Category: India

The popular fish markets of Kolkata are missing the best seller this monsoon, the Hilsa from the Padma river — yet another fallout of the turmoil in Bangladesh. Hilsa is…

Navi Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against two women working at an autism therapy centre for allegedly burning a four-year-old boy with an incense stick. Based…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “This Tiranga Yatra is designed to ignite the spirit of patriotism among the youth across…

Hours after a delegation from the Indian Medical Association met Health Minister JP Nadda, a key doctors’ body has said that the strike which began after the rape and murder…

Police have arrested a school teacher for allegedly raping a 14-year-old student on several occasions at his private tuition in Nalasopara of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Tuesday.…

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the Indian healthcare market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.6 per cent and is estimated to reach $1.6 billion by 2025,…

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday presented an honorary doctorate awarded by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belagavi and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, to ISRO Chairman S Somanath at…

A video of an automotive content creator attempting to light a cigarette using the exhaust of a Porsche has gone viral and sparked outrage on social media. Asad Khan, the…

A doctor has been booked for allegedly raping two women patients at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack, police said on Tuesday. The alleged incident took place…

Taking action to curb the twin problems of spam calls and fraudsters duping people over the phone, the telecom regulator has directed companies to stop calls from unregistered telemarketers and…

A special PMLA court in Ahmedabad has framed criminal charges, under the anti-money laundering law, against TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate said. “The Ld.…

The Election Commission will hold a meeting with Home secretary Ajay Bhalla tomorrow to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, sources have said. Recently a delegation of the…

Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched a sharp critique of the Trinamool government in West Bengal on Tuesday over the sexual assault and murder of a woman doctor. He expressed…

A “chowkidar” (guard) was suspended in Bihar’s East Champaran district for letting his son turn up for duty in place of himself, compromising security arrangements in place for the governor’s…

India’s net direct tax collection surged by 22.5 per cent to Rs 6.93 lakh crore during the current financial year so far (April 1 to August 11) which is expected…

India’s Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has extended coverage to 1,997 banks comprising 140 commercial banks and 1,857 cooperative banks, which is the largest number of deposit-taking institutions…

A Fast Track Court in Assam’s Kokrajhar on Tuesday sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2022. The accused, Injamamul Hoque, was…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on the exclusion of penal provisions for the offences of unnatural sex and sodomy from the…

The District and Sessions Court in Jalandhar on Tuesday sentenced Britain-based NRI drug lord Ranjeet Singh alias Raja Kandola, who’s presently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, to nine years’ imprisonment…

A man suspecting his wife, a constable, of having an extra-marital affair allegedly slit her throat, said Bihar police. He then slit the throats of his two children and mother,…

A young man from Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur has tattooed the names of 631 soldiers killed in the line of duty, including Mahatma Gandhi, Rani Lakshmi Bai and Bhagat Singh, on…

Independent MLA Ravi Rana, who represents the Badnera assembly constituency in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, has said he would take back the funds distributed to women under the ‘Ladki Bahin’ financial…

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday asserted that he is “neither tired, nor retired” but said the Congress high command will take a call on who would…

Doctors must practice without fear, said Indian Medical Association chief Dr RV Asokan after meeting Health Minister JP Nadda in Delhi today in connection with the rape and murder of…

India’s telecom watchdog on Tuesday directed service providers to stop all promotional calls from unregistered callers and blacklist them as it looks to tackle a surge in spam and phishing…

Around 400 women representatives from Panchayati Raj Institutions have been invited as special guests to the 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said…

A woman – legs bound – was tied to a motorcycle and dragged, screaming for help, across rubble and rocky ground for several seconds by her husband in Rajasthan‘s Nagaur…

The rape-murder of the young doctor in Kolkata that has unleashed a storm across the nation, is now a full-blown political controversy, with Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress going toe-to-toe with…

Making an important pitch for unity at a time when there have been reports of violence against minorities – including Hindus – in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, the head of the…

The BJP has welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer to the CBI the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College…

Resident doctors from various government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow have launched an indefinite strike demanding swift justice for the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.…

The Calcutta High Court has ordered Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former head of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital – where a doctor was raped and murdered last week…

The father of the 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital received a phone call Friday morning. The caller said his daughter…

The Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), established by the state government on the lines of NITI Aayog, in its roadmap to a one trillion dollar economy, has made a strong…

One of the gates of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka was washed away this week due to the snapping of chain link. A flood alert was sounded in downstream Koppal…

The Biden Administration looks forward to expanding its “critical and critically important” partnership with India and creating a more prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific, the White House has said. White House…

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough, official sources said on Tuesday. During his temporary release period, Singh will go…

Women in Kolkata and other parts of Bengal will take to the streets late tomorrow night as part of a massive protest against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old…

The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association announced the extension of its indefinite strike to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata after their meeting with officials…

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough and will leave jail for the tenth time in the last four years.…

As India prepares to celebrate its 78th Independence Day, come August 15, the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ caller tune is back. To encourage more people to hoist the ‘Tricolour’, the iconic…

For millennials, financial planning can often seem like a daunting task, given the multitude of investment options available. However, one method stands out for its simplicity, flexibility, and potential for…

On the occasion of International Youth Day, the Chairperson of the Adani Foundation, Priti Adani, said on Monday that the youth of India are striving for betterment. International Youth Day…

ISRO on Monday said its latest earth observation satellite EOS-08 will now be launched onboard the third and final developmental flight of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 on August…

The government today said it will hold further consultations and publish a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous draft raised concerns among…

The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a directive making it mandatory for colleges across the state to incorporate books authored by leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) into their…

Lauding the US-India ties, the White House on Monday (local time) said that President Joe Biden views the United States’ relationship with India as one of the most consequential in…

In the recent three-tier Panchayat elections, which took place on August 8, the ruling BJP has secured a decisive victory across multiple constituencies in the state. BJP performed strongly, winning…

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has indicated the state government will work with all communities and civil society organisations to discuss redrawing district boundaries based on “administrative convenience” and…

A 22-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after failing to repay loans he had taken from people after suffering losses to the tune of lakhs of rupees in mobile games,…

A 70-year-old man allegedly attempted to rape a seven-year-old girl at his home in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, police said Monday, adding that he has been arrested. The alleged attempt to…

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday asked officials to complete all central projects in Punjab without any delay and said that any problems in the implementation of a project should…

A police officer has been suspended for demanding a cooler as a bribe in Uttar Pradesh. Manish Kumar Prajapati – posted in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district – has been…

A woman allegedly hacked her two-year-old son to death after having a fight with her husband, police said on Monday. The child died on the spot. The woman later tried…

A total of 197 roads, including two national highways, in Himachal Pradesh were closed following landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain over the past week, officials said on…

On its 28th anniversary, the Adani Foundation in collaboration with Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd and Maharashtra Arthik Vikas Mandal facilitated loans worth Rs 1.10 crore to 56 ESHGs, aiming to…

A debt-ridden businessman from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur allegedly died by suicide on Monday after jumping into Gangnahar canal along with his wife. The couple also took a selfie together on…

An army soldier was stripped and assaulted in police custody here, Rajasthan minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Monday after he visited the Shipra Path police station where he rebuked…

A key adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday said that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations and Dhaka will always try…

At least five devotees were killed and one critically injured after a speeding truck hit them outside a temple in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Monday, officials said. The truck had…

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President, Sharad Pawar, today called upon the Maharashtra and Union governments to resolve the vexed Maratha quota issue, expressing full support to any initiative, including hiking…

Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that a campaign was being run in India and outside to project that minorities were not safe in the country and accused…

Eight people were killed in Rajasthan, roads were blocked and normal life was brought to a halt in different parts of the country on Monday as rain wreaked havoc. Heavy…

Seeing the huge popularity of MahaYuti government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has started fearing defeat in the Assembly elections and that is why he…

Two coaches of the Rani Kamlapati-Saharsa special passenger train derailed when it was about to enter Itarsi station in Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening, an official said. No casualties were…

A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of “penetrative sexual assault” on a child, and the offence is not restricted to only male offenders,…

Four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested late Sunday night from the Nandannagar Quarter Chowmuhani area, located on the outskirts of Agartala, said a police official on Monday. The arrest was carried…

An alleged rape attempt on a minor in UP’s Kannauj has prompted an attack on the Samajwadi Party by the BJP, which has claimed that the accused was once a…

Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani, hosted British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron today and also met the awardees of the Chevening-Adani AI Scholarship who are “destined for UK’s leading…

Retail inflation declined to 3.54 per cent in July, slipping below the Reserve Bank’s targeted 4 per cent for the first time in nearly 5 years, as food prices cooled,…

Police have booked two men for allegedly defrauding a 24-year-old woman of Rs 5.15 lakh under the pretext of securing her a job as an airline cabin crew member, officials…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena regarding Independence Day is a “breach of privilege” and has not been sent to him, Tihar jail authorities have…

The in charge chief fire officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation in Gujarat was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh, an Anti Corruption…

A madrassa staffer was arrested in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy, a police official said. The 20-year-old accused sexually assaulted the boy,…

The dismembered body of an unidentified woman was found in three bags in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Monday, a police official said. The bags were found behind a ration…

A 73-year-old man has been arrested from Thane district for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in her house, police said on Monday. The accused and girl are acquainted with each…

The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) on Tuesday announced that it has been allotted ‘key’ as its new election symbol by the Election Commission. “We had applied for a change…

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the…

Former Attorney General Mukul Rohathgi has brushed off the latest allegations of US-based short seller Hindenburg Research, saying as an entity, it has “no credibility at all”. “We have seen…

A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested from the Mumbai International Airport while trying to flee to Saudi Arabia on a fake Indian passport, police said on Monday. The accused, identified…

Dismissing the Haryana government’s contention that a judicial probe into the death of a farmer during protests in February would demoralise the police, the Supreme Court on Friday said that…

The ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh has sent shockwaves through the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, where the mustard industry is a significant pillar of the economy. The region, known…

Indian investors rejected the latest Hindenburg allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, as the benchmark indices ended largely flat on Monday, against the predictions…

Amid nationwide protests over the horrifying rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has described the…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, today reviewed the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and its implications in northeast India in a meeting with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his deputy…

A married woman allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws’ place in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh after allegedly being constantly harassed for dowry. The police have lodged an FIR of dowry…

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday urged girls and women to be aware of ‘cunning’ and ‘stepbrothers’ for raising doubts over the Mahayuti government’s welfare and development schemes including Mukhyamantri…

A Bangladeshi smuggler was killed in retaliatory firing by Border Security Force (BSF) jawans in West Bengal’s Malda district early on Monday. The BSF personnel were forced to open fire…

Bangladesh’s newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday warned of stern action if anybody from the judiciary was found to be involved in any “misdeeds”. Speaking at a…

Intense negotiations are underway ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was recently in Delhi to meet Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Sharad Pawar…

Madhya Pradesh police have arrested three members of Kadiya gang allegedly involved in stealing a bag of jewellery from a plush hotel in Jaipur during a wedding function and seized…

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the CBI and ED on BRS leader K Kavitha’s pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged…

In a heartwarming gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the umbrella over a group of farmers who were talking to him on a rainy day in the national capital. The…

The Delhi High Court today granted interim protection from arrest till August 21 to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and…