KOLKATA EVM STRONGROOMS FORTIFIED AFTER MAMATA’S VISIT
NEW DELHI ,1 May 2026 : The Kolkata Police have banned any kind of gatherings in seven areas where votes polled in the assembly election are being counted, following the high drama last night that happened at two counting centres due to the Trinamool Congress’s allegations of suspicious activities. West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj […]
A NEW AMERICAN BILL MAY UPEND INDIAN TECHIES’ CAREERS
NEW DELHI,1 May 2026 : For years, Indian students going to America have followed a set path: F-1 student visa, then OPT, and later an H-1B visa. That may soon be off the table, thanks to 35 American lawmakers. For thousands of Indian students and families in Bengaluru and Gurugram who have pledged assets for […]
HAJ AIRFARES HIKED BY RS 10,000 OVER JET FUEL COSTS
NEW DELHI ,1 May 2026 : A political row has broken out over the Haj Committee’s decision to raise airfares by Rs 10,000 per pilgrim this year because of complaints from airlines over increased jet fuel costs. The government has defended the hike by pointing to fighting in the Middle East – the US and […]
The Architect of Melody: A 107th Anniversary Tribute to Manna Dey
On May 1, as the world celebrates Labour Day, the Indian musical fraternity pauses to honour a different kind of titan—one whose tireless “labour of love” constructed the very skeletal framework of India’s golden age of playback singing. Today marks the *107th birth anniversary* of *Prabodh Chandra Dey*, known to the world as *Manna Dey*, […]
Ankita Bhandari Case: Justice Deferred, Truth Managed
There are crimes that shock a society—and then there are cases that expose how power responds to that shock. The murder of Ankita Bhandari belongs to the latter category. Nearly four years on, what stands out is not merely the brutality of the crime, but the pattern of state action that followed—hurried, selective, and opaque. […]
