Bengaluru stampede: ‘Was not aware of anything, went as I was invited by KSCA,’ says Siddaramaiah
Karnakata CM also added that he was not aware of the deaths caused by the stampede till 5.45 pm
By The Week News Desk June 08, 2025
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NIA to probe murder of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru
Shetty was killed at Kinnipadavu in Bajpe on the outskirts of Mangaluru on May 1
By The Week News Desk June 08, 2025
Revanth Reddy expands Telangana cabinet, 3 Dalit, BC community Congress leaders sworn in as ministers
Congress MLA Ramchander Naik has also been chosen as the deputy speaker . Telangana CM Revanth Reddy congratulated the new ministers
By The Week News Desk June 08, 2025
'Grand-scale electoral heist': After Rahul Gandhi, key Congress leader questions Maharashtra poll results
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday charged Maharashtra Assembly results were rigged in favour of the BJP. He alleged same modus operandi will be followed during Bihar polls
By The Week News Desk June 08, 2025
‘People will decide my seat’: Chirag Paswan confirms his candidature in Bihar assembly polls
Chirag, however, made it clear that his plans to contest the elections should not be construed as his chief ministerial ambitions.
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Bengaluru stampede: Govt increases compensation from ₹ 10 lakh to ₹ 25 lakh for kin of deceased
At least 11 people died in the stampede that took place near the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday evening
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‘One of India’s greatest languages’: In Madurai, Amit Shah apologises for not knowing Tamil
Shah’s praise of Tamil comes amid a language war between the Centre and the M.K. Stalin government
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‘Will respond if Rahul Gandhi writes to us formally’: EC sources on Maharashtra poll rigging charges
Gandhi had sought a response from the poll body on the issues he had raised in a newspaper article
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Maharashtra poll results row: 'Rahul Gandhi rejecting mandate as they have rejected him', says Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said Rahul Gandhi's claims were 'laughable' and the latter should introspect his statements
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Honeymoon tragedy: Meghalaya deploys drones to trace missing Indore woman; MP govt seeks CBI probe
Sonam Raghuvanshi and her husband Raja Raghuvanshi went missing on May 23; Raja’s body was found in a deep gorge on June 2
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Truck hits Tejashwi Yadav's convoy in Bihar, 3 security personnel injured
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav escapes unhurt. The accident occurred when the convoy stopped on Patna-Muzaffarpur national highway for a tea break
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Internet services cut, prohibitory orders imposed in 5 districts as fresh violence breaks out in Manipur
Internet services suspended for five days in five valley districts. Protests erupted following reports of the arrest of a leader of Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol
By The Week News Desk June 08, 2025 -
Akhilesh Yadav's choice of words to wish Yogi Adityanath on his birthday sparks debate
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath celebrated his 53rd birthday on June 5
By Puja Awasthi June 06, 2025 -
POCSO case: Jharkhand man lures girl child with mango, rapes her in garden
Angry locals beat up the 25-year-old before the Jharkhand's Police arrested him in
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‘Evasion won’t protect your credibility,’ says Rahul Gandhi as EC denies Maharashtra polls rigging charge
Releasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries is not the way to respond to serious questions, said the Congress leader
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New UK-India anti-terror alliance in the making? David Lammy meets PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar to discuss
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also expected to visit India soon, in connection with the free trade deal agreed upon just last month
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'Siddaramaiah, grandson were relishing 'basundi' after learning of Bengaluru stampede deaths': HDK
BJP, JD(S) in a joint press conference held in Bengaluru, slammed Karnataka CM and deputy CM for making the police officials 'scapegoats'
By Prathima Nandakumar June 06, 2025 -
Meghalaya honeymoon tragedy: Was Indore couple accompanied by three men on day they went missing?
As the search operation to trace the woman is still underway, a tourist guide’s claim has given a fresh twist to the case.
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ECI debunks Rahul Gandhi’s ‘match-fixing’ allegations; Fadnavis says he insulted people of Maharashtra
After an unfavourable verdict by the voters, trying to defame the Election Commission is completely absurd, said the poll body
By The Week News Desk June 07, 2025 -
Who will succeed JP Nadda as BJP president? Election process likely to be completed by June-end
BJP's constitution requires elections in more than half the states to be concluded before the party's national president can be elected
By The Week News Desk June 07, 2025 -
PM Narendra Modi flags off Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express
The 272km-long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) is a major railway project launched to connect the Kashmir Valley with the Indian Railways network throughout the year
By Tariq Bhat June 06, 2025 -
Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka cricket association functionaries resign amid police probe, admit 'moral responsibility'
Secretary and treasurer of KSCA tendered their resignation amid probe over the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium in which 11 persons died. Karnataka police have so far made four arrests in the case
By The Week News Desk June 07, 2025 -
Bihar elections: Will Rahul Gandhi's back-to-back visits give a boost to Congress's revival plan?
During his sixth visit to the poll-bound state, Rahul Gandhi emphasised Congress's campaign pitch around caste census, social justice, and economic inequality
By Pratul Sharma June 06, 2025 -
Maharashtra Assembly polls blueprint for rigging elections, Bihar next: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi alleged BJP rigged the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls. The Election Commission had denied the Congress leader's charges
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Bengaluru stampede: HC gives a breather to KSCA till next hearing
A Bengaluru court on Friday remanded four persons, arrested in connection with the stadium stampede case, to 14-day judicial custody
By Prathima Nandakumar June 06, 2025
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