Fire department orders evacuation of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Kolkata over safety norms
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s office is again in controversy. The fire department on Friday ordered the evacuation of Abhishek Banerjee’s office at 9 Camak Street in Kolkata. Notably, the Fire Department ordered the 6th and 7th floors and basement of the 9 Camac Street building to be evacuated.
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Akshay Kumar recalls Asrani’s last-ever shot for Haiwaan, says ‘there can be no one like you’
Akshay Kumar has remembered veteran actor Asrani, who passed away last year, with an emotional tribute. The two worked together in several films, including Haiwaan, which marks one of their final collaborations. Akshay also recalled getting the opportunity to witness Asrani’s last-ever shot for the upcoming film.
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OPINION | UP polls: Picture is now clear
The battle lines for next year’s crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections have been drawn. Broadly, there are three big camps – one, BJP and its NDA allies; two, SP may ally with Congress; and three, BSP will contest alone. Owaisi’s AIMIM is the dark horse. It was being said in political circles that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is facing issues with Delhi and also that there is resentment among Brahmins. The Delhi part is now over and the latest update on the Brahmin resentment issue is: ‘work in progress’.
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Waterlogging witnessed at IGI Airport in Delhi after heavy rainfall, several flights affected | Video
Massive waterlogging was on Friday witnessed at Indira Gandhi International Airport after heavy rainfall lashed the national capital. Notably, heavy rainfall in the national capital region affected several flights arriving in Delhi, causing delays to domestic flights, including those coming from Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Port Blair.
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Smriti Mandhana breaks Mithali Raj’s record, becomes leading run-scorer in women’s cricket history
Smriti Mandhana has etched her name into the record books by becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of women’s international cricket. She achieved the feat with a scintillating century during India’s Asia Cup 2026 clash against Hong Kong at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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When is Janmashtami 2026? Know correct date, puja muhurat, parana time, puja vidhi and bhog items
Krishna Janmashtami will be observed on Friday, September 4, 2026, with devotees marking the birth of Lord Krishna through fasting, prayers and midnight worship. The festival falls on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada, and the celebrations traditionally centre around the moment Krishna is believed to have been born.
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UP govt’s big crackdown on negligent doctors; 26 sacked over duty lapses, action against 9 others | Check list
The Uttar Pradesh government has taken strict action against doctors accused of remaining absent from duty and failing to discharge their medical responsibilities at government hospitals across the state. The services of 26 doctors have been terminated following departmental proceedings, while action has also been ordered against nine other doctors for allegedly disobeying directions issued by senior officials and showing negligence in their medical duties. The action was taken on the directions of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak after the Health Department reviewed cases involving doctors who had remained absent for prolonged periods or were accused of negligence in their duties.
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ISRO GSLV-F17 mission successful: EOS-05 satellite launch marks major milestone for India
ISRO pulled off another win by sending the GSLV-F17 rocket up with the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite. It is just one more milestone showing how much India’s space programme has evolved.
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Economic, military and covert measures: Vance on tools in Trump’s ‘toolkit’ to deal with Iran
Amid reports that the United States (US) is mulling declaring Iran war over, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday (local time) that President Donald Trump and his advisors have a variety of options available to deal with Tehran. However, the 42-year-old Republican leader did not elaborate about the options, pointing out that it would limit the Trump administration’s ability to make decisions.
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Discarded Pakistan player refuses to meet King Charles in protest of being dropped from squad
After an embarrassing 194-run defeat to England in the second Test at Lord’s, the Pakistan Cricket Board made wholesale changes. They dropped seven players, sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul and replaced them with Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke. The decision wasn’t well handled by one of the seven dropped players, as he later refused to attend a meeting with King Charles at Clarence House.
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