Makar Sankranti 2026: Know why India celebrates the harvest festival on January 14, its significance, rituals, mythology, and how it is observed across states.
The court has directed the Vigilance director to form a team and register a crime to ‘ascertain the full extent of the misappropriation of funds by TDB employees in relation to the sale of Adiya Sishtam Ghee’.
The incident took place after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant moved a motion for a discussion to commemorate the completion of 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’.
Their change in address has led to notices being sent to many of them. Officials tried to allay concerns, saying the process is not an effort to delete names.
Makar Sankranti Bank Holiday 2026: Kindly note that banks in only Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, and Itanagar will be closed today, while the rest will remain operational as usual.
People are moving in groups, watch groups are in place, and villages are armed with torches and firecrackers to help keep the animal away. Officials meanwhile stumble in the dark due to the bull elephant's ‘unusual aggression’
The notices have been generated by the ECI and sent to the local officials’ log-ins on the ECI’s centralised portal, and further sent to grassroots functionaries, the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), to distribute to the electors, according to official sources aware of the development.
The final regulations have done away with a section on ‘false complaints’, which, along with provision for fine or disciplinary proceedings, was there in the draft.
Indian Railways to launch Amrit Bharat Express trains: Since its launch in December 2023, 30 Amrit Bharat Express trains have been operational over the Indian Railways network.
Mumbai Harbour Line Update: With these, the total number of AC local train services on Central Railway will now be 94 ( 80 on the main line & 14 on the Harbour line).
BMC, PMC, PCMC, Thane Election 2026 Voter List: All eligible voters whose names have appeared on the voter roll can download their Voter Information Slips (VIS), a document issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that helps one locate their polling station.
Catering Policy 2017 revised: The move comes after Southern Railway (SR) suggested changes to Para 21 of the Catering Policy 2017 in a letter to the RB dated August 14, 2025.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train corridor: The high-speed rail Multi-modal hub located at Sabarmati is situated on the east side of Bullet train station and is integrated with three foot overbridges (FOBs) equipped with travellators.
