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21 May

Calcutta High Court orders house arrest of four TMC personnel in Narada case

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCalcutta High Court, INDIA, Narada case, politicians, west bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the house arrest of the two Bengal ministers, one MLA and the former Kolkata Mayor who have been held in the Narada bribery case. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arjit Banerjee was hearing the case. This comes a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had labelled the arrests as “political vendetta”. “The matter is sub judice and I do not want to comment. However, I will say whatever happened to them is wrong. It is a clear instance of deliberate political vendetta. Bobby [Firhad Hakim] and his…

21 May

“I am truly honoured to be a part of this show and in a dream role”- Samantha Akkineni on The Family Man 2

editor0 CommentsNorth EastFamily man, Otd, Samantha

Samantha Akkineni completed 10 years of being an actress in the Telugu film industry. Now, the actress is all set to make her digital debut with the much-awaited series The Family Man 2. The trailer of the series was dropped recently and Samantha is seen playing the role of Raji, who belongs to a terror group. Talking about being a part of the show, Samantha said, “From 15 to 50-year-olds have come to me and have not asked me anything about my other work but asked ‘When is Family Man releasing?’. I am just lucky to be here and be…

21 May

Cyclone ‘Yass’ is likely to hit the east coast on 26th May

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAmphan, odisha, Tauktae, west bengal, yass

After severe cyclonic storm Amphan and Tauktae in the west coast, another cyclone ‘Yass’ is likely to hit the east coast on 26 May morning, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This is the second cyclone to hit India within a period of less than two weeks. Cyclone Tauktae recently caused widespread destruction along the western coastline of India. The increasing presence of cyclones, at least in the Arabian Sea, has been linked directly to global warming by recent studies. IMD Cyclone Centre Chief RK Jenamani told, “Cyclone Yaas may be a severe or extremely severe category storm. It is…

21 May

Hamas Claims Victory In Conflict With Israel After Ceasefire

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This is the euphoria of victory," said Khalil al-Hayya, the second most senior member of the Islamist movement's political bureau in the Gaza Strip. He also promised to reconstruct homes destroyed by Israeli air strikes. The ceasefire brokered by Egypt, that also included Gaza's second-most powerful armed group, Islamic Jihad, was agreed on Thursday evening and came into force on Friday after international pressure to stem the bloodshed which erupted earlier this month. Israeli strikes on Gaza since May 10 have killed 232 Palestinians, including 65 children, as well as fighters, and have wounded another 1,900, according to the Gaza…

20 May

Sony’s new lens with professional level control

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAlpha Flagship, SONY

FE 14mm F1.8 GM (model SEL14F18GM) - Sony India unveiled this as the newest addition to its E-mount lens lineup. It is a compact, large-aperture, ultra-wide-angle lens. From 20 May 2021 onwards, the new FE 14mm F1.8 GM lens will be available across all Sony Centers, Alpha Flagship stores, www.ShopatSC.com portal and major electronic stores across India at MRP Rs 162,990. The FE 14mm F1.8 GM can produce beautiful bokeh at F1.8. It offers expanded possibilities for close-up still and video shooting and creates stunning bokeh known to Sony’s G Master premium series of lenses. Using two XD (extreme dynamic)…

20 May

Secondary and higher secondary examinations will be held as soon COVID-19 comes under control, said Education Minister Bratya Basu

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West Bengal education minister, Bratya Basu, on Thursday said that secondary and higher secondary examinations will be organized as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control. "The dates of the examination will be announced after talking to the chief minister," he said. " The secondary examination was to start from June 1 and the higher secondary examination from June 15. But due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases has created uncertainty about the examinations. West Bengal state Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay had informed on 18th May that secondary and higher secondary examinations would not be held in…

20 May

“One Nation, All Humiliation”: Mamata Banerjee On Meeting With PM

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMamata Banerjee, meeting, Narendra Modi

"This was not a one-way communication... it was one way humiliation... One nation, all humiliation," said Mamata Banerjee who was part of several meetings with the Prime Minister on Covid and even skipped a few. After the video conference of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Ministers of nine states, West Bengal Chief Minister claimed that the state heads were not allowed to speak during the conference and slammed the PM by calling ‘Shahenshah of New Delhi’. “The Prime Minister thinks that all the Chief Ministers are mere puppets or bonded laborers for which we were not allowed to speak…

20 May

China releases first pictures taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars.

editor0 CommentsNorth EastChina, international, mars, space

The forward view shows the landscape ahead of the robot as it sits on its landing platform; the rear-looking image reveals Zhurong's solar panels. The rover touched down on the Red Planet early on Sunday, Beijing time. In doing so, it made China only the second nation - after America - to successfully put a probe on the surface of Mars and operate it for a significant length of time. Chinese scientists hope get at least 90 Martian days of service out of the six-wheeled robot at its location on Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet's northern hemisphere.…

20 May

Myanmar Violence: 4,000-6,000 refugees in India

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Approximately 4,000 to 6,000 refugees from Myanmar seek safety in India, a spokesperson for the UN chief has said, as the world body voiced concern over the rising levels of displacement of people since the military coup in the country in February. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that in Myanmar, as of last week, approximately 60,700 women, children and men have been internally displaced. More than 1,700 refugees have crossed into Thailand in March and April, most of whom subsequently returned to Myanmar, and an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 have sought safety in India, Spokesman for the Secretary-General…

19 May

22 dead, 65 missing from barge that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae; 186 rescued

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At least 22 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, a Navy official said on Wednesday. The Navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 273 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada. "Search and rescue operations are still on and we haven't lost hopes of bringing them ashore," an official said,,, All personnel on board two other barges and an oil rig rendered adrift hours before the…