An office-bearer from Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office has accused Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim’s OSD, Kalicharan Bandyopadhyay, of extorting money using Banerjee’s name. The complaint was lodged at Shakespeare Sarani PS. Mayor Hakim defended his OSD and questioned the need for a police complaint without prior departmental inquiry. A preliminary probe is ongoing.
A growing number of unemployed workers have been searching for a new job for more than 15 weeks, labor data shows.
Amy Schumer once hopped on board the Ozempic trend, but the side effects were so intense she had to stop. During a recent appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” the comedian, 43, opened up about her scary experience trying the medication for weight-loss purposes. “I have this gene – GDF15 – which makes you extremely…
Prime Minister Modi will attend the Brics summit in Kazan, with key discussions expected on the Gaza conflict and Iran-Israel tensions. Modi will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin. India’s government stresses the need for dialogue and diplomacy.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to assess whether the Menendez brothers would endanger the public after 35 years in prison. They’re serving life sentences for the murders of their parents in 1989. They claim the killings were in self-defense. CBS News’ Natalie Morales has more.
Three Bengaluru colleges, including BIT, BMSCE, and MSRIT, received bomb threats prompting bomb disposal squads to act. The police have registered a case to trace the threat source. This follows last week’s bomb threat at Taj West End Hotel and an August incident at a Whitefield mall.