Odisha family members forced to tonsure heads after inter-caste marriage Forty members of a woman’s family were forced to shave their heads as part of a purification ritual after she married a man from a different caste in Odisha. The family was ostracised due to the inter-caste marriage and was made to undergo the ritual…

Shashi Tharoor praises PM Narendra Modi Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who recently returned from a five-nation outreach mission for India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan, has heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in yet another public showcase of admiration. In a column in The Hindu, Tharoor called PM Modi a “prime asset for India” due…

halt Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand Heavy monsoon rains have severely impacted life across several districts in Uttarakhand, triggering landslides, blocking roads, and disrupting both local travel and pilgrimage routes. In Bageshwar, the Kapkot region is among the worst hit. Over 20 roads, including the main Bageshwar-Kapkot motor road, have been blocked by debris after continuous…