The government had claimed that the felicitation event was planned last-minute, and the turnout was heavily underestimated. However, a letter dated June 3 contradicts this claim.

All the victims of the stampede tragedy at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium are under 40, with a 13-year-old being the youngest.

A “sar tan se juda (beheading)” campaign was unleashed against Sharmishta Panoli, said the father of the 22-year-old influencer who was arrested by Kolkata Police over controversial remarks on Operation Sindoor that allegedly hurt religious sentiment