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At least 80 people, including women and children, were killed in a stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday, officials said,

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, on Tuesday confirmed that he has filed a defamation suit against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court, allegedly for some slanderous comments made by her against him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack at the Congress in Lok Sabha over its ‘third worst’ performance in the Parliamentary elections, while replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.

The stampede occurred during a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) for Lord Shiva. Visuals from the Community Health Centre showed several bodies being brought there in the presence of crying relatives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the BJP-led NDA’s resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the alliance rode to power for a record third time because people reposed faith and confidence in its governance.

After Hindenburg Research alleged that Kotak Mahindra group created and oversaw the offshore fund structure used by the investor partner of Hindenburg to short Adani stocks, the group on Tuesday said Hindenburg was never a client of its offshore fund and the fund was unaware of the US short seller being a partner of any of its investors.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the leaders attending the summit are expected to review the organisation's activities over the past two decades and discuss the state and prospects of multilateral cooperation.

After the Chopra and Cooch Behar cases, reports of another Kangaroo Court surfaced in West Bengal on Tuesday where the victim -- a woman -- committed suicide.

Congress MP and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that everything can be expunged in the world of Prime Minister Narendra Modi but not in reality.

Security forces in Tripura and Mizoram seized heroin and areca nuts (betel nuts) valued at over Rs 6 crore and arrested three drug peddlers including a woman in this connection, an official said on Monday.

Eleven Bangladeshi nationals, including six women, were arrested from the Agartala railway station for illegally entering India without valid documents, the police said on Monday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Tripura is likely to witness thunderstorm with lightning and extremely heavy rainfall and has issued red alert for Dhalai and Gomati District while yellow alert for rest six districts of the state.

Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy announced on Monday that in the fiscal year 2022-23, over Rs 3,000 crores in taxes were collected in the state across various sectors.

Khowai District has been recognized as the Best Performing District by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for its exemplary implementation of the Joint Action Plan on "Prevention of Drugs and Substance Abuse among Children and Illicit Trafficking."

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday launched the state level ‘Stop Diarrhoea Campaign 2024’ by administering Vitamin A solution to children from six months to 60 months, oral rehydration solution (ORS) packets, and zinc tablets for infants to children aged up to five.

Addressing a press conference here at Agartala on Monday jointly with the West Tripura District Superintendent of Police Dr Kiran Kumar, the DM said that awareness programs are being organized to sensitize the people and all stakeholders about the newly enforced criminal laws.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday inaugurated a daylong symposium on Emergency Provision under Indian Constitution here at National Law University in Agartala and remembered the 1975 emergency period to state that the emergency period under the leadership of former later Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had undermined the country’s democracy.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the dignity of women is completely lost under the ‘Taliban’ regime of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

Eleven more Bangladeshi nationals, including five women, were arrested from the Agartala railway station for entering India illegally as they sought to make their way to other states of the country in search of jobs, officials said on Sunday. 

Speaking with reporters, North District Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty said that based on a tip-off, they detained a vehicle without a number plate from which the police seized the drugs.

A parking dispute escalated into a shocking case of assault and molestation on Sunday afternoon near Kanchanmala Bazar in the Golaghati Assembly area, leaving the local community outraged and demanding justice.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday emphasized that engineers should step forward to address the basic issues faced by the people and said that engineers are the face of the government.

Principal Opposition party CPIM on Sunday wrote a letter to the State Election Commissioner (SEC) demanding strict action against BJP workers who allegedly threatened saying people contesting from CPI (M) or Congress ticket in Panchayat Polls shall be throttled to death.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed thanks and gratitude to the people of the state for the victory in both the seats of recently held Lok Sabha election.

Sources report that Ratul Banik was riding a scooty while Roni Sutradhar was on a bike. The accident happened when both riders lost control and collided head-on. The impact of the collision was fatal for Ratul Banik, who died instantly.