Category: India

Kolkata Police have put out photographs of the mob that went on the rampage at RG Kar Memorial College and Hospital last night during the massive protest against the rape…

From women’s safety to uniform civil code and One Nation, One Election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out his ambitious vision for India’s future in his address to the nation…

The crime scene in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old doctor was raped and murdered last week, was not compromised in last night’s mob violence, the…

Police here on Wednesday arrested the 57-year-man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl who recently gave birth to a stillborn, officials said. Sagar Verma alias Ram Sagar was caught from…

Hundreds of women from across the country have taken to the streets to protest against the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College…

Thirteen remote villages located in the Maoist-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will witness hoisting of the national flag for the first time on Independence Day on Thursday, police said. Setting…

The government has implemented wide-ranging reforms not to satisfy experts or intellectual debate clubs, but with a ‘Nation First’ pledge to take the country forward, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

Delivering his 11th consecutive Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the space sector is crucial to India’s growth story. “Earlier our space…

Addressing the nation on the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has prioritised justice over punishment in the form of the new criminal laws. The…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address on Thursday that people’s concerns have been increasing due to natural disasters over the last few years. The prime minister’s…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning assured India’s vast middle class that his government is “working to ensure minimum interference” in their lives. In his Independence Day address to…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed India’s contribution in the world’s fight against climate change and global warming, declaring that India is the only G20 nation to have achieved –…

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has expressed displeasure with the state police’s handling of the rape-murder of a young doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. He has also called…

A court has allowed the discharge application of an Australian national in a drugs case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput while holding that there was no…

Creating history in more ways than one, the Supreme Court accorded the status of senior advocate to 39 lawyers on Wednesday. Not only does the list take the number of…

The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the violence there, a State…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wore a Rajasthani leheriya print turban as he addressed the nation during the 78th Independence Day celebrations at Delhi’s Red Fort. Delivering his 11th Independence…

This is the 11th consecutive year when PM Modi will unfurl the flag and deliver the Independence Day address. The focus is on government policy and programme announcements that generate…

The United States welcomes India’s engagement in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and its efforts to bring peace between the two countries, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant…

After a violent mob vandalised vehicles and the building of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal lashed out at the media, alleging that…

A 14-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped from her house in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar and her body was found, with injury marks all over, inside a pond, police said…

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been awarded the highest number of police gallantry medals — 52 — on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day. The Union Home…

Eight members of a family, including six women, were hospitalised as they fell ill after consuming a preparation made with wild mushrooms in Hazaribag district, an official said on Wednesday.…

Colonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in action while leading from the front in an anti-terror operation in Jammu Kashmir’s Anantnag last September has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra,…

A 16-year-old schoolboy was beaten to death allegedly by maoists in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district apparently on suspicion he was a police informer, police said on Wednesday. The…

A special court here on Wednesday sentenced four persons to 10 years of imprisonment for trying to kill an IAS officer by crushing his car with a JCB machine in…

Financial means is not the only ground to decide the custody of a child to a parent, a Delhi court has said while awarding interim custody of two children to…

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras have found out that a single user ID from a village was used to issue birth certificates for 814 individuals in multiple states in less…

The finance ministry has exempted the income of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) from payment of income tax for five years till fiscal 2027-28. Accordingly, grants/subsidies received from the…

The Centre announced on Wednesday that Govind Mohan, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Culture, will be the next Home Secretary. Mr Mohan has been appointed as an…

Wholesale inflation in the country declined to 2.04 per cent in July, according to government data released today. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was at 3.36 per cent…

The Delhi Police has arrested a married couple for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a house in north Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. Gaurav and Vandana, both aged 30,…

Ahead of the 78th Independence Day, American diplomat Shoshauna and renowned food influencer Gurpreet Singh Tikku explored the iconic restaurants in Delhi that have been serving before India gained independence.…

A four-year-boy, who was bitten by a stray dog on June 27, died of suspected rabies in Tamil Nadu today. The boy, Nirmal hailing from Arkonam in Ranipet district of…

A dhaba manager was shot at by a man when he objected to him and his friends smoking inside his eatery here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place…

Two Border Security Force soldiers who were killed in action and one who was injured in ethnic violence-hit Manipur were awarded the police medal for gallantry on the eve of…

The two-year-old “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign is continuing this year too, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted said this evening that the campaign is becoming popular. The campaign that started…

At least three budding hockey players died, and five others were injured in a lightning strike in Jharkhand’s Simdega district on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at Tutikel Panchayat…

Addressing the nation on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu made a push for a more inclusive society and called for affirmative action to be strengthened…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed low-cost airline Spicejet to ground three engines by Friday and handover them to its lessors within 15 days. The high court directed the…

“Just as we celebrate various festivals with our family, in the same way we also celebrate our Independence Day and Republic Day with our family whose members are all our…

President Droupadi today addressed the nation on the eve of the 78th Independence Day at 7 pm. The President’s address was aired in Hindi which was followed by an English…

The Delhi Metro on August 13 registered the highest-ever count of daily passenger journeys at 72.38 lakh, officials said. The urban transporter shared the data in a post on X…

The phone call that informed the 31-year-old RG Kar doctor’s family in Kolkata about her death is one of the many points of discrepancy in the rape-murder case that has…

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today quashed chargesheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and others in connection with its…

A woman in Bengaluru has taken to social media to launch a desperate search for her missing husband, Vipin Gupta, who vanished under mysterious circumstances earlier this month. In a…

A consumer commission in Mumbai has dismissed a woman’s complaint against cab aggregator Uber for its drivers refusing her rides when she was accompanied by her pet dog. There is…

A day after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s cautious comment on the rape-murder of the Kolkata doctor that has left the country in turmoil, Rahul Gandhi’s post on social media today raised…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered the principal of a medical college to withdraw a an advisory to students seen as bizarre and regressive, amid the huge public…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s petition challenging her election to the Lok Sabha on grounds of alleged…

Indian-origin female medics in the UK on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the protests taking place in India demanding justice for a postgraduate trainee allegedly raped and murdered in West Bengal.…

The CBI team has taken custody of the accused, Sanjoy Roy, a civic volunteer, and will take him for a medical examination. The agency is taking a three-pronged approach and…

Air India flight AI129 operating from Mumbai to London made an air return to Mumbai due to a technical issue on Wednesday. The aircraft landed safely at Mumbai for precautionary…

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an ‘orange’ alert, warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala’s ecologically-fragile Wayanad district, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed over…

Delhi Airport’s T3 terminal descended into chaos ahead of Independence Day, as heightened security measures sparked lengthy queues and widespread confusion. Several passengers shared pictures and videos on social media…

As India prepares to celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15, ‘Tiranga’ rallies are being taken out across the country under the Centre’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. From Delhi…

Lakhs of tonnes of wheat in government warehouses across Madhya Pradesh have rotted and become infested with insects, causing immense financial and food security loss. This has also raised questions…

A Dalit girl, who was just 14 years old, has been hacked to death with a sickle and the accused in the crime is suspected to be a youth from…

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a petition by former BJP MP Maneka Gandhi challenging the election of Samajwadi Party’s Ram Bhual Nishad from Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat…

Since 2014, NDTV-Dettol has been at the forefront of a ‘Swasth’ change. For the last ten years, the campaign has emerged as one of India’s longest running public health campaigns.…

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been nominated to contest the Rajya Sabha by-poll from Telangana, polling for which will be held on September 3. The by-poll was triggered by…

A married couple died by suicide due to their inability to repay debts incurred by their 22-year-old son through online gambling, police said on Wednesday. U Maheshwar Reddy (45) and…

Days after a 31-year-old doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a state-run medical college in Assam issued an advisory for women doctors and…

The Supreme Court today refused interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case linked to the national capital’s now scrapped liquor policy. The court sought the…

The CBI inquiry into the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor, at the RG Kar Medical College, last week will focus on six key issues including possible destruction of…

An Army officer – Captain Deepak Singh – was killed in action Wednesday after an encounter – sources say with a group of four terrorists – in the Assar area…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh convened a high-level meeting today focusing on the rising number of terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting, held at the South Block in New…

The Delhi Traffic Police will close all roads leading to the Red Fort for general traffic from 4 am to 10 am on August 15 during the Independence Day celebrations.…

Ahead of India’s 77th Independence Day, travellers passing through airports should be prepared for heightened security measures, IndiGo Airlines announced today. In a statement, IndiGo advised passengers to allocate extra…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had given Kolkata Police six days to complete the investigation into the chilling rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at a state-run hospital.…

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Swaminathan Janakiraman at a global conference here on Wednesday highlighted that while the “evolving technological landscape” in the financial sector presents huge opportunities…

A 36-year-old rickshaw driver, Ganesh Yadav, was killed after being run over by a white SUV while sleeping on Mumbai’s Versova Beach along with his friend, the police said on…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation for its 78th Independence Day celebrations on August 15. Over the last decade, his unique headgears for Independence Day celebrations, in an…

A 35-year-old Rajasthan man was detained from the airport here for giving triple talaq to his wife over the phone from Kuwait, where he worked, before allegedly marrying a Pakistani…

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court’s verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial…

Hours after stating that the strike which began after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata would continue, a key doctors’ body announced on Tuesday night that…

The Delhi Metro has become a lifeline of the city in 20 years and is regarded as one of the most convenient means of transportation. However, these days, the Delhi…

India is observing the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ today – August 14 – to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and were displaced during the country’s partition in…

To celebrate India’s Independence Day, a small rocket with big ambitions is set to fly. ISRO’s baby rocket, called the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), will carry an experimental earth…

The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid…

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Tuesday, Mr Salve addressed the opposition’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee to investigate Hindenburg’s latest allegations that Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson…

Amid a nationwide protest by doctors calling for better security measures in the hospital in the wake of the shocking rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, the National…

A sperm or egg donor has no legal right on the child and cannot claim to be its biological parent, the Bombay High Court held today while allowing a 42-year-old…

The Supreme Court has re-emphasised the ‘bail is rule, jail is exception’ principle – which it underlined while granting bail last week to ex Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia…

The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid…

OPD services in government hospitals of several states across the country remained affected on Tuesday as the resident doctors’ strike over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee…

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday allowed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for raping a minor, to undergo treatment for seven days at an Ayurvedic…

The Army launched a search operation on Tuesday night after establishing contact with a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence inputs,…

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the purpose of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 is to guarantee religious freedom to all persons and sustain…

Normal life in several parts of Rajasthan was hit for the third consecutive day on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall while Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma conducted an aerial survey of…

Seven people, including a police constable and his wife, were killed in separate road accidents on the Delhi-Dehradun national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar in the last 24 hours, police…

Five people including a child were killed after the car they were travelling in fell into the roadside Sone canal in the Dawood Nagar area of Aurangabad district on Tuesday.…

The parents of a British Indian medical student who was stabbed to death with her friend in Nottingham last year said on Tuesday that the attack could have been avoided…

A 35-year-old forest guard was allegedly mowed down by a transport vehicle driven by a fruit vendor in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district on Tuesday, prima facie to avenge an old…

A Tanzanian man, who had ingested 63 capsules filled with cocaine worth nearly Rs 15 crore, was arrested by the customs officials at the international airport here, authorities said on…

India has carried out a “successful” maiden flight test of the long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. During the flight…