Around one lakh shops and commercial establishments in the delta districts of Tamil Nadu remained closed as part of a total shutdown called by the Cauvery Delta Protection Movement. The protest was against the Karnataka government’s failure to release water for irrigation in the Cauvery river as ordered by the Cauvery Water Management Authority...
Read MoreThe cremation of all 28 unclaimed bodies of Bahanaga tragedy were completed early on Wednesday, putting an end to the long exercise of disposal of bodies involved in the June 2 triple-train accident. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) completed the cremation in two phases, with 15 bodies in the first phase and 13 in...
Read MoreUnion Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who has been named as the BJP candidate from Dimni in Madhya Pradesh, has not visited the constituency despite it being two weeks since his nomination. Tomar is seen as a potential candidate for the Chief Minister’s post if the BJP wins the assembly polls. Local BJP leaders argue...
Read More4 killed, several hurt as 6 coaches of North East Express derail in Bihar
Read MoreDeepa Mandavi, daughter of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi who was assassinated by Maoists, has expressed her anguish at the party for not giving the Dantewada assembly ticket to her mother, Ojaswi Mandavi. Ojaswi had contested in the bypoll following her husband’s death but lost to Congress’s Devati Karma. Deepa questions the value of her...
Read MoreThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 20 locations across six states in India in connection with an alleged conspiracy by the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to establish Islamic rule by 2047. The raids resulted in the recovery of digital devices, incriminating documents, and a significant amount of Indian currency.
Read MoreThe BJP in Rajasthan has formed a ‘damage control’ committee to address the discontent among ticket aspirants who were denied nominations. The committee is reaching out to disgruntled leaders, including Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Senior leaders have met with Rajvi to dissuade him from taking an anti-party...
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