Category: India

India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to USD 986 per tonne for five years on a chemical, used for water treatment, imported from China and Japan to protect the…

Seven persons were killed and 14 others injured in a collision between a truck and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district early on Monday, police said.…

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided premises linked to the son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel and others in connection with an alleged liquor scam…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked for a report on Sunday after a fashion show in the ski resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan evoked…

Within hours of Supreme Court Judge Justice Abhay Oka taking strong exception to illegal hoardings in Mira Bhayandar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, police booked a man in connection with…

Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed the people of Mithilanchal and Bihar for contributing to the development of Gujarat and said the area had a history of empowering democracy…

A 26-year-old female doctor was found hanging in her room in Delhi’s Rohini on Sunday, police said. The reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, according to police.…

A newly-wed man in Ayodhya died by suicide after allegedly strangling his wife to death hours after their wedding ceremony, police said on Sunday. Pradeep from the Saadat Ganj locality…

A 30-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his live-in partner’s husband on Sunday afternoon in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, police said. The incident took place in Paaneriya ki Madari…

Women civil society leaders and professionals from Manipur’s three major communities came together for in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities for peace in Manipur, the plight of internally displaced…

A man was arrested for allegedly beheading his girlfriend when she asked him to marry her, police said on Sunday. “The case began after police found a headless body of…

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Kisan Trust celebrated the resilience, progress and empowerment of women by organising the first ‘Aparajita Samman Samaroh‘ on Saturday. Dr Mallika Nadda, president…

With the political temperature rising in poll-bound Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav today responded sharply to rumours that his party had reached out to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to try…

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday ordered a thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of three relatives of a family in Kathua district. The bodies of…

Private firm Alpha Tocol Engineering Services on Sunday handed over the first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Defence Ministry said. The rear…

An app-cab driver, who was allegedly assaulted by locals in the city’s Bijoygarh area over a parking dispute, succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Saturday morning, police said. In…

From showcasing rare art exhibitions to curating a workshop for Gond tribal art that celebrates the tribe’s cultural heritage and connection to nature, the Harvard India Conference, held in February,…

Uttar Pradesh’s Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya has been charged for alleged domestic violence following a complaint by his wife Bhanvi Singh, an official said on Sunday.…

A constable posted with the Sanganer police station here was detained on Sunday for allegedly raping a married woman on the pretext of recording her statement, an officer said. An…

One person died and four were injured when an abandoned building collapsed in Karnataka’s Hassan. Two of the four injured are in critical condition after the collapse that occurred in…

A Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan deployed at the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s residence in Lucknow was found dead on a railway track in the Mirganj area on Sunday morning,…

Doctors and family members of a patient clashed following her death at a government-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, an official said on Sunday. A case has been registered in…

A Japanese woman was found dead after supposedly having fallen from a balcony on the 14th floor here, police said on Sunday. The woman was identified as Madoko Thamano (34),…

Weeks after a 15-year-old boy and his family were booked over anti-India slogans during a cricket match in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, they have claimed that the teen attended a madrasa…

A new report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the National Green Tribunal has said that as per statistical analysis, the water quality during the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh…

Police arrested four people after two groups traded blows at Noida’s Gardens Galleria Mall, while under the influence of alcohol. The mall situated on Noida’s Sector 38A is home to…

The Telangana government’s tussle with the Centre over fund allocations and disbursal continues. A political slugfest has now erupted between the Congress and the BJP over the projects pending with…

Ramchet, a cobbler from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, is preparing to launch his own brand — ‘Ramchet Mochi’. And the man who played a key role in Ramchet’s transformation was…

The Delhi Police has busted an international mobile theft syndicate with the arrest of a man who was allegedly attempting to flee with 48 high-end stolen mobile phones to be…

A 15-year-old girl who went missing in this district nearly three weeks ago was found dead along with a 42-year-old man in a village here on Sunday, police said. The…

Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan on Sunday said his department has completed an internal probe into the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu and submitted the…

A teacher in Odisha’s Balangir district was forced to report to work with a saline drip after being allegedly denied sick leave and “mentally harassed” over repeated requests. Prakash Bhoi,…

Foreign investors continue to pull back money from the Indian equity market, withdrawing Rs 24,753 crore (about USD 2.8 billion) in the first week of March amid escalating global trade…

Endangered Olive Ridley turtles have reappeared at Eakakulanasi island in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years, an official said. “The idyllic beach…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the AIIMS here early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain, sources said. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2…

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes has gone viral after he was spotted wearing the Indian men’s cricket team jersey with Virat Kohli’s name and signature ’18’ printed on it, during his…

Mother of the RG Kar hospital medic who was raped and murdered on Saturday said she and her husband would like to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek justice…

A terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Saharanpur and Kathgarh Police from Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir after…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India is looking for a “good” trade agreement with the US to promote economic growth and ensure smooth supply chains. She also said…

On International Women’s Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a conversation with ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in Navsari, Gujarat, to highlight the significance of women’s empowerment and their contributions…

The Telangana government on Saturday decided to deploy robots from March 11 for rescue operations inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel and also to take the cadaver dogs again to…

Two interns of a government medical college and hospital in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar were allegedly detained and assaulted by some of their batchmates and a senior over jokes shared by them…

A visually impaired man was arrested at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 3.44 crore from Dubai, customs officials said on Saturday. The identity of…

Amid speculations over a leadership change in Karnataka, state Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna on Saturday said that incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, will continue…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST rates will come down further and the work on rationalising tax rates and slabs has “almost reached a finale”. She said…

As over 1.5 lakh women gathered in a Gujarat village for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Lakhpati Didi’ programme on Saturday, around 2,500 female police personnel took charge of security, ensuring…

A Bangladeshi national was killed and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured on Friday as the force thwarted a smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal,…

The Indian Coast Guard and the DRI recently seized Rs 33 crore worth Hashish oil from a Maldives-bound vessel during a major anti-narcotics operation. The Coast Guard and the Directorate…

Predicting Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) assimilation into India in the near future, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday batted strongly for healthy relations with neighbours like Bangladesh and reflected upon the…

A 42-year-old NTPC official was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne gunmen in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Saturday, police said. Six people have been detained for interrogation in connection with the…

A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter here, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the survivor’s mother had gone to her parent’s…

A 10-year-old girl died and another got injured after being hit by an e-rickshaw being driven by a drunk driver in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar area, an official said on Saturday.…

In a veiled reference to China and Pakistan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said there is a “high degree of collusivity,” which must be accepted. “What it means,…

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius, India on Saturday said it supports the island nation in its efforts to reach a mutually beneficial deal with the UK…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that “our ideals and national heroes” are Maharana Pratap, Veer Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh, not Akbar or Aurangzeb. “Akbar can…

Two women were booked for allegedly attacking a couple with a tile in Mumbai’s Juhu area, a police official said on Saturday. A case of attempt to murder and other…

A student has been admitted to the hospital after a heated argument over chapatis turned into a physical fight at Kalaburagi Central University in Karnataka on Friday. The argument, at…

Bajrang Dal workers on Saturday barged into the Rishikul Ayurvedic College here in protest against some Muslim students organising an Iftar party on the campus and inviting outsiders to it.…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the banking sector must continue to innovate and lead amid the changing global landscape and exuded confidence that the country’s largest bank SBI…

In this nondescript village in Bihar, people lived a different reality during the eighties and nineties. Guns roared and bullets rained. A strongman spread terror, the streets weren’t safe, and…

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government on Saturday approved an allocation of Rs 5,100 crore for implementing a scheme to provide financial assistance to eligible women, even as the…

The Enforcement Directorate has seized a business jet parked at the Hyderabad airport as part of a money laundering investigation against a Hyderabad-based company and its promoters who allegedly duped…

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today warned some leaders in the party’s Gujarat unit who he alleged have been working secretly from inside for the BJP. The BJP, in response, said…

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, entry has been made free for all tourists — domestic and foreign, who are visiting the Taj Mahal and other ASI-protected monuments in…

Ordering a crackdown on people playing “double-meaning” Bhojpuri songs in public, the Bihar Police said it was a “burning social problem” that imperilled women’s security, besides having a perversive effect…

India and Mauritius will sign several pacts providing for cooperation in the areas of capacity building, trade and to tackle cross-border financial crimes during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit…

Indian chess Grandmaster R Vaishali, and scientists Elina Mishra and Shilpi Soni were among the six women who took over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s X handle on the occasion of…

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025, the Indian Navy shared a video showcasing the journey of two women officers who are currently sailing in the South Atlantic Ocean…

Women-led tech start-ups in India are second after the United States in all-time funding, a new report has revealed. These ventures have raised a mammoth $26 billion in capital, PTI…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against smugglers bringing gold into India from abroad through various airports, officials said on Saturday. The CBI is working in…

Rescue operation was underway at a brisk pace inside the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel in Telangana on Saturday as cadaver dogs deployed to locate human presence identified two possible…

A hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam witnessed unprecedented scenes when a patient walked out onto the road with a catheter and breathing tube still attached to him and accused the…

To mark International Women’s Day uniquely, the Central Railways is operating a Vande Bharat Express with an all-women crew for the first time. The Vande Bharat Express (22223) sourcing from…

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said its total debt stands at over Rs 1.25 lakh crore, including Rs 27,900 crore in general provident fund (GPF) for the Union…

A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was involved in a “serious incident” after landing in West Bengal’s Bagdogra, sources said. The crew is safe, they said. The…

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has expressed his gratitude after hosting nine women ambassadors and high commissioners to India at the Khavda Adani Renewable Energy Park and Mundra’s Special Economic…

Rajasthan Assembly witnessed uproar on Friday after BJP MLA Gopal Sharma calling Congress MLA Rafiq Khan a ‘Pakistani’. During the debate on UDH grant demands in the Assembly, noisy scenes…

After a 22-month restriction on movement of Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur that saw some over 250 people getting killed in a bloody ethnic clash, Union Home Minister Amit Shah…

The decision by Jamia Millia Islamia University to drop Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram from its list of examination centres was an “extremely short-sighted” one and would create problems for students, Congress…

The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has imposed Rs 76.6 lakh penalty on four non-banking financial companies for non-compliance with certain provisions of its directions related to ‘peer-to-peer lending…

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday invoked all actions under Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in Delhi and surrounding National Capital…

Speaking out strongly against the breach of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s security in London, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that it reflects the “indifference in the UK” to…

Vinod Sehwag, the brother of former Indian cricket team’s batsman Virender Sehwag, has been arrested by the Chandigarh Police in a cheque bounce case of Rs 7 crore. A local…

Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has been acquitted by a Bengaluru court in a case related to illegal iron ore mining and transportation. The verdict brings closure to a high-profile…

The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani in connection with a case lodged by the city police following the outrage over the ‘India’s Got…

Two influential civil society organisations of Manipur’s Meitei community and the indigenous distinct tribe Thadou in a joint press conference today called for working toward bringing peace in Manipur. Members…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day state visit to Mauritius beginning March 11 to grace the island nation’s national day celebrations as the chief guest. A contingent of…

Amid allegations of a cover-up on the issue of duplicate voter identity card numbers, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it will address the “decades-long” matter in the next…

Actor Ranya Rao, stepdaughter of senior Indian Police Service officer Ramachandra Rao, broke down on the court premises after she was remanded in the custody of the Directorate of Revenue…

Market watchdog SEBI has issued a warning letter to FMCG major Nestle India over alleged violation of Insider Trading norms by a senior official of the company. Nestle India has…

Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi has filed an application with the Indian high commission in London to surrender his Indian passport. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed…

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has claimed that the financial condition of the Congress party in Mumbai has worsened to the extent that it cannot even pay its office rent.…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) president and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying he was not his predecessor to stay ongoing…

The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl’s lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for “aggravated sexual…

A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Ambala during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. “The IAF said the pilot maneuvered the…

YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia arrived at the office of the Crime Branch, Guwahati Police Commissionerate, on Friday. His visit comes as part of an ongoing investigation into the controversial ‘India’s Got…

Jharkhand BJP leader Sita Soren lodged a police complaint accusing her assistant of trying to shoot her in a hotel in the Dhanbad district, an officer said on Friday. The…

The recent gold seizure from Kannada actress Ranya Rao at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and her subsequent arrest have brought attention to India’s customs rules. Ms Rao was arrested for…

Protests and chaos marked the beginning of the second phase of Odisha Assembly’s Budget Session, as Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House to raise issues including the…

Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was arrested with 14 kg gold bars worth Rs 14.56 crore at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, has been sent to a three-day Directorate…