The new Pamban Bridge, India's first vertical-lift sea bridge, is located in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district and will connect Rameswaram Island to the mainland. The bridge spans a total length of 2,070 meters and is supported by 333 piles and 101 pile caps.
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow passenger in a washroom aboard the Raxual-Secunderabad Express during a journey from Jharsuguda to Secunderabad on Wednesday, the Railway Protection Force (RPS) said.
According to the regional meteorological centre, the weather conditions will likely cause waterlogging and slippery roads in some areas, and rains may also affect traffic.
Congress Bihar President Rajesh Kumar on Friday attacked the NDA allies JD(U), LJP (Ram Vilas), and Hindustani Awam Morcha over the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 and asked why they supported the Bill in the House.
The meeting, presided over by a political activist from PoJK, Amjad Ayub Mirza, was marked by a call for military personnel from PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to refuse to participate in Pakistan's military operations against the Baloch independence movement.
Odisha chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) of the Central Government today approved two railway projects intended for Odisha.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu government seeking transfer of its petition against the recent searches by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the state-run liquor retailer from the Madras High Court to another High Court outside the state.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters at a press conference that the four projects covering 15 districts in three states--Maharashtra, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh--will increase the existing Indian Railways network by about 1,247 km.
Hyderabad Task Force police carried out a raid on Thursday and seized 7 grams of cocaine and 3.7 grams of ecstasy pills in the possession of a man identified as Kopparti Sai Manikanta, as per the information from Hyderabad Police.
A 10 percent increase has been proposed for property tax, and a 15 percent increase has been proposed in the rates of consumer charges which include water rate, sewerage, and solid waste in the BMC's budget for FY 2025-26.