Chhath to be celebrated with grandeur in Lucknow tomorrow; police complete security arrangements

IANS | November 14, 2026 11:56 PM

Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) The festival of Chhath Mahaparv will be celebrated with great enthusiasm across Lucknow on November 15. The Lucknow Police Commissionerate has completed extensive security arrangements to ensure the peaceful and smooth conduct of the festival, which is expected to draw thousands of devotees to riverbanks, ponds and designated ghats across the city.

Punjab: Five dead in Tarn Taran road accident; PM Modi condoles deaths

IANS | November 14, 2026 11:52 PM

Tarn Taran, Nov 14 (IANS) Five people were killed, and 16 others sustained injuries after two buses carrying pilgrims collided head-on on the Tarn Taran-Bathinda National Highway near Naushehra Pannuan village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district on Saturday, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express grief over the loss of life.

Indian democracy a global asset: Rahul Gandhi

IANS | November 14, 2026 8:53 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Addressing the Bharat Summit, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched a fierce critique of the ruling government, declaring that Indian democracy has been systematically dismantled and is no longer functioning.

Gujarat: BJP challenges Rahul Gandhi to prove phone-tapping claim

IANS | November 14, 2026 8:45 PM

Ahmedabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Invoking the 2021 Pegasus controversy, Gujarat BJP chief spokesperson Anil Patel on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to lodge a formal complaint with the police or approach the Lok Sabha Speaker over his latest allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tapping his phone, saying the Leader of the Opposition had failed to substantiate similar allegations in the past.

‘Break India vector’: BJP attacks Congress over Bharat Summit

IANS | November 14, 2026 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey took on the Congress for hosting speakers at the two-day ‘Bharat Summit 2026’ in Hyderabad, claiming that their “analysis reveals” the personalities work together to “form a convergent Break India vector”.