This sign should be installed along every active Tram route in Kolkata, especially on Lenin Sarani. But signboards alone won't help. Kolkata needs strict enforcement against vehicles blocking tram tracks. Heavy fines haven't worked,it's time for stronger action to protect trams.
Pure cinema!
A local #TMC leader Brahmanand Chakraborty, accused of taking “cut money” from locals through the Awas Yojna hid under a pile of sarees to evade the police in #Howrah.
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology, travelled by auto from Noapara Metro Station to Belghoria Expressway during his visit to Kolkata today.
#EasternRailway
A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.
She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.
Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.
Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.
Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.
She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.
By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.
At 8000m, the world goes silent. No noise from the crowd, no opinions from the doubters. Just your heartbeat against a sky and big mountains that don’t care if you make it or not. This was my 28th summit of 8000m without oxygen. 56 total 8000m ascents.
People ask me, “Nimsdai, why do you keep going into the death zone?”
Because that’s where I find the truth and where I’m alive the most. Down there in the comfort zone, everyone has something to say, whether you’re qualified or not. Up here, in the thin air, you meet yourself. No masks. No excuses.
With bigger accomplishments comes bigger problems, especially when you’re the trailblazer and neither you are a westerner nor a Sherpa. And yes, none of it came without a cost. I’ve faced problems that tried to bury me. People who tried to pull me down. So-called friends became the biggest enemies. Let me put it this way: no strangers were badmouthing me. It was all those who used to be my friends once. They couldn’t see me climbing the ladders. Jealousy and envy got in the way of goodwill. They thought I was finished, but of course, the mountains and myself had other plans. I’m a man who comes with integrity, and giving up has never been in my blood; nor will it ever be. But thanks to all these too , now all the garbages are off and it’s always better know , who’s who ;) .
“You will never reach any summits in life if you don’t keep moving.”
Let me say it louder for the ones suffering in silence.
Your mountain might not be 8000m. It might be grief. It might be failure, betrayal or It might be the weight of the entire world on your shoulders.
But the rule doesn’t change.
One breath. One step. Keep moving.
This summit is dedicated to YOU. The fighters. The dreamers. The ones who get knocked down and stand up again.
Giving up is not in the blood.
Clothing partner @nimsdaistore
Expedition with @eliteexped
#nimsdai #everest #50plus8000msummits #uksf
On the occasion of the 29th Anniversary of #BIMSTEC, the Secretariat is pleased to share a message from @tsheringtobgay, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan, reaffirming Bhutan’s abiding commitment to BIMSTEC.🇧🇹
#BIMSTEC#BIMSTECDay2026@MFABhutan
Thank you so much for your incredibly kind words and encouragement, @gautam_adani sir!
It is my greatest honour to represent India on the global stage.
The support from you and the entire nation is what keeps me motivated to push my limits.
Thank you sir.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled in Kolkata Metro today.
He says, "We are planning about 60 new generation trains for Kolkata Metro in coming 4-5 years. These trains will be inducted and Kolkata Metro Rail will get a totally new generation of trains...To improve mobility in Kolkata city a lot of efforts have been made...As the projects advance, mobility in Kolkata city will advance too..."
You are seeing a rare wild cat called as #Caracal. From Kuno. What a brilliant and rare camera trap from that landscape.
So much #India yet to be explored.
With a change in government in West Bengal, work along the India-Bangladesh border has gathered pace, with the state government handing over land to the BSF for border fencing.
NDTV's @SreyashiDey reports from Cooch Behar
Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa on becoming the first Indian to win the Norway Chess tournament - one of the ultimate tests of endurance, intellect and temperament in the world of chess.
To defeat the world’s absolute best on one of chess’s grandest stages is a remarkable feat. But what makes it even more special is the spirit with which Pragg plays. Fearless - Focused - Deeply Indian.
@rpraggnachess, you represent the confidence of a rising, youthful India.
The entire nation is incredibly proud of you, Pragg. 🇮🇳♟️
I don’t know how many of us are old enough to remember but what is happening to @MamataOfficial is pretty much a scene by scene repeat of what happened to Indira Gandhi in 1977.
We know how that turned out. Let’s wait & see what happens here
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High Commissioner - designate Dinesh Trivedi received the Letters of Credence for his appointment as the High Commissioner of India to the People's Republic of Bangladesh from the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu on 5 June 2026. He will be taking up his assignment in Dhaka shortly.
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হাই কমিশনার ডেসিগনেট দীনেশ ত্রিবেদী ৫ জুন ২০২৬-এ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ভারতের হাই কমিশনার হিসেবে তাঁর নিয়োগের জন্য ভারতের মাননীয় রাষ্ট্রপতি শ্রীমতি দ্রৌপদী মুর্মুর কাছ থেকে লেটারস্ অব ক্রিডেন্স গ্রহণ করেন। তিনি শীঘ্রই ঢাকায় তাঁর দায়িত্বভার গ্রহণ করবেন।
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