Author: Anusha Das
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, where he pressed for speeding up efforts toward a ceasefire in Ukraine.
A petition was filed at the Supreme Court to protect Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is at present under threat from local industries’ pollution.
The rivers in the Jammu region have become hazardous. Alongside the raging waters that had swept everything in its path, the slopes had started to slide boulders and trees which added fuel to the destruction.
India has released three flood warnings to Pakistan this week due to the rising Tawi river, following heavy rains that compelled water to be released from dams, officials added. The notices were dispatched on humanitarian grounds despite suspending regular data exchange under the Indus Waters Treaty to avoid loss of life and property on the other side.
The Bangladeshi immigrant matter is likely to be a major politico-legal issue in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
As the Election Commission announced on Saturday, the West Bengal Assembly is preparing to receive approximately 14,000 new poll booths during the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The meeting of the Parties is scheduled for August 29, at 3:30 p.m.
When the Green Line or East-West Metro begins its full Sector V-Howrah Maidan run on Friday, there will be 180 services with eight-minute frequencies during peak hours, sources said. The corridor will operate every day of the week.
The Lok Sabha passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, on Wednesday, despite protests from the Opposition.
The Bengal Files is just weeks away from its cinematic premiere on September 5, 2025, and, as is customary with every film by Vivek Agnihotri, this one is generating controversy as well. Following The Tashkent Files and The Kashmir Files, the director has set the third installment of his Files trilogy in West Bengal, a title that was originally The Delhi Files.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the next-generation GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali.