Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal President Sukanta Majumdar launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging corruption within the state police and predicting the BJP's victory in the 2026 assembly elections.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Saturday for a two-day visit to West Bengal. He was received at the airport by the West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, along with other BJP leaders.
Amid the growing controversy surrounding actor Kamal Haasan's remarks about the Kannada language, actor Shiva Rajkumar has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to his mother tongue.
He was inducted into the party by AICC General Secretary (West Bengal in-charge) Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Chairman of the AICC's Media and Publicity department Pawan Khera and state Congress president Subhankar Sarkar, state president of Mahila Congress Subrata Dutta at the AICC office.
The terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam's Baisaran Meadow continues to cast a long and devastating shadow--not just over the lives of the families and relatives of the victims but also over the livelihoods of the people in the region.
The protest, Dawn reported, was organised by the Pak-China Traders Action Committee -- a coalition that includes the Gilgit-Baltistan Importers and Exporters Association, the Nagar Chamber of Commerce, and several local trade bodies.
In just over a week, five Baloch civilians were unlawfully killed in separate incidents across Kech and Awaran districts, continuing what rights activists describe as a pattern of impunity and systemic violence.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Saturday following heavy rains and rising water levels in the Teesta River and warned of possible floods and landslides in Mangan, Gyalshing, and Soreng districts.
Amid the ongoing Nautapa, devotees are thronging Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya, finding respite from the scorching heat while fulfilling their spiritual aspirations.
A pro-Kannada activist was on Thursday arrested for allegedly setting fire to a photo of actor Kamal Haasan near Havanur Circle in Karnataka's Bengaluru.