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Shyam Rajak, a former Minister in the Bihar government and veteran politician, marked a return to Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) on Sunday. He was welcomed back into the JD…

Leaders of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Sunday held a march from the iconic Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in south Mumbai to protest against the collapse of…

The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two spider species in the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, in south India. A ZSI statement said the newly discovered…

Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Sunday said “mob rule” is being created as politicians capitalise on certain incidents and assure capital punishment for culprits, stressing that only…

Several non-government organisations working in Dharavi have pledged their support to the ongoing state government-led survey of informal tenants in Asia’s biggest slum and accused non-locals of trying to stall…

Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the new Vande Bharat sleeper coach at BEML in Bengaluru on Sunday, announcing that this latest version of the train will be operational…

In India’s growing hip-hop scene, a new star has emerged, creating ripples across global music charts. Sooraj Cherukat, popularly known as ‘Hanumankind’, has quickly established himself as a standout artist,…

A 22-year-old man is feared to have drowned after his car plunged into a river while evading another vehicle at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of…

India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 7.023 billion, reaching a fresh record high of USD 681.688 billion, during the week that ended on August 23, according to data released…

Two boys were killed after a train hit them while they were sitting on a railway track and playing games on their mobile phones in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, police said…

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Sunday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on Shankar IAS Academy for issuing misleading advertisements related to the UPSC…

An IndiGo flight from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to Hyderabad in Telangana was diverted on Sunday to Nagpur following a bomb threat. In a statement, IndiGo said its flight 6E-7308,…

Space travel can cause shifts in the gut that might suppress the immune system of astronauts and affect their metabolism, according to a study. The findings help understand how space…

Even as officials have caught four wolves in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich under ‘Operation Bhediya’, locals in the area, who claims to have been attacked by wolves narrate the story of…

Jet fuel, or ATF, price was on Sunday reduced by 4.6 per cent while the rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants was hiked by Rs 39 per…

Heavy rain wreaked havoc in Vijayawada and Guntur towns of Andhra Pradesh with several residential areas remaining flooded on Sunday and throwing normal life out of gear. Rain has been…

What do recent films like Kalki 2898 AD, Jawan, Pathaan, Animal, KGF 2, Gadar 2, Tiger 3 and RRR have in common? For one, they are all blockbusters. But, more…

A mortar smoke bomb, believed to be of the 1962 Indo-China war era, was recovered from a river bed in Assam’s Sonitpur district, a top police official said on Saturday.…

A 13-year-old girl here has become pregnant allegedly after she was raped by a government school peon, police said on Saturday. An FIR has been lodged against the peon of…

Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajwinder Singh Bhatti took over the charge of Director General (DG), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday, informed an official release. Upon his…

Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow and several other Russian regions on Sunday, Russian officials said. A drone flying towards Moscow was destroyed in the region surrounding the…

Two security guards were on Saturday arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and other staff at a hospital in Cossipore area of the metropolis, police said. The guards were likely in…

A day after the Akal Takht declared him guilty of religious misconduct, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday appeared before the highest temporal seat of Sikhs and…

A day after Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli floated his name as a candidate from Ladwa for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday…

Five cow vigilantes have been arrested and two minors have been detained in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri for allegedly killing a man over suspicion that he had consumed beef. The accused…

A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport minutes after take-off on Friday night due to an engine failure, a senior official said. Flight…

Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has postponed her Kolkata concert amid an ongoing protest in the city over the rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical…

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday condemned the attack on BJP leader Michael Lamjathang Haokip’s house in the state, and said such actions won’t be tolerated and the…

The owner of Rau’s IAS study circle coaching institute where three UPSC aspirants drowned due to waterlogging in old Rajinder Nagar on July 27 “knowingly” used the basement for commercial…

After a wetter-than-normal August, India is likely to experience above normal rainfall in September, with heavy to very heavy precipitation expected in northwest India and the surrounding areas. Above normal…

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Saturday said that actor-cum-MLA M Mukesh need not resign from his post as legislator merely because a rape case has been registered against him.…

Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the farmers’ protest site at Shambhu border, extending her support to farmers and saying she, as a “daughter,” stands with them and prays…

The Congress was ready to contest on its own all 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections and the alliance with the National Conference was forged under a…

A day after former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren joined the BJP, ex-JMM legislator Lobin Hembrom on Saturday crossed over to the saffron camp. Lobin Hembrom was given membership of…

A defective helicopter being airlifted from Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath to Gauchar by an Indian Air Force chopper crashed this morning. The helicopter, which belonged to Crystal Aviation, crashed near the Mandakini…

Manipur BJP spokesperson and Thadou tribe leader T Michael Lamjathang Haokip’s house was vandalised and set on fire in Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district today. This was the third attack at his…

The body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna was handed over to Bangladesh officials this afternoon by the Meghalaya government at the Dawki Land Port after completion of…

Susmit Sen, co-founder of Indian Ocean, has filed a police complaint against former bandmates Rahul Ram and Amit Kilam over unpaid royalties, which the duo has dismissed as an arm-twisting…

A shocking video showing a youth being beaten up and then tied to the bonnet of a car and being driven around in Godhra’s Kanku Thambhala area prompted police action…

An elderly couple has lost jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh in a broad daylight robbery in Pune. The incident — caught on a nearby CCTV — took place when the…

Samantha Ruth Prabhu today praised the Hema Committee report, which has led to several Kerala actors speaking out about the abuse they faced in the industry. The actor also urged…

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two election rallies in Jammu and Kashmir on September 4 to campaign for the candidates of the NC-Congress alliance,…

The #MeToo movement across the Malayalam film industry has created waves across the country with several young actors now speaking out about the abuse they faced at the hands of…

In more trouble for the beleaguered Malayalam film industry, popular South Indian actress and BJP leader Raadhika Sarathkumar has alleged that hidden cameras were placed in caravans on movie sets…

Senior IAS officer Dharmendra of the 1989-batch AGMUT cadre was on Saturday appointed as the new chief secretary of the Delhi government. According to an order issued by the Union…

The Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with Google to set up Artificial intelligence labs at Guidance, the state government’s investment promotion agency, to skill 2 million youngsters in…

A civic volunteer attached to Kolkata Police was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hitting a protesting student with his motorcycle in an inebriated state on Friday evening. The incident took…

Some of the landslides-affected areas of the Wayanad district may be declared permanent “no habitation” zones following the large devastation caused to their topography, Kerala government authorities fear. The aftermath…

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said it is a “good thing” that Jamaat-e-Islami leaders are participating in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections but fired a salvo at…

After facing criticism over the state assembly’s decision to scrap the practice of 2-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that Hindu…

National Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Saturday informed that the first round of discussions on seat sharing between Mahayuti alliance has been completed ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly…

Police have registered a case against a female tuition teacher in the Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly hitting a six-year-old female student with a ruler scale for not being…

Surpassing world’s leading digital payments platforms, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed nearly Rs 81 lakh crore transactions in the April-July period this year, which is a staggering 37 per…

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial…

Doctors at the nation’s premier medical institute AIIMS-Delhi will hold a protest in the national Capital on Saturday afternoon to seek justice for the rape and murder victim at RG…

The lawyer of Malayalam actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh has said that his client is ready to cooperate with the police investigation in the case registered against him in…

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated India’s stand regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and said that it will support any feasible and mutually acceptable solution or format that…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Friday lambasted opposition for its “pettiness” over the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the people of…

The Akal Takht on Friday declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal ‘tankhaiya’ — guilty of religious misconduct– for the “mistakes” committed by his party and the party’s government…

The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning that the cyclone “Asna,” a deep depression over the Arabian Sea, causing heavy rains in Gujarat, is likely to move West-Northwest…

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night appointed four officers from the J&K Police Services (JKPS) as new Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) for Srinagar, Baramulla, and Kupwara districts,…

Supreme Court on Friday asked former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal to go for mediation regarding the settlement between the parties. The matter was listed…

A company tribunal has approved the $8.5 billion merger of Reliance Industries and Disney’s Indian media assets, Reliance said on Friday. Earlier this week, the companies had won approval from…

The body of Bangladeshi Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, a former General Secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and a key member of the Awami League, is…

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to Baba Ramdev and Patanjali’s Divya Pharmacy in response to a petition alleging that the herbal tooth powder Divya Dant Manjan contains…

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls from Ladwa in Kurukshetra district, state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli said on Friday. However, on the sidelines…

A total of 150 people have died in rain-related incidents so far since the onset of monsoon on June 27, officials here said on Friday. According to the state emergency…

The father of one of the IT professionals killed in the May 19 Porsche car crash in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar met police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Friday to know details…

Three of the 25 aspirants, who were undergoing treatment after they fainted during a physical test of a constable recruitment exam in Palamu, have died, police said on Friday. Two…

A woman from Dombivali in Thane district has alleged that her husband secretly filmed her with her paramour and circulated the intimate clips on social media, a police official said…

A district-level consumer disputes commission in Kerala has ordered Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India’s largest insurer, to pay Rs 50 lakh in compensation to the family of a policy premium…

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday appointed party functionaries as AICC Secretaries and Joint Secretaries in different states, assigning them to work with the respective General Secretaries and In-charges with…

As floodwaters begin to recede in Vadodara, a 30-year-old man was killed in Gujarat’s Dabhoi after a crocodile dragged him into the Orsang River. An official said that the victim…

Terming a recovery agent firm of a bank as a “group of goons” who did not return the vehicle seized from a man despite one time settlement of the loan…

Emphasising the necessity of safe, dignified and neglect-free living environment for senior citizens, the Delhi High Court has directed the son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren of an 80 year old woman…

Politics ahead of the October 1 Haryana election is getting interesting. A five-cornered contest is shaping up this time. The BJP, after its break-up with Dushyant Chautala’s JJP (Jannayak Janta…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Brunei next week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced today. PM Modi will be in Brunei on September 3-4 on a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Singapore in the first week of September, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. The visit will be crucial in further strengthening…

An engineering college in Andhra Pradesh was shaken when some students allegedly found a hidden camera in the women’s toilet. This led to massive protests, which saw not just students…

A deep depression that triggered torrential rains and floods in Gujarat on Friday intensified into cyclone Asna off the coast of Kachchh and the adjoining areas of Pakistan, the India…

India must be prepared for another Covid-19 outbreak, said an expert on Friday, amid rise in cases in several countries including the US and South Korea. According to estimates from…

TV Somanathan took over as cabinet secretary on Friday following the superannuation of Rajiv Gauba, an official statement said. RajivGauba had been cabinet secretary since 2019 and completed an unprecedented…

The Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the sexual assault of two four-year-old girls inside their school in Maharashtra’s Badlapur has declared two trustees of the school missing on Friday, police…

Karan Adani, CEO of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, today praised Rajasthan government’s efforts to create an industry-friendly environment, saying that the state stands at the threshold of…

The US-India defence relationship is rapidly expanding, adapting to evolving regional and global security demands. This includes safeguarding supply chains, advancing critical and emerging technologies, and enhancing cooperation in cyber,…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the brutal rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has signalled a distinct change in the government’s Pakistan policy, stating “the era of uninterrupted dialogue… is over” but acknowledging also that New Delhi stands…

The Odisha government has asked all senior officials to set up breastfeeding cabins in offices and public places, an official said. The additional secretary of the Women and Child Development…

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday launched a new simplified pension application form for retiring central government employees. A total of nine different forms have been merged into one form…

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval today called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed the ongoing bilateral economic collaboration. Ajit Doval arrived in Colombo on Thursday to attend the…

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Friday it will buy a majority stake in an offshore support vessel operator for $185 million, expanding its fleet and diversifying beyond…

Taking a swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that many states are not sincere about tackling the rising crimes against women. Calling the…

An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt “unsafe” or “very unsafe” during their night shifts, so much so that some…

In a disturbing incident that triggered all-night protests at an engineering college in Andhra Pradesh, a hidden camera was allegedly discovered inside the women’s hostel toilet. The camera had been…

With ethnic violence gradually subsiding, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has promised to fully restore peace in the state in six months with the Centre’s help and also ruled…

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Friday rejected rumours of a rift between his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and the BJP, asserting that he views himself as “inseparable” from Prime…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is taking various measures at the policy level to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over USD 31 billion in investments…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on Friday during which he will address Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024 in Mumbai and lay the foundation stone of Vadhvan Port project…