Israel election: Netanyahu bloc leads with 53 seats as 90% of votes counted

ANI, Oct 29, 2026, Jerusalem:  As vote counting progresses in Israel's high-stakes political contest, partial returns published by the C...

Bengal to bar government school staff from political activities: Minister

PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Kolkata:  The West Bengal government has decided to bar teaching and non-teaching staff of state-run schools from engagin...

Experts suggest fuses and circuit breakers instead of switching off train charging points at night

PTI, Oct 29, 2026, New Delhi:  Experts and senior retired railway officials, including a former Railway Board member, have criticised the Ra...

Cyclone Arnab causes estimated loss of at least Rs 4,600 crore in Andhra Pradesh: CM

PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Amaravati:  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said the very severe cyclonic storm Arnab has i...

Bengal identifies 180 acres in Raiganj for proposed AIIMS, writes to Centre

PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Kolkata:  West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal on Thursday urged the Centre to consider setting up an AIIMS at Raiga...

BJP to hold rally in Kolkata on November 2, Nitin Nabin to lead march

PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Kolkata : The BJP will hold a mega rally in Kolkata on Monday, led by its national president Nitin Nabin, to mobilise pub...

Manipur Deputy CM Losii Dikho alleges Kuki militant group linked to fellow Deputy CM’s husband was involved in Naga killings

Dikho alleges Kipgen’s husband heads a militant group. PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Imphal:  Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho on Wednesday sa...

Theni jailbreak: 17 recaptured inmates to be transferred to high-security central prisons

Final two fugitives caught on Wednesday; authorities plan transfers to central prisons across Tamil Nadu after legal formalities. PTI, Oct 2...

Mamata Banerjee tells Supreme Court Bengal government can transfer I-PAC raid case to CBI

ED seeks a verdict on its plea for an independent probe into alleged obstruction of its January 8 searches; Bench reserves order. PTI, Oct 2...

Meira Kumar to chair INDIA bloc’s symbolic proceedings against CEC; Kharge to move motion, Rahul Gandhi to conclude

INDIA bloc leaders met at Kharge’s residence here to give the final shape to the ‘public impeachment’ proceedings that they intend to carry ...

Supreme Court asks Centre how supply will be ensured if 100% ethanol-run vehicles are permitted

Centre says large-scale manufacturing changes would be needed; Bench also stresses the need to empower farmers while hearing pleas on ethano...

Cyclone Arnab brings drizzle and cooler weather to Madhya Pradesh; nine districts on alert for heavy rain and gusty winds

The weakening cyclone would not enter Madhya Pradesh and would move towards Bihar from neighbouring Chhattisgarh. PTI, Oct 29, 2026, Bhopal:...

Arunachal Pradesh’s Dam Crisis: Arrests, Resistance and the Ecological Cost of Development

Neha Desai, KalimNews, Itanagar, October 29, 2026:  The escalating conflict over the proposed Siang mega-dam exposes a deepening struggle be...