The weather department has forecast thunderstorms in the region till May 10. (Representational) Six people died in thunderstorms in south Bengal on Monday, as heavy rain drenched Kolkata and other districts in the region, parched under the scorching sun for several days, officials said. A Disaster Management Department official said …...Read More

Asha-tai Pawar, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's mother, on Wednesday said she prayed to Lord Vitthal that her son and his estranged uncle Sharad Pawar should come together again. Asha-tai visited the famous Vitthal and Rukmini temple at Pandharpur in the morning. Talking to reporters outside the temple, she …...Read More

A video of his speech has gone viral, prompting an attack from the BJP. (File) In a show of power that is unlikely to go down well with voters, a Congress MLA from Karnataka has threatened people at a rally that he will ensure electricity is cut in their area …...Read More

The action was taken by the Food Safety and Standards Authorities Of India. An outlet that sold human breast milk at Rs 500 for 100 ml has been sealed by the Food Safety and Standards Authorities Of India in Chennai and samples have been seized for scientific investigation. Officials said …...Read More

JeI was banned in 2019 as an unlawful organisation under the anti-terror law UAPA. The banned group Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has said it is engaged in talks with the Centre and expressed its willingness to contest elections if the ban on the Islamist organisation is lifted in Jammu and Kashmir. The …...Read More

Sudhir Mungantiwar didn't attend the legislature session on the first day. Senior BJP leader from Maharashtra, Sudhir Mungantiwar, on Monday, claimed his name had figured in the list of ministers who took the oath a day before but it was removed later. A day after Mungantiwar failed to find a …...Read More

National election was held for first time J&K since special status scrapped The Opposition bloc INDIA is leading in Jammu and Kashmir in the first Lok Sabha election since special status was scrapped from the erstwhile state. The INDIA bloc is leading in 4 of 5 seats in Jammu and …...Read More

A 14-year-old boy drowned in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on New Year's Day when a boat with seven teenagers capsized while they were making social media reels in a lake connected to the Ganga, officials said Thursday. According to police, the incident happened in the Ratiram Purwa area under Jajmau …...Read More

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to deport 17 foreigners languishing in a Assam detention centre, noting there is no offence registered against them. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan noted a report submitted by the State Legal Services Authority which stated …...Read More

Mr Modi began his political journey as an activist in Patna University, where he was elected general-secretary of the students' union in 1973. Mr Modi served as deputy to Janata Dal (United) chief and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for approximately 11 years. He won the Bihar assembly elections three times …...Read More