Former CM Banerjee's niece found hanging at her home in Bengal's Rampurhat

IANS | September 1, 2026 3:38 PM

Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee's niece allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday. The Police said that Mamata Banerjee's cousin Nihar Mukhopadhyay's daughter, Bristi Mukhopadhyay, committed suicide by hanging herself in Rampurhat of Birbhum district.

669 metric tonnes onions sold at Rs 35 per kg, Rs 210 crore paid directly to 3,400 farmers: Govt

IANS | September 1, 2026 3:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Retail sales of onions continue at Rs 35 per kg and a total of approximately 669 metric tonnes (MT) of the staple vegetable has been sold to date, comprising 223 MT through bulk channels via the e-NAM portal and similar online platforms at prevailing mandi prices, and 446 MT through retail channels across the country, the government said on Tuesday.

Ram Temple CEO selection committee recommends three names, Trust to take final call

IANS | September 1, 2026 2:48 PM

Ayodhya, Sep 1 (IANS) Three names for the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple were recommended by the three-member search committee comprising Lt General Vishnu Kant Chaturvedi (retd), former scientist Suresh Haware, and former Justice Pramod Kohli, in its report submitted to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Tuesday.

SP questions Ram Temple Trust CEO selection process, demands HC supervised panel

IANS | September 1, 2026 1:38 PM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday criticised the report concerning the selection process for the CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, saying the Trust had not been given any authority in the matter and reiterating his demand for a committee to be constituted under the supervision of the High Court.

Ruling parties hail 7.8 pc GDP growth; Oppn says figures fail to reflect ground reality

IANS | September 1, 2026 11:58 AM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) As India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy, recording a 7.8 per cent growth in the April-June quarter of FY27, BJP and NDA leaders on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their development-oriented policies. However, Opposition leaders dismissed the figures as being far removed from the ground reality, arguing that inflation, unemployment and rising prices continue to affect ordinary citizens.