The Bada Danda here has turned into a sea of humanity as the annual Ratha Jatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra  celebrates today.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today lashed out at the Governor' decision to mark the state's Foundation Day.

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday said incidents of violence in the run-up to the rural polls are "a reality and not fiction", which he is focused on containing.

The number of systematic investment plan (SIP) accounts being discontinued rose 7.4 per cent month-on-month (MoM) to 14.19 lakh in May, despite the stellar inflow into mutual funds through the route. At the same time, the number of new SIP registration rose to 24.7 lakh last month from 19.56 lakh in April, implying fresh registration of over 5 lakh, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed.

Canadabased Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of India’s mostwanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the North American country, officials here said Monday

Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha, an expert on neighbourhood countries and operations, was Monday appointed as the new head of external spy agency R&AW, succeeding Samant Goel who completes his four-year stint June 30.

Jammu and Kashmir Monday completed five years without an elected government, prompting a scathing attack from the mainstream National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party over the delay in restoration of democracy in the Union Territory

In one of the largest-ever aircraft purchases by an airline, IndiGo Monday announced placing a firm order to buy 500 narrow-body planes from Airbus as the airline embarks on an ambitious long-term growth path.

The southwest monsoon is likely to hit Odisha within the next 2 to 3 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday.

Stepping up defence cooperation, India and the US are poised to unveil a roadmap for industries in the sector to partner closely in co-production, co-development and maintaining supply change during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US beginning June 21.

“Adipurush”, a lavish multilingual retelling of the Ramayana, was at the centre of protests in several cities Monday and led to a ban on all Hindi films in Nepal with Union minister Anurag Thakur stepping in to say that nobody has the right to hurt the sentiments of people.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Monday withdrew its support to the Nitish Kumar government in the state and a letter to the effect was handed over to Governor Rajendra Arlekar.

The Punjab Cabinet Monday approved an amendment to the British-era Sikh Gurdwaras Act to ensure "free-to-air" telecast of Gurbani from Amritsar's Golden Temple.

China and the United States agreed Monday to try and stabilise their intense rivalry to avoid veering into conflict, but did not announce any major breakthroughs during a rare visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Ukraine said Monday it had driven Russian forces from an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive, a settlement on a heavily fortified part of the front line near the most direct route to the country’s Azov Sea coast.

Smart queue management system was inaugurated at Regional Transport Office (RTO), Puri on the eve of Rath Yatra, Monday, in an attempt to ensure hassle-free transport services in the Pilgrim City. The system was inaugurated by Commerce & Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu. Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur was also present on the occasion.

Europe should brace for more deadly heatwaves driven by climate change, said a sweeping report Monday, noting the world’s fastest-warming continent was some 2.3 degrees Celsius hotter last year than in pre-industrial times.

 The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) will provide special ‘Mo Bus’ service to Puri during this year’s Ratha Jatra.The special Mo Bus service will be provided from June 20 to June 30, said a senior official of the CRUT today.

A four-member team of the Commissionerate Police will visit Kolkata to investigate harassment charges levelled against playback singer Sourin Bhatt.

Veteran actor Sunil Lahri, who played Lakshman in Ramanand Sagar’s television adaptation of the epic ‘Ramayana’, has expressed his disappointment on Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’.