Category: India

Ahead of the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, the Adani Foundation felicitated more than 1,000 ‘Lakhpati Didis’ on Wednesday at an event in the Kutch region of Gujarat.…

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi, suspended from the Maharashtra assembly over his remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, will be “100 per cent” put in jail, Chief Minister Minister Devendra…

Amid massive political uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi’s remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray slammed Akhilesh Yadav for supporting him, saying that “let…

A massive avalanche struck the Sarbal area of Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. There was no loss of life or injuries reported. A video of the…

Delhi Police on Wednesday opposed a plea seeking FIR against Delhi minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 Delhi riots. Filing its written submissions, the prosecution said…

Adani Portfolio stocks saw a sharp rally on Wednesday as the stock market rebounded, with shares across its businesses, from ports to energy, witnessing significant gains. The surge was led…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made a significant observation, stating that Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers often try to assert their superiority over Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest…

The future of the nation is determined by investments in innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, highlighting that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to not only contribute…

The government on Wednesday approved two ropeway projects in Uttarakhand — Sonprayag to Kedarnath and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib Ji — at a total cost of Rs 6,811 crore to…

A group of disc jockeys (DJs), furious over police crackdowns on their high-decibel sound systems, reportedly pelted stones at the police personnel and blocked the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Kardavad village…

A massive political row has erupted in Andhra Pradesh after Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu rejected YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s request for the Leader of the Opposition tag.…

The rupee appreciated by 19 paise to close at 87.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday on sharp pullback in domestic equities, a weak American currency and a decline…

Benchmark BSE Sensex surged by 740 points while Nifty snapped a 10-day losing streak on Wednesday following value buying in utilities and power shares and a strong trend in global…

In an unusually hilarious response to a disciplinary notice for improper conduct, a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constable in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has put the blame on his wife for…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a contempt notice to the Punjab chief secretary for failing to implement a three-decade-old pensionary benefits scheme in the state. Observing the court couldn’t…

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday announced a ban on gutkha and pan masala within the Assembly premises. The announcement came a day after Mahana expressed his displeasure…

The researchers focussed their study on 11,745 adults with an average follow-up of 14.5 years. Of these 9,520 participants had used NSAIDs at any given time, and 2,091 participants developed…

The 38-day annual pilgrimage to 3,880 metres high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir will commence on July 3, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday. The decision to…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre and Delhi government to comply with the Supreme Court’s directions over compulsory registration of marriages in three months. A bench of…

Kannada actor Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport after 14.8 kilograms of gold was allegedly found in her possession. She was produced before a judge on Tuesday…

The long-standing rivalry between beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo was reignited this year with a fresh advertising battle. PepsiCo India recently launched its “Anytime is Pepsi Time” campaign, taking direct…

Imagine being locked up inside your house, doors firmly bolted, and wild animals roaming free on the other side. This movie-like theme became a reality in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district…

Number of Indian high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), those having assets more than USD 10 million, rose 6 per cent last year to 85,698, according to Knight Frank. Global property consultant Knight…

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Wednesday hit out at AAP, asserting the opposition party cannot dictate her government’s agenda while reiterating the BJP dispensation’s commitment to fulfilling its poll promises. The…

An FIR has been registered against a person for allegedly posting a video threatening to blow up Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said on Wednesday. The FIR was…

SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi, who was suspended from the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over his comment praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, said the action against him was taken despite him…

Two consecutive earthquakes, including one of 5.7 magnitude, rocked Manipur on Wednesday and the tremors were felt across the Northeast, officials said. The earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the state…

The alleged suicide of a 20-year-old Nepali student at Odisha’s KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) University, Bhubaneswar, recently threatened to escalate into a diplomatic fallout. On February 17, more…

A man was harassed, touched and kissed by another man while he was asleep on a train. The incident occurred on the Pune-Hatia Express, according to Nirmal Mishra, who shared…

Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawle has offered the estranged nephew of BSP Supremo Mayawati, Akash Anand, a place in his party after he was expelled from the…

In a shocking case of online fraud in Gurugram, a 15-year-old schoolgirl was blackmailed with her morphed images and forced into transferring a sum of Rs 80 lakh from her…

The CBI has sent a judicial request to the United States seeking information from private investigator Michael Hershman, who had expressed willingness to share with Indian agencies crucial details about…

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his official visit to the UK and discussed advancing bilateral economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people exchanges…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the Pak links of Gaurav Gogoi and his wife, has made progress…

Two men who scammed job seekers with recruitment offers at the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) – the intelligence agency of the government- have been arrested by the Bengaluru Police.…

Women’s Day 2025: International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 to honour the achievements of the fairer sex and raise awareness about gender equality. This year, the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Princess Astrid of Belgium and said he looks forward to “unlocking limitless opportunities” for the people of the two countries through new partnerships…

Directing the hangman’s noose to be “taken off the convict’s neck”, the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail “till the end of his days given…

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday booked embattled real estate developer Ansal Group for alleged cheating, breach of trust, criminal conspiracy and organised crime, officials said. The FIR was registered…

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann government’s breakdown of talks with farmers has created a huge opening for the state Congress to recover lost ground. This evening, Congress’s former Chief Minister Charanjeet Singh…

A woman, aided by two minor accomplices, was arrested for allegedly robbing Rs 2 crore worth of bridal outfits and other items from a boutique in Delhi, the police said.…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday opened a new front in his battle with the centre, this time over a proposed offshore petroleum and natural gas mining project…

Delhi Divisional Railway Manager Sukhwinder Singh was transferred on Tuesday, according to an official order issued over a fortnight after a stampede killed 18 passengers at the New Delhi Railway…

Following the uproar over his “nuts and bolts” comment on Karnataka actors, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated on Tuesday that he is “not a God” and will rectify…

The Special Investigation Team tasked with determining whether a laborer from Sagar district is alive or dead, has filed a closure report where it named the missing man as a…

The Shiv Sena (UBT) has staked claim to the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post in the Maharashtra assembly and nominated senior MLA Bhaskar Jadhav for the cabinet-level position, party chief…

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired a crucial security meeting at the Raj Bhavan today to assess the law and order situation, signalling efforts at restoring stability in the violence-hit…

A personal secretary to a Lok Sabha MP lost over Rs 1 lakh to fraudsters after calling a fake helpline number to inquire about his train ticket, police said on…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while granting the reprieve…

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide details of cases in which it had either removed or reduced the period…

Two key civil society organisations of the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes in violence-hit Manipur have accused each other of working against the interest of the state and the…

Every Imtiaz Ali opening feels like its own genre. Each feels sharper than the last until you circle back and realise the older one never stopped breathing. But revisit the…

Bihar assembly witnessed a bitter exchange between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his former deputy-turned-rival Tejashwi Yadav today. When Mr Kumar rose to speak in the assembly about the development…

A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district has died by suicide in Thane, allegedly after he was blackmailed by a married woman he had an affair with. Altaf recorded his…

The upcoming Electronic City in Jagi road, which will host India’s first semiconductor plant, will be named after industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced…

Road rage incidents are on the rise in India, posing a significant risk to drivers and pedestrians. The consequences of road rage can be severe, ranging from physical altercations to…

Can it be the case every time that the operation is successful, but the patient is dead? The Supreme Court asked on Tuesday, questioning the delay by the Telangana Speaker…

The family of Abdul Rehman – the 19-year-old arrested Sunday and accused of trying to detonate grenades at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a terror attack sources said was planned…

The high-level committee constituted by the Gujarat government to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will hold public consultations and focus on equal rights for women and care for children,…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday accused the Samajwadi Party of “playing” with India’s religious sentiments as he slammed Leader of Opposition in the assembly Mata Prasad Pandey for…

The Uttarakhand government has approved a new excise policy for 2025-26 under which all liquor shops located near religious places in the state will be shut down. Officials said licences…

The Goa police on Tuesday filed a case against Maharashtra SP MLA Abu Azmi’s son Abu Farhan Azmi and others on charges of indulging in a fight at a public…

Dilip Jaiswal was officially announced as the new president of the BJP’s Bihar unit during the party’s state council meeting at Bapu Auditorium, Patna, on Tuesday. Union Energy Minister Manohar…

A 40-year-old man in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district beheaded his father on Tuesday after he refused to give him Rs 10 to buy ‘gutkha’, police said. The accused went to a…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government remains steadfast in reducing regulatory burdens, besides enhancing trust-based governance and taking steps to make India a “seamless, export-friendly” economy. A…

A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly selling “fake tickets” to actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s concert by creating a fake website in the name of Zomato, police said. The accused…

Mimicking billionaire Elon Musk’s recent orders for US federal employees to send a weekly report card of their work, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has also instructed employees across…

The Indian Coast Guard Ship Sachet departed for Sudan on Friday, carrying over two tons of life-saving medicines, including anti-cancer drugs. “Extending Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Sudan. An…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Sagar Dhankar Murder case. He was arrested in the Sagar Dhankar Murder case. Dhankar was…

One student remains in critical condition and nearly a dozen others are severely injured in a school bus and truck collision in Bihar’s Chhapra. The incident was reported from Anantpaur…

A suspected terrorist – who planned to detonate at least two hand grenades at the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya – was arrested Sunday night by a team of…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that calling someone ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ or ‘Pakistani’ may be in poor taste but does not amount to an offence of hurting religious sentiments. A bench…

It was a source of apprehension for entrepreneur Vineeta Singh but turned out to be a business lesson and a key to her Colaba Causeway store success. When Ms Singh,…

A 21-year-old college student killed his parents and sister using stones in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday morning as they were opposed to his addition to online games, police said…

Uttar Pradesh is home to 2,397 river dolphins, nearly 40 per cent of the total population of the aquatic mammal in India, according to an official statement. India’s first river…

In no mood to lie low after her remarks on Team India captain Rohit Sharma sparked a massive row, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed has dug out a 2021 tweet by…

Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it will undertake development of a combination vaccine against shigellosis and typhoid. The company, with support from the Gates Foundation, will carry out early-stage development,…

A Gujarat man tried to enter the United States using a Pakistani identity but was caught and deported. AC Patel, who assumed the name Mohammad Najir Hussain, was sent back…

An Indian woman’s bizarre and at the same time hilarious conversation with a South Korean taxi driver is doing the rounds on social media. And it’s going viral for a…

The coupling of the Odisha-bound Nandan Kanan Express broke in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli on Monday, splitting the train into two parts and triggering panic among passengers. The coupling is a…

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed, for four weeks, a lower court order to file a police case against Madhabi Puri Buch, the former chief of markets regulator SEBI,…

Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders claimed that police conducted “raids” at the residences of many farmer leaders early Tuesday in Punjab and also “detained” them ahead of their call for a…

A purported video showing Prajoyeeta Kashyap, daughter of former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, assaulting a driver has been doing rounds of the internet since Monday (March 3). The…

The family of Nilam Shinde, the 35-year-old woman who is in a coma in a California hospital after a road accident, visited her on Monday after getting an emergency visa…

A man from Uttar Pradesh has ended his life in Mangaluru, claiming he was deceived and exploited by a CISF woman officer. Abhishek Singh, 40, who is from Ghazipur, Uttar…

Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked over 350 points while the NSE Nifty 50 lost 70 points in the early trade on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said his proposed tariffs…

The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed a 13-year-old rape survivor to medically terminate her over 27-week pregnancy immediately after recognising the grave risk it posed to her life and…

By 2050, India could have over 440 million obese and overweight people, a global analysis published in The Lancet journal has estimated. Number of overweight and obese adults by mid-century…

A senior nursing officer of a state cancer institute here was assaulted by a woman security guard and female staffers who accused him of inappropriate behaviour, an official said on…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday alleged that the budget presented by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was “inflated” and drafted with “ink dipped in lies”. Talking to reporters…

The Rajasthan government has revoked the allocation of a government bungalow to Cabinet minister Kirori Lal Meena, sources said on Monday. Kirori Lal Meena has been vocal about his dissatisfaction…

A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF troops for surreptitiously crossing the international border in Punjab’s Amritsar, Public Relations Officer (PRO), BSF said in an official statement on Monday.…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a six-day visit to the UK and Ireland beginning Tuesday to explore ways to further boost bilateral cooperation. S Jaishankar will first…

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will go for a 10-day Vipassana session in Punjab from Tuesday, nearly a month after his party lost power in Delhi. AAP sources said Arvind Kejriwal…

Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi’s comment that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was a great administrator and during his time, India was called “Sone ki Chidiya”, has sparked a massive controversy. The…

Civil society organisations of the Meitei community and the indigenous distinct tribe Thadou in Manipur have extended support to the Centre’s recent decisions on bringing peace in the violence-hit state.…

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has expelled her nephew and political heir Akash Anand from the party, citing his response to the party’s showcause notice, which she said was “selfish…

There has probably never been such a public trimming in the history of diplomacy. The joint presser between the President of the United States and Ukraine President Zelensky has set…

Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya has slammed two Congress and Trinamool leaders whose negative comments on Rohit Sharma have hit the headlines, calling their “body shaming” of the Team India…