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Pune

Lighting the Nanda-Deep: Millions Mark the Auspicious Commencement of Navratri with Traditional Rituals

NEW DELHI — The auspicious nine-day festival of Navratri commences with the sacred worship of Goddess Shailaputri, the first of the nine divine avatars of Goddess Durga. On this inaugural day, known as Pratipada, millions of devotees across the globe initiate the Ghatasthapana (or Kalash Sthapana) ceremony, a foundational ritual that sets the spiritual tone for the entire festival.

11 Oct

Bengaluru

6,000 Locations Inspected: Karnataka’s Coordinated Strike Against Illegal Child Labour Yields 105 Cases

16 Sept

Chennai

Thiruvottiyur Tragedy: DMK Booth Agent Hacked to Death in Escalating Loan Feud, Party Demands Swift Justice

13 Sept

Kolkata

Salboni Land Scam: Bengal CID Arrests Abhishek Banerjee’s PA After Supreme Court Denies Bail

13 Sept

Cities

Defying the Diktat: Kerala’s Muslim Women Choose Classrooms, Polls, and Onam Over Clerical Confinement

10 Sept

Cities

Five Lost Orangutans in Odisha Forest Expose India's Booming Wildlife Trafficking Crisis

BALASORE, Odisha — At approximately 11:25 PM on September 8, 2026, grainy CCTV footage captured a black Thar SUV slipping quietly into the coastal stretch of Badapai village, bordering the Bichitrapur casuarina reserve. Fifteen minutes later, the vehicle departed, leaving behind an extraordinary cargo that would expose the dark underbelly of India's illegal wildlife trade.

10 Sept

Delhi

Supreme Court Defers to High Court on Satya Niketan Collapse, Demands Pan-India Building Safety Overhaul

The Supreme Court on Thursday opted against transferring the Satya Niketan building collapse case to itself, instead directing the Delhi High Court to maintain strict oversight while signaling a broader reckoning on student housing safety across India's educational hubs.

10 Sept

Cities

Telangana Minister Flags Pesticide Residues as Major Hurdle for Fruit and Vegetable Exports

Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao told the Telangana Assembly that excessive use of pesticides and chemical inputs is leaving residues in farm produce, affecting the State’s prospects in international markets.

10 Sept

Kolkata

Bengal Food Row: Suvendu Adhikari Faces Heat Over Bageshwar Baba’s Durga Puja Remarks

A political controversy has erupted in West Bengal after religious preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, urged Bengalis to avoid non-vegetarian food during the Durga Puja festivities. Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh, made the remarks at an event in Liluah, Howrah, on September 5. He criticised the consumption of fish and meat during the festival and used the term “pakhandi” while referring to people he accused of observing religious practices while eating non-vegetarian food.

10 Sept

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Lighting the Nanda-Deep: Millions Mark the Auspicious Commencement of Navratri with Traditional Rituals

6,000 Locations Inspected: Karnataka’s Coordinated Strike Against Illegal Child Labour Yields 105 Cases

Thiruvottiyur Tragedy: DMK Booth Agent Hacked to Death in Escalating Loan Feud, Party Demands Swift Justice

Salboni Land Scam: Bengal CID Arrests Abhishek Banerjee’s PA After Supreme Court Denies Bail

Defying the Diktat: Kerala’s Muslim Women Choose Classrooms, Polls, and Onam Over Clerical Confinement

Five Lost Orangutans in Odisha Forest Expose India's Booming Wildlife Trafficking Crisis

Supreme Court Defers to High Court on Satya Niketan Collapse, Demands Pan-India Building Safety Overhaul

Telangana Minister Flags Pesticide Residues as Major Hurdle for Fruit and Vegetable Exports

Bengal Food Row: Suvendu Adhikari Faces Heat Over Bageshwar Baba’s Durga Puja Remarks