Bengal chief secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal orders crackdown on illegal toll booths in Bengal | India News

NEW DELHI: The newly formed BJP-led West Bengal government under chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday launched a crackdown on illegal toll booths and unauthorised drop gates operating across the state.The directive was issued by chief secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal, whose appointment had triggered political controversy as he previously served as the state’s chief electoral…

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Rajeev Shukla: ‘Trying to hit sixes, when you need 160!’: Rajeev Shukla baffled by SRH’s batting approach after Ahmedabad collapse | Cricket News

SRH’ horror collapse against GT in Ahmedabad (Image: IPL/BCCI) Former IPL chairman and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla weighed in on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s crushing defeat against Gujarat Titans, questioning the batting approach that led to their dramatic collapse in Ahmedabad.GT produced a dominant all-round performance to register an emphatic 82-run win and climb to the top…

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Lt Gen Manoj Katiyar: Pakistan unlikely to abandon proxy war, says former army commander who led the western front in Operation Sindoor | India News

LUCKNOW: Former Western army commander Lt Gen Manoj Katiyar on Tuesday said Pakistan’s military establishment continues to view proxy warfare as a low-cost strategic tool against India and is unlikely to abandon terrorism as an instrument of state policy despite repeated setbacks.Delivering an address on “Op Sindoor 2.0: Lessons, Strategy and Prognosis”, organised by Lucknow-based…

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Ipl 2026: Madhav Tiwari: From ‘I wanted to become a batsman’ to DC’s ‘100% bowler, 100% batter | Cricket News

Madhav Tiwari (BCCI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Madhav Tiwari still remembers how tiring bowling used to feel. As a 13-year-old kid in Indore, newly introduced to leather-ball cricket after changing schools, batting was the only thing that truly excited him. Bowling, in comparison, felt like labour. “I really liked batting. I wanted to become a batsman. Bowling…

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‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation’: Trump says only thing that matters is deal with Iran

US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Americans’ financial struggles would not influence his approach to negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war, insisting that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains his main priority.Asked by a reporter to what extent Americans’ financial situation was motivating him to pursue a deal, Trump replied,…

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Training aircraft crashes near Baramati airport in Maharashtra, probe under way | India News

Representative image (ANI) A training aircraft belonging to Red Bird Aviation crash-landed near Baramati airport in Pune district on Tuesday morning after reportedly developing a technical snag during a low-altitude flight, police said. According to Pune Rural Police Superintendent Sandeep Singh Gill, the incident occurred around 8.50 am near Gojubavi village, adjacent to the airport.“Today,…

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‘Judit Polgar and Hou Yifan were exceptions’: Koneru Humpy urges women chess players to play more ‘open’ tournaments | Chess News

Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photo) PUNE: Koneru Humpy, India’s top-rated woman chess player, said that besides China’s Zhu Jiner she doesn’t see any woman player having the potential to reach an Elo rating of 2600 and break into the top-100 in Open world rankings.Humpy, who is set to play Norway elite chess meet from May 25…

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Saudi Arabia Airstrikes: Saudi Arabia launched secret retaliatory airstrikes on Iran during regional war: Report

Representative image credits: AP Saudi Arabia carried out a series of unpublicised airstrikes on Iran in late March in retaliation for attacks inside the kingdom during the Middle East conflict, according to sources cited by Reuters.The strikes marked the first known case of Saudi Arabia directly conducting military action on Iranian soil, underscoring a major…

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Midnight delivery on remote island, care in Ladakh: 15 nurses get national Florence Nightingale awards | India News

NEW DELHI: From conducting a life-saving midnight delivery on a remote Lakshadweep island to treating patients in the harsh high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, 15 nursing professionals from across the country were honoured with the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.The awards were presented at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan…

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