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Kolkata: Three days after Trinamool MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was assaulted and heckled by a section of protesters in Sonarpur, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday appealed to the public not to take the law into their own hands.”There is no need for anyone to take the law into their own hands. Have faith in the govt… For a party that has effectively been wiped out in many places and finished fourth in the Falta by-election, none should take the law into their own hands or stage protests in any manner. We know that these protests are not…

Ovaise Gul Srinagar, Jun 01: The arrival phase of Hajj flights for Jammu and Kashmir pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia is all set to commence from Tuesday (June 2, 2026). According to the details available with Rising Kashmir, around 145 pilgrims are expected to arrive at Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The Hajj aspirants had left for the pilgrimage on the first flight on May 18. They were assigned flight QP-7521. The Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee (JKHC) has announced the arrival phase of Hajj flights for pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia from June 2, 2026, at Srinagar International…

Diplomatic travel is more than ceremony, it shows where leaders choose to place scarce political attention.Presidents and premiers cannot be everywhere, so who they meet, where they go, and how often they host foreign leaders all signal priorities that speeches and strategy papers can obscure.The itineraries aren’t just about who flies where. They show where global power is being built — and where it’s going — over the next few decades.Because where leaders go predicts where money, security deals, and alliances will flow.A study by Asia Society Policy Institute examined in detail the travel patterns of US presidents and China’s…

Manoj Badgeri and Chaitanya MarpakwarThane/Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Phatak as the Mahayuti candidate and NCP (SP)’s Abhijit Pawar of MVA on Monday filed their nominations for the Thane and Palghar local authorities’ constituency election to the legislative council.Last week, there had been speculation that the Shinde Sena had reached out to Bahujan Vikas Aghadi’s (BVA) former MLA Kshitij Thakur with the offer of the Thane MLC seat provided the BVA merged with Sena. BVA chief Hitendra Thakur had fuelled the speculation by saying “Aage aage dekho hota hai kya” (See what happens in the days to come).” However, the deal…

New Delhi: Delhi cabinet has approved around a 50% increase in compensation for crop losses caused by heavy rainfall and waterlogging, raising ex gratia assistance from about Rs 49,421 per hectare to Rs 75,000 per hectare. The enhanced package is expected to benefit nearly 10,000 farmers whose crops were damaged during Aug-Sept last year.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the decision was taken in view of extensive crop losses caused by continuous rainfall and the overflow of natural drains, which led to severe waterlogging in agricultural fields.“Farmers who suffered crop damage due to excessive rainfall in Aug-Sept 2025 will now receive…

Bengaluru: Ramaiah Group is launching a new greenfield deemed-to-be university, offering industry-embedded engineering curriculum and translational research.Called Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM), the campus will offer engineering in computer science and artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering and electrical sciences to begin with. The transit campus will begin operations in Aug and the main campus is expected to be fully operational in Sept 2028 in the Information Technology Investment Region near Devanahalli.The varsity will have University at Albany, State University of New York, as the knowledge partner, helping the institution create the curriculum.MR Jayaram, chairman of Gokula Education Foundation that…

Centre evading responsibility on paddy procurement: Uttam Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday said the state govt’s intensified paddy procurement drive was paying off, with a major portion of the paddy stocks already lifted from purchase centres and moved to rice mills.Continuing his field inspection drive, Uttam visited procurement centres at Thirumalagiri and Phanigiri in Suryapet district and reviewed the pace of purchases, lifting of stocks, transport arrangements and payments to farmers.Accompanied by Tungaturthi MLA Mandula Samuel, and district and civil supplies officials, the minister interacted with farmers and officials overseeing the ongoing Yasangi…

An 18-year-old woman was killed, and her 17-year-old friend sustained serious injuries after a car rammed into their two-wheeler near the Koyambedu flyover in Chennai late on Saturday night. Liquor vending licences given to 152 pubs and resto bars across the city in FL-2 and FL-3 categories have come under fresh police scrutiny following the 18-year-old woman’s death near Koyambedu.Yancy was targeted after a dispute that began inside a private bar spilled onto the road. Her friend, Fowsiya, 17, who was riding the two-wheeler, suffered serious injuries and is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of Govt Kilpauk Medical…

200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore200 years of Gujarati legacy in Singapore Ahmedabad: It is believed that the earliest Gujarati-speaking persons who set foot in today’s Singapore were the traders who accompanied Stamford Raffles, the British official who captured Singapore from the local rulers and laid the foundation of the city-state in 1819. Parul Trivedi-Shah, in her…

Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAir Marshal Tarun Chaudhry takes charge as AOC-in-C, Central Air Command Lucknow: Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry, on Monday assumed charge…