Wayanad: Congress leader and Member of Parliament Priyanka Gandhi praised the efforts of the Faizal & Shabana Foundation in promoting community development through various initiatives, including quality education and wellness tourism. Speaking at the Wayanad Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTIO) Conference, where she was the Chief Guest, Priyanka Gandhi commended Faizal E. Kottikollon and Shabana Faizal for their dedication to social upliftment, particularly through their foundation’s commitment to establishing a Nadakkavu-model school in Wayanad.

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to comedian Kunal Kamra, who is facing the heat over his jokes on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during her official visit to the United Kingdom, disagreed with a prediction that India would become the world's largest economy by 2060, drawing flak from the BJP, which accused her of tarnishing the nation's image on foreign soil.

A small bridge has been illegally constructed on a river in Bihar's Purnea district allegedly by real estate brokers in a bid to increase the prices of adjoining tracts in which they had stakes, officials said on Friday.

A bill providing for adjudicatory mechanisms for the redressal of port-related disputes, and for effective management of pollution, disaster and emergencies, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday.

 Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.

 A 14-year-old girl, returning from a pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, was allegedly raped near Bareilly City Railway Station, an official said on Friday.

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, facing heat over his jokes on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, moved the Madras High Court on Friday seeking transit anticipatory bail in the matter.