Category: India

The Raksha Bandhan festival became extra special for a 43-year-old woman from South Goa as her younger brother gifted her a new lease of life by donating one of his…

The Manipur government on Monday said disinformation is being spread using a “doctored audio clip” of Chief Minister N Biren Singh to sabotage peace plans in the ethnic violence-hit state.…

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reached Delhi on Monday night amid speculations that he may meet President Droupadi Murmu and senior leaders. There have been massive protests in West…

The Health Ministry has allowed enhancement of security deployment by 25 per cent at all union government hospitals, official said, amid protests by resident doctors demanding a central law following…

Two alert loco pilots of a goods train saved the lives of two lions that had wandered onto a railway track in Gujarat’s Amreli district in the early hours of…

Fight for the restoration of autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, repealing Public Safety Act, release of political prisoners, one lakh jobs, free electricity and other issues are among promises made…

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a nearly seven-hour visit to Kyiv this week, India on Monday said it is willing to provide all possible support required to help…

The government is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. The minister said the government…

Communist Party of India (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday after he complained of a high fever,…

Five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in a Uttarakhand government bus after it arrived at the bus stand here from Delhi,…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today condemned the rape-murder of a junior doctor in a Kolkata hospital, and said his government has reviewed security and safety of doctors in…

The Indian community in New York celebrated the India Day Parade with great fervour. Hundreds of people from the Indian community and also Americans participated in the parade held yesterday.…

In an embarrassing development, senior leaders of Maharashtra’s ruling allies Shiv Sena and BJP got embroiled in a verbal brawl on Monday, threatening to ‘smash each other’s faces’ and snap…

Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way…

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in an interview to NDTV said the entire country should welcome the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it will bring equality between men and women.…

A dental student has accused a doctor at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak of assaulting her, police said on Monday. The police said the accused has been arrested…

After battling for life for four days, a 15-year-old boy, whose stabbing by a fellow student sparked communal violence in Udaipur, succumbed to injuries on Monday. Sometime before the boy…

Nepal will export close to 1,000 megawatt of electricity to India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday after holding comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Arzu Rana Deuba.…

A 26-year-old senior executive of a private bank, who is also the son of a police personnel, coughed up Rs 2.5 lakh after he was caught in sextortion, police said…

Two sisters allegedly died by suicide by jumping into a river here on Monday with their father accusing his son-in-law of molesting his younger daughters, police said. The father, Suresh…

Imagine waking up to discover that your family’s ancestral land – where your roots run deep – has suddenly been claimed by someone else. This isn’t a plot twist from…

Capital markets regulator Sebi has segregated dues to the tune of Rs 76,293 crore under “difficult to recover” category at the end of March 2024, marking an increase of 4…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – facing prosecution over alleged irregularities in allotment of land by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, and the opposition BJP’s demands that he resign – said…

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an advertisement seeking “talented and motivated Indian nationals” for lateral recruitment to various senior positions within the Union government. These positions include…

Three children died at an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district on Monday due to suspected food poisoning. As many as 27 inmates were taken ill after eating ‘samosas’ on…

The former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered, has arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office…

The practice of ‘triple talaq‘ is “fatal for the social institution of marriage” and “makes Muslim women’s condition very pathetic”, the government argued Monday in an affidavit filed before the…

India is set to celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024. In 2023, on this very day, Chandrayaan 3 accomplished the safe and soft landing of Vikram…

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tied a rakhi to a tree to create awareness among the people about the conservation of the environment on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Mr…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan with his “young friends” at his official residence in Delhi today. Raksha Bandhan, commonly known as Rakhi, is a traditional Hindu festival dedicated…

Thousands of outraged protesters, including arch-rival football fans, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a…

Mihir Shah, the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, has moved Bombay High Court claiming he has been illegally detained and has sought immediate release. Mihir Shah was arrested…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two officials of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and seized Rs 3.85 crore in cash in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, officials…

A Chhattisgarh father beat his eight-year-old daughter to death and severely injured her sister, 9, after they fought over a toy in front of him, police said. Alisha Parveen (8)…

A woman going to her maternal home to celebrate Rakshabandhan and her husband died on Monday after their motorcycle was hit by a bus in Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, while…

The Tamil Nadu government, on Monday, appointed N Muruganandam as the new state Chief Secretary, replacing Shiv Das Meena. Meena, due to retire in October this year, has been transferred…

A 13-year-old girl has been allegedly gang-raped for five days by five men in Arunachal Pradesh’s Daporijo. The five accused – Bali Kaji, Tapong Baring, Raju Lomdak, Jepu Leya, and…

Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan affectionately known as “Paddy” in army circles, passed away in Chennai due to old age, a source close to him said on…

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a touching message for her brother Rahul Gandhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Priyanka posted on X a collage of childhood photographs featuring…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Monday and prayed for everyone’s happiness and prosperity. “Best wishes to all countrymen on the occasion of…

Women tied Rakhi to Indian army personnel in Soni Village along Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Women called the soldiers their…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah goes to High Court over Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in land scam case

West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose has requested a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister JP Nadda regarding the rape and murder of a trainee…

The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be providing elective OPD services in front of Nirman Bhawan from 11 am on August…

Nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by Indian authorities after several countries took steps over…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday for his role in upholding the principles of the Constitution in “very adversarial circumstances”. Doctors…

Mumbai Police’s Cyber Crime unit arrested two men for allegedly creating a website imitating the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority’s portal and duping people under the pretext of providing…

A man was arrested for allegedly beating to death his 6-year-old daughter after she and her sibling were fighting over toys in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district, a police official said on…

Enraged by his 62-year-old father’s refusal to massage his feet, a 33-year-old man allegedly beaten him to death in their house in Nagpur city, police said on Sunday. The accused,…

The minor accused of killing two persons after ramming his Porsche car in an inebriated state into a motorcycle in Pune on May 19 has undergone a 15-day safe driving…

The Supreme Court, on its own, has taken up the rape-murder case of the Kolkata doctor that has shocked the country and thrown the medical fraternity in a turmoil. A…

Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday suspended four employees in connection with the burning of documents related to the Polavaram project. Taking serious note of the incident that occurred at the…

As many as six persons died due to lightning strikes in five different districts of Odisha on Sunday. With this, the death count due to lightning strikes in the state…

In a rerun of the ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign, hundreds of women took to the streets in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Sunday night, demanding justice for…

Five cases of Zika virus were detected in Bengaluru, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Sunday. According to him, from August 4 to 15, five cases of Zika…

A teacher of a government school here was suspended on Sunday for allegedly pulling a Class 5 student’s hair and kicking her, officials said. The incident reportedly took place a…

CBI team investigating the rape and murder case of trainee doctor on Sunday examined and conducted 3D laser mapping in the emergency ward of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital…

Former Indian cricketer and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Harbhajan Singh today wrote an open letter to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing his…

A special court has convicted a man of raping his minor step-daughter about five years ago and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.…

At least 10 people died in a collision between a private bus and a pickup truck in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh this morning. As many as 37 others were injured in…

Gita Gopinath, the first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was back at her college hangout spot in Delhi yesterday. Posting a picture on X, formerly twitter,…

A debate has ignited within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The focus of…

NCP MLA Rajendra Shingne has claimed that due to troubles faced by a cooperative bank with which he was associated, he had to side with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit…

The investigating officers of the CBI are looking into the call details and chats of former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, in connection with their…

After several customers complained about artificial intelligence- (AI) generated food and dish images on Zomato, CEO Deepinder Goyal on Sunday announced plans to remove such pictures from the platform. The…

A shocking video has surfaced online, showing a group of boys recklessly performing scooter stunts on a busy road in Bengaluru. The footage, shared by the Bengaluru police on X,…

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not form any pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, state party president Ravinder Raina said here. He, however, said discussions are ongoing with 8…

Kolkata Police have banned gatherings around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for seven days amid protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor.…

Police have arrested a 69-year-old man for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place under Beohari police station…

Healthcare services remained affected across West Bengal for the tenth consecutive day on Sunday as agitating junior doctors at state-run hospitals continued their cease-work demanding justice for the woman doctor…

The West Bengal government has advised the medical colleges and hospitals in the state to avoid allotting night duties to women doctors. “All attempts will be made to avoid allotting…

Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires…

“I don’t want to be the next victim”, read placards carried by several women medics who were part of a march in Delhi on Saturday to protest against the alleged…

The West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department has rescinded the transfer orders of 42 doctors amid the ongoing outrage and protests following the rape and murder of a postgraduate…

Amid the growing clamour for the resignation of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP MP Raju Bista on Saturday lashed out at the TMC Chief over her protest in Kolkata…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed the creation of a human-centric “Global Development Compact” for the Global South to facilitate trade, sharing of technologies and concessional financing based on…

“The (Indo-US extradition) treaty permits Rana’s extradition,” the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in its ruling on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. The ruling came on…

Widows and destitute women living in shelter homes in Vrindavan have sent handmade rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vineeta Verma, vice president of Sulabh International’s Widow Help Programme, said…

Days after the Thadou Tribe Council (TTC) denied any knowledge of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh’s outreach for peace talks in the violence-hit state, a global body of the Thadou…

Passengers travelling on Namo Bharat trains can now rent a power bank with the rental plans starting at Rs 50, the NCRTC said in a statement. The first such service…

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being “dismantled”, crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said. The administration made it clear there were no…

Five persons have been arrested here after a bag with an inflammable chemical caught fire before it was loaded on a Mumbai-Addis Ababa flight of Ethiopian Airlines at the Mumbai…

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Champai Soren has dismissed rumours of him joining the BJP, saying that he was not aware of any such rumours and “he is…

Chief Minister MK Stalin and Foxconn Hon Hai Chief Young Liu unveiled a state-of-the-art industrial housing complex, exclusively for 18,000 women workers of iPhone maker Foxconn, at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram…

The government on Saturday said they are closely monitoring the global monkeypox situation, and preparedness and cautionary measures are being put in place to prevent and control the spread of…

A woman was arrested in connection with the murder of her mother, along with her fiance and a common friend, in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh area, police on Saturday said. The…

In June 2011, he was acquitted by a US court on charges of abetting the Mumbai terror attacks, but was convicted of providing material support to the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba…

The Rajasthan Education Department on Saturday issued a guideline banning carrying sharp-edged instruments like knives or scissors to schools. The move followed violence in Udaipur on Friday after a Class…

Amid a nationwide strike by doctors in protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, the Union Health Ministry today assured them of all possible efforts to…

In a big jolt to Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) a month ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, four of their 10 MLAs have quit the party. MLAs…

A section of the superstructure of the under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge collapsed and fell into the Ganga River in Bihar. Although no injuries were reported in the latest incident involving…

Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for more investments in health and public infrastructure in India and a workforce that’s way more skilled. Ms Gopinath, First…

Several people were evacuated from DLF Mall of India in Sector 18, Noida on Saturday, triggering fears of a bomb threat. However, mall authorities later clarified that the evacuation was…

Ambience Mall in Gurugram was evacuated on Saturday after it received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises, police said. Bomb and dog squad teams…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold the next edition of the ‘2+2″ dialogue with their Japanese counterparts next week with a focus on further…

Rampant cash transactions in business sectors like hotels, luxury brand sales, hospitals and IVF clinics need to be checked in a “non-intrusive” manner, the CBDT has asked the I-T department.…

The government has invited bids for the empanelment of entities for providing artificial intelligence services on cloud under the Rs 10,372-crore India AI mission, which was approved by the cabinet…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged concerns over the consequences of global uncertainties on developing countries, especially in areas of food and energy securities. In his opening remarks at the…