Category: India

The sacred banks of Triveni Sangam continue to witness a massive influx of devotees as the grand Maha Kumbh 2025 progresses in Prayagraj. With just five days left before its…

The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of more than Rs 3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for alleged contravention of foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, agency officials said…

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Friday described his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as his “elder brother” and “mentor” and sought his guidance to help him contribute to transformation of…

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday invited American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bryan Johnson to Patanjali Yog Gram in Haridwar to explore India’s yoga practices and yogis from a neutral…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would sign a memorandum to impose tariffs on countries that levy digital service taxes on U.S. technology companies. A White House official,…

Five cheetahs were released into the wild in Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Friday, an official said. Jwala, which was brought to KNP from Namibia,…

The Supreme Court on Friday said the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines requiring students with specified disabilities to have “both hands intact” to pursue MBBS course was “completely antithetical” and…

Around 2,500 chickens died in a span of three days following an outbreak of a “mysterious disease” in the poultry farms of Konnur, Madanapuram mandal of the Wanaparthy district, said…

The Supreme Court has said dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women…

A conductor of the state-owned transport corporation bus was assaulted on Friday for not replying to a passenger in Marathi on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi…

The Pakistan High Commission on Friday said it has issued 154 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit the Shree Katas Raj temples in the country’s Punjab province. Under the Pakistan-India…

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said that there was no proposal before the government, nor had any discussion taken place, regarding allowing Muslim government employees to leave work…

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said his government was planning to amend the liquor prohibition law, which has been in force since May 2019, to allow the sale of…

Former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Friday that if an individual judge has a certain quibble about a particular decision, the correct thing is to approach…

The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Gurugram police has arrested a man hailing from Kolkata for allegedly procuring LSD from an international source using cryptocurrency , officials said on Friday. The…

Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday targeted his former boss and Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, saying a wolf does not become a tiger…

The Delhi government has terminated all co-terminus appointments made earlier in the offices of former Chief Minister and cabinet ministers. According to the order from the Delhi Government’s Service Department,…

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations for the last major bath of Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26, at the ongoing Maha Kumbh. In line with the…

The Thiruvananthapuram division of the Southern Railway has withdrawn a circular that had banned the consumption of certain dietary items that produced false breathalyser test reports, impacting crew deployment and…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged party workers to strengthen the organisation and begin preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Party workers met Gandhi at his parliamentary…

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to verify as to whether the rules and regulations are being followed by Isha Foundation during the…

A Delhi court has slammed an investigating officer (IO) for filing a chargesheet after a six-year delay in a POCSO case. Additional sessions judge Anu Aggarwal was hearing the plea…

Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva on Friday said that not a single penny of public money would be wasted on glorifying the government in the national capital, the Chief Minister…

Tariff does not protect any country and India needs to cut tariffs for its own good, irrespective of who tells India to do so, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said…

Nearly three lakh Olive Ridley turtles have arrived on the coast of Odisha for their annual mass nesting, known as “arribada”. The Olive Ridley turtles turn up in millions along…

She is a proud Indian who respects the “brave legacy” of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, actor Swara Bhasker said on Friday, days after a backlash over her social media post on…

Women and children, who were among 228 illegal Indians migrants deported from the United States in two batches last week, were not restrained during the flights, the Ministry of External…

Maharashtra will soon have a new security apparatus in place: the Cyber Security Corporation, people familiar with the matter have told NDTV. The Maharashtra Cyber Cell will transform into the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there has never been any animosity among Indian languages and each has enriched the other, giving a fitting reply to attempts to discriminate…

Facing netizens’ outrage over its newspaper advertisement, travel tech unicorn OYO on Friday clarified that the ad was meant to promote religious tourism in India and not hurt any religious…

A group of five people returning after taking a dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh festival in Uttar Pradesh met with an accident. Four of them, including a woman doctor,…

The Indian stock market ended the week on a weak note, with the Sensex declining 424.90 points to close at 75,311.06, while the Nifty fell 149.95 points, settling at 117.25.…

Realty firm Elan Group has roped in actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. In a statement on Friday, Gurugram-based Elan Group said, “with Shah Rukh Khan as the…

Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde remained absent from three government programs in the state, adding steam to the speculation about a cold war within the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance that…

The Maharashtra Police’s Cyber Cell has summoned YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani and actor Rakhi Sawant, days after a row erupted of Mr. Allahbadia’s controversial comments on Samay Raina’s…

There is “no question of imposing any language” but there is an “over-reliance on foreign languages, limiting students’ exposure to linguistic roots”, and the National Education Policy tries to correct…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar sparked controversy on Wednesday after claiming that even divine intervention from God cannot solve Bengaluru’s growing traffic and infrastructural problems overnight. Mr Shivakumar’s unusual…

It can now be said that the visit of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, to India this week was hugely successful. A long, strong partnership has…

A 25-year-old masters student at Aligarh Muslim University allegedly committed suicide by hanging outside his hostel room on Friday, police said. Mohammad Shakir, a first-year student of MA Theology student,…

Protests broke out across Manipur’s Imphal valley on Friday as people burnt tyres on the roads, upset over the arrest of village volunteers in Kakching district, officials said. Security personnel…

The Maharashtra Cyber Cell is set to issue a show cause notice to Zomato’s ticketing platform for selling tickets to singer Honey Singh’s concert without mentioning the buyer’s name. Singer…

The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today’s milieu of big fat Indian weddings.…

Gurugram Traffic Police has found a witty way to address the never-ending problem of unnecessary honking. Referring to the popular Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) quiz show, the advertisement on the…

The spokesperson of an influential Kuki organisation in Manipur that represents 17 militant groups for holding peace talks with the Centre and the state government has condemned attempts by Meitei…

Cybercriminals have now devised new tactics to steal money. They don’t need an OTP or ATM PIN. They just send messages containing links that appear to be from banks. Once…

A sessions court here has ruled that sending messages like “you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you” to an unknown woman at night amounts to obscenity.…

Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has made it to Time magazine’s Women of the Year 2025 list for her exceptional contribution to wildlife conservation. Ms Devi Barman, from Assam, is…

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Maharashtra and Assam governments on a plea of YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani seeking to quash or transfer to Mumbai an FIR registered in…

A man allegedly locked his ailing mother at home in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district and went to Prayagraj for a holy dip in Maha Kumbh along with his wife, children and…

An Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist has been named by Time Magazine among this year’s ‘Women of the Year’ in a list that honours “extraordinary leaders” working toward a better,…

If not for the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, the public might not have known that, ahead of the 2014 parliamentary elections in India…

Youtuber Ashish Chanchlani has moved the Supreme Court seeking to quash or transfer to Mumbai an FIR registered in Guwahati in connection with a case of allegedly promoting obscenity in…

Two murders in Delhi that took 6 km apart and appeared completely unrelated, were unexpectedly solved today when the police examined the CCTV footage. Not only were they connected, the…

The police on Thursday arrested five more staff of the private engineering college KIIT here on the charge of assaulting Nepalese students while they were vacating the hostel following a…

Embattled Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde on Thursday said he has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that causes sudden weakness in face muscles, which had severely…

Noida International Airport has signed an agreement with the Department of State Transport of Haryana to provide bus connectivity to the airport from major cities across the state. This collaboration…

Ahead of the upcoming International Women’s Day next month, the Adani Foundation hosted the first national-level roundtable consultation in the national capital. The event held on February 19 brought together…

A Delhi court has convicted former Madhya Pradesh MLA Kishore Samrite for allegedly threatening to blow up Parliament in September 2022 if his demands were not met. Special judge Vishal…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that failing to plan for proper roads, pavements, and green zones would be a great disservice to Bengaluru. Speaking after…

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru on Thursday for the procurement of 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard at…

The Haryana Congress on Thursday expelled seven of its leaders for indulging in “anti-party” activities ahead of civic polls slated for next month. The leaders have been expelled for six…

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Rae Bareli, on Thursday one again spoke of two Indias being created. Rahul Gandhi mentioned that on one side…

Activist Umar Khalid on Thursday argued in the Delhi High Court that his mere presence in WhatsApp groups was not enough to attribute any criminality to him and the police…

Three men have been arrested from Manipur with 10 kilograms of high-grade heroin worth over Rs 50 crore in the international market, an official said on Thursday. The Special Cell…

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the Arunachal Frontier Highway, which will connect 12 districts along the India-China boundary, will be a “game changer” for the border areas…

Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his…

The murder of a man who had filed complaint against former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and others alleging corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project, kicked up a political slugfest…

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR against AAP MP Swati Maliwal for allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Justice…

Australia has lifted travel restrictions for Assam, while Germany is in the process of revising its advisory. However, restrictions will remain in place for four districts – Tinsukia, Charaideo, Sivasagar,…

Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggrawal on Thursday presented Budget of over Rs 1 lakh crore in the assembly for 2025-26 with an emphasis on innovation, agriculture, connectivity and infrastructure development.…

By appointing Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA, as the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the BJP leadership has followed a pattern set by Prime Minister Narendra…

The government on Thursday extended the tenure of Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran for two years till March 2027. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister…

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India will have to fall in line and not play “victim”, the Customs department told the Bombay High Court on Thursday, justifying its USD 1.4 billion tax…

Mumbai police on Thursday received mails threatening to blow up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s car, an official said. According to the official, mails threatening to bomb Shinde’s car…

An Indian-origin Malaysian has been granted a stay of execution under a new law that provides clarity on when the death sentence may be carried out after all avenues of…

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate was on Thursday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by a court here in a 1995 case where he was charged with submitting…

Charan Kaur, the mother of slain singer Sidhu Moose Wala, has got her son’s date of birth inked on her arm. The tattoo also includes the birth date of her…

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have reduced from the previously thought 3.1 per cent to about 1.5 per cent, according to NASA. Named the ‘city-killer’,…

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendar Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal dismissed the complaint…

Thirteen members of the banned Meitei insurgent group Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL) were arrested from Bishupur district, 45 km from Imphal, in an operation by the Manipur Police and…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his counterparts from Singapore and Brazil on the sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in South Africa’s Johannesburg on Thursday. S…

In the wake of the ongoing controversy surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia, Maharashtra Cyber has now recorded the statement of stand-up comedian Shashwat Maheshwari. So far, the cyber department has recorded statements…

Gujarat Finance Minister Kanu Desai on Thursday presented the state budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly, with a record allocation of Rs 3,70,250 crore. This marks the fourth consecutive budget…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the contribution of the Dalits towards the making of the Constitution and said it is “your ideology but wherever you go now, you…

Congress leader Alka Lamba has shared her memories from 30 years ago with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who took the oath of office at a grand ceremony today. The…

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said India will need at least 20,000 pilots in the coming years to meet the rising air-travel demand in the country —…

Congratulating Rekha Gupta on taking oath as Delhi’s chief minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said she has risen from the grassroots and expressed confidence that she will work…

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Thursday tabled a Rs 8,08,736-crore Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the state assembly, with a focus on research & development…

Snow cover atop Mount Everest retreated by 150 metres, indicating a lack of snow accumulation during the winter season of 2024-2025, researchers have noted. Analysing NASA satellite images from October…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has resumed the issuance of electronic visas (e-Visas) for foreign nationals from 45 countries, including India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal. The Department General…

Many riders have faced the frustration of autorickshaw drivers insisting on cash payments instead of using ride-hailing services like Uber, Ola, or Rapido. This common issue has now prompted Uber…

Elon Musk’s push to bring Tesla to India comes amid the EV giant’s mounting global challenges – shrinking profit margins, slowing sales, and tough competition from Chinese automakers. With India…

Apple’s new iPhone series, iPhone 16e, is being assembled in India for domestic sales as well as export to select countries, the company said on Thursday. The company has launched…

Legal action has been initiated against 101 social media accounts in 10 cases for allegedly spreading misleading information related to the Maha Kumbh and Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Police said on…

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing the gathering at the Pravesh Utsav program of the renovated ‘Keshav Kunj’ in New Delhi, underlined the symbolic importance of the building’s grandeur, stating…

India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has declared that he’s “not driving again” after travelling on the Delhi Metro Airport Express Line to SATTE 2025, a premier tourism promotion…

Google has inaugurated ‘Ananta,’ one of its largest global offices, in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru. Spanning 1.6 million square feet, the facility was developed by Bagmane Tech Park over six years and…

Rohini MLA Vijender Gupta has been nominated as the BJP’s candidate for the post of Delhi Assembly speaker, party leaders said on Thursday. Confirming his nomination by the party, Mr…

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Lokpal’s order which entertained complaints against a high court judge, terming it as “very disturbing”. A special Supreme Court bench headed by Justice…