Rainfall activity to intensify over Northeast and coastal regions
A coconut tree sways in the wind at the Kingston Waterfront on Ocean Boulevard in Kingston, Jamaica, as Jamaica starts to feel the effects of Hurricane Mellisa on October 26, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean on the night of October 25, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it took a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola, forecasters said. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)

May 1, 2026 8:56 PM

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Rainfall activity to intensify over Northeast and coastal regions

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim tomorrow. Heavy rainfall will prevail over Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal tomorro...

Re-poll in Selected Polling Stations in West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

May 1, 2026 10:14 PM

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Re-poll in Selected Polling Stations in West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

The Election Commission today ordered repolling in 15 polling Stations of West Bengal. Re-polling will be held tomorrow in 11 Polling Stations of Magrahat Paschim Assembly Constituency and four Polling Stations of Diamond Harbour Assembly Constituency in the state. Poling will be held between 7 AM a...

Buddha Purnima celebrated across Nepal with pilgrimages and cultural programmes

May 1, 2026 8:14 PM

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Buddha Purnima celebrated across Nepal with pilgrimages and cultural programmes

Across Nepal, Buddha Purnima is being celebrated today. It's a public holiday in Nepal. The day is marked by massive pilgrimages to Lumbini, which is the birthplace of Buddha and major stupas like Namo Buddhaye, Swayambhunath and Boudhanath, with prayers, lightings, charity, and white-clothed proces...

Sikkim becomes country’s first paperless judiciary state

May 1, 2026 7:59 PM

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Sikkim becomes country’s first paperless judiciary state

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay has expressed happiness as Sikkim has been declared the country's first paperless judiciary state. Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, declared this today in a conclave held at Gangtok.  Chief Minister Golay termed it a historic step towards building a f...

Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme to be showcased at Hyderabad workshop

May 1, 2026 7:50 PM

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Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme to be showcased at Hyderabad workshop

Ministry of Panchayati Raj will organize an outreach workshop on Atmanirbhar Panchayat Initiative in Hyderabad tomorrow. The outreach workshop will introduce participants to the vision, objectives and operational framework of the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme, an initiative of the Ministry of Panc...