Month: August 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, focusing on shoring up bilateral ties in areas such as trade and investment.

“The entire landscape is changing, and I think the future is extremely bright,” said astronaut and Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla here on Monday, while stressing that it…

The investigation by the probe agency ED revealed that private medical colleges offered about 18,000 admissions in the MBBS course to students who used fake documents.

Expelled Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal on Monday wrote to party chief Akhilesh Yadav accusing him of shielding criminals and saying she fears the “SP-sponsored mafia” might get her killed.

Banu Mushtaq was born in 1948 and raised in Hassan, Karnataka.

A one-year-old girl abducted from Mathura Junction railway station late Friday night was traced within 41 hours near Agra Cantonment station by the Government Railway Police.

Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has apologised after his comment about women lawyers drew strong condemnation from the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA).

Rekha Gupta was attacked by Rajesh Sakriya during a public hearing last week in the Civil Lines area of the city. He was subsequently arrested.

A 35-year-old tailor has been arrested for allegedly strangling a woman to death and trying to dump her body in a drain in Delhi’s Dabri area after a dispute over…

Days before US President Donald Trump’s punitive 50 per cent tariffs take effect on Indian exports, India’s embassy in Washington has reportedly hired a second lobbying firm with close ties…

The findings by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) were based on a survey of 2,426 on-board passengers across 96 selected trains.

Four journalists were among at least eight people killed on Monday in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza, including a freelancer who worked for the Associated Press.

A 2023 report by the International Energy Agency found Egypt’s temperature rose 0.38C per decade (20002020), outpacing the global average.

The accused, Delbert Cornish, was taken into police custody in Mountain Home and then moved to Canyon County jail on Tuesday.

The controversy surrounding the collapse of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh five years ago has resurfaced, with sharp exchanges between the Congress’s Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath,…

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged dowry murder case of Nikki Bhati in Greater Noida.

Russian companies, especially in the machinery and electronics sectors, are showing growing interest in employing Indian nationals, said Vinay Kumar, India’s ambassador to Russia.

Supreme Court pauses police cases against psephologist Sanjay Kumar who apologised for sharing faulty voter data

Two suspected sharpshooters of the Neeraj Faridpuria-Himanshu Bhau gang were arrested for their alleged involvement in the recent shooting outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav’s residence in Haryana’s Gurugram, the police said…

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that victims of crime, including their legal heirs, can file an appeal against acquittal of the accused.

A woman in China spent 62,000 yuan, approximately Rs 7.5 lakh, on a wrinkle-removing treatment and the reason was shocking.

India’s household savings are expected to generate cumulative inflows of around USD 9.5 trillion into financial assets over the next ten years, according to a report by Goldman Sachs.

In a scene reminiscent of a blockbuster movie, Telangana police, with the help of Bajrang Dal activists, have busted an illicit cow smuggling operation in Choutuppal mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri…

The Karnataka government’s decision to invite Booker prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Dussehra celebrations at Mysuru has sparked a row

Heavy rain disrupted normal life in Himachal Pradesh, prompting the closure of schools and colleges in five out of 12 districts, while 484 roads, including two national highways, remained closed…

Foreign nationals living in Gurugram on Sunday organised a cleanliness drive to clean the roads and drains in the city.

The US ambassador to Paris has upped the pressure on President Emmanuel Macron over antisemitism in France with a letter calling the government’s action on anti-Jewish hatred insufficient, days after…

Freedom of speech can’t apply just like that on commercial speech, says Supreme Court in cases against comics

US President Donald Trump berated NBC and ABC as “two of the worst and most biased networks in history,” adding hed support the FCC in revoking licenses to their television…

As the deadline for US secondary tariffs of 25 per cent falls this week over Russian oil purchase, analysts say that a total of 50 per cent tariff is unlikely…

Six months before she was burnt alive, 28-year-old Nikki Bhati left her in-laws’ home in Greater Noida and went to live with her parents in Dadri following an assault by…

Zilingo Pte was until recently a rising star in the world of fashion e-commerce, and its glamorous leader Ankiti Bose was a model young achiever.

Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and…

Three-term MLA Ameet Satam has been chosen as the new president of the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis said on Monday.

Ali Khan Mahmudabad was arrested in May for a social media post on the government’s choice of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh for Operation Sindoor briefings.

Undergoing survival tests in simulated environment, learning photography to document space experiences — these were some of the activities that the crew of Axiom-4 had engaged in before setting off…

Navarro says India is importing more oil than it needs, forgetting that it is adding value by refining it and satisfying existing external demand, created, ironically, by the US and…

The cause of the dispute is not confirmed, though initial reports suggest it may have started over seating.

Family members of Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with people from across Uttar Pradesh, gathered at Lucknow Airport on Monday to welcome the astronaut after his…

Greater Noida Murder Case: Nikki Bhati, 28, died on Thursday evening after she was assaulted and set on fire at her in-laws’ home in Greater Noida.

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament on July 21, stating that he wanted “to prioritise health care and abide by medical advice.”

Ahead of the Vice Presidential elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeted the INDIA bloc for nominating alleged “left wing” sympathiser, Retired Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy.

Amit Shah was speaking about Rahul Gandhi’s resistance to the proposed bill to remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Cabinet Ministers jailed for more than 30 days.

PM Narendra Modi announced on August 15 to bring “next-generation” GST reforms that will reduce the tax burden across the country.

On August 20, a man, identified as Mohammad Faiz, pretended to be disabled and walked into Hallet Hospital in Kanpur, seeking treatment. He gained the trust of the medical staff…

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday suspended MLA Rahul Mamkootathil from the party’s primary membership for six months following allegations of sexual misconduct.

A 22-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Delhi’s Dwarka on Monday – four months after her marriage, with her family alleging it to be a case of…

Before delivering the verdict, the court noted that the wife neither appeared in court nor filed any response despite being served notice.

Amit Shah endorsed the NDA’s decision to name Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate, stating that it was only natural that the post was occupied by someone…

Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha attempted to flee his house and threw his phone in a bush after ED officers conducted raids at his house in Burwan of Bengal’s…

A man has been arrested after he was seen performing a dangerous stunt on a moving SUV on a highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. The video was reportedly recorded…