Sharmistha Panoli's Arrest Sparks Free Speech Debate

Sharmistha Panoli's arrest has sparked a heated debate on free speech in India

Prithviraj Panoli, father of Sharmistha Panoli, the 22-year-old law student and social media influencer arrested recently by Kolkata Police on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting hatred through her post, on Wednesday refuted the statement of the West Bengal government and police administration that his daughter absconded to Gurugram before her arrest. Jun 4, 2025
Dr Manmohan Singh cremated with full State honours, Ex-PM's daughter lights funeral pyre; PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay last respects

BJP counters Rahul Gandhi with Nehru's 1963 letter; here's what it says

The controversy began when Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of yielding to foreign pressure, a claim that has been met with strong rebuttals from the BJP. Central to the BJP's counterattack is a decades-old letter written by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, which BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has brought to the forefront to challenge Gandhi's assertions. Jun 4, 2025
Crime scene

Man arrested for raping, murdering 80-year-old woman in Karnataka

According to officials, the elderly woman had informed her family two days earlier that she was visiting a church in Srinivasapura. After staying in town for two days, she was reportedly waiting at a bus stop to return home when the accused approached her. Jun 4, 2025
Sikkim Landslides: IAF Leads Major Rescue Operations

Sikkim landslides: IAF, Army lead heroic rescue; 33 rescued, 113 still stranded

On June 4, 2025, the IAF executed a crucial rescue mission, successfully evacuating 33 people, including two US nationals, from the remote Chaten region in North Sikkim. This operation was comprehensive, involving not only the evacuation of individuals but also the air-dropping of essential relief supplies and the deployment of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to provide assistance. Jun 4, 2025