'Dignified leader has left us': Tributes pour in for Shivraj Patil

IANS | December 12, 2025 11:41 AM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Leaders across party lines on Friday expressed deep grief over the passing of former Union Home Minister and veteran Congress leader Shivraj Patil, remembering him as a dignified statesman who served the nation with unwavering commitment.

Mamata Banerjee submitted her enumeration form, misleading people on SIR, says BJP

IANS | December 12, 2025 11:18 AM

Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of exhibiting double standards and deceiving the people regarding her claims of not filing and submitting her enumeration form for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as a form of protest, while in fact, she submitted it on the final day of the enumeration period.

Eight pilgrims killed as bus falls into gorge in Andhra

IANS | December 12, 2025 8:27 AM

Visakhapatnam, Dec 12 (IANS) At least eight pilgrims died and several others were injured when a private travel bus fell into a gorge in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the early hours of Friday.