SC grants bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in Delhi excise policy case

New Delhi (IANS) In a big relief to BRS leader K. Kavitha, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted her bail in connection with the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. 

A bench presided over by…

Five panchayats of Bihar's Begusarai District cut off from mainland due to flooding

Patna (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar's Begusarai District has worsened, with more than five panchayats, including Mirnaipur, Bahadurpur, and Gopalpur in the Balia block, completely cut off from the mainland due to the rising water levels…

J&K polls: BJP’s list of 40 star campaigners released, PM Modi to lead campaign

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday unveiled the names of its 40 star campaigners who will hit the ground running for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, scheduled for next month. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

J&K polls: With big names missing in BJP’s first list, ‘reworked’ one likely soon

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the three-phase Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, however, it was withdrawn soon after. 

Sources privy to the development said that…

Will contest all 243 seats in Bihar polls 2025: Prashant Kishor announces Jan Suraaj

New Delhi (IANS) Political strategist Prashant Kishor made a significant announcement regarding his political campaign, Jan Suraaj, on Sunday, revealing that the party will contest all 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, with at least…

PM Modi shares story of human-animal bond in Assam's Barekuri village

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared on Sunday a heartwarming story of affection between humans and animals in Barekuri village in Assam's Tinsukia district in his monthly programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.  

PM Modi said…

ECI sets up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants to vote in J&K assembly polls

Srinagar (IANS) Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants to vote in the upcoming J&K assembly polls.  

P.K. Pole, chief electoral officer (CEO) of J&K said that these 24 polling stations are being…

Uttarakhand: Pagnau village swept away as heavy rain lashes Joshimath

New Delhi (IANS) Pagnau, a remote village in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, was completely destroyed as heavy rains lashed the area in the early hours of Saturday. 

The situation worsened significantly after heavy rainfall…

RG Kar tragedy: Rebel Trinamool MP expresses anguish through RK Laxman’s cartoon

Kolkata (IANS) Veteran Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, has now taken refuge in a cartoon by legendary Indian artist and humourist RK Laxman to express his anguish over the recent summons to him by Kolkata Police over his…

Several tourists from Maharashtra killed as bus plunges into Nepal river

Mumbai (IANS) Several tourists from Maharashtra are feared killed and others injured after a bus plunged into Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district of Nepal on Friday, according to information reaching here. 

The bus with 41 passengers, mostly…