Stampede at Howrah

After being shut for almost 20 months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Kartarpur Corridor has finally reopened for the public from Wednesday. The first Gurudwara, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, was established by Guru Nanak, whose 552nd birth anniversery falls on November 19.

As India celebrates another Ganesh Chaturthi, chant of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya' resonates across the country. The festival, is celebrated to mark the arrival of Lord Ganesh from Kailash Parvat to earth with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The preparations by the citizens have been in full swing in past few days with the states keeping a check on the Covid protocols and curbs. Here's how India is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in various states amid Covid-19 curbs:

Film personalities and sportspersons featured in the full list of 291 candidates released by Trinamool Congress for the upcoming polls, bringing in 114 new faces. The star-studded TMC list is nothing new as party supremo Mamata Banerjee is known for her affinity for celebs.

The party, strategising to shine in BJP-dominated constituencies, fielded stars like actors Sayantika Banerjee and Koushani Mukherjee, director Raj Chakraborty and several others from the film industry along with cricketer Manoj Tiwari and former footballer Bidesh Bose. These popular figures were fielded in tough seats, specifically those from where TMC leaders have joined the BJP in the last one year.

Here are the stars fielded by TMC:

India's 72nd Republic Day was not a regular one. Limping back to normalcy after being ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, the country celebrated a visibly curtailed Republic Day this year. However, even with masks adorning faces of spectators and performers of the annual parade in Delhi, the vibrancy of the event could not be hidden. Take a look at how India celebrated Republic Day: