Lucknow | October 19, 2025 — A fresh political storm erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav drew a parallel between Diwali celebrations in India and Christmas festivities abroad, suggesting that India could “learn” from how cities around the world light up during Christmas. His remarks, made in the context of the upcoming Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, triggered fierce criticism…

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Patna | October 19, 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to officially kickstart the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections with a visit to Karpoori Gram in Samastipur on October 24, marking the symbolic beginning of the party’s high-stakes electoral push in the state. The visit holds deep emotional and political resonance, as Karpoori Gram is the birthplace of Jannayak Karpoori…

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Kottayam, Kerala | October 19, 2025 — In a chilling incident reminiscent of the plot of the Malayalam film Drishyam, police in Kerala’s Kottayam district have arrested a 31-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly murdering his wife and burying her body near an under-construction house where the couple worked. The accused, identified as Soni S.K., hailing from Dharapara…

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Agartala, October 19, 2025 — Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has urged the Union government to enhance the ceiling on externally aided projects (EAPs) for the northeastern state, arguing that the current cap of ₹3,000 crore has become a constraint on development. Saha, who was addressing a gathering at Rabindra Bhavan in Agartala on Sunday,…

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New Delhi, October 19, 2025 — India’s higher education landscape is witnessing a transformation marked by substantial improvements in faculty qualifications, research productivity, and graduate employability, according to a comprehensive study released by KPMG in India. The report, which analyzed ten years of data from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), reveals that systemic reforms and an emphasis…

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New Delhi, October 19, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India has raised alarm over the staggering number of civil court judgments that remain unimplemented across the country, expressing deep concern about the failure of the justice system to ensure the enforcement of its own verdicts. More than 8.82 lakh execution petitions — the legal requests filed by…

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Updated on: October 18, 2025 | Kolkata Kolkata’s air quality plummeted sharply on Saturday, just two days before Kali Puja, with several monitoring stations across the city recording Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the ‘poor’ category. The worsening air came amid sporadic reports of firecrackers being burst in parts of the city. However, the West Bengal Pollution Control…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | Prayagraj In a strong rebuke to the Uttar Pradesh Police, the Allahabad High Court on Saturday ordered the immediate release of an interfaith couple who had been taken into custody without any lawful order. The bench of Justices Salil Kumar Raiand Divesh Chandra Samant described the detention of the couple, Shane Ali and Rashmi, as “illegal,” asserting…

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The Congress party has released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, naming five new contenders as it continues its preparations for the high-stakes contest. The announcement, made late on Saturday, adds to the 48 candidates declared earlier in its first list, bringing the total to 53 candidates so far. According…

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The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), led by Chirag Paswan, faced a major political setback ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections after the nomination of one of its key candidates, Seema Singh, was rejected by the Election Commission. Singh, who was fielded from the Marhaura Assembly constituency, saw her nomination papers turned down on…

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