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Ganguly denies role in Mamata–Pathan resignation claim, calls reports false. Suryakumar backs India after losing T20I captaincy; 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets historic India call-up. Iran fires missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain; Gulf states intercept attacks amid rising tensions. CJP protest ends at Jantar Mantar as founder urges peaceful agitation over exam irregularities and…

Cockroach Janta Party: Gen Z awakening or AAP 2.0? The sudden rise of the Cockroach Janta Party has led many to question whether it is Aam Aadmi Party 2.0. But there are issues that matter to the younger generation—the Gen Z—such as the recent NEET paper leak and the CBSE online marking mess. Many NEET…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran on Saturday appealed to party workers not to leave the BJP following former state chief K. Annamalai’s resignation and launch of a new political movement, asserting that the party would not be affected by the development.Addressing reporters in Chennai, Nagendran urged cadres to remain with the BJP…

File pics of Sourav, Mamata and Yusuf Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has dismissed reports claiming that he contacted Yusuf Pathan on behalf of Mamata Banerjee and asked him to resign from his elected post to facilitate her contesting a by-election.In a statement, Ganguly said allegations that he had acted as an intermediary for…

Prashant Kishor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday termed the by-poll to Bihar’s Bankipur assembly seat a “referendum” on the promises made by the BJP during last November’s assembly polls, as the state now has its first chief minister from the saffron party.In April, BJP leader Samrat Choudhary…

The first sight of the new dawn rolls in with almost evocative sceneries. The morning dew sits fresh on the leaves. The temperature offers a brief respite from the waves of oven-like heat to come and the sky is a thousand different shades of yellow and orange.But something is not quite right.The song of the…

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress was built around one leader, one family name and one political belief – that Mamata Banerjee alone could hold the party together and lead it to victory every time. Barely a month after a crushing assembly defeat, that belief is facing its biggest test as a rebellion threatens to split…

NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP has begun preparations to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional sweets of the state that still lack recognition, aiming to promote them at national and international levels while also planning to set up ‘Misthi Hubs’ (Sweet Hubs) for organised production and export.A GI tag is a sign…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday recovered a huge cache of firearms and cartridges allegedly hidden inside a pond belonging to a Trinamool Congress leader in Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, STF personnel conducted raids in Sandeshkhali and adjoining areas on Saturday morning. During…

CJP protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Members and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday for a demonstration centred on alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment processes.The protest attracted hundreds of participants, most of them students and young professionals. Many attendees wore cockroach masks and…