President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Shri on Dera Sachkhand Ballan chief Sant Niranjan Das at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The honour has renewed focus on the influence of the Ravidassia community and the role of the Jalandhar-based dera in Punjab's social and political landscape.
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has demanded Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation, alleging a moral and constitutional crisis and raising questions over developments linked to a Gurugram FIR.
Fresh leads in the Rajasthan ATS investigation into alleged JeM operative Babita Dhakad have brought recruitment efforts, suspected honey-trap operations, encrypted communications and possible cryptocurrency funding channels under scrutiny.
P Harish also called for a review of Security Council mandates as part of efforts under the UN80 framework, which is examining the functioning of the global organisation in its 80th year.
The Lucknow Development Authority has launched demolition proceedings against the owners of the Aliganj building where a fire killed 18 people. Authorities allege commercial activity was being conducted in a structure approved for residential use, while inspection drives have intensified across Uttar Pradesh.
As many as 18,305 people in Odisha are currently suffering from kidney ailments including chronic kidney disease disorder, State’s health minister Mukesh Mahaling informed the Assembly in a written reply.
The Election Commission of India Wednesday announced elections to fill five Rajya Sabha seats, four from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Punjab.
Mumbai-based Jinali Mody has been named a 2025 Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Planet A for her innovative work transforming banana stems into Banofi Leather, a sustainable plant-based alternative to conventional leather.
Former Chief Minister and BJP leader Babulal Marandi has written to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, alleging serious irregularities in the Health Department’s tendering process.
The accused allegedly targeted the ones pursuing management diploma courses under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) scholarship, police added.
