Flood-hit residents in Chitrakoot are facing a difficult recovery after the Mandakini River rose to a 23-year high and flooded homes, shops and roads. Several bridges and approach roads were damaged, while mud and sludge covered parts of the town. Residents said livestock, food grains, books and household items were swept away as rescue and … Read more
Agrandmother and her two grandchildren were killed on the spot after being hit by a speeding train while crossing the railway tracks at Doddaballapur city in Bengaluru Rural district. The deceased have been identified as Irfana (46), Rukiya (13), and Rakiya (8), residents of Palanajogahalli, according to official. According to reports, the two grandchildren had … Read more
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across several parts of India on Monday, August 31. Odisha and Chhattisgarh may see isolated extremely heavy rainfall, while very heavy rain is likely in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. Heavy rain is also expected in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and northeastern India. … Read more
With the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections months away, not only the bigger parties but even their allies are reworking their strategy. Although the official bugle for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is still months away, the political temperature is already rising. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) National President Jayant Chaudhary has introduced a massive and … Read more
Tamil Nadu Congress appears to be upset as its ally, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), continues to project party chief Vijay Joseph as a potential Prime Ministerial candidate. Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S Rajesh Kumar has warned that the Congress ministers in the Vijay’s Cabinet will resign if TVK does not back Rahul Gandhi as the … Read more
Karnataka Minister Basvaraj Rayareddi on Monday defended his recent remarks praising Islam, saying there was nothing wrong with describing the religion as “great” and stressing that he did not intend to suggest that any other religion was inferior. Rayareddi had earlier said, “Islam is the scientific and greatest religion in the world. I have a … Read more
The famous 12th Century temple in Puri, The Jagannath Temple is once again dealing with the problems of growing rats and cockroaches inside the sanctum sanctorum. As the temple has a strict prohibition of rule on killing animals or insects on the premises, now the authorities are finding tradition way to control them. The authorities … Read more
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a strong attack on the Uttar Pradesh government, alleging caste-based discrimination in the state and claiming that fake encounters have been carried out based on caste. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav targeted the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), alleging that the force was being … Read more
The Central government has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking to quash FIRs filed by the police against protesters in connection with alleged violence during the NEET paper leak protests in Delhi and other States. The Solicitor General of India (SGI), Tushar Mehta, mentioned the plea before a bench led by Chief Justice … Read more
rejected an award by the Court of Arbitration linked to the Indus Waters Treaty, calling the body “illegally constituted” and saying its decision to keep the 1960 pact with Pakistan in abeyance remains in force. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Court of Arbitration was constituted by the World Bank … Read more