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DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat confirmed that the organisation is fully prepared to develop the next-generation Agni-VI intercontinental ballistic missile once it receives government clearance.

Clashes erupted at Kolkata’s Park Circus after protests against the new BJP government’s restrictions on roadside prayers and bulldozers turned violent. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned of strict action against stone-pelters, granting police a free hand.

The traditional Indian calendar combines solar and lunar cycles using a lunisolar system. To fix a repeating 11-day yearly gap between the two cycles, ancient astronomers created "Adhik Maas," an extra month added every 32 months to maintain seasonal balance.

After over a decade of repeated warnings about Muslims becoming “second-class citizens” under Modi, the predicted collapse of rights and freedoms still remains absent from India’s ground reality.

The J&K administration sealed Shopian’s Siraj-ul-Uloom seminary for its involvement in terrorist activities.

India is facing a brutal early summer with temperatures hitting 47.4°C. Experts warn that a developing "Super El Nino" could intensify these heatwaves and weaken the upcoming monsoon, threatening the country’s water security, power grids, and agricultural economy through 2026.

A government mint investigation reveals that 20 tonnes of silver offerings at the Vaishno Devi shrine are 95% fake, consisting mostly of toxic cadmium and iron.

The 2016 Malda riots saw a massive protest against Kamlesh Tiwari’s remarks turn into widespread violence.

The Odisha Congress has moved to disqualify three MLAs, including rising star Sofia Firdous, for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. The move follows their defiance of a party whip, which led to a victory for BJP-backed candidate Dilip Ray.

Bowbazar is one of the most crowded areas of Kolkata. At the time of the explosion, about 125 people were believed to be living in the two apartment blocks that collapsed.