Delhi reeled from intense heat yesterday as temperatures surged well above normal, pushing the capital into a severe heatwave. Safdarjung recorded a maximum of 41.9°C, while the Ridge station touched 43.1°C, the highest in the...

Raghav Chadha, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with six other MPs. The announcement came as part of a...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has intensified his West Bengal campaign, placing women’s safety, governance failures, and welfare delivery at the centre of his messaging. He also stepped up his attack on the Trinamool...

In a serious blow to the Congress ecosystem, the Gauhati High Court refused anticipatory bail to party leader Pawan Khera in the FIR linked to his allegations against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of...

US President Donald Trump has found himself at the centre of a diplomatic storm after reposting inflammatory remarks targeting India. The post prompted a sharp response from New Delhi and a hurried clarification...

West Bengal’s first phase delivered two clear signals: extraordinary voter participation and a blunt political warning from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said those who attacked BJP candidates...

West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have recorded their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence. As a result, the political stakes have risen sharply ahead of counting on May 4. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar...

World Book Day and Copyright Day 2026 are being observed on April 23 across more than 100 countries. UNESCO established the observance in 1995. Since then, it has consistently brought together authors, publishers,...

BJP candidate Subhendu Sarkar informed that miscreants attacked him during polling in the Kumarganj constituency of Dakshin Dinajpur. The incident took place during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections under...

BJP leader and West Bengal MLA Agnimitra Paul’s vehicle came under attack in Asansol’s Rahmatnagar area, soon after she left a polling booth during voting. The rear windscreen of her Toyota Innova shattered...

A former domestic worker who raped and murdered the 22-year-old daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in south Delhi carried out another sexual assault in Rajasthan hours before the crime. Police...

Siliguri BJP candidate and sitting MLA Shankar Ghosh declared that the BJP was on course to form the government in West Bengal, as voting began in the crucial first phase of the Assembly...