Sikh Mayor of Hoboken in New Jersey receives death threats

Oct 23, 2023, at 12:44 am

In a troubling incident that underscores the persistent challenges of hate and intolerance, the Indian-origin Sikh Mayor of Hoboken, Ravi Bhalla, recently revealed that he and his family were targeted with a series of threatening letters last year.

India's youngest Mayor to marry Kerala’s youngest MLA in Sept

Jul 12, 2022, at 04:32 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: India's youngest mayor Arya Rajendran and Balussery MLA Sachin Dev, the youngest member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, will tie the knot on Sept 4.

Lockdown likely in Mumbai if COVID-19 spike crosses 20,000 daily: Mayor Pednekar

Jan 04, 2022, at 07:35 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has said lockdown is likely to be imposed in the city if daily COVID-19 spike crosses 20,000, media reports said.

After TMC's landslide win, Mamata Banerjee to pick Kolkata Mayor today

Dec 23, 2021, at 04:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday pick Kolkata's new Mayor two days after her Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory in the city civic polls.

Krishna Chakravarty named mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:34 pm

Kolkata, July 30 (UNI): Setting at rest all speculations, Krishna Chakravarty is going to be the new Mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, while Tapas Chatterjee will be the Deputy Mayor.