Category: India

Was 2024 a satisfactory year for Indian men’s cricket? That’s a tough one to answer. After all, it was a year in which the team became T20I world champions after…

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday questioned whether a woman with intellectual disability has no right to become a mother. A division bench of Justices R V Ghuge and Rajesh…

For the first time in the Supreme Court’s history, 25 judges including Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, will meet in Visakhapatnam, along with their families and also discuss issues…

The demolition of the 17th-century Mubarak Manzil, a Mughal heritage site, by an Agra-based builder, has sparked outrage among many, including famed India-based Scottish historian William Dalrymple. The razing of…

A tuition teacher was arrested after eloping with his minor student in Mandya two months ago, police said on Wednesday. Based on a complaint filed by the girl’s parents, a…

India must get into frontier work in artificial intelligence and build foundational models, but investment is a real entry barrier and just one mathematical breakthrough can change entire dynamics, Microsoft…

As the battle for Delhi’s Kalkaji Assembly seat heats up, Congress candidate Alka Lamba on Wednesday hit back at Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s allegations that the BJP-led Union government had…

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) on Wednesday said it has been ranked among the top 10 global transportation and transportation infrastructure companies in the 2024 S&P Global…

From the economic viability of One Nation, One Election to the number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) required for such a mammoth exercise, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raised key…

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday dubbed former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s controversial reference to her cheeks as “ridiculous”, and said important issues should be discussed during the Delhi…

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has become the first airport in India to have received the prestigious Level 5 accreditation from the globally acclaimed Airports Council International (ACI),…

Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple’s $1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company’s failure to meet…

The Aam Aadmi Party released a new campaign video on the ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’, a welfare scheme which promises Rs 2,100 per month to women in Delhi. The poll promise…

Dramatic scenes played out outside the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence today when Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders reached there to “show the truth” about BJP’s “Sheeshmahal” charge. Determined to score…

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is gearing up for her upcoming movie ‘Emergency’, has shared that she extended an invitation to politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The film is based on the…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday admitted that the man accused of sexually assaulting a student on Anna University campus is a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporter. Assuring…

Eight control room (CR) mobile vans and an hour-long dramatic chase across the city is what it took Nashik Police to nab drug traffickers and 28 kilograms of ganja. On…

At least 17 people were injured, one of them critically, when an elephant lost his cool during an annual festival at a mosque in Kerala’s Malappuram district late last night.…

The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoffs and landings with the weather office, which could lead to…

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Lucknow for allegedly posing as an Army captain to woo women into relationships and then duping them of lakhs. Police have said Haider…

The US-India NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar or NISAR mission will observe the Earth down to the centimetre, monitoring its land and ice surfaces, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientist Paul Rosen…

A body was recovered from a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, two days after water gushed into it, trapping nine workers. 21 Para Divers retrieved one body from the…

The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoff and landing with the IMD, which senior officials say will…

Justices Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar have been sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court. Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath to…

The government will come up with a modified scheme by March to provide cashless treatment for road accident victims nationwide, under which they will be entitled to a maximum amount…

The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday. Officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice are briefing the panel…

In a historic step, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has enrolled and distributed voter ID cards to 19 members of the Jarawa community, earlier known as ferocious and reclusive,…

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year since 2003 to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community in the development of India. The Pravasi Bharatiya…

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed as “not maintainable” a PIL challenging the impeachment motion moved against Justice Shekhar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at…

A diamond necklace worth over a lakh was stolen from Bollywood actor Poonam Dhillon house in Mumbai on Monday. A man who allegedly worked at the house, also stole Rs…

A six-month-old girl in Mumbai became the eight case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the country and the third in Maharashtra. The infant was admitted to the hospital on January…

BRS working president KT Rama Rao asserted that he has “done nothing wrong” and termed the charges of corruption in the Formula-E race case as “politically motivated”. Telangana High Court…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Army for acting with a “prejudiced mind” and not considering an “outstanding” Short Service Commission officer for permanent commission, saying this is…

More than four years after his arrest, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Friday granted interim bail to Sagar Gorkhe, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist…

The Indian Navy on Tuesday provided urgently needed fuel to a Malaysian-flagged sailing vessel with five Chinese nationals onboard in the Indian Ocean. Indian naval ship INS Kirch provided 1,000…

The BSF on Tuesday rejected reports that the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken control of a 5-km stretch of land belonging to India along the International Border as “baseless…

Of the eight security personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district a day ago, five had joined the police force after quitting Maoists, a…

Delhi saw a slight improvement in air quality on Tuesday with AQI reading at 296 (poor), while temperatures are expected to drop to 5 degrees Celsius in the coming days,…

Even as the selection of a site of a memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, which sparked a massive political slugfest, is underway, the Union government has decided…

The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran to be appointed as a judge of the top court. The five-judge collegium led by…

India on Tuesday expressed condolences on the deaths and destruction caused by a devastating earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. At least 126 people were killed and dozens wounded in…

The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam’s Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to…

A man from Goraya in Punjab is planning to visit Russia next week to find out the whereabouts of his younger brother who has gone “missing” in the war-hit country…

Over 300 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday due to low visibility conditions. An official said there were no flight diversions on Tuesday. In a post on…

Three men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly causing the death of a tigress in eastern Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, forest officials said. As per the preliminary probe, the accused had…

An 18-year-old girl who fell into a 540-foot-deep borewell and was rescued after more than 33 hours in Gujarat’s Kutch district was declared dead at a hospital here on Tuesday,…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday that we should do away with the VIP culture, particularly in temples, as the very idea of VIP darshan militates against divinity. He…

‘Kumbh’ is an opportunity for economic churning for the country, Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Aseem Arun said during the NDTV Conclave on ‘Mahakumbh’. According to him, the Centre and…

The Congress will have its new headquarters at ‘Indira Bhawan’ on Kotla Marg here which is likely to be inaugurated next week. Sources said top Congress leaders are likely to…

A 35-year-old man fell to death from the roof of a building in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Monday. The incident took place when the victim, Farid, lost his balance while…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru, accused in the money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, to travel abroad to meet…

Amit Banerji, founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Table Space, a workplace solutions provider, has died at the age of 45, the company said in a statement on…

India’s economic growth rate is estimated to slip to a four-year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024-25, mainly on account of poor showing by the manufacturing and services sector,…

A young man was apprehended in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya for carrying camera-equipped sunglasses and clicking photos, officials said Tuesday. The accused was violating the ban on photography…

As many as 20 dogs died and 11 were injured after allegedly being thrown from a bridge by unidentified persons in Sangareddy district of Telangana, police said on Tuesday. Volunteers…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which “appears…

Reacting to the Telangana High Court dismissing the quash petition filed in the Formula E race case, BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) said that his fight for truth…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday revealed his intention to “detoxify” himself and spend several months in solitude in the Himalayas post his retirement next month. Responding to…

There is no role of antibiotics in treating the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness currently seeing an uptick in the country, said former AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria, on…

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to BRS leader K T Rama Rao for questioning in a money laundering case on January 16 after he did not depose…

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday exuded confidence in winning the Delhi Assembly elections, saying that with full strength and enthusiasm, AAP…

The Election Commission will write to the cabinet secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field, CEC Rajiv Kumar…

Admitting that some states are unable to pay salaries due to the heavy cost of freebies promised during campaigning, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the Election Commission…

There was a set back BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday when the Telangana High Court dismissed the quash petition filed in the Formula-E race case. The…

For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer’s existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt…

An 18-year-old girl, who fell into a deep borewell in Gujarat’s Kutch district, was brought out on Tuesday after efforts for more than 33 hours by multiple agencies and taken…

As the world’s largest religious gathering, the Mahakumbh, draws near, the Indian companies are stepping up to simplify the experience for millions of pilgrims during the mega event. Park+, an…

Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday decided to make FASTag mandatory from April 1, 2025 for all vehicles in the state. FASTag is a RFID passive tag used for making toll payments…

A gram panchayat in Punjab’s Bathinda district has announced to give a cash incentive of Rs 21,000 to families who would not serve liquor and play DJ music at wedding…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine a plea over the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024, and the consequent police action on protestors.…

The dates of Assembly polls in Delhi will be announced at 2 pm today, the Election Commission has said. The tenure of the 7th Delhi Assembly ends on February 15…

Over eight months after the firing outside Salman Khan’s home, the actor has carried out an extensive renovation to boost the security of his residence at Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s…

It’s not out of the ordinary for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow up the inauguration of developmental projects in an election-bound state with public meetings, in order to set…

IT major Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion in India for the expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, the company’s chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on…

Top Telugu actor Allu Arjun on Tuesday visited the boy, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital here after suffering serious injury in a stampede at the premiere of…

Anupam Mittal, the founder of Shaadi.com and Shark Tank India judge, has made a playful suggestion to Oyo Rooms CEO Ritesh Agarwal. Mr Mittal asked his fellow entrepreneur to offer…

Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s north-eastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, as rescue teams worked through the night…

Asserting that over one crore pilgrims visit Gangasagar Mela each year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded that the Centre declare the religious congregation as a national…

In another tragedy due to the dreaded glass-coated kite string, a 22-year-old man died in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut after the string slit his throat while he was riding a bike.…

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said that his visit to India is likely the last trip overseas that he will lead as NSA and he cannot think of…

After three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) were reported in India, Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Monday urged the people of the state to follow the guidelines issued by…

BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai on Monday said the state song, ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu,’ an invocation to Mother Tamil was never recited before the Governor’s Address in Tamil Nadu…

A 25-year-old junior doctor was allegedly raped by her colleague in an abandoned hostel at a government-run medical college in Gwalior, police said on Monday. The alleged incident took place…

The India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership has scaled new heights, including in areas of technology and defence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after US National Security Advisor Jake…

IndiGo on Monday said the customs department has imposed a penalty of Rs 2.17 crore and the company is in the process of contesting the order. The penalty has been…

Human remains, including a skull and bones, were found inside an abandoned house near Chottanikkara in Ernakulam district on Monday, police said. The remains were found stored in a fridge…

Aviation watchdog DGCA has withdrawn the Line Training Captain approval given to an Akasa Air pilot for lapses in landing of a passenger aircraft in March 2024, till further orders,…

Police have arrested four accused, including the son, for staging an accident after killing a man, in order to claim the insurance money. The incident occurred in July 2024. Speaking…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness at Microsoft’s ambitious expansion and investment plans in India following his meeting with the company’s chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. In a…

Assam police’s Special Task Force (STF) has been in the news for the past two years with several very successful operations to unearth terror modules. The specialised unit of Assam…

Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Monday was granted ‘unconditional bail’ by a court in Patna, hours after he was sent to Beur jail for refusing to pay bail…

The Indian government has granted citizenship to Sumitra Prasad alias Rani Saha, a woman who had been living in Bihar’s Ara city for 40 years. This marks the first instance…

Leaders of the Meitei and the Meitei Pangal (Muslim) communities in Manipur held a meeting today to defuse tension following an attack on a Meitei Pangal youth by the Arambai…

As Prayagraj gears up to welcome thousands of devotees, seers and sages for the Maha Kumbh Mela, the local resorts have decided to focus on the eco-friendly aspects by opting…

The death of a student of the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru (IIM-B), Nilay Kailashbhai Patel, who had presumably fallen off the second floor of his hostel, has sparked an…

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said 26 Myanmarese nationals, who had earlier entered India through the state’s border, were deported to their country. Mr Singh, who also…

Offering an “ABCD” mantra of life, Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday said there was a lot of expectation from the country’s youth, especially with India moving…

The equity benchmarks shed over one and a half per cent in the trading session on Monday, impacted measurably by the global cues, weakness in the Indian rupee, and detection…

The state health department on Monday said that no case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been detected in Maharashtra. However, the health department issued an advisory asking the district administration…

Two women devotees on their way to Tirumala died here in Tirupati district in the early hours of Monday after being hit by an ambulance, said a police official. A…