Category: India

Noting that there was no “good reason” to decline bail, the Supreme Court rapped the Allahabad High Court for failing to show “courage” in granting bail to a cleric in…

The United States will impose tariffs on the countries that “harm” America, President Donald Trump has said, as he named China, India and Brazil as high-tariff countries. “We’re going to…

Investment in infrastructure generates significant multiplier effects on the economy. This is particularly true for public spending in the form of capital expenditure. An initial investment in infrastructure triggers additional…

With the Supreme Court set to complete 75 years on Tuesday, a ceremonial bench of all 33 judges, including Chief Justice Of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, will assemble in courtroom…

In a series of successful joint operations, Indian Army including Assam Rifles in coordination with Manipur Police and other security forces, recovered 35 weapons, ammunition and warlike stores from both…

The ongoing Maha Kumbh mela has witnessed a great surge of devotees looking to experience the holy dip at Triveni Sangam, as over 15 million people, including 1 million Kalpawasis…

US State Department has said that it is currently evaluating the next steps with regard to Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India. A spokesperson from the State Department told ANI that…

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said illegal migrants pose a security threat to the country, asserting that such people can never get wedded to our nationalism. Addressing a group of…

Ayodhya witnessed a huge surge of devotees on the Republic Day with more than 25 lakh people visiting the Ram temple, according to a statement. According to the statement, the…

A 21-year-old nursing student was found hanging in a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on Monday, police said. Officials said that no suicide note was found from the spot.…

As many as ten people have been rescued so far after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Burari area on Monday evening, according to Delhi police. The rescued individuals have…

With the Supreme Court set to complete 75 years on Tuesday, a ceremonial bench of all 34 judges, including Chief Justice Of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, will assemble in courtroom…

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL which sought the appointment of an expert committee to review and reform the existing dowry and domestic violence laws to…

A probe into actor Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing has led Mumbai Police to question a woman in West Bengal, for allegedly providing a mobile phone SIM card to the Bangladeshi…

65-year-old woman died of shock after seeing the hanging body of her grandson who allegedly died by suicide in their home in West Bengal’s Jhargram district allegedly after a heated…

A man in Maharashtra, who was suspected to have Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) died in the Solapur district today while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder crossed 100…

Police arrested a shack owner in Goa and are interrogating his staff in connection with the murder of a local man at Arambol beach over putting up chairs, an official…

The sheer excitement to attend a Coldplay concert in Ahmedabad turned into a moment of panic for a fan who was travelling from Mumbai, when he realised he had left…

The Supreme Court has taken a view that police machinery should not serve notices to the accused through WhatsApp or other electronic modes. “All the States/UTs must issue a Standing…

Regulator Sebi on Monday barred eight entities from the securities market and impounded illegal gains of Rs 4.82 crore made from their alleged front-running activities. Front-running refers to an illegal…

They were cheated and trafficked into cyber-scam centres in the Bokeo province of Laos. The 67 Indians, who found themselves in the middle of a trafficking racket and were victims…

A special CBI court here on Monday sentenced Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other policemen to life imprisonment in a 2017 custodial death case.…

The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M and the state Urban Development Minister Byrathi…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the ongoing debate over the ‘one nation, one election‘ proposal is “critical for India’s democratic process” and called on youngsters to promote such discussions.…

Telugu actor Lakshmi Manchu on Monday accused the staff of IndiGo Airlines of harassment after her bag was pulled aside at the Goa airport, prompting the air carrier to clarify…

A ‘man-eater’ tiger that killed a woman two days ago was found dead in Kerala’s high-range district of Wayanad on Monday and an autopsy on the dead cat revealed the…

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men in a cafe here on Monday, police said. The girl’s family lodged a complaint against the accused — Vishal, his friend…

A government school teacher was killed and the principal was grievously injured after a huge branch of a tree fell on them in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on Monday, the police said.…

(Virat Kohli does a ‘Gangnam Style’ after India’s win in 2013) Those who have tracked Indian cricket closely over the last few decades will remember three things clearly about the…

Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of software major Zoho Corporation, on Monday stepped down as the CEO to serve as the company’s chief scientist. In a post on X social…

BJP and Congress councillors clashed Monday during a general meeting of the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation over land leases on a 100-foot road in the city’s Jagatpura neighborhood. Visuals from…

A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune has crossed 100,…

A man from the Scheduled Caste who married a woman of a different caste was allegedly found murdered in Pillalamarri Village, Suryapet District, on Monday, police said, while the wife…

Amid the increasing number of patients affected by GBS (Guillain-Barre Syndrome), the civic body in Pune on Monday set up a special ward in municipality-run Kamala Nehru hospital, with 45…

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice (retd) Jaishree Thakur as an independent observer for the Chandigarh mayoral election to be held…

The Kumbh isn’t just a religious gathering but a blueprint for sustainable civilization, a testament to cultural authenticity and a living example of tradition adapting to modernity, Adani Group Chairman…

The ED has asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M to appear before it on Tuesday in connection with the MUDA land allotment scam. The Additional Director of Enforcement…

Tingling, weakness of hand-grip or foot drop could signal Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), said health experts on Monday, even as the reported cases spike to over a hundred in Pune, Maharashtra.…

In dry state Bihar, the headmaster of a government school has been arrested after he attended the Republic Day function at the school drunk and struggled to unfurl the national…

One state has made Uniform Civil Code or UCC a reality and it is only a matter of time that the “entire country will have similar legislation”, underscored Vice President…

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would name an independent observer for the Chandigarh mayoral election to be conducted on January 30. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and…

Four Army soldiers were injured on Monday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Officials added that an Army vehicle skidded off the road at…

The makers of ‘Chhaava’ – an upcoming autobiography on the life of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji – today confirmed that they would remove the ‘Lezim’ dance scene from the film…

An unmarried couple was found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Monday, police said. Officials said the bodies of Karan (25) and Khushi (19), from Pandrawal…

The Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict in the case relating to the burial of a Christian pastor in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, but did not refer the matter to a…

A burnt body in a suitcase dumped in Delhi’s Ghazipur has led police to a chilling story that started with a live-in relationship and ended in a grisly murder. Early…

A consumer forum here directed an airline operator to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to an elderly couple from Adyar here for alleged deficiency of service during their round trip…

A leopard died after it was run over by a vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Monday morning. The incident took place on the Vijayawada national highway, officials said.…

Digital news units and other outlets like the Indian Express and the Hindustan Times have mounted a legal challenge against OpenAI’s improper use of copyright content, legal papers show. The…

Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant said that the upcoming period drama ‘Chhaava’ should be shown to “historians and scholars” and if they raise objections then “we will not let it be…

Cash, gold ornaments and valuables worth more than Rs 50 lakh were stolen from the residence of former minister and senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik in Bhubaneswar’s Nayapalli area on…

Maha Kumbh 2025 witnessed a special fusion of Indian and Greek cultural heritage, Penelope from Greece and Siddharth from India decided to tie the knot during the religious congregation in…

Social media is abuzz with news of Jeet Adani’s wedding. The youngest son of industrialist Gautam Adani will marry Diva Jaimin Shah on February 7, 2025. The date was confirmed…

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her eighth consecutive Union Budget, the process remains shrouded in secrecy. The Budget-making process involves the Finance Minister and high-ranking officials working…

Karnataka Lokayukta on Monday submitted the investigation report in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam to the High Court Dharwad bench. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the accused…

It was a sky full of stars for passengers aboard the IndiGo flight from Pune to Ahmedabad. Moments before take-off, Captain Pradeep Krishnan asked hundreds of people on their way…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his anticipation of participating in the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela here, by taking a dip at the Sangam and seeking blessings from…

British rock band Coldplay’s lead vocalist Chris Martin stopped the concert, midway into his performance after spotting a fan in distress in the crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad…

Maharashtra NCP minister Narhari Zirwal has drawn flak from his party head Ajit Pawar and BJP cabinet colleague Girish Mahajan for humorously describing Hingoli as a “poor” district. Mr Zirwal,…

The 76th Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan highlighted the vibrant and diverse cultural heritage of Southern India. According to a release from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, guests…

The government on Monday invited applications for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The current SEBI chairperson Madhavi Puri Buch’s three-year term ends…

Upset over his business partner’s “betrayal”, a 70-year-old man picked up his two children from their school, took them to his home, allegedly killed them there and hanged their bodies,…

An FIR was filed at a Kolkata-based police station on Sunday against the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for mentioning the date of Netaji Subhas…

For the first time in 35 years, the national tricolour was unfurled at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as patriotic songs marked the celebration of…

Manipur has sent a tableau themed on one of its most significant traditional sports ‘sagol kangjei’ (polo) to the Bharat Parv exhibition at the Red Fort as part of the…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in his Republic Day address at Dibrugarh today, once again raised the issue of BR Ambedkar, claiming India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, kept…

Authorities in Kerala’s Wayanad imposed a curfew in certain areas of Mananthavady Municipality on Sunday, following the fatal tiger attack on a 47-year-old woman. The tiger has since been declared…

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced Manish Sisodia will assume the role of Deputy chief minister again if the party wins the February 5 assembly polls…

India celebrated its 76th Republic Day focusing on 75 years of enactment of the Constitution and Jan Bhagidari (public movement). The celebrations witnessed a blend of India’s rich cultural diversity,…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of Assam. On the occasion of Republic Day, Mr Sarma said the district…

Standing atop a life-size statue of BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of India’s constitution, a man kept hammering away, defacing the sculpture in the heart of Amritsar as the country…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday stopped his convoy to help a motorcyclist who was injured in a road accident. The man was sitting in an injured condition…

As India celebrates its 76th Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the occasion in his signature style, donning a vibrant multi-coloured turban that highlights his deep connection to the…

The Manipur government on Sunday said it will set up an integrated anti-extortion cell under the Home Department to stop extortion from civilians, government employees, contractors and others, a top…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a powerful example on India’s 76th Republic Day on Sunday by picking up waste on the Kartavya Path, promoting the concept of plogging and the…

Maha Kumbh, one of the country’s biggest religious festivals in progress, was used by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today to hit out at the opposition. Earlier, the Chief…

On January 2, 1954, the office of the Secretary to the President of India issued a press release announcing the establishment of two civilian honours: the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest…

The 19 sets of fingerprints collected from actor Saif Ali Khan’s residence after the attempted burglary and knife attack on him do not match the fingerprints of the accused Shariful…

Eight Manipur police officers have been awarded the ‘President’s Medal for Distinguished Service’ and ‘Medal for Meritorious Service’, an official statement said on Sunday. Deputy SP/CID (SB) Sorokhaibam Rudranarayan Singh…

A Class 11 student of a girls school was allegedly made to stand outside her classroom for an hour after she requested a sanitary pad during her examination, sparking outrage…

Indore and Udaipur have become the first two Indian cities to join the global list of accredited wetland cities under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Prime Minister took to social…

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has dissolved all its state-level frontal organisations. The move comes ahead of the party’s forthcoming organisational election. “All the State level Frontal Organisations of Biju…

In a first, bands from three government schools, including two all-girl teams, performed during the 76th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path, drawing applause from the audience. The school bands…

A loud sound was heard in Guwahati on Sunday morning amid Republic Day celebrations, triggering panic among the people. Police said the sound was heard at the truck parking near…

Maharashtra has reported its first death due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after a Pune-based Chartered Accountant succumbed to the disease. The man was living in Pune’s DSK Vishwa area and…

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal today said the Delhi Assembly polls were not just a contest for the national capital but the entire country. The election pits two contrasting ideologies —…

The Supreme Court has said expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A bench of Justices B…

Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked airlines to rationalise airfares for flights to Prayagraj in view of the Maha Kumbh amid concerns over higher air tickets on the route. Airlines, including…

In a tragic incident, a Class 10 girl died after a monkey pushed her off the rooftop of her house in Bihar’s Siwan district. The mishap occurred in Maghar village…

A video showing a woman physically assaulting a car driver at the Mumbai Airport is going viral on social media, leaving users outraged. The clip, posted on X, shows the…

India’s school infrastructure is at a critical crossroads, demanding urgent attention not just to address existing gaps but to reimagine how our schools can prepare students for the challenges of…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday urged people to take forward the message of unity, saying the country will be strong if Sanatan dharma is strong. He also…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day. In a post on X, he prayed that this occasion would…

The United States extended greetings to India on Republic Day, and said Washington joins New Delhi on the occasion to recognize its “enduring significance as the foundation of the world’s…

The Finance Ministry on Saturday notified the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) which promises an assured pension of 50 per cent of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12…

Former Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, late Suzuki chief Osamu Suzuki, and folk singer late Sharda Sinha and former cricketer are among 139 eminent people given Padma awards on…

Osamu Suzuki, Suzuki Motor Corp’s patriarch and long-time chairman who has been conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously, headed the company for more than 40 years and revolutionised India’s car market with…