Category: India

Braving the biting cold, devotees brimming with energy and enthusiasm converged at the Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday. Chants of ‘Har Har…

Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a warning letter to Akasa Air’s accountable manager Vinay Dube, who is also its founder and CEO, for regulatory lapses, days after the airline was…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is becoming a major maritime power and is being recognised as a reliable and responsible partner in the world. Speaking after the…

Granted interim relief in a 2013 rape case, self-styled godman Asaram returned to his ashram in Jodhpur’s Pal village, police said on Wednesday. “He had been admitted in an Ayurveda…

Air India on Wednesday issued an important advisory for its passengers about to travel to and from Delhi, in view of the upcoming Republic Day (January 26) celebrations in the…

Union Budget 2025: As India prepares for the Union Budget 2025, the Economic Survey 2024-25 emerges as a key document, offering crucial insights into the country’s economic landscape. Scheduled for…

In a temporary relief, controversial former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar has received protection from arrest from the Supreme Court for allegedly lying about disabilities and using forged certificates to clear…

In fresh trouble for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal ahead of Delhi election, the Union Home Ministry has given the go-ahead to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute the…

Taxpayers who have not yet filed their Income Tax Return (ITR) for the financial year 2023-24 have a narrow window of opportunity to submit their late or revised returns. The…

Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party’s new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road here on Wednesday, marking a key moment in the history of the grand old…

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will file his nomination for the Assembly election from the New Delhi constituency on Wednesday. Mr Kejriwal claimed that many “mothers and sisters” of the…

An elderly pilgrim was burnt to death while 49 others had a narrow escape when their bus caught fire in Vrindravan while returning from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. The…

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday said the situation along the northern border is sensitive but stable, while asserting that his force is fully ready and capable to deal…

Military diplomacy, or defence diplomacy, may sound like an oxymoron to many, but it must be part of the comprehensive power strategy of any country that wishes to be a…

Haryana BJP chief Mohanlal Badoli and a singer were booked after a woman alleged that she was gang-raped by them in a hotel in Kasauli. The Himachal Pradesh Police has…

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the Indian Army on the occasion of the 77th Army Day, highlighting its “indomitable courage, valour, and selfless service” in safeguarding the nation’s security…

On the occasion of the 77th Army Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the Army’s pivotal role in the nation’s journey towards achieving a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, emphasising their…

President Droupadi Murmu lauded the Indian Army for its pivotal role in ensuring national security and fostering peace in the country during the 77th Army Day celebrations. The President highlighted…

Popular YouTuber Mithilesh Backpaker recently shared an experience he encountered in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, wherein a group of men harassed his Russian wife. The vlogger captured the incident on camera and…

On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter and Pataliputra MP Misa Bharti made a significant political statement, suggesting the possibility of Chief…

The BJP on Tuesday asked AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal to clarify if his party has any connection with those allegedly involved in sending bomb threats to more than 400 schools…

Four persons allegedly killed a 26-year-old man in east Delhi’s Ghazipur area on Tuesday using bricks and stones, police said. All four men were arrested while they were trying to…

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth who invited her to a guest house on the pretext of a birthday party, police said on Tuesday. According to police,…

Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a warning letter to Akasa Air’s accountable manager Vinay Dube, who is also its founder and CEO, for regulatory lapses, days after the airline was…

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Shahdara candidate Jitender Singh Shunty filed his nomination on Tuesday wearing a PPE kit, to highlight his relief efforts as a frontline worker during the COVID-19…

The Delhi Police has registered five separate FIRs against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leaders for alleged inflammatory social media posts and discriminatory statements. The complaints range from…

The Congress Tuesday released a list of 15 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, fielding former Union minister Krishna Tirath from Patel Nagar and councillor Ariba Khan from Okhla.…

As many as 35 crows were found dead in different parts of Udgir town in Maharashtra’s Latur district in two days, and carcasses have been sent for analysis, an official…

An elderly passenger was killed when a private bus carrying pilgrims from Telangana to the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh caught fire on Tuesday, police said. Authorities are investigating the cause of…

Millions took a dip at the Maha Kumbh 2025 on Tuesday, but an octogenarian woman who has attended the religious festival since 1945 was among the devotees that stood out.…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday announced doorstep delivery of medical facilities for ex-servicemen and their families residing in remote areas of the country through mobile medical units. Asserting the government’s…

A 40-year-old outsourced employee of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) was arrested from Lord Venkateswara Swamy’s temple here for allegedly stealing over half a kg of gold received from devotees as…

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena’s immovable assets have increased by Rs 17.14 lakh since the last Assembly election while the column for spouse name, which carried a name in 2020,…

India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, has reassured that the Centre is committed to addressing farmers’ concerns, acknowledging the complexity of the issue. He highlighted the increase in the Minimum…

The Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, and of Justice Alok Aradhe as the Chief Justice of…

Bihar Minister Santosh Kumar Singh claimed that he received a threatening call from notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The caller, who identified himself as Bishnoi, demanded Rs 30 lakh and warned…

If walls could talk, 24 Akbar Road would write itself a book – of the days of the Raj, of the Burma of the 1960s and mostly of the dramatic…

A 23-year-old man died after a nylon manja slit his throat while he was riding a motorcycle in Maharashtra’s Nashik city on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in the…

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur, who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him…

A Delhi court has pulled up the investigating officer for allegedly implicating the accused using a “manipulated video” in a February 2020 riots case and asked the police commissioner to…

A Congress leader died when his motorcycle collided with a car near the Awasiya Vikas Colony intersection on Bulandshahr Road in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, police said on Tuesday. Mainuddin (35),…

A few social media users shared a purported screenshot of a news report, claiming that Infosys founder Narayana Murthy advocated for “limited interaction between young boys and girls”. Since the…

With the annual crocodile and migratory birds’ headcount exercise getting underway, the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district would remain shut for nine days from Tuesday. Several teams have…

The BJP Tuesday nominated Chandrabhan Paswan as its candidate for the assembly bypoll to Uttar Pradesh’s Milkipur seat in Ayodhya district which is scheduled to be held next month. The…

One bull-tamer was killed in the season’s first event in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, while 15 others suffered severe injuries. For the event in Avaniyapuram, 1,100 bulls and 800 bull tamers…

Former Solapur mayor and NCP (SP) leader Mahesh Kothe died after he suffered a heart attack while taking a holy dip at the triveni confluence in Prayagraj on Tuesday, his…

The UK opposition is so invisible these days you might be forgiven for thinking it hardly exists. Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer seems to have no one capable of holding…

The coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu are likely to experience the “kallakkadal phenomenon,” the sudden swell of the seas causing rough waves, on January 15 night, according to…

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday announced an aid of Rs 10 lakh to the family of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, who was murdered in Bijapur district earlier this…

Besides caustic barbs and heated exchanges, the election season in Delhi is receiving a healthy dose of musical swipes too. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition BJP…

Chhattisgarh’s Industry Minister Lakhanlal Devangan has come under fire for allegedly threatening women protesting against a massive fraud by a company named Flora Max. The company is accused of defrauding…

Less than a fortnight after the killing of Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar, fresh violence erupted in West Bengal’s Malda district as another TMC worker was shot dead and two…

One Indian apparently recruited by the Russian army has been killed while another was receiving treatment for injuries at a hospital in Moscow, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. India…

Rose petals were showered on devotees during their ‘Amrit Snan’ at the Maha Kumbh on Makar Sankranti, draping the ghats and akharas at the Sangam bank with flowers. As the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged scientists to develop warning systems for earthquakes while noting that advanced weather forecasts have significantly reduced casualties and minimised economic losses caused by…

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a major expansion of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which will create two new battalions. Each newly sanctioned battalion will consist…

As the infighting within the Congress party continues, on Tuesday Karnataka Excise Minister RB Timmapur staked his claim to the post of the Chief Minister saying that he is a…

Amid political attacks and counter-attacks in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP of hatching a plan to distribute…

A group of tech-savvy fraudsters cheated 10 shopkeepers by allegedly swapping QR codes pasted outside shops to divert payments to their bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho, police said on…

A businessman from Yanam, Puducherry, Satya Bhaskar and his family celebrated Makar Sankranti by hosting his son-in-law and daughter and serving 465 dishes. A video, which is now viral, shows…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has told the Delhi High Court that it did not implement the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana for medical insurance because the capital’s residents enjoy…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasised India’s growing global stature and its ability to provide meaningful assistance during challenging times. Addressing Indians during his visit to Spain, Mr Jaishankar…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hoisted a 108-foot national flag and inaugurated a heritage museum in the Akhnoor border belt of Jammu, a defence spokesperson said. Mr Singh, accompanied…

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi filed her nomination from the Kalkaji constituency for the February 5 Assembly polls, a day after an FIR was filed against her for…

An IndiGo flight from Goa to Mumbai received a bomb threat on Monday evening that later turned out to be hoax after security checks. After landing at the Mumbai airport,…

A man from Thane district in Maharashtra allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman, compelled her to marry him after blackmailing her and also burnt her with cigarette buts and hot ‘tawa’,…

The driver of the BEST bus, involved in an accident here last month that claimed seven lives, was driving in a rash and negligent manner and it is hard to…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday praised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to reduce the distance between the hearts of the people of the union…

The ex-girlfriend of the law student, who fell to death from the seventh floor of an apartment in Noida on Saturday, has been arrested in an abetment to suicide case.…

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail till March 31 to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. This comes a week…

A coach of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, an official said and a major accident was averted as the loco…

On Monday, January 20, the eyes of the world will turn to the far eastern end of the National Mall in Washington DC, and gaze with great interest upon the…

Thousands of devotees gathered at the banks of the river Ganga across India on Tuesday to celebrate Makar Sankranti 2025, a festival marking the Sun’s transition into Capricorn and the…

Indian and Chinese refiners are in a quest to find new suppliers of crude as they adapt to fresh US sanctions on Russian producers and tankers that are designed to…

A thick blanket of fog engulfed Delhi on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility to zero and disrupting train schedules, officials said. A total of 39 trains were running late as of…

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday morning was placed under house arrest by the police, the party said, adding that at least seven…

India’s longest sea bridge Atal Setu, inaugurated a year ago, recorded an average traffic of fewer than 23,000 vehicles per day, lower than the initiation projections of handling more than…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Mission Mausam’, a landmark initiative aimed at transforming India into a weather-ready and climate-smart nation, on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The launch…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the various festivals, including Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu, being celebrated across the country on Tuesday. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti,…

The election officer of the New Delhi district has responded to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s allegations of manipulation of voter lists by the BJP. “Submission of applications for addition…

Women officers in the Army are performing exceedingly well and the force is looking at increasing their induction, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said Monday while playing down concerns of…

V Narayanan has assumed charge as the chairman of ISRO, replacing S Somanath, the Space Agency said. In a statement, the ISRO said, “Dr V Narayanan, Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade),…

Cyber fraud has become one of the biggest problems people face these days in India and around the world. To address this growing issue, IIT Bhilai has made an innovation.…

Mahakumbh commenced with great enthusiasm in Prayagraj. All preparations are now in place for the ‘Amrit Snan’, which will take place on Makar Sankranti, on January 14. The Mahakumbh Mela…

The Maharashtra government on Monday formed the new Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district. The new SIT includes police…

Four people were arrested in Maudaha area here for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu family under the pretext of curing an illness, police said on Monday. Additional Superintendent of…

The Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects that will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 700 crores in the ten best-performing states, the government said…

Indian Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday termed Pakistan as the epicentre of terrorism and said that 80 per cent of terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir are Pakistanis.…

The Sonamarg tunnel, dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, is an economic game changer whose short-term and long-term benefits cannot be overstated. Built at 8,562…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir’s skiing resort Gulmarg, which is preparing to host the fifth edition of Khelo India Winter Games, has become the winter…

At least ten dogs were charred to death after a fire broke out at a deserted house in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur city, police said on Monday. The blaze erupted at…

Rahul Gandhi wants to save the Constitution, but his own party is flouting it by poaching BRS legislators, alleged BRS leader KT Rama Rao ahead of key local body polls…

After stopovers in Goa and Kochi on India’s western coast, the entire French carrier strike group (CSG) centred around aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle cast off on 9 January…

Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran was on Monday elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Chandran’s name on January 7,…

Kapil Mishra, a former AAP leader, is BJP’s candidate from the Karawal Nagar constituency in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Mr Mishra has replaced the sitting MLA Mohan Singh Bisht,…

Obesity at the time of cancer diagnosis in children may affect the survival rates, according to a study on Monday. Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 years were…

Investors lost Rs 24.69 lakh crore in market valuation in the last four days of severe drubbing in the equity market. Spike in global crude prices, unabated foreign fund outflows,…

The Jharkhand High Court has rapped the state government for delaying municipal elections in the state, calling it an act of contempt, while emphasising that polls cannot be indefinitely postponed…

A fire broke out in the area where laddu prasadam was distributed at Tirumala Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh, leading to panic among the crowd. According to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams…

Himachal Pradesh tourism authorities closed the Naga Bagh paragliding site in Raison here on Monday, six days after a 32-year-old tourist from Andhra Pradesh died in a flying accident. The…