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Women push back against eviction in south Kolkata slum

Slum dwellers left in uncertainty with no rehabilitation plan in sight and eviction notice hanging over their head

Animal adoptions rise at Visakhapatnam zoo as families celebrate birthdays with wildlife

At Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, a growing number of families, schools and organisations are choosing to celebrate milestones by supporting wildlife through animal adoption

BJP blames AAP govt in Punjab for ‘worsening drugs menace’

BJP leader Kewal Singh Dhillon said that public faith in the system has eroded to such an extent that families devastated by the drug menace are being forced to put up posters to sell their homes and stage protests.

Mahila Manovikas eyes Guinness World Record with 13-km crochet tiranga bunting

A 13-kilometre tricolour string of crochet buntings, crafted by 330 participants across generations, marks Mahila Manovikas’ latest Guinness World Records attempt

One killed after building collapses in Bhiwandi; at least seven trapped under rubble

Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Fire Officer Vijay Jadhav told PTI that a body was removed from the rubble, and an injured boy was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital.

Court orders Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde to appear in defamation case

Magistrate issues summons in 17-year-old complaint filed by late NCP leader Vasant Davkhare

T.N. moves Supreme Court against HC striking down jobs to Karur stampede victims’ families

The Madurai Bench of the High Court had quashed the government orders granting jobs to the victims’ family members on compassionate grounds on July 27

Kerala’s UDF drops opposition to PM SHRI, cites crucial federal funding for school education

UDF convener Adoor Prakash says governments are in perpetuity, and some actions taken by the previous LDF dispensation cannot be undone by the incumbent government, given the fiscal commitments involved

Naveen Patnaik lambasts BJP government for changing Indian Hockey jersey colour from blue to saffron

Just because the government changed in Odisha, it should not change our national team colours, he said

Despite Centre’s assurance, people still being called to explain their presence at protest site, says member of Congress’ legal aid

Congress’ legal aid Ranjan said that a helpline launched by the party has so far received 300 calls, including 50 calls by young girls and women who were being issued rape and death threats for participating in the protests

Woman arrested with hasish oil in Kerala’s Kozhikode

She was taken into custody from the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on July 30 following a tip-off from hospital staff and a few patient attendants in the maternity ward

Narcotics Control Bureau busts pan-India LSD distribution network

2,796 LSD blots and other narcotic substances seized, 4 held

Calcutta HC seeks report from police over ‘encounter killing’ of Baruipur rape-murder accused

The High Court was hearing a PIL claiming that the police statements in connection with the ‘encounter killing’ were ‘fabricated’

Attacks on commercial vessels, Indian seafarers ‘absolutely unacceptable’, Jaishankar tells Ukraine’s Sybiha

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister points at Russia for the escalation of attacks in the Black Sea and adjoining areas, which have emerged as the maritime front of the Russia-Ukraine war

Contract hostel workers stage protest demanding minimum wages, pending salaries

Kuruvai coverage in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta is down by over one lakh acres due to water shortage

As on July 27, the coverage was 3.87 lakh acres compared to 5.05 lakh acres on the corresponding day last year

Kashmir’s Insha Mushtaq, blinded by pellets, shines light on dark world of victims

Over 6,000 civilians suffered pellet injuries in 2016 when street protests broke out after the killing of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in south Kashmir

BJP criticises TVK-led government for lack of facilities in government hospitals

Centre sticks to its stand on the Mekedatu dam project, reiterates its reply in the Lok Sabha too

Minister distributes pension orders to former sportspersons, appointment orders to coaches