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Bodies of two wild elephants were recovered in two different places under the West Kamrup Divisional Forest area. Villagers from Pakharapara and nearby areas under the Singra Range Office in…
Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani is in the list of former legislators and parliamentarians who will be remembered by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday. The speaker of the…
Shillong’s Punjabi Lane, also known as Them Iew Mawlong, is open for traffic after a six-year gap following the 2018 unrest . The Motphran-Mawlong route closure was initially implemented in…
The security forces arrested six insurgents from two banned groups and a member of the Meitei armed group Arambai Tenggol in the last 24 hours in Manipur, the police said…
The Supreme Court on Monday demanded an “immediate” response from the Delhi government and police to the ban – which seems to exist on paper only – against firecrackers during…
A woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district gave birth on a handcart after failing to get an ambulance in time, following which authorities issued show-cause notices to some officials. Urmila…
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on November 5 its verdict on pleas challenging the Allahabad High Court judgment that declared the Uttar Pradesh madrasa law as unconstitutional. A…
Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, warning that they could ‘dissociate’ themselves from a joint parliamentary committee studying changes to the Waqf Bill. The MPs accused…
In a significant development, seven Bangladeshi nationals who illegally entered Indian territory were apprehended by vigilant residents of Boldamgre village of South West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Monday. These…
A 40-year-old man died after getting buried in a mound of mud while removing bricks from a dry well in a village in the Mohammadi area here, police said on…
Tripura’s minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Sudhangshu Das, has sparked controversy with his comment that if Muslims have Wakf Board, Hindus should be entitled to have ‘Sanatan Board’. Other…
The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand’s Almora district has climbed to 36. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge at Marchula…
Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor, has claimed that he is innocent that that he is being framed by the government. His reiteration of…
Shortly after a violent attack on a Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said a consular camp was being held near the temple and added…
Photo Credit: AFP Eight thousand miles away, across an ocean, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have desperately tried to woo youth and women before election day. Also in November, in…
Hours after announcing that he would back 10 to 15 candidates in the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly election, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil made a U-turn today and said he…
The initial public offer (IPO) of Sagility India Limited is set to open for subscription on November 5. The company aims to raise nearly Rs 2,107 crore via its maiden…
A 40-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor was lynched by an angry mob in north Bengal’s Falakata. Mona Roy was tied to a tree and thrashed by…
Three persons were arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Pandhurna district after a video of them hanging a minor boy upside down and placing hot coal near his head surfaced on social…
A village head’s representative in Nasirabad area here was allegedly forced to lick his spit by the local police for “creating chaos” during a ‘nautanki’ programme organised without permission from…
After withdrawing his candidature as independent from the Maharashtra’s Boriwali Assembly seat, BJP leader Gopal Shetty said on Monday that the interest of the party is above that of individual…
Chhath Puja 2024 Date & Timings: With the Diwali festivities over, the focus has now shifted to Chhath, majorly celebrated in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the BJP’s mega poll blitz in Jharkhand on Monday and launched a blistering attack on the Hemant Soren government, accusing the latter of “stymying” the…
The festive season in Delhi appears to be headed for a contentious closure with a clash between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the opposition BJP over the ghats for…
The military stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) found an amicable solution recently. However, another kind of tug-of-war between India and China – a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address two rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Monday. He will address the rallies in Chaibasa and Garhwa. “Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to…
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) MP Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Sunday claimed that stones were thrown at the Vande Bharat train coach in which he was travelling, damaging its glass,…
Attacking the Hemant Soren-led JMM coalition for “fuelling Naxalism,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government will eliminate the menace from…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep…
Gurugram Police has booked gangster Anmol Bishnoi, brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, for allegedly threatening Bhim Sena chief Satpal Tanwar from abroad, an officer said on Sunday. Anmol is accused of…
Amid tension between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes in Manipur, the Thadou tribe in the state has said it is a distinct tribe with its own separate language,…
Two senior forest officials of Madhya Pradesh have been suspended for alleged negligence in their duties after the death of 10 elephants at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Assistant Forest Conservator…
Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan died on Sunday after sustaining injuries in an accident in September. Informing about the development, Nawab Malik, in a…
Assembly polls in Maharashtra are less than three weeks away and the political temperature is rising as rivals trade barbs and take swipes. Now, NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra…
Amid the Congress-BJP war over guarantees and the comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the opposition party promises…
Hitting out at the opposition in Maharashtra after Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Arvind Sawant made a derogatory remark against her, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader Shaina NC…
After the Diwali celebrations, Himachal Pradesh has shown promising air quality results with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Shimla remaining comfortably below 50. The other cities across Himachal Pradesh…
Rubbishing a Canadian minister’s claims that Home Minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Khalistani extremists in the country, India has termed them “absurd and baseless” and said a…
The Indian Army successfully neutralised two terrorists in the general area of Halkan Gali in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag in a significant counter-terrorism operation, a defence spokesperson said today. Acting…
Days after the US authorities deported a batch of Indian nationals who were staying in that country illegally, New Delhi Saturday said it hopes that with India-US cooperation on mobility…
The national capital’s PM2.5 levels hit a peak by midnight on Diwali this year, which was 13 per cent higher than the peaks observed last year and in 2022, a…
The Thadou tribe in what its leaders called a “historic” event released a 10-point declaration to protect the tribe’s distinct identity and heritage amid the ethnic crisis in Manipur, the…
The air quality at various places across Himachal Pradesh deteriorated post-Diwali due to bursting of crackers, officials said. This year the average AQI in the state was at 140 (moderate)…
The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that verification patrolling has commenced in Demchok and Depsang, paving the way for coordinated patrolling to begin once the disengagement is fully…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that India’s Aatmanirbhar drive was “yielding the desired results” and the country was poised to reach Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports by…
Five MBBS fourth-year students of government-run MKCG Medical College in Odisha’s Behrampur were expelled from the hostel for allegedly ragging juniors, an official said on Saturday. Earlier the five students…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday reacted to the recent US sanctions imposed on several Indian firms and nationals, with a spokesperson stating that Indian companies have not…
Security forces gunned down three terrorists in encounters in the Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag and Khanyar which started earlier today. Four police personnel have been injured in the encounter in…
INDIA alliance partners in Jharkhand are set for a “friendly battle” in three assembly seats in the upcoming assembly polls, its leaders said on Saturday. JMM and CPI-ML have already…
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed officials to immediately withdraw all notices sent to farmers concerning Waqf land issues. A decision to this effect was taken during a high-level…
The skyrocketing pollution in Delhi – which was reported to have the highest pollutant levels in the world the day after Diwali – is directly impacting people’s health, with 69%…
An elderly man was killed in an attack by wild elephants on Saturday outside the buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh, where 10 jumbos died…
Terming the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir as “unfortunate”, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday there is no security lapse, adding that security forces are giving befitting…
Three children lost their lives after a fire broke out in a house in West Bengal’s Howrah, a fire officer said on Saturday. The incident took place in Uluberia town…
Days ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde accused Uddhav Thackeray of being the reason behind the split in Shiv Sena and said that the Mahavikas…
Following the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the state government and the Home Department will reach the roots of it, adding that…
An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital in Srinagar, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon…
A Vistara flight that took off from Mumbai Airport on Saturday to Amritsar was diverted to Chandigarh due to bad weather at Amritsar airport. In a social media post on…
A thin layer of smog engulfed the national capital and the AQI was recorded at 296 at 7 am on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather…
When it comes to Bibek Debroy, two words, ‘polyglot’ and ‘polymath’, promptly come to mind. Post-Independence, India has been graced with numerous scholars and some ideologues masquerading as scholars, as…
Six people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha’s Sundargarh district early on Saturday, police said. The…
An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana’s Faridabad after he objected to people bursting firecrackers in his locality, police said on Friday. A case has been lodged…
Days after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government undertook equal efforts for the development of both valley and hill areas, top government officials said a…
Last year, in solidarity with the victims of the ethnic conflict in Manipur, women from the Meitei community did not celebrate Ningol Chakouba, the biggest festival of the community. Ningol…
Benchmark Sensex rose by 335.06 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 79,724.12 in a special Muhurat trading session on Friday, starting the new Samvat 2081 on a high…
Samples collected in connection with the death of 10 elephants in three days this week in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are being sent to the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute…
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who has spent a lot of time at the 10, Janpath bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi, says he is “not a big fan”…
Today, November 1, Bibek Debroy steps into Svarga loka. On this Diwali day, he returns to the highest heavens; the realm of the immortals. I saw him as an elder…
Private carrier Air India on Friday commenced Airbus A350 services on ultra-long-haul routes with the deployment of the aircraft on the Delhi-New York route. This comes at a time when…
The Sun is the harbinger of life on Earth, but we understand so little of our nearest star. The Sun occasionally gets very angry; it then unleashes massive solar storms…
Three people sustained minor injuries as they fell down due to the slippery route because of rain when they were on the way to Deviramma hill temple here, a police…
Benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 448 points in the early session of special Muhurat trading on across-the-board buying by investors to mark the start of the new Samvat Year 2081.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a strong offensive against the Congress over its failure to fulfil promises after winning elections. He gave the examples of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka…
A case has been registered against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Mumbai South MP Arvind Sawant for his derogatory remark against Shaina NC, who is contesting the Mumbadevi Assembly seat…
Delhi’s pollution board claimed that the air quality index did not show any significant change this Diwali, even after many flouted pollution norms. According to a report by the Delhi…
India experienced its warmest October since 1901 with mean temperature recording 1.23 degrees Celsius above normal, the weather office said on Friday. It predicted a warmer November, not indicating the…
Trinamool Congress MLA Usharani Mondal and her husband were allegedly attacked on Thursday night while on their way home from a Kali Puja event. The Minakhan MLA, while blaming the…
An argument over children bursting crackers in Diwali escalated into a clash between two groups in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city on Friday, resulting in injuries to four persons and prompting…
Punjab on Friday witnessed the current season’s biggest spike in farm fires with 587 total cases being reported across the state. According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 3,537 farm…
Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to…
A video has emerged purportedly showing several rounds being fired at Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s house in Canada. It also shows two vehicles set on fire during the September 2…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana and Chhattisgarh on their states’ formation day. In posts on X, PM Modi highlighted various…
Indian and Chinese troops have started patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh after a gap of over four years, marking a massive de-escalation in border…
The Indian share market will open for an hour this evening for a special trading session on Diwali. Muhurat trading session, as it is called, is an annual ritual in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on the death of Bibek Debroy, the chairman of his economic advisory council and top economist on Friday, calling him a “towering scholar”.…
The BRICS summit in Kazan chaired by Russia has drawn great international attention because it conveys many messages in the current geopolitical context and that of the future. The West…
A man in Delhi recently ordered chicken biryani through a food delivery app but found himself at the receiving end of a moral lecture, all served fresh by the delivery…
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday announced the launch of its first analog space mission, to study the challenges of extraterrestrial conditions that will help in future space…
Two children were found dead under suspicious circumstances in the Deoband area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said Friday. Their family members claimed the children were killed as part…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday expressed grief over the demise of BJP MLA and his one-time close confidante Devender Singh Rana, sharing pictures of “fun times”…
A disturbing video of the Assam police dragging two bodies of accident victims in a plastic bag in the state’s Darrang district has sparked outrage on social media. According to…
Indian Railways has introduced a major change in its ticketing rule, reducing the advance reservation period (ARP) from the current 120 days to 60 days. The new rules came into…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India cannot compromise on even an “inch” of land on its borders, adding the people believe in the strength of its armed forces…
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz Thursday extended greetings to Indians on Diwali, stressing that his country shares the values of democracy, freedom, and a vision of a brighter future like…
Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Ashish Shelar said on Thursday that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit Pawar should not have given a ticket to Nawab Malik, considering the…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays for November 2024. This month, banks will remain closed for 13 days, covering both public and regional…
A day after the death of a Belgian paraglider, another paraglider from Czech Republic was killed in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali after she crashed into the mountainside on Wednesday, officials said.…
Eight elephants have died in 48 hours in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve; seven were found dead on Tuesday and an eighth carcass was found Wednesday. Seven of the dead…
Starting November 1, a number of changes will come into effect that will affect the day-to-day lives of people across the country. These changes encompass diverse domains, especially financial regulations…
A Belgian paraglider was killed after colliding with another paraglider mid-air in Himachal Pradesh’s Bir-Billing as his parachute failed to open after the crash, officials said on Wednesday. The accident…