Srishty Mishra

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday flagged off the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims for the 2026 Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu under a multi-layered security cover.

Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar's release from British imprisonment was the result of growing public pressure and not the mercy petitions he submitted, his grandnephew Satyaki Savarkar told a Pune court on Wednesday.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expected to visit Ayodhya as part of the ongoing investigation involving accused Avinash Shukla.

Helicopter services for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra have been suspended until further notice due to adverse weather conditions caused by the monsoon, the Rudraprayag district administration announced on Wednesday.

The Centre on Wednesday assured Arunachal Pradesh of full support for relief, rehabilitation and long-term flood mitigation as the death toll from flash floods and landslides rose to four.

The West Bengal government has transferred the first installment of financial assistance under the Annapurna Yojana to nearly 1.1 crore women beneficiaries, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced during the launch of the scheme in Kolkata.