News for you 247
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday refuted allegations that police is shielding Nagpur-based journalist Prashant Koratkar, who is accused of making offensive remarks against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his…
The BJP government’s “Viksit Delhi Budget” for the 2025-26 fiscal will focus on economic empowerment of women, better education and health service, improved infrastructure, pollution and waterlogging issues, Chief Minister…
BJP workers in Kolkata staged a protest against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Saturday, opposing a recently introduced bill that permits women to work in bars. The demonstration saw…
As many as four Patiala police officers have been suspended and transferred for allegedly assaulting Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Punjab’s Patiala, a senior police officer said. A First Information…
Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ramji Lal Suman, on Saturday defended his remarks calling 16th-century Rajput king Rana Sanga a “traitor,” asserting that his statement was based…
The post-mortem of former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput has revealed the extreme brutality with which he was killed and the body dismembered allegedly by his wife Muskan Rastogi and…
Child labour in the incense manufacturing industry, a longstanding concern for India, is declining significantly and the sector is moving towards complete freedom from child labour in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,…
A team of Supreme Court judges today visited internally displaced people living at relief camps in Manipur’s Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts. Justice BR Gavai, who is also the executive chairman…
After the accused, Muskan confessed to killing her husband, Saurabh Rajput, revealing a gruesome plot that involved hiding his body in a drum and covering it with cement, her father…
Eminent Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was on Saturday named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour. He will be the first writer from Chhattisgarh to…
A review of hospitals in Madhya Pradesh has revealed the shocking condition of a healthcare facility in its capital Bhopal – a hospital with no ACs in ICUs and restless…
The cost of properties damaged during Nagpur violence will be recovered from rioters and the failure to pay up would lead to the seizure and selling of their properties, Maharashtra…
A day after cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates played ‘crennis’, tech billionaire Satya Nadella has shown interest in playing with them, saying he has “found his…
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry out the delimitation exercise in such a manner that no state would suffer…
The Indian government has advised its citizens studying in the US to comply with American laws after a researcher was arrested and another student had to self-deport to Canada. Badar…
In a heart-warming tale of compassion, an ailing stray dog from Maharashtra’s Thane city has found a new home in Canada thanks to the efforts of an NGO. Rani, who…
India has raised concerns over Pakistan’s hospitality towards fugitive preacher Zakir Naik, with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal underlining what it signifies about Pakistan’s approach in sheltering…
Days after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada, India, on Friday, recalled “the downturn in India-Canada relations”. New Delhi squarely blamed the “licence given to extremists”…
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Ravinder Minna was shot dead by an unidentified armed assailant in Panipat on Friday, police said. The incident took place in Panipat’s Vikas Nagar on…
The Assam government on Friday introduced a Bill in the Assembly to regulate private coaching centres, making it mandatory for registration of all such institutes and strict compliance with laid-down…
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Bar Council of India had no business to get into legal education, which should be left to jurists and academicians. A bench of…
Authorities on Friday apprehended 14 individuals in connection with the recent outbreak of violence in Nagpur, Maharashtra, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to 105. Among those…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Friday. Mr Dissanayake was delivering a statement in Parliament when he announced the…
The Ministry of External Affairs said Friday while an understanding has been reached for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to resume this year, its modalities are yet to be firmed up.…
A woman who had accused Maharashtra minister Jaykumar Gore of harassment has been arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 3 crore to settle the matter, police said on Friday.…
A total of 388 Indian nationals have been deported from the US since January 2025, the government informed Parliament on Friday. Of these, 333 were deported directly from the US…
Delhi’s traffic enforcement gets smarter with a 360-degree rotatable AI-powered 4D radar interceptor, capable of spotting violations like overspeeding, driving without a seatbelt, and using a mobile phone while driving.…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said he is looking forward to collaborate with the Maharashtra government on digital platforms for women’s livelihoods and Artificial Intelligence-driven solutions in healthcare and agriculture.…
A fire at a warehouse in Goa, stocked with explosives for a private small caliber ammunition factory, sparked a massive explosion destroying 14.5 tonnes of gunpowder, police said on Friday.…
India has “strongly registered” its concerns with the US authorities on the treatment meted out to deportees on a flight that landed on February 5, particularly with respect to use…
The Allahabad High Court is not a “trash bin”, that court’s Bar Association declared Friday morning, adding another twist to the growing controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma and the recovery…
Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, with strong protests by opposition BJP. BJP MLAs climbed on the…
“There have been enough divisions in the nation in the name of language, and it should not happen anymore,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday amid the escalating…
Firefighters found no cash during their operation to douse flames at the residence of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said on Friday. The…
In a significant breakthrough, the Crime Branch (Southern Range) of Delhi Police has dismantled a syndicate involved in facilitating the illegal entry and settlement of Bangladeshi nationals in India. Three…
A gangster was arrested after a Delhi Police officer lured him through a fake social media profile posing as a Mumbai-based model, an official said on Friday. The accused, Manoj,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated Modi government’s zero tolerance policy towards terrorism and lambasted previous dispensations for being ‘soft on terror’. Amit Shah, while replying to the…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that only Hindus should work in Venkateswara Swamy temple. He declared that if there were Christians and people of other…
Tension gripped the Ulidih OP area of Jamshedpur on Friday after the blood-soaked body of a local youth was discovered in a classroom on the second floor of a government…
For countless bright Indian students, studying at a top American university is the ultimate dream. Securing a spot at Columbia or another elite institution is a moment of celebration. International…
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Unitech founder Ramesh Chandra in connection with a money laundering case. A bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh took note of the…
The Nepalese student, who died by suicide at KIIT in February, had lodged a complaint of sexual harassment before the varsity authorities in March last year, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi…
A Class 2 student was found dead at a relief camp for internally displaced people in Manipur’s Churachandpur at midnight on Thursday, police sources said. She had been missing from…
Hitesh Mehta, the key accused in the Rs 122-crore embezzlement at New India Cooperative Bank, will undergo a brain-mapping test in the next couple of days, a police official said…
Hiring in renewable energy sector in India is expected to surge more than 18 per cent in FY25 as the country accelerates its transition towards achieving the ambitious target of…
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast heat waves across 49 mandals on Friday. “Out of the 49 mandals, 12 are from Srikakulam district, followed by 20…
India is set to become the consumption capital of the world, outpacing major economies says a report by Angel One, Iconic asset. In India, consumption accounts for 56 per cent…
Eight persons, including two women, were injured after a minor dispute over a cricket match escalated into violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, police said on Friday. “A tiff broke out…
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) on Friday said it has bagged a Rs 2,800 crore power transmission project in Gujarat. The project will supply green electrons for manufacturing of Green…
So far 588 Indian antiquities smuggled out of the country have been secured back from the US, of which 297 were repatriated in 2024, the Central government has informed Parliament.…
Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF) activists blocked the VIP road leading to the airport, Assembly, and High Court in Agartala today amid their indefinite statewide strike demanding the adoption of the…
UPI services will no longer work on mobile numbers that are inactive or reassigned starting April 1. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks and payment service…
The police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have shared their key findings in the murder of a former Merchant Navy officer allegedly by his wife and her lover. Saurabh Rajput’s body…
A man with a sack of leaves on his head walked hand-in-hand with his wife. They let go of each other’s hands and attempted to briskly walk past the photographer,…
A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan cut open his belly and performed a surgery on himself, after doctors failed to successfully treat his stomach pain. 32-year-old Raja Babu, a native…
Former state minister Saurabh Bhardwaj will head the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Delhi unit president, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party announced on Friday as it aims to rejig key party posts…
It’s a special recipe, courtesy of students from a school in Jammu and Kashmir. A video of lower kindergarten students preparing tea for their school principal and themselves in what…
A Class 10 student was shot dead by bike-borne men in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. The boy, identified as 16-year-old Nikhil, had recently appeared for school exams. Nikhil was shot three…
Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya said the alleged recovery of a large stash of cash from Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence has left everyone “shaken”. He was responding…
Bogged down by health issues, a man died by suicide in the suburbs of Mumbai by inhaling carbon monoxide gas. The 27-year-old, who lived in a rented house in Mumbai-bordering…
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates shared a video with Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, captioned “A snack break before we get to work,” as per a video posted by…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that fighter aircraft will soon be able to land on the state’s national highways. The state administration is preparing to facilitate…
Several airlines have reported cases of GPS interference and spoofing while operating in and around Amritsar, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. The disruptions, which impact aircraft navigation systems, have…
Comedian Samay Raina, who was embroiled in the public indecency controversy last month, has further delayed his return to India. He has also rescheduled his India tour. On Thursday, the…
A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi has filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws alleging forced unnatural sex, dowry demands and foeticide, police said on Friday. Police have launched…
The District Judge Court of Sambhal on Thursday issued notice to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to either respond or appear on April 4 in connection with a…
An FIR has been filed by an NRI against a Tibetan national at the Women Police Station in Dharamshala, with charges of criminal intimidation and rape, according to information provided…
Karnataka lawmakers – from the Chief Minister down to MLAs – will vote on doubling their salaries, as well as those of top government officials like the Assembly Speaker and…
A fresh political controversy erupted after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed that the use of mobile phones would lead to the destruction of Earth in 10 years. Leader of…
The top body of the Meitei community in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Thursday charged an MLA with supplying weapons to miscreants. There was no immediate reaction from the MLA and…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has sharply criticised Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma. Speaking to the media in Jammu on Thursday, Omar Abdullah remarked, “He uses the…
India on Thursday approved the capital acquisition of a plethora of military hardware worth more than Rs 54,000 crore, including airborne early-warning and control-aircraft systems, torpedoes and engines for T-90…
Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday issued a three-line whip to all of its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House for the passing of the Union…
Residents of Towers A, B and C of Chintels Paradiso Group Housing Society in Gurugram have been asked to vacate their flats with immediate effect after the tower was declared…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at a sports event in Patna on Thursday, left a trail of faux pas that may make him the Opposition target for days to come.…
Police have booked Fahim Khan, key accused in the Nagpur violence, and five others on charges of sedition and spreading misinformation on social media, officials said on Thursday, adding that…
Air India has responded to allegations by actor Lisa Ray that the Tata Group airline did not show empathy for her unwell father as “unfounded”. Lisa Ray alleged Air India…
Senior YSRCP leader G Amarnath on Thursday said the Rushikonda project was a crucial step in enhancing Visakhapatnam’s infrastructure. He was referring to the controversial palatial mansion built on Rushikonda…
The Assam government on Thursday decided that all shops and business establishments will be allowed to remain open 24 hours in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, in face of BJP attack over the decision to hold the 72nd Miss World pageant in the state, struck back with references to the alleged…
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Navy Chief Rear Admiral Garin Golding on Thursday visited the latest indigenously built destroyer of the Indian Navy INS Surat at the Naval…
The CBI on Thursday submitted to a special court here its second list of witnesses in the Sheena Bora killing case, which included accused Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter Vidhie Mukerjea. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged Gujarat’s Bharwad community to adopt natural farming and plant trees as part of the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign. He also urged…
The visit of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, to India in March 2025 marked his first trip to the country as head of government. Accompanied by one…
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination…
Opposition DMK members protested in the Lok Sabha on Thursday against the proposed delimitation of constituencies, prompting Speaker Om Birla to remind them of a rule governing the conduct of…
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a transfer notice to Dr Subarna Goswami, who was at the forefront of an agitation demanding justice for an on-duty woman doctor who…
Curfew was lifted or relaxed in some areas of Nagpur on Thursday, three days after violence rocked the city, officials said. Violent mobs went on a rampage in central Nagpur…
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary (CS) Dharmendra stating that government officers were not acknowledging letters, phone calls or messages from Assembly…
Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Thursday after DMK MPs entered the Houses wearing T-shirts with slogans opposing delimitation, and the uproar led…
A dispute over the tap water between two nephews of Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai turned violent leading to the death of one of them in Parbatta…
Nobody would’ve expected Severance to become the kind of pop-culture phenomenon it is today. Back in 2022, when the show premiered on AppleTV+, it was met with barely a whimper.…
The government will follow due process and social media platforms must follow the law, sources have said after Elon Musk-owned social media giant X sued the Centre, accusing it of…
At a time when the Enforcement Directorate was busy questioning RJD chief Lalu Yadav in Patna on Wednesday, the Centre informed Parliament that the conviction rate of the probe agency…
As part of a broader strategy to tackle the expected winter pollution peak, the Delhi government will install six new air quality monitoring stations across the national capital over the…
Delhi airport’s new Terminal 1 (T1) will be fully operational from April 15, and Terminal 2 (T2) will be temporarily shut for refurbishment work next month. Delhi International Airport Ltd…
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that her political opponents are maligning the state online ahead of her visit to the UK, due next week. While asserting that she…
The husband of a differently abled woman has been arrested on charges of gang-raping her along with five other men in Tripura’s Agartala. The police said the man, Subrata Dey,…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday belittled his predecessor Rabri Devi, asserting that she was appointed to the seat of power by her husband Lalu Prasad upon “suspension”. Mr…
In a temporary relief to TASMAC, the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to proceed further pursuant to its searches at the state-run liquor retailer’s…