R N Ravi was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, also known as Lok Bhavan. The oath of office was administered by Sujoy Paul, Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Assembly Speaker Biman...

The advance sales for ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ are showing no signs of slowing down. The film, starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, is just a week away from its release, and it is already eyeing a USD 3 million debut at the North American box office. The sequel to the 2025 blockbuster hit ‘Dhurandhar’, is...

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi on Thursday (March 12, 2026) said that efforts are underway to bring the LPG crisis under control and that avenues are opening for India to secure additional supply....

3 min readMumbaiMar 12, 2026 09:15 AM IST Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan is now gearing up for his third outing, Ek Din, which will also mark Sai Pallavi’s debut in Bollywood. Produced by Aamir’s production company, the film is inspired by the Thai film One Day. Aamir recently shared that he originally wanted Ek...

A new chapter begins for West Bengal as Ravindra Narayan Ravi arrives in the City of Joy to assume his role as the Constitutional head of the state. Following a prolific 54-month tenure in Tamil Nadu, Mr. Ravi is slated to be sworn in as the Governor of West Bengal on Thursday, bringing with him...

‘Oil Cos Have Ramped Up Output By 25%’ NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday said oil companies have ramped up LPG output by 25%, helping bridge a part of the deficit due to deficient imports, and advised against panic buying as cylinders were being delivered in two-and-a-half days. India imports around 60% of LPG. “Feedback suggests...

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & SportsnMansukh Mandaviya. File | Photo Credit: ANI Taking another step in his push to revive Formula One in the country, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) to discuss a framework that would create a “strong pipeline” of drivers...

Gujarat has placed an order for 34 state-of-the-art metro train sets, including 10 sets for Ahmedabad Metro Phase-II and 24 sets for Surat Metro, the government announced on Wednesday. These trains are being manufactured at Titagarh’s manufacturing facility in Kolkata. While Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1 and Phase-2 have been operationalised, under Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2,...

In a shocking incident of suspected negligence in the conduct of public examinations, the admit card issued to a man in Bihar’s Rohtas district for a recruitment test allegedly carries the photograph of a dog instead of his own. The candidate, Ritesh Kumar, had applied for the examination after vacancies for peons in the District...

Stranded in Doha as Iran vs US–Israel War Erupts, Indian Man Makes Daring Desert Escape to Riyadh A dramatic story of an Indian traveller stranded in Qatar has gone viral after he decided to abandon waiting for flights and instead take a long desert road journey to Saudi Arabia in order to continue his trip...