On World Environment Day, Cauvery Calling—a movement aimed at reviving the Cauvery River—marked a major milestone: 1.36 crore saplings planted in just the last year. This brings the total count since its launch to over 12 crore trees across the river basin, a region that supports more than 8 crore people. Started by spiritual leader…
The Jammu and Kashmir light infantry (JAK LI) regiment centre in Srinagar witnessed a proud moment on Thursday as 326 young recruits were inducted into the army during the passing out parade (POP) of its fifth Agniveer batch.The newly inducted Agniveers marched in perfect unison after successfully completing 31 weeks of rigorous physical, mental and…
NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul and West Bengal BJP legal cell member Sanjukta Samanta have filed FIRs against Wazahat Khan Qadri, who had complained against influencer Sharmistha Panoli for alleged communal remarks on social media. The FIRs were registered at Ballygunge police station in Kolkata and Howrah police station. Qadri is accused of regularly…
MUMBAI: The price of home-cooked meals came down marginally, supported by cheap vegetables, a report said on Thursday. The cost of a home-made vegetarian thali fell to Rs 26.2 from Rs 26.3 in April this year and Rs 27.8 in May last year, the ‘Roti Rice Rate’ report by an arm of Crisil said. The…
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray NEW DELHI: As talk of a political reconciliation between estranged cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray swirls once again, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray has offered a reality check: alliances aren’t forged over press briefings, they need real conversation.“Two brothers should speak,” said Amit, son of MNS chief…
This is a representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: An inmate was killed by two other prisoners inside the Saket court lockup on Thursday. The inmate, identified as Aman, was lodged in Tihar jail number 8 with the two others, who killed him. The incident occurred after they were brought to Saket court…
Sharmishtha Panoli (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted interim bail to social media influencer and law student Sharmishtha Panoli, nearly a week after her arrest for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through an Instagram video. Panoli was arrested on May 30. The high court directed Panoli to furnish a bond worth…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor, who is leading an all-party delegation to the United States, on Wednesday described Operation Sindoor as a deeply symbolic and culturally resonant response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, saying that the mission was India’s way of delivering “sindoor ka badla khoon”, blood in return…
Representational file photo India has reported a total of 4,866 active Covid-19 cases as of June 5, 2025, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Kerala leads the chart with 1,487 cases, followed by Delhi (562), and West Bengal (538). The complete state-wise count includes Rajasthan (103), Maharashtra (526), and Gujarat (508), Karnataka…
Siddaramaiah and Sambit Patra (R) NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a fierce attack on the Congress-led Karnataka government after the stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) victory march. BJP MP Sambit Patra also demanded arrest of CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, drawing parallel to…
