Commuters on the Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line faced another round of inconvenience on Thursday morning after services were disrupted during peak hours. According to an official statement, operations came to a halt at 7.35 am and were restored at 8.17 am adding to mounting concerns over frequent snags on the busy corridor.
Glenn Phillips was the star player for New Zealand in the losing cause in the first T20I against India at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. He smashed 78 runs off 40 balls with four fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 195 while batting at four but a poor start in the 239-run chase meant New Zealand fell short significantly in the series opener. Abhishek Sharma won the player of the match for his exceptional knock of 84 runs off 35 balls with five fours and eight sixes to…
Glenn Phillips was the star player for New Zealand in the losing cause in the first T20I against India at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. He smashed 78 runs off 40 balls with four fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 195 while batting at four but a poor start in the 239-run chase meant New Zealand fell short significantly in the series opener. Abhishek Sharma won the player of the match for his exceptional knock of 84 runs off 35 balls with five fours and eight sixes to…
A Delhi court on Thursday (January 22) acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case linked to the alleged incitement of violence in the Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas of the national capital during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh orally pronounced the acquittal, while a detailed, reasoned order is yet to be released.
Sanjeev Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has returned to the national capital as the new commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), three years after he was transferred out of Delhi following a dog-walking row. As part of the administrative reshuffle, the current MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir.
A shocking case of sexual harassment at Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru has led to the swift arrest of airport staffer Affaann Ahmed, accused of molesting a South Korean woman on January 19 (Monday). The incident unfolded during a bogus ‘inspection,’ escalating to inappropriate touching in the men’s toilet, prompting immediate action from security and police. An FIR under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered, with CCTV evidence backing the victim’s complaint.
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to take a final call today on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to get underway on February 7. A day before the development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) jumped into the controversy, writing to the ICC, supporting the stance of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) not to allow their national team travel to India for the mega event, citing security concerns.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to take a final call today on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to get underway on February 7. A day before the development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) jumped into the controversy, writing to the ICC, supporting the stance of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) not to allow their national team travel to India for the mega event, citing security concerns.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down the criminal case filed against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya over his social media post criticising Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s controversial comments on Sanatan Dharma. The court made strong observations, stating that the minister’s own speech amounted to hate speech. Allowing Malviya’s petition, Justice S Srimathy ruled that his post describing Udhayanidhi’s 2023 remarks as a call for genocide did not amount to any criminal offence. The judge said the minister’s speech targeted Hindus who follow Sanatan Dharma and…
