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Published on: Aug 15, 2025 01:03 pm IST 10 deceased, including two women, were from Bihar. They had visited Ganga Sagar and other pilgrimage sites. The accident occurred while they were returning: Police Kolkata: At least 10 people were killed and another 35 were injured on Friday morning after a bus they were travelling in rammed into a truck from behind on NH-19 in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district, police said. The accident took place near Fagupur in East Burdwan district sometime around 7am. (Representative photo) A police officer said that the 10 deceased, including two women, were from Bihar.…

Senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti appears in court in Jerusalem in 2012. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — The world got a glimpse of one of the most famous Palestinian prisoners in Israel on Friday, Marwan Barghouti, for the first time in years. A video posted by Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, shows him berating Barghouti in his prison cell. “You will not win. He who messes with the people of Israel, he who will murder our children, he who will murder our women, we will wipe him out,” Ben-Gvir is recorded…

Indians’ spending on online games is not “particularly small”, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday, days after the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for the first time released monthly data breaking up payments made to various categories of merchants via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). As per the data, UPI payments on digital games have averaged more than Rs 10,000 crore in the first four months of 2025-26. “…[T]ake a look at how much Indians are spending on online gaming every month. And the number isn’t particularly small – it is Rs 10,000 crore per month.…

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma has been chosen for the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. The recognition is in honour of his fearless filmmaking, steadfast commitment to social justice, and transformative impact of his works on Indian documentary cinema. The award comprising ₹2 lakh, a certificate, and a statuette will be presented during the festival which will be held from August 22 to 27 at the Kairali Theatre complex in Thiruvananthapuram. A retrospective of his films will be screened at the festival.He is…

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy might increase the offspring’s chances of developing neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study.Available over-the-counter, paracetamol — also known as ‘acetaminophen’ — is considered safe for managing headache, fever, and pain during pregnancy. Researchers, including those at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, US, analysed 46 previously published studies involving over a lakh participants across multiple countries. Findings published in the journal BioMed Central show that “higher-quality studies are more likely to show a link between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and increased risks of autism and ADHD,” said author…

With the Asia Cup fast approaching, former India player Mohammad Kaif gave his thoughts on who he thinks should represent the Men in Blue in the tournament. He selected the playing XI and also a 15-member squad, consisting of four back up players. “If we talk about the playing XI, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open. Tilak Verma will be No.3, followed by Suryakumar Yadav at No. 4 who will be the captain. Axar Patel will come in at No.5 and will also be the vice captain and he will be followed by Hardik Pandya at No.6. Shivam Dube…

Kolkata: Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old nurse who was found dead in a nursing home in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on August 13, police said on Friday. Late on Wednesday night, she was found hanging on the third floor of the nursing home. (Representative photo) The woman, a resident of East Midnapore district, had joined the Shivam Sevasadan nursing home in Singur on August 11. Late on Wednesday night, she was found hanging on the third floor of the nursing home. The deceased’s family, who were told that she had died by…

Published on: Aug 16, 2025 07:28 pm IST A 24-year-old nurse was found dead in a nursing home in West Bengal’s Hooghly district late on Wednesday night Kolkata: The family members of the 24-year-old nurse, who was found dead in a nursing home in West Bengal’s Hooghly district earlier this week, have demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the incident. The autopsy was done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in (AIIMS) Kalyani on Saturday. (Representational image) The autopsy was done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in (AIIMS) Kalyani on…

Published on: Aug 15, 2025 08:20 pm IST Kolkata Metro officials said they were trying to find out how the man entered the tunnel and reached the spot where he was found without being noticed Kolkata: An unidenntified man, believed to be in his late twenties, was found dead in the underground tunnel connecting Esplanade and Park Street stations of Kolkata Metro, police said on Friday. Kolkata: A metro train and an Eastern Railways local train cross each other, in Kolkata (PTI FILE PHOTO) Kolkata Metro officials said they were trying to find out how the man entered the tunnel…

Kolkata: The trailer launch of The Bengal Files was disrupted while it was being screened in a five-star hotel in Kolkata with the film’s director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri alleging that it was “dictatorship and fascism”. A still from ‘The Bengal Files’. “All the (media) cameras have captured how a Central Board of Film Certification-approved film’s trailer was stopped. We have got all the permissions. It was being screened in a private place (hotel banquet). This is anarchy, this is dictatorship, this is fascism,” Agnihotri told the media. The trailer was scheduled to be launched in a leading multiplex in Kolkata.…