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A school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh was allegedly burnt alive by her disgruntled former lover, officials said. He allegedly stopped her when she was on her way to the…
The government on Thursday convened a meeting of floor leaders of all political parties ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. The session commences on Friday with the address of…
A touching story of a man’s mother helping him when he couldn’t afford a Ralph Lauren sweater is going viral on social media. Sandeep Mall shared on X that he…
Six fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram arrived here, after they were released from a prison in Sri Lanka, an official at the Chennai airport said on Thursday. Their release was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on his death anniversary. Taking to X, PM Modi posted, “Tributes to Pujya Bapu on…
A woman is suspected to have died of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Maharashtra on Wednesday, while 16 new cases of the rare nerve disorder were reported in the state, health…
Foot-tapping melodies and the majestic backdrop of a setting sun over Raisina Hills mesmerised the audience at Vijay Chowk on Wednesday during the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination of…
A single-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to launch a web portal to register live-in relationships. Hearing a bunch of pleas filed by several…
A man allegedly shot dead his wife, suspecting her of having an affair in Nuh district. The man and an accomplice who allegedly supplied firearm to him have been arrested,…
Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that Haryana’s BJP government has poisoned the Yamuna, has now drawn barbs from Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, who has pointed out that the Aam Aadmi Party chief has…
A High-Level Committee (HLC), chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation projects across various states. The committee, which includes Finance Minister Nirmala…
New Delhi has spelt out the “seriousness” of the ongoing investigation against Pro-Khalistan separatist group “Sikhs For Justice” ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US. The…
The Chandigarh mayoral poll is set to witness a keen contest between the BJP and the AAP-Congress alliance with officials stating that all necessary arrangements have been made for the…
A Jharkhand family on Wednesday claimed to have traced their lost member at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, ending a search for 27 long years. The lost member, Gangasagar…
Supporters of JD(U) MP Ajay Kumar Mandal on Wednesday allegedly thrashed two local journalists in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. The incident happened when the two journalists, identified as Kunal Shekhar and…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry to find the reasons that led to the stampede at the Maha Kumbh in which 30 people died…
While lakhs of pilgrims flock to Prayagraj for the ‘Mauni Amavasya snan’, the holy city of Ayodhya also witnessed an overwhelming surge of devotees on the auspicious occasion. In the…
The Supreme Court has refused to consider a petition for re-investigation of the rape-murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital that had shocked the nation last year. The…
Five persons were critically injured in a fire prima facie caused by the boiler explosion at a tyre plant in Vadavali village in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening,…
42-year-old man triggered a blast in the car of his wife’s employer with a remote-controlled bomb in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on suspicion she was having an affair with him, a…
An auto-rickshaw driver was arrested for allegedly killing a 58-year-old inspector ranked officer posted at Rustamji Armed Police Training College (RAPTC) in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, a police officer said…
Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday expressed grief over the stampede in Mahakumbh Nagar and said “minor incidents” do happen in “such a big event”. Sanjay Nishad is the…
Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two…
Several people have died and many are injured after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh on the morning of Mauni Amavasya, an auspicious day, prompting Akharas to defer the holy…
The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 16,300-crore National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM) to promote exploration of critical minerals within the country and at offshore locations. The approval was given…
Amid opposition call for his resignation over the Beed sarpanch murder case, Maharashtra cabinet member Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday said he is ready to quit if asked by Chief Minister…
A court here on Wednesday refused the city police custody of the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan, and sent him in judicial remand noting that…
The Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Wednesday invoked curbs under stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a sharp rise in pollution due to unfavourable…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Madhya Pradesh in connection with a private firm allegedly engaged in producing and distributing adulterated milk products domestically…
The father of a 23-year-old slained woman software engineer from Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reacted to the Supreme Court acquitting his daughter’s alleged killer, saying he will “leave it to…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to provide the details of the number of FIRs and chargesheets filed against men for pronouncing instant triple talaq to divorce spouses…
In a bizarre incident, a marriage party (baraat) from Nari village in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district returned home without the bride as no wedding was planned in any home of…
On the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, more than 57.1 million devotees took a holy dip in the Triveni waters today, said an official statement from Uttar Pradesh Information Department. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the ‘Yamuna water war‘ Wednesday – set off after Arvind Kejriwal claimed this week the Bharatiya Janata Party mixes “poison” in water it supplies to…
Why are US stock markets recovering a bit after a day of bloodbath linked to China’s AI wonder, DeepSeek? To understand the question, we need to do some deep-seeking to…
Opposition MPs on the House panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill have alleged that BJP members on the committee ignored their objections and that the recommendations made in the report…
The Union Budget is traditionally presented by the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha every year, as mandated under Article 112 of the Constitution. But there have been occasions when…
The Union Budget and Railway Budget were presented separately until 2017 when the government ended the 92-year-old practice and merged them. Arun Jaitley presented the first combined Budget for the…
A 97-year-old woman, who has been a witness to nearly all the Kumbh Melas since Independence, is making her way through the vast crowds at the ongoing religious gathering in…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the unauthorised absence of doctors who were part of protests against the rape and murder of a…
As Coldplay fever swept across India in the last couple of weeks, it wasn’t just the fans who enjoyed the British band’s concerts in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Amid a sea…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of India to ensure political parties and their candidates did not use any “vilifying” material during election campaigns. A bench…
The Allahabad High Court has observed that marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct and it cannot be dissolved within one year of marriage unless there is exceptional hardship or exceptional…
Customs officials seized hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 23.5 crore from Chennai Airport on Wednesday and arrested three people in this connection. The contraband was smuggled from Thailand, concealed in…
The religious congregation at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh turned into a nightmare for many early Wednesday as multiple casualties reportedly took place when crores of pilgrims jostled…
Days before the Delhi polls, the Congress on Wednesday launched its manifesto, promising to conduct a caste census and set up a ministry for Purvanchalis if it is voted to…
Opposition MPs on the House panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill have alleged that BJP members on the committee ignored their objections and that the recommendations made in the report…
A stampede-like situation broke out at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday ahead of the ‘Amrit Snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya.’ According to officials, a large…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended condolences even as casualties were feared after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh fair grounds earlier today. PM Modi wished for speedy recovery of around…
The Supreme Court has struck down domicile-based reservation of seats for postgraduate medical courses – within the State quota – ruling it violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. The…
In her new book, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has squarely blamed Congress for the BJP’s return to power at the Centre for the third consecutive term in the…
A woman undergoing treatment for cancer took a dip in the Ganga river on Monday, hoping the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya turns the tides for her and helps her…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath posted a message on social media platform X on Wednesday, advising devotees attending the Maha kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj to follow instructions issued by…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation at the Maha Kumbh in a call with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath following a stampede-like incident and called for immediate support…
The letter “K” distinguishes two phonetically similar but meaningfully different words in the English language: bloc (a combination of parties working toward a common goal) and block (to obstruct). Arvind…
The railways is running 360 trains, including 190 special trains, for millions of devotees expected to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela on ‘Mauni Amavasya’, Satish Kumar, Chairman and CEO of…
About 55.1 per cent of truck drivers in India have compromised vision, while 53.3 per cent require distance vision correction and 46.7 per cent need near-vision treatment, a new report…
The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has attracted a significant number of devotees to Prayagraj, where they come to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. As of afternoon on…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that the government is introducing game-based learning for the children in the state. Inaugurating the Model Creative Learning Centre (MCLC) at Dobakkol…
Union home minister Amit Shah, the BJP’s key strategist when it comes to elections, appeared confident today that the BJP’s long exile in Delhi will end this time. Speaking to…
Is he or is he not the attacker in actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case? The Mumbai Police, to tamp down rumours surrounding the arrested accused, Tuesday answered in the…
Adani Group on Tuesday committed to investing Rs 2.3 lakh crore over the next five years across power, cement, industrial parks, aluminium and city gas expansion in Odisha. According to…
The 22-year-old daughter of late Chhattisgarh BJP leader Bheema Mandavi allegedly committed suicide in Dehradun, her family said here on Tuesday. Bheema Mandavi himself had died in a blast carried…
In order to ensure precision and uniformity in timekeeping across the country, the Indian government recently published a draft of new metrology rules for Indian Standard Time (IST) for public…
An FIR has been registered against YouTuber Elvish Yadav here for threatening a witness in the Noida rave party case, police said on Tuesday. The case was lodged following the…
A 50-year-old doctor was found murdered in a house he had rented out in Greater Noida, while the two tenants living there are on the run, police said on Tuesday.…
Adani Group on Tuesday committed to investing Rs 2.3 lakh crore over the next five years across power, cement, industrial parks, aluminium and city gas expansion in Odisha. According to…
Devotees wearing short skirts or revealing clothes will not be allowed in the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai from next week, as per a dress code announced on Tuesday. The…
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena wrote to Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday, alleging that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s accusations that “poison” is being mixed in the Yamuna water and there…
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal said on Tuesday that the Vizhinjam International Seaport, operated by Adani Ports, is set to become India’s largest port within the next decade. Speaking at…
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is not new and has been found in the country before, said Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar, Tuesday, even as the reported cases spike to 110 in…
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that he is confident of getting justice by the judiciary in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Siddaramaiah is the…
The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra on Tuesday made an appeal to the devotees of Lord Ram, living in areas nearby Ayodhya to postpone their visit by 15-20 days, to give…
A 24-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city allegedly committed suicide after making a emotional video call to her parents where she recounted harassment and abuse by her husband, police said…
Since India’s independence in 1947, the government has established several Pay Commissions to review and recommend salary structures for its employees. Each commission has played a pivotal role in shaping…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha appealed to the government stop the arbitrary pricing of air fares, a day after an uproar over flights to Prayagraj costing Rs 50,000…
A 17-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city allegedly committed suicide after searching online about “what happens after death”, police said on Tuesday. The victim, a Class 12 student of a…
The Centre’s recent approval of the eighth pay commission marks a significant development in the compensation structure for central government employees and pensioners. This move comes as the seventh pay…
The Telangana High Court has directed the state government and others not to allow children below 16 years to watch movies after 11 PM in theatres before the government takes…
More than one-third of people surveyed have reported losing money to scams through real-time payments, according to a report. Highlighting the growing threat of scams in India’s real-time payments (RTP)…
Six people have died and more than 50 others were injured after a bamboo platform erected during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat collapsed under the weight of the…
The Supreme Court has granted Tahir Hussain, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case and the AIMIM’s candidate in Delhi’s Mustafabad constituency, a six-day in custody parole to campaign…
The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up security as it gears up for the ‘Amrit Snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya’ on Wednesday, which is expected to draw around 10 crore pilgrims…
Back in July 2011, an energetic reporter from a prominent media house rushed to make a call to his office, both excited and concerned. He was doing his best to…
Nakul Jain, Managing Director and CEO of Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL) has resigned from the company and has decided to pursue an entrepreneurial journey, according to a statutory filing…
Domestic budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it is set to re-induct one of its grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft into operations from January 29, as part of its plan…
Officials of the agriculture department in Bihar’s Bhojpur district were in for a shock on Monday, when a few pieces of farmland were shown to be situated in the Indian…
With less than 10 days to go for the Delhi polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal underlined his caste during public rallies on Monday, telling voters he is a “Baniya” and…
The share of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India’s digital payments has surged from 34 per cent in 2019 to an impressive 83 per cent in 2024, with a…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav along with his party MPs will campaign for the AAP candidates ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls on February 5, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party said…
US President Donald Trump, on the very first day of assuming office, laid out a sweeping plan to maximise oil and gas production, including declaring a national energy emergency to…
A court here has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly making some derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included “insults to Hindu deities, spreading…
A local court has awarded life sentence to a man for hacking his wife to death in 2020. Additional District Judge Achhe Lal Saroj on Monday also imposed a fine…
India needs to buy more arms and ammunition from the US, stressed President Donald Trump during his phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night. The Republican leader who…
The number of credit cards has more than doubled to around 10.80 crore at the end of December 2024, compared to December 2019 when there were 5.53 crore cards in…
Chaos unfolded at the Patna Junction railway station as massive crowds attempted to board train, rendering passengers with reserved tickets unable to board. Visuals showed scores of people entering the…
Chaos unfolded at the Patna Junction railway station as massive crowds attempted to board train, rendering passengers with reserved tickets unable to board. Visuals showed scores of people entering the…
Hailing Coldplay’s India tour as “absolutely phenomenal”, Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor invited the British rock band to God’s own country, Kerala. Mr Tharoor praised Coldplay’s five-day run in…
The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved the allocation of around 0.9 acres of land in Nadia district’s Karimpur to the Border Security Force (BSF), potentially for setting up outposts…
The grand Mahakumbh festival at Prayagraj’s Sangam has drawn over 13 crore devotees so far. Now, preparations are in full swing for the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya, January 29,…