Dehradun: A minimum of four individuals have lost their lives, and many are believed to be missing following a catastrophic flash flood instigated by a cloudburst in the upper catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river, which resulted in widespread devastation in Dharali village, located in Uttarkashi district, on Tuesday. Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya...
Shibu Soren, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and the founding patron of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), passed away on Monday at the age of 81. His son, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, announced the news through an emotional post on X, stating, “Respected Guru Dishom has left us all. Today, I have become empty…”...
The government on Sunday dismissed as “untrue” a viral WhatsApp message claiming that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had directed banks to stop issuing Rs 500 notes through ATMs by September 30, 2025. It clarified that no such instruction has been issued and Rs 500 notes remain legal tender. The misleading message further alleged...
The Election Commission (EC) has directed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav to hand over a voter ID card that he claimed to possess, which preliminary investigations suggest was “not issued officially.” The controversy erupted after Tejashwi alleged during a press conference on August 2 that his name was missing...
Tragedy struck when four Indian-origin senior citizens from New York, who were reported missing during a road trip to a spiritual site in West Virginia, were found dead following a car crash. Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty confirmed the incident on Sunday. The victims were identified as Dr. Kishore Divan (89), Mrs. Asha Divan (85),...
Vrindavan’s renowned saint, Premanand Maharaj, has reportedly received a death threat through a Facebook post, sparking outrage among Hindu saints and seers. According to reports, a young man from Satna issued the threat in response to one of Maharaj’s viral videos. The accused wrote in his post, “If he had spoken about my family, I...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has stated that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has yet to respond to its June 12, 2025 letter, which invited him for a formal discussion over his allegations of election rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Rahul Gandhi had authored a June 7 opinion piece alleging that the 2024...
Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Special Court for elected representatives in Bengaluru for the rape of a 47‑year‑old woman, a domestic worker at the family’s farmhouse in Hassan district. The court also imposed a ₹10 lakh fine. The verdict, handed down on August 2, 2025, followed his conviction...
Two terrorists were killed, and one was injured in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Indian Army confirmed on Saturday morning. The operation was launched in the forest area of Akhal following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists on Friday. During the search, the terrorists opened...
In a bold move escalating global tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be deployed near Russian waters. This decision came in direct response to what he called “highly provocative statements” made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump...