above 18 with a minimum of five years of experience in any Indian…

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Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister urges CM Vijay to ban bottom trawling

May 14, 2026 admin

Ramalingam Chandrasekar | Photo Credit: Meera Srinivasan/File Photo Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to ban the destructive bottom trawling fishing method, a practice prohibited in Sri Lanka since 2017. Expressing willingness to resolve the fisheries conflict through talks and diplomatic channels, he said he hoped…

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