With IWT suspended, divert water to northern states: Punjab CM

IANS | April 29, 2025 8:20 PM

Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Asserting that the BJP is playing a “dirty game” to release excess water to Haryana, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said they will not allow it to succeed in its nefarious designs against the state.

Calcutta HC directs CBI to submit report against Sheikh Shahjahan in ED officer assault case

IANS | April 29, 2025 8:09 PM

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a report against expelled Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in the case where the latter had been accused as the mastermind in organising a mob attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and their accompanying Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel in front of his residence at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in January last year.

Artisans of Ummedpura in Neemuch preserve a 400-year-old traditional art

IANS | April 29, 2025 8:09 PM

Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), April 29 (IANS) Ummedpura, a small village in Jawad tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district, has carved out a global identity for its exquisite handicrafts. The village is renowned for its 400-year-old traditional art form - Nandana print - a block printing technique that uses 100 per cent natural dyes on pure cotton fabric.

Bihar’s Gulfraz becomes millionaire with ‘Modi Makhana’

IANS | April 29, 2025 7:53 PM

Katihar (Bihar), April 29 (IANS) Despite Bihar being the largest producer of makhana (fox nuts) in India, the superfood has long lacked the recognition it deserves. Now, young entrepreneurs from the state are working to give makhana a new identity through innovation and enterprise.

This is time of war, says Haryana Minister Anil Vij

IANS | April 29, 2025 3:49 PM

Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Haryana Energy and Transport Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday responded to Congress' remarks regarding the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, calling for national unity during this critical time.