Saptadeepa Bhattacharjee

The IMD forecasts moderate to heavy rainfall across the coastal state today, with very heavy rainfall expected in the Saurashtra and Kutch regions on Friday. An ‘orange alert’ has been activated for several districts, including Jamnagar, Porbandar, and Dwarka.

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh launched this new form and its integration with Bhavishya/e-HRMS on August 30.

Champai Soren said that he would work for the development of Jharkhand and to save the existence of tribals.

The incident of the hidden camera in the girls' hostel has questioned the entire society again at a time when the country is protesting over the R G Kar doctor's rape and murder and the Malayalam film industry is witnessing its MeToo moment.

Emphasising that dialogue is the only way, not violence, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said he is confident of peace and reconciliation in six months.

The NIA investigations have indicated that several frontal organisations and Students Wings have been tasked to motivate and recruit cadres and propagate naxal ideology with the intent of waging a war against the Government of India.

Sukanta Majumdar alleged that Mamata Banerjee is indulging in “revenge politics”, and her comments could incite TMC supporters to take the law into their own hands and attack opposition members.

Revanth Reddy claimed that the bail this week for BRS leader K Kavitha, in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case, was due to a "deal" between ex-Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's party and the ruling BJP.

The bill was passed amid chaos in the Assam Assembly on Thursday. Sarma stated that the Cabinet has taken a significant step to ensure justice for the daughters and sisters of Assam by adding additional safeguards against child marriage.

This move is part of broader efforts to recognize and respect transgender identities and ensure their rights are upheld in various official and legal contexts. It reflects a growing understanding and accommodation of the needs and rights of transgender individuals within the legal and bureaucratic f

Trichy bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs were rushed to the school to search for the bomb while the school declared a holiday because of the bomb threat.

Babaria also said that the sitting MLAs, who face anti-incumbency or have bad image in their constituency, will not be given tickets for the upcoming election. 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the statue was built by the Navy, but the state government has now decided to install a bigger statue of the Maratha warrior king in the same place.

The MVA has announced plans to protest against the Eknath Shinde-led government over the collapse of a 35-foot Shivaji Maharaj statue at Rajkot Fort earlier this week. The opposition coalition plans to stage a protest march at the Gateway of India on September 1.

Himanta Biswa Sarma's announcement ends days of speculations concerning the tribal stalwart Champai Soren's next move following the latter's unceremonious exit as chief minister and joining the saffron party.

As many as 279 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 24 assembly segments of seven districts, which are going to polls in the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18.

Both the party supremos are meeting on Wednesday and are planning for the grand alliance before the Maharastra assembly elections.

The CBI is working on leads that Roy was the only accused in the crime but the involvement of others will only be ruled out after receiving the opinion of AIIMS. To further deal with the matter, the agency plans to consult experts from the AIIMS.

Asserting that police used "brutal repression" against the peaceful attendees of the "Nabanna Abhijan" rally in the city and Howrah, West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari threatened to stall the state's operations if the "brutalities" by the administration were not stopped.

Nearly 30,000 private buses went off-road in the state as part of the agitation called by the private bus operators. The association launched a one-day strike to press for their multiple demands, including an increase in fare, issuing temporary permits and tax waivers for buses among others