Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for schools in Chennai and surrounding districts today due to heavy rainfall that started last night. District Collectors in Villupuram, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Cuddalore, and Pudukkottai have also announced school closures in their areas. Additionally, the Union Territory of Puducherry has declared a holiday for.
Patna: The Patna Metro Rail Project is making rapid progress, with the Bihar government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, aiming to inaugurate a five-station priority corridor by August 15, 2025. This timeline is strategically aligned with the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for late 2025, as the government seeks to highlight the metro as.
Dausa: In Dausa district, Rajasthan, a five-year-old boy named Aryan tragically lost his life after falling into a 150-foot deep borewell in Kalikhad village on December 9. Despite a rescue operation that lasted 56 hours, he could not be saved and was declared dead by medical officials late Wednesday night. Aryan fell into the borewell.
Parbhani (Maharashtra): The recent violence in Parbhani, Maharashtra, has sparked significant unrest following the desecration of a statue of B. R. Ambedkar, a revered figure in Indian history and the architect of the Constitution. At least 40 individuals have been detained in connection with the mob violence, which included arson, stone-pelting, and vandalism during a.
Patna: Security measures at the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bodh Gaya, have been heightened following the receipt of a bomb threat. The temple management notified local police immediately upon receiving a threatening letter, which indicated plans to detonate explosives at the site. Manoj Kumar Singh, the Station House Officer at Bodh.
Bilaspur (Himachal) : Factionalism was evident during the celebration marking two years of the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh. While Congress state president Pratibha Singh was speaking on stage in Bilaspur, Bambar Thakur, a close aide of Virbhadra Singh and former Bilaspur MLA, interrupted her and prevented her from continuing her speech. This brought frustration.
New Delhi: A day after they submitted a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, INDIA bloc parties held a joint press conference and said they were forced to take the step to “safeguard the democracy and Constitution.“ The leaders made allegations about the manner in which the proceedings have been conducted by the Rajya.
Kolkata: Two notorious Mumbai-based fraudsters engaged in extorting money from people posing as cops of the cybercrime division of Delhi Police were arrested from a hotel at Sealdah in central Kolkata on Wednesday. The two accused have been identified as Vinode Kovinda Pawar and Dhanji Jagannath Shinde and are residents of Mumbai. The arrests were.
Chadha while addressing the press conference questioned how the BJP-led central government could delete voters' names from the electoral rolls by keeping political parties in the dark.