According to the weather office data, this is the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020 when it did so by June 26.

Trinamool Congress MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra are embroiled in another public dispute, this time over Banerjee’s controversial remarks regarding the South Calcutta Law College rape case. Banerjee responded to Moitra’s criticism by attacking her personal life, referencing her marriage and questioning her ethics.

At least three devotees died, and over 50 were injured after a stampede broke out near Shri Gundicha Temple during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri.