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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an oral plea for an urgent hearing into a petition seeking directions to Delhi Police to file a complaint and investigate the burnt bundles…
Targeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said he was not being allowed to speak in the House and that this was not the correct…
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said betting and gambling are state subjects during a sharp exchange with DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran in Lok Sabha over the issue of banning online…
Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Wednesday said in the state assembly that no one will be spared if found guilty in the case of death of former celebrity manager Disha…
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the new chief of the BJP’s Kerala unit, has lamented the lack of safety for college and university students in the state and said educational institutions had become…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s convoy made an emergency stop on the Haiderpur flyover this morning as half a dozen stray cattle blocked the road. Seeing the stray cows, she…
A 17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly hanged himself from an iron rod in his hostel room in Kota’s Jawahar Nagar area on Tuesday, police said. This is the ninth case of…
Underlining a “total lack of sensitivity”, the Supreme Court today paused the Allahabad High Court ruling in a child abuse case, in which the judge had observed that the grabbing…
An injured delivery agent was forced to take the stairs to the fourth floor of a building after the lift wasn’t accessible to him and the customer had the “do…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government of encouraging alcoholism by allegedly allowing a “one plus one free” liquor scheme in the state.…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticised the opposition for spreading misinformation about the BJP’s intentions regarding masjids (mosques) and Waqf properties. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Mr…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath vowed to revive as many temples as present in Sambhal. He said that the authorities have till now identified more than 54 pilgrimage sites…
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday presented a Rs 2.36 lakh crore budget, which focusses on tackling drug menace in the state, and allocated a whopping Rs 5,598…
Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. A…
Mumbai Police on Monday arrested Shiv Sena functionary Rahool Kanal and 11 others for vandalising Habitat Studio, where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra recorded his latest video in which he referred…
A 37-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Thane district has allegedly lost Rs 15.14 lakh after being lured by some persons for a work-from-home opportunity promising high earnings, police said on Wednesday.…
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has spoken up about the “challenges” he faced in life and about critical lessons learnt during his time at Harvard University. “I have always tried to…
Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the former Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief, has been a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Mr Misha is a 1984-batch Indian…
In a significant development in the Auriaya murder case, the brother of the woman involved in the killings has spoken out, demanding justice for the victim. The brother emphasized that…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an urgent mentioning of a plea seeking a direction to Delhi Police to lodge an FIR over the alleged discovery of semi-burnt stash of…
In a recent development in the Kunal Kamra controversy case, the Mumbai Police have rejected the stand-up artiste’s request for a week’s time to appear before the authorities. Kamra’s lawyer…
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is “no longer capable of running Bihar”, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said on NDTV Yuva Conclave on Wednesday. The Leader of Opposition in…
Calling Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a “namuna” (specimen) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged that the party wanted to keep “controversy” alive in Ayodhya. In an…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said if poor people are not provided free treatment at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here, it will ask the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while responding to the backlash over “bulldozer action” by his government, said that sometimes people need to be explained things in a “language” they…
All airlines have to inform passengers about their rights and regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has directed. Online links of the passenger charter will have to…
Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government to file a detailed reply by March 28, asking it to explain the delay in the registration of an…
The Additional Sessions Judge of Amritsar court granted bail to Narain Singh Chaura, who was accused of firing at Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4 last…
A female teacher of a government girls’ school has been booked on Tuesday for making a student slap her classmates who gave incorrect answers, police said. Based on the complaint…
India and China held a high-level meeting in Beijing today where both sides discussed the boundary issue is great detail. This was the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for…
Amid a row over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who has been in the eye of the storm for his remarks at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit…
Refuting the opposition BJP’s claim that he suggested amending the Constitution to allow religion-based reservations, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday asserted that he was ready to…
Attorney General R Venkatramani told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that the bills for simultaneous elections do not trample on any feature of the Constitution and are good in law,…
Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao who was arrested in a gold smuggling case, has admitted to using hawala channels for purchases, the prosecution argued before a special court…
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a “dalal (broker) for the rich” as he slammed the Union…
In a significant development ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress has officially announced its decision to contest the elections under the umbrella of the INDIA Bloc. The…
India’s traditional beverage Goli Soda, rebranded as Goli Pop Soda, is registering strong consumer response in the global market, including the US, UK, Europe and the Gulf, according to the…
AIADMK general secretary and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Tuesday, amid talks that his party might revive…
Punjab’s self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh, amid a huge controversy after being caught on camera thrashing a man and a woman, has been accused in a case case where he has…
An 18-year-old survivor of sexual assault informed the Bombay High Court that she was willing to continue her pregnancy after a medical board opined that termination in the advanced stages…
The latest episode of the business reality show ‘Shark Tank India’ features Jeet Adani, Director of Adani Airports, and incorporates Indian Sign Language interpretation. The special episode is titled ‘Gateway…
An FIR was registered against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly defaming Shiv Sena head and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, police said on Tuesday.…
In news that has sent shock waves across the Tamil film industry, actor and director Manoj Bharathi, the son of veteran Tamil film director Bharathirajaa, passed away here on Tuesday…
Tipplers thronged liquor shops across Noida in large numbers to grab heavy discounts and schemes like one or two bottles free on each purchase on Tuesday, as stores sought to…
Following the row over his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources close to comedian Kunal Kamra have said he has sought more time to appear before the…
Police on Tuesday registered a case against unidentified persons after a foetus and vestigial organs that were part of biomedical waste, were found dumped in glass containers at Daund in…
Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Disaster Management Act, 2024, with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that there will be no centralisation of powers or discrimination with states in…
The Supreme Court has taken cognisance on its own of a controversial Allahabad High Court ruling that mere grabbing of the breast and pulling the string of a ‘pyjama’ do…
It could be just another drunken and rash driving case in Gujarat. But a video of the Vadodara incident of March 14 has gripped the nation and gone viral. The…
The BJP on Tuesday launched a nationwide programme to reach out to the members of the minority community, starting with distribution of ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ kits with eatables and clothes for women…
At least two roommates of 20-year-old Chaithanya Kumari, who died by suicide due to purported harassment by her hostel warden in Kerala’s Kasaragod, have made similar allegations against the caretaker,…
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail to the city’s outskirts while setting aside Rs 10 crore in the 2025-26 budget for survey and consultancy…
The BJP, in a mega outreach to Muslims, is launching a programme for Eid, under which gifts packs will be given to 32 lakh economically deprived families. Dubbed ” Saugat-e-Modi”,…
An integrated command and control centre has been proposed in the 2025-26 Delhi budget, presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday, for real-time monitoring of air quality, water pollution,…
The Assam assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate private coaching centres, making it mandatory for registration of all such institutes and strict compliance with laid-down guidelines. During discussion…
MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra won’t bow down before anyone, after the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena targeted the 36-year-old over his jibe at the Maharashtra…
A 19-year-old National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant allegedly committed suicide in Jodhpur and has left a “sorry note” seeking forgiveness. Rohit Bhati’s body was found hanging in the…
For some people, the Kamasutra is little more than a name associated with condom brands, scented oils and chocolates shaped into erotic positions. In India, where sex remains a taboo…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta fired ‘sheeshmahal‘ jabs – a redux of barbs fired in campaigning for last month’s Assembly election – at predecessor Arvind Kejriwal and the opposition Aam…
In another chilling revelation in Meerut’s Saurabh Rajput murder case, police have found that eight days before the crime, Saurabh’s wife and prime accused Muskaan Rastogi bought two knives for…
In a significant breakthrough, the officials of IGI Airport Police have arrested an airport ground operator for stealing a shipment of high-end mobile phones at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI)…
India must strengthen its position in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) race, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha said in Parliament on Tuesday. He also said that the Centre’s…
An elderly couple in Bengaluru was hit by a speeding delivery rider on Monday afternoon, leaving the woman, in her 60s, severely injured. A witness quickly rushed her to a…
The new Income Tax Bill will be taken up for discussion in the monsoon session of Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Replying to the discussions on the…
India and the US would focus on increasing market access, reducing import duty and non-tariff barriers, and enhancing supply chain integration in the proposed bilateral trade agreement, Parliament was informed…
A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head was among three ultras killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday, police…
The malaise of casteism took the lives of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi. Their parents have pleaded with the Supreme Court of India to treat this malaise on campuses. If…
BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has slammed Kunal Kamra’s jokes targeting Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and said it was not okay to disrespect someone for his humble background.…
Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Rs 1 lakh crore FY26 Budget with 10 focus areas, including electricity, roads, water, and connectivity. Calling it a…
Parents of 20-year-old Chaithanya Kumari, who attempted to die by suicide in her hostel room last December, and died on Sunday, have demanded the arrest of her hostel warden. Kumari…
Comedian Samay Raina has been summoned by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell to appear for case proceedings of the ‘India’s Got Latent’ controversy. The cyber cell has asked the comedian to…
Chaithanya Kumari, a 20-year-old Kerala medical student who attempted suicide in her hostel last December, died on Sunday after being in a coma for over three months. Kumari had allegedly…
The father of Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, met Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar today and sought a fresh investigation into her daughter’s death. Disha…
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, Ambadas Danve, on Tuesday alleged that certain individuals are involved in betting on IPL cricket matches and Mumbai police were shielding them.…
The Madras High Court bench, comprising Justices M. S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar, on Tuesday recused themselves from hearing the case related to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the…
Two constituents of the Hurriyat Conference have announced the severing of all ties with separatism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Asserting that this step will strengthen Bharat’s…
Attacking the Delhi government for making a Budget without an economic survey, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital, Atishi, on Tuesday said that…
Stand-up comedian Abhishek Upmanyu got a surprise from one of his social media followers. The comic was gifted an X Premium subscription by a Mumbai-based man, Darshan Rajguru. When Mr…
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association on Tuesday began an indefinite strike to protest against the proposed transfer of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma to the high court. Leading…
With an AK-47 rifle in hand, Nalin Prabhat, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, is leading the anti-terror operation in Kathua district. The ongoing operation against terrorists in hiding…
A woman has claimed that a Zomato delivery agent tried to extract extra money from her following an hour-long delay in delivering an order. The order was “supposed to arrive…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta held a cabinet meeting ahead of the presentation of the first Budget of the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the national capital…
A Bengaluru cab driver travelled across cities to return a lost phone to its owner. In a Reddit post titled, “Lost phone returned by honest cab driver,” user ‘coldAbhishek’ narrated…
The ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to take strict disciplinary action against party MLAs who have been regularly skipping West Bengal Assembly sessions despite the issuance of a whip, party…
Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a summons to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra to remain present to record his statement in a case registered against him in connection with his controversial…
The rescue teams traced another body of a worker in the early hours of Tuesday from the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool which collapsed on February 22…
BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Tuesday warned that any studio in Maharashtra that provides space for stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s performances would face bulldozer action if any illegal construction is…
Police have registered an FIR against a woman teacher for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl student for talking in the classroom at a school in Mumbai, an official said…
A 24-year-old photographer was stabbed to death here after he allegedly made a married woman’s photos viral on Instagram, angering her family and in-laws, police said. The woman’s brother and…
Amid a heated legal dispute, a 2021 photo featuring Rippling’s Prasanna Sankar, his estranged wife Dhivya Sashidhar, and Sam Altman has resurfaced on X. The image, originally from November 2021,…
The Indian financial system has become more resilient and diverse, driven by rapid economic growth and withstood the pandemic well, according to an IMF report. The Financial Sector Assessment Program…
Barely 15 days after he got married, a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed by a contract killer hired by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district, police…
BRS MLC K Kavitha said on Monday that the party will “oppose” the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Parliament. Speaking to ANI after attending an Iftar Party, in Banswada, K…
Bigg Boss Kannada fame Vinay Gowda and Rajath Kishan have been arrested by the Karnataka police under sections of the Arms Act, 1959 (U/s-25(1B)(B)) of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS),…
In a major revelation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared the inside story of the dramatic fallout between Shiv Sena and BJP in 2014. Speaking at the felicitation ceremony of…
A consultant psychiatrist on Monday claimed that the RG Kar hospital rape and murder victim was under acute mental stress for various reasons and had sought professional help from him…
The BJP-led Delhi government will present its maiden Budget in the Assembly today after over 26 years, providing funds to implement its promises such as Yamuna cleaning, infra development and…
The two-storey residence of Fahim Khan, an alleged mastermind behind the communal violence in Nagpur on March 17, was flattened on Monday by local civic authorities which claimed that the…
The Delhi High Court has termed as “patriarchal” and “misogynistic” the argument that a woman must foresee marriage-related difficulties in case she was older than her partner. Justice Swarana Kanta…
Popular Youtuber and vocal critic of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, Savukku Shankar’s residence here was targeted on Monday by a group of persons who allegedly dumped “sewage and…