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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A political storm has erupted within the Bengal BJP after senior leader and former state president Dilip Ghosh attended the inauguration of the Jagannath Dham temple in Digha along with his wife and met chief minister Mamata Banerjee. His presence at the event and praise for the TMC supremo have sparked strong reactions within the BJP, with now Swapan Dasgupta calling the move a “betrayal”."The outrage among grassroots BJP Bengal workers at this apparent betrayal by a former state president is too deafening for the national leadership to ignore," Dasgupta wrote on X.The controversy comes at a time when BJP is actively trying to push Mamata Banerjee in a corner over Murshidabad communal violence. Ghosh attended the temple event on Wednesday and later spoke with Banerjee, pictures and videos of which have been widely shared on social […]

[ad_1] Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma continues to etch his name among the T20 greats, becoming only the second player to score over 6000 runs for a single franchise in T20 cricket. Rohit achieved the milestone during the IPL 2025 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. With 6008* runs for Mumbai Indians, Rohit stands behind only Virat Kohli, who tops the chart with 8871 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rohit leads a list that includes legends like James Vince (Hampshire), Suresh Raina (CSK), and MS Dhoni (CSK). Rohit scored a brilliant 53 off 36 balls before being dismissed by Riyan Parag. His innings was studded with 9 boundaries. Shah Rukh Khan: The superstar who turned IPL into a blockbusterMost runs for […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma lit up the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur -- not just with his bat, but with his reaction -- after a dramatic moment during the Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 clash on Thursday. In the second over of the match, Rohit was given out LBW off Fazalhaq Farooqi, only for the Decision Review System (DRS) to flip the script at the very last second.The incident happened on the fifth ball of the second over. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Farooqi bowled a slower one that drifted into the pads. Rohit, completely outfoxed by the pace, missed his shot and was hit on the back leg. It looked plumb in real time, and the umpire raised his finger immediately. Rohit looked uncertain but decided to review the decision with just […]

[ad_1] New Delhi: India's fastest T20 centurion Urvil Patel is among the three players who recently participated in mid-season trials conducted by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai on the 27th and 28th of April. Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan and Kerala batter Salman Nizar were the other two players selected for the trials conducted, as exclusively learnt by TOI. Urvil scored 41 runs off 20 balls during his first innings in the trials, following it up with a 20-ball 50 in his second innings. The 26-year-old cricketer smashed two sixes in his first innings, while he managed to hit three sixes in his second knock. Urvil's knock drew praise and appreciation from members of the CSK squad who were present during the trials. The wicket-keeper batter from Gujarat had also participated in the earlier trials conducted by the franchise, where […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s aviation authorities on Thursday temporarily closed parts of the airspace over the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIRs) from May 1 to May 31, 2025, citing security concerns, according to multiple Pakistani media reports.A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said that designated sections of the airspace in these FIRs will remain closed daily from 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM throughout the month. Aviation officials described the closure as a precautionary step, stressing that commercial flight operations will continue through alternate routes.While air traffic controllers have been instructed to ensure smooth navigation for scheduled flights, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has cancelled six round-trip flights as part of operational adjustments. These include Islamabad to Gilgit flights PK-601, PK-603, and PK-605; Islamabad to Skardu flight PK-451; and Gilgit to Islamabad flights […]

[ad_1] Bank Holidays May 2025 (AI image) Bank Holidays May 2025: For those planning banking activities in May 2025, it's essential to understand that bank holidays vary across different states. Whilst not all banks nationwide will be closed simultaneously, several significant holidays could affect banking services in specific regions.All banks, both scheduled and non-scheduled, will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.Bank Holidays in May 2025During May, banks will observe closures for Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day), Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, Buddha Pournima, State Day, Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Maharana Pratap Jayanti.State-specific Holiday ScheduleBanks in different states will observe closures on these dates for local festivals, regional celebrations, and gazetted holidays:May 1 (Wednesday) – Labour Day / Maharashtra DayBanking establishments will not operate in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Manipur, […]

[ad_1] The government's Budget forecasts anticipate an 11% rise in GST revenue. (AI image) GST collections hit record high! The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue reached a record-breaking Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April, showing a 12.6 per cent year-on-year increase, according to official government statistics released on Thursday.This surpassed the previous second-highest collection of Rs 2.10 lakh crore recorded in April 2024, since the implementation of the indirect tax system on July 1, 2017. The collection in March 2025 stood at Rs 1.96 lakh crore.The GST earnings from domestic transactions increased by 10.7 per cent, amounting to approximately Rs 1.9 lakh crore, whilst revenue from imported goods witnessed a 20.8 per cent growth, reaching Rs 46,913 crore.The government issued refunds worth Rs 27,341 crore in April, marking a 48.3 per cent increase.The net GST collection, after accounting for […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a move to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls and streamline voter services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched three major initiatives aimed at strengthening the electoral process. These reforms were announced following the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) held in March, under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, as announced through a press release issued Thursday. A key initiative involves the electronic acquisition of death registration data from the Registrar General of India. This reform, aligned with Rule 9 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, and Section 3(5)(b) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023), will enable Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to receive timely updates on registered deaths. […]

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called the Wall Street Journal report claiming that Tesla’s board of directors had started looking for a new CEO as “an extremely bad breach of ethics”. Reacting sharply to the news, Musk called the report a “deliberately false article” that “failed to include an unequivocal denial beforehand by the Tesla board of directors”. The WSJ report claimed that Tesla's board members had reached out about a month ago to multiple executive search firms to find the company's new CEO. Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm denied the report on X. What Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on reports of board looking new CEOPost shared by Tesla says:Earlier today, there was a media report erroneously claiming that the Tesla Board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate a CEO search at the company.This is absolutely false (and this […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused petitions seeking a retired SC judge supervised judicial probe over deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed 26 live.Red Alert In Lahore: Pak Army Beefs Deployment, Declares Emergency | Indian Strike Any Moment?The apex court also pulled up the petitioners for filing PIL and said that judges are not experts in probe of terror cases. "Be responsible before filing such PILs. You have some duty towards country also. Is this the way you want to demoralise forces? Since when we acquired expertise of investigation? Do not file such PILs which demoralise the forces," said a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh."You are asking retired SC judge to investigate. They can only adjudicate. Don't ask us to pass an order. Go wherever you want to go. […]