A Karnataka bandh led to the cancellation of 44 flights, including 22 takeoffs, at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Activists supporting the bandh attempted to enter the airport, but were arrested and removed by the police. The cancellations were due to poor clientele, as many passengers cancelled their tickets fearing the ground situation in...
Read MoreA man and his infant daughter were killed, and seven others were injured when makeshift huts near a construction site collapsed in Lucknow. The huts collapsed due to land subsidence caused by the construction of a multi-level parking lot. The bodies of the deceased were pulled out from the debris by rescue teams. An...
Read MoreState capital region to cover five districts adjacent to Lucknow
Read MoreAbhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of Trinamool Congress, has announced that he will not be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on October 3, but will instead lead the party’s protest in Delhi. This decision comes after the Eastern Railway cancelled the party’s application for a special train to transport supporters to the...
Read MoreThe dawn-to-dusk bandh in Bengaluru opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu was peaceful, with no untoward incidents reported. Over 1,500 protesters were detained, but were released by evening. The police had deployed platoons of Karnataka State Reserve Police and other forces across the state. Pro-Kannada activists hit the roads in the...
Read MoreThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in India has announced plans to reserve 30% of new public toilets in the city for women. The KMC intends to construct 400 new public toilets across 144 wards, with at least 75 of these being women-only facilities. The toilets will be located in areas frequented by women, such...
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