The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has reportedly married Biju Janata Dal MP Pinaki Misra in a quiet ceremony held in Germany on May 3. The Krishnagar MP and her party have remained tight-lipped about the wedding, with even fellow TMC leaders appearing unaware of the development.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday cited the drop in the sales of two-wheelers and cars as well as the fall in the mobile market to attack the government and said the country needs politics that is not about the glitz of events but connected with the reality of everyday life.

An unidentified man's body was found near the Central Market area in Mangaluru on Thursday morning.

Post-mortem examinations of all 11 victims who lost their lives in the stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday have been completed, and the bodies were handed over to their families during the night.

A LinkedIn post by prominent tax educator Vinod Gupta alleging corruption in the GST registration process triggered a public response from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who addressed the matter on X (formerly Twitter).

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar broke down on camera while addressing the media on the tragic stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed eleven lives and left several others injured.

Karnataka government will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mega events, meetings and celebrations aimed at preventing any untoward incidents, state Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday.