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Kolkata, At least eight people were killed due to electrocution as torrential overnight rain – among the heaviest in nearly four decades- left Kolkata paralysed on Tuesday, disrupting air, rail and road transport, shutting down educational institutions, and forcing the state government to declare Puja holidays two days in advance. Eight dead as torrential rain paralyses Kolkata; transport, schools hit, Puja holidays advanced The deluge – 251.4 mm in less than 24 hours – was the highest since 1988 and sixth highest single-day rainfall in the last 117 years, only behind the record 369.6 mm in 1978 and 253 mm…

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An overnight spell of torrential rainfall, the heaviest in nearly four decades, inundated Kolkata and its outskirts on Tuesday morning and killed 11 people, leaving the 335-year-old metropolis struggling to stay afloat and seriously jeopardising preparations for the Durga Puja festival. The rain marooned much of the city, cut off entire neighbourhoods, paralysed rail, public transit services, drowned vehicles and pushed water into homes and apartments. (PTI) Officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the rainfall – 98mm per hour – was just shy of the threshold for a cloudburst (100mm an hour). But the six-hour spell marooned…

Water levels in Kolkata streets have begun to recede after Tuesday’s heavy downpour even as several arterial roads and neighborhoods across the city remained submerged on Monday morning. Some parts of Kolkata received more than 300mm rain in just six hours. (AFP photo) After eight people were electrocuted to death in the city alone, power supply to several waterlogged pockets was disconnected adding to people’s woes. Kolkata experienced a near-cloudburst situation in the early hours of Tuesday, registering more than 251mm rain in 24 hours, the highest in 37 years. Some parts of Kolkata received more than 300mm rain in…

With the Assembly polls in Bihar just around the corner, the Mahagathbandhan on Wednesday unveiled its 10-point Atipichhda Nyay Sankalp (justice resolution for Extremely Backward Classes) in Patna, promising to implement it in full if voted to power. The Sankalp, released jointly by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, lays out social security measures in sectors such as education and employment for the state’s EBC communities, which account for roughly 36% of Bihar’s population. “Today, we are committing to restoring justice and opportunities for the most deprived sections of society.…

Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike has apologised to fans of the club after he received a red card for taking off his shirt while celebrating in an English League Cup match against Southampton on Tuesday. The Frenchman was already on a yellow card when he had second goal of the match in the 85th minute which gave Liverpool a 2-1 lead. More importantly for Liverpool, Ekitike is also suspended as a result for their Saturday Premier League match against Crystal Palace away from home. “The emotion got the better of me tonight. My apologies to all the Red family,” he posted on…

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In a significant setback for director Sujeeth’s They Call Him OG, starring actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, the Telangana High Court has rejected the permission for the special show of the movie that was scheduled for Wednesday night. Issuing an interim suspension of the state government memo that permitted a special premiere show of the movie at 9 pm on Wednesday, just hours before the show was scheduled to commence, the HC also refused to approve the proposed hike in ticket prices for the film, NDTV reported. In an order issued on Friday, September 19, the Telangana government…

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