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One of the world’s oldest and busiest subway systems has ground to halt. London Underground workers are on strike, leaving some 4 million commuters stranded.

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) in tandem with a rally in global markets amid hopes of a US Fed rate cut later this month.A rebound in IT stocks also drove the markets higher during the initial trade.The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 366.87 points to 81,154.17 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 101.35 points to 24,874.50.From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Adani Ports and Larsen & Toubro were among the major gainers.However, Eternal, Tata…

Kolkata: Three relatives of the couple lynched in Bengal’s Nadia district on Saturday over suspicion of murdering their neighbour’s eight-year-old son were arrested on Sunday, police officials aware of the investigation said. The post mortem report said the boy was strangulated. (Representational image) A villager, identified as Soumyajit Biswas, was also arrested on Sunday for the lynching in which police registered a seperate suo motu case. Police officials said the kidnapping and murder of the child is being probed on the basis of a complaint by his father, Satyen Biswas, who told the local media that he had no enmity…

Foreigners displaying the mehendi on their hand during Hampi Utsav. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: B.M. Siddalingaswamy 1. All establishments in Karnataka dealing with foreigners told to register with FRROThe Karnataka government has directed all establishments — educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, commercial establishments, companies and NGOs — who have foreign nationals in them either for education, for medical treatment or for work, to register themselves with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). These establishments should declare the foreigners associated with them, provide copies of their passport and visa, give FRRO details of their role and responsibilities as well.…

Published on: Sept 08, 2025 11:04 am IST The raids started at 6am on Monday in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Midnapore districts and are currently underway The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at over 20 locations across Kolkata in connection with illegal sand mining from river banks in West Bengal. Teams are searching multiple locations in Kolkata and in some districts. (@dir_ed) “Teams are searching multiple locations in Kolkata and in some districts,” said an ED official. The raids started at 6am on Monday in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Midnapore districts and are currently…

Published on: Sept 08, 2025 12:06 pm IST Truncated metro services were run between Dakshineswar and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar stations till 9.25 am. Services along both Up and Down lines of the North-South corridor of Kolkata Metro were disrupted for over an hour on Monday morning after a rake developed a mechanical snag, turning it dysfunctional. File photo of commuters at a Kolkata Metro station.(PTI) The rake got stranded at Kavi Nazrul station in Garia Bazaar area around 8.20 am, disrupting services between Shahid Khudiram and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar stations during peak office hours, a Metro Railway spokesperson said. Truncated…

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out searches at more than 20 locations in West Bengal including state capital Kolkata, in connection with its money laundering probe linked to illegal sand mining. Illegal mining of sand and river bed material, which comprises boulders, gravel and sand, are rampant across several districts in both south Bengal and north Bengal. (PTI/Representative Image) An ED official said the raids started at 6am on Monday in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Midnapore districts. ED teams searched the offices of a private firm at Salt Lake dealing with sand mining, the residences…

The Calcutta high court on Monday questioned the role of the police officer who initially investigated the alleged murder of two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in East Midnapore district on July 12, lawyers who attended the hearing said. The Calcutta high court. (PTI File Photo) “The division bench of justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi had earlier ordered the state to collect phone call records of the suspects named in the FIR and people involved in the investigation. After going through the preliminary call records submitted on Monday, the bench asked why the doctor who conducted the first…

With the deterioration in the security situation in Nepal amid violent anti-government ‘GenZ’ protests, Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport has been closed for commercial flight operations, leading to numerous flight cancellations, including those of Indian airlines. Indian carriers IndiGo and Air India announced suspension of their flights to and from Kathmandu in view of the airport closure and the prevailing security situation in Nepal’s capital. According to flight tracking data, the airport closure appears to have taken effect around 2 PM. At the time, a few flights–including two of IndiGo and one of Air India–were awaiting clearance to land in Kathmandu,…

AFG vs HK, Asia Cup 2025 1st T20I Match Today Weather and Pitch Report: The 2025 Asia Cup men’s cricket tournament will begin with the Group B match between Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan and Yasim Murtaza’s Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.The Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the T20 format with eight teams, including India and Pakistan, featuring in the continental event. The eight-team tournament will consist of two groups, each comprising four teams. While India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman are placed together in Group A, Group B comprises Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan…