The Southern Railway operated 34 special trains during the Deepavali festive week from major stations under the Thiruvananthapuram Division, benefitting over 45,000 reserved passengers. Between October 1 to October 22, a total of 1,35,032 passengers booked tickets in 92 trips of special trains operated to and from important stations in the Thiruvananthapuram Division. In addition,... Read More

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor. FIle | Photo Credit: PTI Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) alleged that three candidates of his Jan Suraaj Party in the Bihar elections withdrew their nominations under “pressure” from the BJP. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Kishor alleged that the ruling NDA was so scared... Read More

Police personnel conduct an inspection after a fire breaks out at Raheja Complex in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on October 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A major fire broke out shortly after midnight on Tuesday at an apartment complex in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi, killing four persons, including a six-year-old girl, and injuring nine others, said... Read More

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha pays homage to police martyrs during Police Commemoration Day at the Police Memorial, Zewan, in Srinagar on October 21, 2025. (X/@OfficeOfLGJandK) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) said the J&K Police “kept the tricolour flying high even at the cost of their own... Read More

People celebrate Deepavali in New Delhi on Monday, October 20, night. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Following Deepavali, pollution in Delhi inched close to a five-year low with average concentrations of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 across several locations crossing 400 microgram per cubic metre (µg/m³) – levels not seen since 2021. On Deepavali day,... Read More

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday said the State government should strive to reduce the losses for farmers due to kuruvai paddy being ‘left in the rain’, and procure the currently stored paddy within next week. In a statement, he said around 70% of the 6.13 lakh acres of paddy fields was harvested but only... Read More

Over 2000 metric tonnes of garbage removed from 100 wards since Deepavali day Source link

A scene at Delhi High Court. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court has directed Google to employ its technological tools to detect and remove misleading advertisements featuring AI-generated images and videos of spiritual leader Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev. The court passed the order in favour of Sadhguru in his suit seeking... Read More

Air quality deteriorated in most parts of Chennai on Monday evening because of the continuous bursting of firecrackers. A scene at Guindy. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ   A mostly dry afternoon and evening with light rain here and there kept the city noisy and smoke-filled on Deepavali day on Monday. However, a timely spell of... Read More

The Mahagatbandhan is hoping to shift the narrative back towards Opposition unity. File | Photo Credit: File With the deadline for filing nominations for both phases of the Bihar Assembly election ending on Monday (October 20, 2025), the Mahagatbandhan or Opposition alliance has fielded 253 candidates, ten more than the total number of seats in... Read More