Bengali film actor Swastika Mukherjee was questioned by police on Saturday in connection with a case related to alleged social media posts made after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election results, officials said. Mukherjee was questioned for nearly an hour at the Gariahat Police Station in south Kolkata. The case was filed against Mukherjee and Read More…
The state is likely to receive isolated light rain and thunderstorms on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert in five districts of Kerala. Weather authorities have warned of the possibility of isolated heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in some regions. According to the IMD forecast, yellow alert Read More…
In a unique protest against the growing pollution in the Yamuna river, a social activist in Mathura arrived at the municipal corporation office dressed as a ‘cockroach’, drawing attention and amusement from officials and bystanders alike. Social activist Deepak Sharma reached the civic body office on Friday wearing the unusual costume while singing and dancing Read More…
Petrol and diesel prices were increased by up to 91 paise per litre on Saturday, marking the third fuel price hike in less than 10 days amid rising global energy costs linked to tensions in West Asia. According to the latest revision by state-owned oil marketing companies, petrol prices in Delhi rose by 87 paise Read More…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata on Saturday, marking the beginning of his four-day diplomatic visit to India. The visit holds political and historical significance, as it marks the first visit by a US Secretary of State to the eastern metropolis in nearly 14 years.Rubio’s arrival comes at a politically significant Read More…
Shyam Manav, founder-president of the Akhil Bhartiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, on Friday alleged that the Maharashtra government has failed to effectively implement the state’s anti-black magic law. He claimed that funds allocated by the previous Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) government for awareness programmes under the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Read More…
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Friday expressed concern over declining reading habits among youth and called for reviving the culture of reading and learning in society. He was speaking after releasing the book The Library Man of India: The Story of P.N. Panicker, authored by P. P. Sathyan, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan. Paying tribute to Read More…
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday received Nikos Christodoulides at Rashtrapati Bhavan and hosted a banquet in his honour. Welcoming the Cypriot president and his delegation, Murmu said India and Cyprus share close ties built on trust and goodwill. She noted that bilateral relations have now been elevated to a Strategic Partnership. The president highlighted growing Read More…
Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under intense heat on Friday, with several districts recording temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, Banda was the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius, nearly 3 degrees above normal. Prayagraj followed closely with 46.2 degrees Celsius, which was 4.9 Read More…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting marked Adhikari’s first official interaction with the prime minister after taking oath as the chief minister on May 9 following the BJP’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders Read More…