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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that nobody should take Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seriously, and asserted that the people of Maharashtra will repose trust in the BJP-led Mahayuti…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s bags were checked by the poll personnel at Baramati helipad in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday morning, according to his associate. Pawar was on way…
Nigeria will honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of The Order of the Niger (GCON). This makes PM Modi the second foreign dignitary to receive this honour.…
Protesting against the death of six hostages from Jiribam, a mob tried to barge into the personal residence of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday evening, setting off…
Industrialist Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the 2022 Gujarat suspension bridge collapse that claimed 135 lives, received criticism after he was felicitated at an event organised by the Patidar…
An all-out war has broken out between south cinema superstars Nayanthara and Dhanush over a three-second clip in a Netflix documentary. While Dhanush demanded Rs 10 crore in damages for…
Swiggy Instamart, which was initially designed to deliver groceries and household essentials, now fulfils a wider range of needs. The quick commerce platform has expanded its catalogue to include electronics,…
In a raid by police teams from Hyderabad and Odisha, a huge amount of cash was recovered from a heap of cow dung at a village in Balasore district, an…
In one of the brutal murders, a teacher of a private school in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal was killed by chopping off the private part of the victim.…
The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said on Saturday.…
At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured after a bus with tribal devotees on board overturned in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Saturday, police said. The accident…
The Haryana government on Saturday authorised deputy commissioners to temporarily shut physical classes up to Class 5 in schools in their respective districts after assessing the situation in the wake…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that at least 10 newborn babies lost their lives in a fire…
Fake news, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence and fair compensation are the four challenges before the media, spotlighted Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday on the occasion…
A Fazilka-based person was held by Punjab Police in a joint operation with the Maharashtra Police in connection with the murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique,…
The Mizoram government on Saturday expressed its deep shock over the recent violent incidents in neighbouring Manipur where many people lost their lives in a series of violent incidents during…
A man was injured after 16 rounds were fired at a petrol pump in Delhi’s Gokulpuri on Thursday night. Police said that four people came on two bikes into the…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of delaying helicopters of his and Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand, and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he is looking forward to “meaningful” discussions at the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil that laid out the broad agenda for the grouping…
Jagdish Singh Patani, retired deputy SP and father of actor Disha Patani, was allegedly defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by a group of five individuals who promised him a high-ranking…
The police have found six bodies five days after three women and three children, including an eight-month-old, from the Meitei community were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur’s…
A fierce territorial battle between two tigresses at Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve has captured widespread attention after a video of the dramatic fight resurfaced online. The intense clash, recorded by…
Ten children were killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening. The casualties may go up, said an official. The fire, possibly…
A leopard entered the garden of a house and viciously attacked a pet dog in Rajasthan’s Mount Abu on Friday. CCTV footage shows a black dog, which appears to be…
A man returning home on his bike in Uttar Pradesh collided with another rider at an intersection, setting off an argument and a huge fight resulting in a stabbing, said…
Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Friday witnessed spectacular fireworks and a mesmerizing laser show on the occasion of Dev Deepawali. The festivities were attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath…
A ‘mazar’ within the walls of a famous residential school here was razed following protests by right-wing Hindu outfits. The structure stood inside The Doon School which has among its…
A desperate struggle with mounting debt ended in tragedy for a family in Bihar, where five members consumed poison in the early hours of Saturday morning. One, the father, has…
Citing concerns over “territorial integrity and political interference in sports”, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Pakistan Cricket Board’s announcement to conduct the Champions Trophy…
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance has asked the telecom regulator to review the potential reach of Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper before awarding satellite spectrum amid concerns local players could…
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude was recorded in Patan district of north Gujarat on Friday night, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. While people came out of their houses…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s bags were checked by Election Commission (EC) officials in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Friday, in the latest of a series of examinations of the luggage…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has hit out at Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar for comments critical of his wife, Amruta Fadnavis, accusing his political opponent of personal attacks because…
Dinesh William Marandi, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA from Littipara assembly constituency, joined the BJP on Friday after being denied a ticket by his party for the elections. Marandi took…
An after-party joyride proved to be the last for a group of friends in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun as their car rear-ended a truck at a speed of 100 km/hour, resulting in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft suffered a technical snag at Deoghar in Jharkhand this afternoon and he left for Delhi on another Indian Air Force Plane, sent from New Delhi,…
The Patna High Court has lambasted Bihar government officials over the total liquor ban in the state, observing that they love the legislation since it means “big money” for them.…
On a tense night in 1989 in Mumbai, a mother and a child had to visit a hospital. There were restrictions on the roads due to violence in the area.…
“My brother forced my pen to move.” That’s what Sandhya Mridul, a Hindi cinema and TV artist, says about the motivation behind her debut book of poetry. Mridul recently lost…
Barhet, Jharkhand’s most high-profile assembly seat, stands at the crossroads of tradition and transformation. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, a two-time winner here, faces an invigorated challenge from BJP’s young candidate…
In a massive drugs bust, a boat carrying over 700 kg of methamphetamine, simply known as meth, has been caught off Gujarat’s Porbandar after an overnight mid-sea operation. Eight persons…
The Congress will be the “worst-performing” opposition party in next week’s Maharashtra Assembly election, Union Minister Piyush Goyal declared to NDTV Friday, pointing to what he claimed were rifts within…
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and Ghaziabad-based businessman Satyendra Tyagi in a cheating case involving ace Bollywood director and choreographer Remo D’Souza. A…
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which entitles only those women, who adopt a child below the age of three months, to…
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized Rs 8.8 crore in cash from the corporate office of Chennai-based ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin, officials said. Martin was the single biggest donor to…
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s remark that there is no place for the “batenge toh katenge (division is destruction)” slogan in Maharashtra has drawn a fierce backlash from his colleague…
A buffalo in Haryana, valued at Rs 23 crore, is making waves at agricultural fairs across India. The buffalo, named Anmol, weighs 1,500 kg and has been the centre of…
As Saudi capital Riyadh gets ready to host the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Dr Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister of Environment,…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has termed the upcoming assembly elections in the state as a battle for development and criticised the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led government for allegedly stalling projects…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a traditional welcome from tribal communities in Bihar’s Jamui. Wearing a white kurta and churidar with an olive-green ethnic jacket, PM Modi walked the…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Chinese counterpart Dong Jun – the first ministerial-level meeting since the two militaries completed disengagement in eastern Ladakh last month and the India resumed…
The Indian economy is expected to clock a medium-term growth of 6.7 per cent on average between fiscal 2025 and 2031, and touch the $7 trillion mark, according to a…
A bike rider was injured after a bull ran into the bike near Supertech Oxford Square, Sector 16-B in Greater West. A video of the incident, which has now gone…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Guru Nanak Jayanti on Friday and wished that his teachings inspire people to further the spirit of compassion, kindness and humility. Guru Nanak…
Stock market holiday: On account of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Indian stock market will remain closed on Friday (Nov 15). The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary and said he sacrificed everything to protect the honour and glory of the motherland. Born…
A 40-year-old man went on a stabbing spree with a sword in a hospital in Arunachal Pradesh’s Seppa district, killing three people including his wife and daughter, and injuring seven…
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul date and time: The highly anticipated heavyweight showdown between legendary boxer Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul will take place at the AT&T Stadium in…
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) on Thursday for his involvement in the smuggling of fake Indian currency notes,…
Recognition from senior leaders and openness at work are the most important factors in fostering a positive workplace culture, with 63 per cent of employees emphasizing the value of acknowledgement…
The women’s wing of the Delhi Meitei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) on Thursday appealed for the safe and immediate release of six people – three women and three children including an…
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki but rejected his plea seeking a stay on conviction in a 2022 case of setting…
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs – two snow leopards and four red pandas – born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in…
In the early 1990s, video games were only found in metropolitan areas; today, they are found all throughout India, no matter if the area is a metropolitan city or a…
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with…
Nara Lokesh — Andhra Pradesh MLA and son of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu –took on YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress in the state assembly today, accusing them of insulting his…
In a disturbing incident following the bypolls in Vijaypur Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, some people set fire to a Dalit dominated village. The incident occurred in Gohta village after…
A man and a minor boy were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and filming the act, a police official said on Thursday. The 19-year-old…
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category for a second day on Thursday, with low wind speed contributing to a thick fog layer across the national capital. However, Environment…
Several flight operations were affected in Delhi on Thursday as a dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital, bringing down the visibility. According to Flightradar 24, over 300 flights…
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was in Kerala’s Wayanad for her first electoral contest, said returning to Delhi amid the toxic air pollution was “like entering a gas…
The Indian host broadcasters of the upcoming edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia are advertising the series as ‘the toughest rivalry’. Like most things in life, cricket rivalry, among…
The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been reimposed…
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency landing here after receiving a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, officials said. A passenger…
BJP MP and former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has said the slogan “batenge to katenge” is not in good taste and irrelevant and the people will not appreciate it.…
A court here on Thursday ordered the release of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board case, while refusing…
A thick blanket of smog covered the Taj Mahal on Thursday morning as the pollution levels worsened in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra. Visuals showed the UNESCO World Heritage site disappearing behind…
The autopsy report of a woman who was killed in a night attack by suspected insurgents in Manipur’s restive Jiribam district mentions eight wounds that include broken bones and “burnt…
Regulator Sebi on Wednesday proposed holding market infrastructure institutions and intermediaries accountable for any consequences arising from their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in operations or client services. This…
Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of his 135th birth anniversary. Calling the former PM,…
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani today said the Group will invest $10 billion in US energy security and infrastructure projects, aiming to create up to 15,000 jobs in America. Acknowledging…
The N Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has launched a massive crackdown against social media posts targeting political leaders and their family members. As many as 100 police cases…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter Anjali got married at a function here on Tuesday night. His son-in-law Aneesh hails from a noted business family in Kota. The marriage was…
A knife attack on an oncologist at Chennai’s Kalaignar Centenary Hospital Wednesday – the doctor was stabbed seven times by the son of a former patient and is in critical…
A young man who stabbed a doctor multiple times at a Chennai hospital threw away the knife and calmly walked to the exit when people shouted “he cut him up”…
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s allegation that the Opposition is being targeted through selective bag checks, has caused a beeline for baggage checks of leaders of the ruling alliance,…
Residents in Delhi and its adjoining areas saw a thick layer of smog covering the region, significantly dropping the air quality to the ‘Severe’ category after the Air Quality Index…
The demolition of a house solely because the person residing there is either an accused or convicted in a criminal case will amount to inflicting “collective punishment” on the entire…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the soon-to-be-raised all-woman battalion of the CISF will shoulder the responsibility of protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure, like airports and metro rails,…
Two trucks carrying essential items including vegetables were set on fire on National Highway 37 in Manipur today, police sources said. NH-37 connects the state capital Imphal with Jiribam, 210…
A Tamil Nadu government doctor was stabbed seven times at a Chennai hospital Wednesday morning – by a young man whose mother had been treated for cancer by the same…
Known for his no-nonsense articulation of India’s position on geopolitical issues, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had a sharp response when an Australian journalist asked him if New Delhi…
Former Indian cricketer and legendary World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni cast his vote at a polling booth in Ranchi for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The 43-year-old cricketer was accompanied by…
After the Haryana Assembly polls drubbing, all eyes will be on the Congress and INDIA bloc as 31 constituencies vote in Assembly bypolls across 10 states, apart from Lok Sabha…
Hearing a petition against ‘bulldozer justice’ today, the Supreme Court today said that the Executive cannot replace the Judiciary and the law should not prejudge an accused’s guilt. A bench…
More than five lakh senior citizens who are 70 and above have been enrolled for Ayushman cards since the expansion of the health assurance scheme AB-PMJAY, according to reports. The…
When Donald Trump clinched the US Presidency last week, world leaders practically stumbled over each other in a frenzied dash to congratulate him. Clearly the idea was that an extra…
The bulldozer will remain in garage now, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said today, welcoming the Supreme Court judgment in the ‘bulldozer justice’ case and taking a swipe at the…
A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding regions of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad on Wednesday morning, leading to flight diversions. Due to adverse weather conditions, 10 flights…