BJP President Amit Shah will hold five public rallies in three days in West Bengal starting on January 20, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's mega-opposition rally in Kolkata, party's state President Dilip Ghosh said here on Wednesday.

Following a sharp rap by the Bombay High Court, the BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) employees on Wednesday evening called off their record 9-day-long strike after its demands were partially conceded.

The high-level selection Committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will meet on January 24 to choose a new CBI Director to replace the ousted Alok Verma.

The air quality of Delhi and adjoining areas on Wednesday again slipped into "very poor" zone and the experts say it will continue to remain so for at least next three days.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has got over 93 per cent of donations of above Rs 20,000 received by national political parties, during 2017-18, pocketing Rs 437.04 crore of the total Rs 469.89 crore donated by corporates and individuals.

Sadly, the Finance minister Arun Jaitley has been diagnosed with soft tissue cancer in his thigh, which may spread to body parts in a short while. As such he has already left for cancer treatment in New York. It is likely that Mr. Jaitely will miss the government’s interim budget, to be held before the Lok Sabha elections on February 1.

Sabarimala violence broke out as two women dressed themselves as men and tried to enter the Ayyappa shrine early morning Wednesday. The women in their 30s were stopped by protestors near Pamba.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the first "Shahi Snan" (royal bathing) on the first day of Kumbh at Prayagraj drew a record crowd of 2.25 devotees.

An expected comment by a professor at Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata has triggered outrages in the nation. In the Facebook post, the professor has compared “virgin girl” to “sealed bottle or sealed packet” and his statement has invited criticism from various sectors.

The Kumbh Mela 2019 has started with the slogan, 'Chalo Kumbh Chale'. Thousands of visitors arrived at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to participate in the largest congregation in the world, and walked for miles to take a holy dip in the sangam. Close to 12 million pilgrims are taking the first 'Shahi Snan' at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, today.