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What a coincidence! On July 13, while Justice Amrita Singh of Calcutta High Court was telling the lawyer of the State Election Commission, Kishore Dutta, that the lust for pecuniary gain and a job for five years was at the back of huge amount of electoral violence in the state, on the same day, a 14-second video clip circulating on social media shows a person resembling BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari exhorting his men: “The streets will show the way. Such a situation will have to be created that (Article) 355 will become a must. There is no other way out for Bengal. One has to get a lot of things done. How one has to get them done, I know.”

The government has announced plans to monetise the huge domestic gold holdings from time to time, each subsequent version seeking to correct the drawbacks with the previous plans. But the hard fact is that none of these achieved even a fraction of the desired results.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks in a different tongue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's. On the one hand, Modi goes out of his way to woo Muslims with targeted welfare schemes; on the other, the Assam Chief Minister makes it a daily habit to insult Muslims wherever and whenever he gets an opportunity. In the latest instance, Sarma accused the “Miya Muslim community” for being responsible for the rise in vegetable prices in the state, drawing criticism from Logical Indians across the spectrum.

Meta's groundbreaking 'Threads' caused a seismic shift in social media, generating unparalleled excitement. Positioned as the ultimate challenger to Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg disrupted the online networking landscape by introducing Threads which is increasingly perceived as a clone of Twitter. This clash between industry giants has triggered a heated discussion among internet users as they ponder which platform would ultimately prevail and endure.

A recent 27-year, four million-tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) Qatari export agreement with China, the longest in gas export history, highlights different Gulf state approaches to navigating big power rivalry between the People’s Republic and the United States.

Much is being talked about making 100 cities throughout the country as smart cities. Focus of smartness is on digitalization, beautification, high rise buildings, big flyovers, wide spaces for cars to run on the roads, luxury parks etc. Little is being said about issues that relate to the needs of the common man. With the urban population in India at 35.39% in 2021, there is need to develop the cities to fulfill the socio-economic requirements and quality of life of all sections of society.

KOLKATA: Several thousand people from West Bengal had fled to neighbouring Bangladesh areas and Assam during the prolonged spell of violence that marred the recent Panchayat elections in the state. While the exodus went unreported in the Bengal mass media outlets, Assam Chief Minister Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the news in a brief mention he made in the state Assembly.

New Delhi: Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will lead a five-member Indian team (3 men, 2 women) at the World Weightlifting Championships to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from be held from September 4 to 17.

New Delhi: Ace shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and steeplechaser Parul Chaudhary took top podium positions while long Jumper Shaili Singh finished second as India's medal tally went up to nine (Five gold, one silver, three bronze) at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

New Delhi: Former world no 1 PV Sindhu and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen chalked out facile wins over their rivals to cruise to the quarter-finals of the US Open Badminton at US Open Badminton at Council Bluffs, Iowa.