Puri: East Coast Railway (ECoR) Friday deployed an AI-powered robotic platform to boost security at Odisha's Puri railway station, as lakhs of visitors are expected to throng the seaside resort for the return car festival, an official said. The Puri railway station is witnessing heavy passenger movement as lakhs of devotees were arriving in the town to...

Wedding season has seen destination weddings, underwater weddings and even skydiving weddings. But Amroha may just have delivered a plot twist no one saw coming. In a story that sounds more like a social media script than real life, three reel-making sisters reportedly married the same man, their cameraman, Vikas alias Vivek. If true, it's safe to...

New Delhi: The government Friday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to make any obstruction or insult to the national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai introduced 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026', as several Opposition members, including those belonging to Left parties,...

Shimla: Thirteen people, including a six-month-old infant, were killed while two others had a narrow escape after massive boulders from a nearby hill suddenly fell on a moving taxi on the Udaipur-Pangi road in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti Friday, police said. Fifteen people were in the SUV, which was on its way from Kullu to Killar...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal this weekend, bringing widespread rainfall across Odisha during the Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha festivities, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. According to the weather office, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely in most parts of...

Chennai: Producer Soundarya Rajinikanth, who is also the younger daughter of Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth, Friday expressed solidarity with protesting students in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, saying that students were our future and that their voices deserve to be heard with empathy, dignity and respect. Taking to her Instagram page to express support for the students, whose...

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday, two years ahead of the end of his tenure. "I am suffering from various health complications," the 76-year-old leader was quoted as saying by The Daily Star newspaper. He was responding to a question about the reason for his resignation. A...

Amid protests by the CJP demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, an old video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has gone viral on social media. The clip is being widely shared in the context of the ongoing political developments and has sparked fresh debate online. The viral video features Rajnath Singh speaking at an...

New Delhi: As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier, Union Cabinet Friday approved a Bill and related provisions aimed at setting up fast-track courts and giving harsher punishment in cases of paper leaks and exam malpractices, official sources said. The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced in Parliament next week, said sources. The development comes...

Puri: Lakhs of devotees Friday started pulling the chariots of Lord Jagannath and His Siblings as part of the 'Bahuda' Yatra in Odisha's Puri, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Earlier, Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Divyasingha Deb performed the ‘Chhera Pahanra’ ritual of the ‘Bahuda Yatra’, ceremonially sweeping the floors of the chariots of The Holy Trinity....