Bihar Opposition RJD, ruling JD(U) gear up for upcoming polls to eight legislative Council seats
The newly-launched Jan Suraaj Party by Prashant Kishor too has announced its decision to contest the upcoming council poll on all eight seats
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Kolkata’s Bonedi Bari Durga Pujas stick to ‘non-veg’; reject Bageshwar Baba’s ‘veg only’ push
Since the self-styled godman’s diktat over non-veg food during Durga Pujas, Bengal has seen many heated political and social debates over the issue
M.P. hooch tragedy: Wanted accused caught after brief encounter in Sagar
The 21-year-old accused, Shivanjay Rajput, who was carrying a bounty of ₹30,000, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg during the face-off
BRICS leaders voice concern over ‘growing risks’ of nuclear conflict
In the ‘New Delhi Declaration ’, the leaders also expressed concerns over the "growing risks of nuclear danger and conflict".
BRICS 2026 beyond the Declaration: An Indian feast, Bollywood tunes by the Malaysian PM, and more
With the diplomatic hurdles cleared early in the evening, the BRICS cohort returned to the decked-out Bharat Mandapam at night for the gala dinner
U.P. top Shia leader pushes for stronger India-Iran ties in meeting with President Pezeshkian
“India and Iran are two ancient civilisations with centuries-old cultural, intellectual, spiritual and trade relations. He stressed the need to further expand cooperation between the two countries in education, trade, culture, science, technology, connectivity and energy,” Mr. Ab...
Had West Bengal not been created, we would have suffered fate of Chinmoy Das of Bangladesh, says Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari targeted both the Left Front and Trinamool Congress government, accusing them of destroying the cultural traditions of Bengali Hindus in the State, and promised to restore the religious and cultural traditions
BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Global leaders express concern about 'growing risks' of nuclear danger and conflict
The summit, attended by a galaxy of world leaders, assumed greater significance as it unfolded against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical headwinds
For this Good Samaritan from Keralam’s Vakayar, service is a way of life
D. Sudheesh Kumar finds happiness in the simple acts that make a difference to the people, animals and plants around him; the panchayat has felicitated him at a special gram sabha organised to honour him
800 child labourers, 503 from Bengaluru alone, rescued in two-hour crackdown across Karnataka
In a Statewide crackdown on child labour on Saturday, police teams and Labour Department officials inspected 16,951 premises across Karnataka and rescued 800 children, all in a matter of two hours, with Bengaluru city alone accounting for 63% of the rescues, at 503
West Benagal govt. to revive Chandannagar’s French legacy
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Devaswom begins wall construction at Madayipara to keep vehicles out
A stone boundary wall is being constructed along the road from Eripuram towards the Naval Academy to prevent vehicles from entering the ecologically preserved Madayipara
No one can silence scholars on matters of faith: Kanthapuram
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Moonshine hits a deadly blind spot in M.P.’s Sagar
A spurious liquor outbreak across several villages in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has killed 16 people and left more than 150 ill, with several victims suffering severe vision loss; more than 30 remain under treatment. Mehul Malpani traces the tragedy through the deaths linke...
West Bengal professors oppose Govt.’s inter-university transfer Bill, call it an attack on education
WBCUTA says arbitrary transfers will weaken universities already facing severe faculty shortages, vows to first write to the Governor, who is also the Cancellor of Universities, and make an appeal
A roof overhead and then, some
A new service industry has come up across manufacturing corridors in the country, including in Sriperumbudur, seeking to build a business around accommodation for workers and related services, even as large employers continue to rely on in-house and mixed arrangements. This repo...
Why is NCPCR investigating Meta, Instagram?
Under what powers can the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights summon social media platforms and other companies?
Police team attacked by angry villagers in Bihar’s Sitamarhi after husband of ward councillor shot dead by criminals
Villagers claimed that the liquor mafia was behind the shooting; the SP office claimed that after an earlier firing incident on Baidyanath Mahto, one accused had surrendered before the Court, and proceedings were under way to obtain warrants against the other accused