Category: India

Bengaluru, Karnataka government has notified a legislation that prohibits hookah bars, raises the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, and increases the fine for violations. Karnataka notifies legislation raising age to buy tobacco to 21, prohibiting their use in public The notification was issued on May 30, following the Cigarettes and […]

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s office on Saturday said that 71 people have died due to heavy pre-monsoon rains in the state since April. Premises of a house is inundated with floodwater after heavy rainfall, in Mangaluru, Karnataka, Friday, May 30, 2025. (PTI) According to the chief minister’s office, the rainfall during the 2025 pre-monsoon season is […]

The arrest of Instagram influencer Sharmishta Panoli on Friday over her alleged communal remarks linked to Operation Sindoor has drawn criticism from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and other parties within the ruling National Democratic Alliance, with several political leaders coming out in her support. Following the backlash, Sharmishta Panoli deleted the post and issued […]

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar recently made a notable gaffe when he accidentally referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at a political rally in Rohtas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, during a public meeting in Bikramganj Rohtas district.(HT Photo) Speaking before a large crowd, […]

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, on Saturday questioned the Centre’s decision to agree to a ceasefire with Pakistan, asking why the government accepted it if Islamabad was on the back foot. Jan Suraaj Party president Prashant Kishore addressing ‘Bihar Badlao Rally’ at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.(HT File) Referring to a statement […]

The Karnataka government has notified a legislation that prohibits hookah bars, raises the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, and increases the fine for violations. Section 4A of the Act prohibits the opening or running of hookah bars.(PTI) The notification was issued on May 30, following the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco […]

India will no longer tolerate a proxy war through terrorism and will respond firmly to any extremist acts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, adding that “sindoor” (vermillion) has become synonymous with courage and valour after India’s military response to the Pahalgam attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan […]

New Delhi: The Opposition on Saturday accused the Centre of “misleading the nation” and reiterated its demand for a special Parliament session on Operation Sindoor after Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said that India lost fighter jets on the opening day of the recent military confrontation with Pakistan due to tactical mistakes. CDS Anil […]

Miss Thailand Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned Miss World 2025 at the 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant at the Grand Finale held at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday night. Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri reacts after being crowned Miss World by last year’s Miss World winner, Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova, at the […]

New Delhi: India sharply criticised Pakistan on Saturday for attempting to inject “unwarranted references” into the International Glacier Conference in Tajikistan, marking the first time the two nations have publicly clashed over the Indus Water Treaty at an international forum over the issue. All gates of Salal Dam on the Chenab River were closed following suspension […]