Category: India

Oil marketing companies have reduced the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders on Saturday. The revised prices apply to the 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder, which is widely used in…

Dense fog engulfed Delhi and NCR on Saturday morning, prompting the Indira Gandhi International Airport and airlines to issue and advisory. IndiGo said flight schedules will be impacted, advising travellers…

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that three Indian nationals who travelled to Iran for business purposes have gone missing. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India has…

Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that all Indians in the Democratic Republic of Congo are safe amid the ongoing conflict. Mr Jaiswal…

The national capital wrapped up a rather warm January with Friday’s maximum temperature reaching 27 degrees Celsius, making it the city’s warmest day in the month since 2019. The month’s…

Apple is very keen on India where it has seen record business during the December quarter with iPhone emerging as the top-selling smartphone model, a top company official said on…

A mob of around 80 people on Friday confronted a security team that went to destroy illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district and damaged four vehicles, police said.…

A woman died after she was chased and allegedly stabbed multiple times outside a popular eatery in full public view in the eastern fringes of Kolkata by three people, including…

A local Trinamool Congress worker was shot dead on Friday afternoon by unidentified men in Naihati in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, police said. He died on the spot…

A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district after his family stopped him from playing a mobile phone game, police said on Friday. The Class 9 student,…

The Supreme Court on Friday bid an emotional farewell to “multifaceted” Supreme Court judge Justice Hrishikesh Roy, who before adorning the black robes as a lawyer and then as a…

Amid a raging debate over a 70-90 hour work week, the Economic Survey presented in Parliament on Friday noted that spending more than 55-60 hours a week on work could…

The Indian rupee depreciated a modest 2.9 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal, performing better than other currencies like the Canadian Dollar, South Korean Won…

At the turn of the millennium, experts were announcing the doomsday for wild tigers in India saying India’s national animal would go extinct soon. Now, a study published today in…

A 60-year-old tailor was beaten to death by a boy in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district on Friday after his stitched clothes were not delivered on time, police said. The minor was…

The Crime Branch has arrested an interstate drug supplier and a buyer, seizing a total of 726 grams of heroin worth over Rs 4 crore in the international market, an…

The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted a man convicted of cruelty and causing dowry death of his wife and said trial courts were repeatedly making the same mistakes in the…

People who rarely consume ultra-processed or packaged junk food have better mental well-being than those who regularly do so, stated the pre-budget Economic Survey on Friday citing the findings of…

Shortly after his swearing-in as the United States President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the provision of ‘citizenship by birth’. Soon after, several social media users claimed that…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her “poor thing” comment on President Droupadi Murmu, hours after the Rashtrapati Bhavan also termed the comments on…

Gold prices are expected to decline in 2025 while silver prices may increase, according to Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament on Friday. Citing the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook…

Chief Economic Adviser Anantha Nageswaran painted a stark picture of how Indian corporates are compensating their workers and employees, and called for a more equitable distribution of incomes. “If you…

A guest faculty at Aligarh Muslim University was booked over remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police on Friday said. The comments, termed…

The Karnataka government passed an order on Friday to implement the Supreme Court’s directive on the right to die with dignity for terminally ill patients. The right to die with…

India on Friday said it is working with American authorities for early extradition of Mumbai terror accused Tahawwur Rana. On January 21, the US supreme court rejected Tahawwur Rana’s review…

Claim: A video shows Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav participating in a ritual bath at the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025. Fact: The claim is false. The video is…

Nine people were killed and many injured in a collision between a pick-up van and a canter truck in this Punjab district on Friday, police said. The van was carrying…

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 1,737.68 crore for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission of India. Of…

The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into India’s labour market will improve workforce quality, increase productivity, and generate jobs, said the Economic Survey tabled in the parliament on Friday. The…

The Maha Kumbh pilgrimage of six people turned tragic after they were killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh. A trailer truck hit the pickup truck the devotees were…

Rahul Gandhi’s comment that the Congress has lost the confidence of Dalits because it did not protect the interests of the Dalits and backwards the way it should have in…

The Indian economy is projected to expand at a rate of 6.3 per cent to 6.8 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), according to the Economic Survey 2024-25…

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has initiated a major drive, aiming to tackle pending cases in courts across the country, including discussing the possibility of evening courts. As…

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs against BRICS nations over possible attempts to replace the US dollar in global trade “seem empty” as there is…

A woman from Siddipet district in Telangana has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, that is currently prevalent in some parts of Pune and surrounding areas,…

A minor boy’s violent outburst near a popular tea shop in Kolkata’s EM Bypass ended in the brutal murder of a young woman. The attacker had allegedly suspected her of…

Authorities have stopped the Ganga Aarti performed at the ghats of Varanasi for the general public till February 5, considering a surge in crowd. Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal has appealed…

A man from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district has sent a notice to the Indian Railways, seeking Rs 50 lakh compensation after he and his in-laws could not board a train to…

Barely a week into his second administration, US President Donald Trump has set out to fulfil many of his populist election promises, including pulling his country out of the Paris…

The Budget Session began with a fresh controversy this morning after Congress MP Sonia Gandhi called President Droupadi Murmu a “poor thing” while commenting on her address to the Parliament.…

Rishi Ajay Das, the founder of Kinnar Akhada, has expelled both Mamta Kulkarni and Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Laxmi Narayan Tripathi from the Akhada. The decision comes in the wake of the…

With the Union Budget 2025 set to be presented on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces mounting expectations for tax relief as inflation rises and disposable income shrinks. Among…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred financial influencers from using real-time stock prices in their videos. In a circular introducing the new regulation, SEBI said that…

India’s domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third…

The government’s third term is seeing work being done at thrice the speed of previous administrations with a determination to end “policy paralysis”, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday, citing…

President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday that the only resolution and goal of the government is Viksit Bharat. She said this during her address to a joint sitting of the…

Taking a swipe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, Congress candidate from the New Delhi assembly constituency Sandeep Dikshit said that being an engineer, he…

The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has announced the shortlisted titles for its prestigious 4th annual KLF Book Awards. This year’s shortlist, drawn from a competitive longlist, showcases remarkable literary achievements…

Four men who allegedly gang-raped a doctor after abducting her in an auto in Katpadi in 2022 were sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment by the Mahila Court here. The…

A picture of former Chief Justice of India SA Bobde in a hospital bed but dressed in a suit and prepared for an arbitration session has once again brought the…

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India to preserve video clips of the polling during the pendency of the pleas against the decision to increase the…

A Delhi court has sought doctors’ opinion on the injuries of a seven-year-old girl, saying that though she had retracted allegations of sexual and physical assault of ‘diabolical manner’ against…

In a narrow escape for workers involved in road construction on a highway in Tamil Nadu’s Salem, a cylinder kept in a truck exploded, triggering panic among commuters. The explosion…

The Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and killed two terrorists. Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps said that it detected…

The 54-year-old founder of an educational institute from Thane city has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a teacher, a police official said on Friday. Accused Rameshchandra Shobnath Mishra was…

The Telangana High Court has granted bail to two of the accused in the infamous phone tapping case on the basis that the petitioners have been in jail for a…

Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), NASA announced on Thursday. He will become the first Indian astronaut…

Over the last decade, India’s sustained focus on infrastructure development, job creation and the rising middle class with higher disposable income has significantly improved its global economic standing, moving it…

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the second Indian to travel to space, four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s historic feat in 1984. Mr Shukla, a serving officer in…

In a shocking incident that has sparked outrage, a video showing three boys hanging by nooses during a school function has gone viral on social media. The clip shows the…

In an escape so ridiculous it could be a deleted scene from The Hangover, a robbery suspect managed to ditch jail guards during a doctor’s visit as they were busy…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched BJP leader Ravinder Singh Negi’s feet three times after the latter made a similar gesture during a public rally in Delhi this week. The heartfelt…

DeepSeek, which has taken the world by surprise, has been a tool of experiment with many trying to assess how the Chinese AI startup tackles questions pertaining to the real…

A homeopathy doctor who absconded following the death of his girlfriend in his rented flat here nearly three months ago, was arrested allegedly for causing her death and attempting to…

A man sustained serious injuries after a tractor he was driving flipped as one of its tyres burst in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. The incident took place Thursday afternoon and was…

A speech-impaired taxi driver in Bengaluru has impressed the internet with his thoughtful and selfless gesture. Rakesh offers his passengers discounted rides to the airport, bottled water, napkins and books…

Budget 2025: The Union Budget is a crucial document that lays the roadmap for the economy and its various sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

A key tripartite meeting was held on Thursday between the Centre, the Manipur government, and the United Naga Council (UNC) over the Naga body’s demand for rollback of “arbitrarily created”…

A religious certificate from clergy members will be required at the time of registering a live-in relationship only if the partners have a pre-existing relation falling under the prohibited category,…

Prayagraj District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar on Thursday announced the removal of vehicle entry restrictions in Prayagraj, which had been imposed for the smooth movement of devotees during the Maha…

At least 30 people died and 60 others were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj yesterday. Devotees were prepared to take the holy dip at Triveni…

A team of Delhi Police and Election Commission officials entered Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann‘s city residence Thursday evening to investigate “a complaint of money distribution”. This comes less than…

The row over Arvind Kejriwal’s comments on Yamuna continued today with Congress’s Rahul Gandhi this time holding him accountable for the river’s sorry state. In a video released today, Mr…

A 29-year-old man set himself and his partner ablaze after her wedding was fixed with another man in the Kohndour area here, police said. The woman succumbed to her injuries…

Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement UCC, but the Chief Minister of another hill state has ruled out a similar step. The implementation of Uniform…

A video has surfaced on social media showing a group of women screaming in fear inside a car as they are chased and harassed by men in two vehicles. One…

The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said…

A 15-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding Bolero Jeep near Sector-145 Metro Station here, police said on Thursday. The boy who died has been identified as Aarush,…

A juvenile court here on Thursday ordered two minors to mop a government hospital for two years as a punishment for vandalising a liquor store in 2020. The court has…

A 13-year-old girl, who went missing four days ago, was on Thursday found murdered allegedly after being raped at a village in Maharajpur of this district, police said. The body…

In a shocking incident, a jilted lover brutally killed a college student in broad daylight by slitting her throat after she refused to marry him in Raichur district, Karnataka. The…

A 4-year-old boy from Ahmedabad city has contracted human metapneumovirus, taking the number of HMPV cases in Gujarat to eight, officials said on Thursday. The child from the city’s Gota…

Indian culture, music, cinema and art seem to be the flavour of the season in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh cultural calendar is packed with Indian highlights emphasising interest in all…

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was today arrested in a rape case filed against him, officials said. Rathore, the Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, was arrested when he was…

The 8th Pay Commission, which will recommend revisions for the salaries and pensions of central government employees, has been approved by the Union Cabinet and is likely to be implemented…

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant, likening its frugal approach to his government’s efforts to build a…

In a novel operation, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch officials identified a murder convict, who jumped parole, by distributing ‘boondi-laddus’ during a Republic Day celebration and later nabbed him, ending…

Infosys co-founder and IISc Council Chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan said on Thursday that he has full faith in the judiciary and trust that justice will prevail after a case was filed…

At least 15 tents were burnt on Thursday after they caught fire near Chamanganj Chowki outside Sector 22 in the Maha Kumbh Mela area with officials saying there was no…

The BJP registered a victory in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, winning with 19 votes against the 17 votes of the AAP-Congress alliance. The election saw BJP candidate Harpreet Kaur Babla…

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly shot his wife dead before killing himself in his rented flat in Bhopal’s Misrod area, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred…

Emphasising strong India-US bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday described US President Donald Trump as an “American nationalist”. Speaking at an interactive session at Delhi University’s Hansraj…

More than 36 hours have passed since the stampede at Maha Kumbh, but Jitendra Sahu has not caught a wink and has been frantically searching for his 70-year-old aunt Shakuntala…

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) continues to expand its extensive network with the rapid development of its Phase 4 corridor. Already the country’s longest metro system, with over 395…

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched WhatsApp governance – a first in the country — to increase transparency, speed, and accountability in civic services. In the first phase, 161 services…

Drafting the Union Budget is an extensive and collaborative process. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her eighth consecutive Budget on February 1, the stakes are high. With…

A man has earned Rs 40,000 in a week at the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj with zero investment. He sells datun — teeth-cleaning twig — to the devotees and…

Sixteen bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled…

The three-member judicial commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to find the reasons behind the Maha Kumbh stampede has a month to wrap up its probe but will…