Four people have died and five Army personnel remain missing after two separate rain-related incidents struck Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, with a major landslide reported at a road construction site in Upper Subansiri district and a flash flood sweeping through an Army camp in Dibang Valley. The incidents occurred amid heavy rainfall in the...
The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was briefly unavailable on Saturday morning before being restored, according to the movement and its founder Abhijeet Dipke. The development prompted Dipke to publicly question the action and accuse those opposed to the organisation of attempting to suppress its voice on Independence Day. Dipke, who...
At least seven workers have died and three others remain missing after a sudden inflow of water, mud and debris entered an under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, triggering an extensive rescue operation. The accident took place at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project on Thursday evening. According to officials, 22 workers were...
Tensions have escalated in Assam’s Sribhumi district after the body of 52-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party booth president Bikash Ranjan Dhar was recovered near the Assam-Tripura border, nearly two days after he went missing. Police have detained six people in connection with the case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Dhar, a resident of...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is set to formally launch a major welfare initiative under which eligible newborn children delivered at government hospitals across the state will receive a one-gram gold ring. The scheme, known as the Thaaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, has been allocated an annual budget of ₹755.83 crore and is scheduled...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a major youth-focused education and skill development initiative during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, unveiling plans to provide free online coaching for competitive examinations and train one crore young Indians in artificial intelligence over the next year. The announcements form part of the government’s broader focus on...
India is stepping up the modernisation of its armed forces with a major investment in loitering munitions, commonly described as kamikaze or suicide drones. The Defence Ministry has signed two contracts worth a combined ₹1,577 crore for the Indian Army, marking a significant expansion of the country’s focus on unmanned systems and precision-strike warfare. The...
The political confrontation between the government and the Opposition intensified on Tuesday as Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge rejected allegations that the Opposition was repeatedly changing its demands to prevent Parliament from functioning. Kharge said the Opposition’s position had remained unchanged since the beginning of the ongoing dispute...
Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has extended his support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations, calling on the state government to address their concerns and ensure transparency in the recruitment process. The protests, which have gained momentum in Ranchi, are primarily being led by aspirants associated with...
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is returning to the crime-thriller genre with Police Company, a new film centred on Mumbai’s battle against organised crime during one of the most violent phases in the city’s underworld history. The project will be produced by T-Series and will feature actor Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. The film is...