9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (309+ words) New York: As New York prepares for the world’s biggest India Day Parade, the community celebrated the 80th anniversary of India’s freedom on Saturday with flag-hoisting at Times Square, the UN Mission and the Consulate. State Governor Kathy Hochul officially proclaimed…...

1+ min ago   (394+ words) Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday issued a social media post reminding the people of ‘The Great Calcutta Killings’, also referred to as the ‘Direct Action Day’, on this day in 1946 when thousands of Hindus were slaughtered…...

16+ min ago   (264+ words) Sambalpur: A businessman from Balangir, who was allegedly abducted and held captive in an apartment in Bhubaneswar’s Khandagiri area, was rescued by police on Saturday. One accused has been arrested, while efforts are underway to apprehend two other suspects allegedly…...

39+ min ago   (247+ words) Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Sunday issued a social media post blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the media for the suicide of Asish Banerjee, the former West…...

50+ min ago   (296+ words) New Delhi: PV Sindhu will enter the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi on Monday with the confidence of a Japan Open title behind her and the added motivation of competing in front of a home crowd, as the former…...

54+ min ago   (359+ words) New Delhi: Facing backlash from the Opposition following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dimagi Naxalism” remark, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that this was not referred to political rivals but at those forces who try to…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (336+ words) Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has recorded significant achievements in law and order, anti-Naxal operations, drug control, women and child safety, cyber crime, coastal security and police modernisation between August 2024 and July 2026, outgoing Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania said on…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (493+ words) New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking directions to Karnataka to release 26.954 tmcft of Cauvery water, amid a continuing dispute between the two neighbouring states over sharing of the river water. As…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (297+ words) Mumbai: An Indian Navy sailor, his wife and their two minor children were found dead at their residence in Navy Nagar, Colaba, in south Mumbai, police said. The incident was reported on August 15. According to preliminary information from the police,…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (326+ words) Beirut: An international presence in southern Lebanon remains important, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel has said, noting that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has presented three options to the UN Security Council for consideration. “I believe…...