Category: India

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea by the Shahi Idgah Masjid challenging the maintainability of 15 suits filed by the Krishna Janmabhoomi deity in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura and…

On Saturday, the body of 20-year-old Yashashree Shinde was found carrying multiple stab wounds and dumped in Navi Mumbai’s Uran area. After a 5-day hunt for the killer, police arrested…

The Trinamool Congress, while maintaining it has nothing to say on what is primarily an internal matter of the Congress, hinted that former West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury may…

In 2000, as I started my tech journalism career, everyone asked, “When will India have its own Google or Microsoft?” At the time, India’s IT industry, then a robust but…

A birthday meet and greet at the Leader of Opposition’s office within the West Bengal assembly has set off speculation of a possible patch-up among rivals in the state BJP.…

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP Thursday after videos showed the roof of the new Parliament building leaking due to heavy rain in Delhi, which…

Making a strong pitch for reducing the minimum age for contesting elections, which is currently 25, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said in Parliament on Thursday that India is one of…

The Manipur Police today fired tear gas shells, rubber bullets and lathi-charged hundreds of internally displaced people who held protests in Imphal valley over the government’s alleged inaction on working…

Over 290 people have died and 200 are still missing after devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad. Over 80,000 square metres of land slipped and the debris flowed for about 8…

Apex IT association Nasscom on Thursday came out in support of Infosys — which is facing a Rs 32,403 crore GST notice, saying that the move reflected a lack of…

A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today okayed sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among…

Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital witnessed waterlogging after heavy overnight rainfall earlier in the day, raising concerns among the patients and attendants. The false ceiling of the ICU collapsed…

The Karnataka Government today launched a comprehensive cyber security policy 2024 to combat rising levels of cyber-crimes and promote awareness, skill building, public-private partnerships and technology integration to protect the…

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone on Thursday reported that its net profit or profit after tax jumped 47 per cent year-on-year during the April-June quarter to Rs 3,107 crore,…

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday visited the landslide-affected Chooralmala in Kerala’s Wayanad. Rahul Gandhi…

Heavy overnight rain in Uttarakhand has triggered many incidents of house collapse, flooding of areas and rise in water levels in several rivers of the state, according to the officials.…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the…

Indian student contingents have emerged with flying colours at prestigious international Olympiads in Biology, Maths, Physics and Chemistry held this month, earning plaudits from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other…

A Bengaluru man recently shared a shocking experience he had with an Ola driver in the city. Pawan Kumar, an X user, said that the auto driver abused him to…

Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed the Director General of Medical Services. She was also the first woman to serve as the Director…

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Wednesday said it has asked PhD scholars from 2017, 2018 and 2019 batches to vacate their hostel rooms for staying beyond the…

With Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi giving a breach of privilege notice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing the speech of Anurag Thakur made in the Lok Sabha on…

Jayan, a resident of the landslide-hit Chooralmala in Kerala, was fast asleep in his house on July 29 night. The calm and serene residential location in Wayanad’s Chooralmala was reverberating…

While floods in Assam and heavy rainfall-induced landslides in Kerala have drawn global attention, 25 per cent of the 36 meteorological subdivisions in India are still reeling from a rainfall…

A Pakistani intruder has been shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday. The infiltrator was…

The Kerala police have launched an investigation into an alleged social media campaign against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Facebook post requesting help for the people affected by the landslides in…

Amid escalating tensions in the region, Indian Embassy in Lebanon has advised Indians to avoid all non-essential travel to Lebanon. They have been advised to exercise caution, restrict movements and…

A cloudburst claimed two lives at Ghansali in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district as heavy rains throughout Wednesday wreaked havoc across the state. The victims have been identified as Bhanu Prasad, 50,…

Three people were killed and at least six injured after a house collapsed in Haridwar district as heavy rain wreaked havoc in various parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday evening. A…

The Manipur government in its Budget for fiscal 2025 has allocated Rs 2,900 crore to strengthen the state police. It also reported a revenue loss of Rs 500 crore in…

The Karnataka High Court emphasised on Wednesday that all citizens and undertrial prisoners are entitled to a nutritious diet, without any distinctions based on their social or financial status. This…

C P Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Chief Justice of the Bombay…

Efforts were on to restore tracks with the movement of trains remaining affected for the second consecutive day on Wednesday following the derailment of the Howrah-Mumbai mail in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan…

A city resident has filed a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon after he ordered a high-end mobile phone online and allegedly received half a dozen tea cups. Amar Chavan, a…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma named Jharkhand and Bengal governments as the weak spots in the wall to stop Rohingya infiltration from Bangladesh. Both states, he said, have taken…

A 24-year-old Nepalese woman, who worked as a dancer at a bar in Kolkata, was found dead in her flat on Wednesday, police said. Her live-in partner went missing after…

To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act. The…

More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai are at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate…

The MCD on Wednesday sealed five more basements of coaching institutes in West Delhi and South Delhi zones making the total tally reach 35 since Sunday, according to civic body…

MCD Additional Commissioner Tariq Thomas on Wednesday accepted the civic body’s failure in the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths and said there are serious structural issues, which need to be…

BJD leader Mamata Mohanta quit her party on Wednesday, hours after she resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP amid speculations that she might join the BJP. In her resignation letter…

The number of people who lost their lives in the devastating series of landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district has climbed to 158, with authorities on Wednesday expressing concern over the…

A 50-year-old American woman, who was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, had visited Mumbai in June but the motive…

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of a lower court which sentenced, to death, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Hyderabad.…

A Delhi businessman arrested for “speeding” on his SUV and worsening the situation at the city coaching centre where three students drowned over the weekend, has been denied bail. Manu…

A 35-year-old woman and her two minor daughters were found dead in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, an official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at a house located in Nepal…

A group of civil services aspirants protesting at Old Rajinder Nagar wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, requesting an independent inquiry into the death of three students in a…

The country’s top anti-terror agency NIA has filed a chargesheet against a Mizoram resident in a transnational weapons trafficking case linked to Myanmar-based insurgent groups. The National Investigation Agency (NIA)…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and sought more funds for development of Bengaluru and irrigation projects in…

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended by two months the interim bail on medical grounds granted to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, accused in a money laundering case. Justice…

A police constable was killed in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Wednesday as his rifle allegedly went off accidentally when he was cleaning it, officials said. Constable Pramod Singh, 35, was…

Granting relief to composer-singer Arijit Singh, the Bombay High Court has said AI tools generating content using a celebrity’s voice, image or other attributes without consent violate his or her…

Noting that all members have the right to express themselves in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday pulled up Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi for apparently preventing…

Amid a heated controversy over former minister Anurag Thakur’s caste remarks in Lok Sabha, the Hamirpur MP on Wednesday took to social media and shared a video of Samajwadi Party…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is on track to achieve the target of 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit by 2025-26. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha as…

Gautam Adani, Chairman and founder of the Adani group of companies on Wednesday expressed his condolences for the lives lost in the Wayanad landslide and said that he will provide…

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said there was nothing wrong in asking the caste of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he keeps doing the same and tries to “divide…

Agniveer scheme will help keep armed forces battle-ready and young, and there is no need to do politics over it, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha. Dismissing…

Goa BJP MLA Premendra Shet’s demand to ban alcohol consumption in the coastal state has found no takers among his colleagues in the legislative assembly. Speaking in the House on…

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale invited former Bengal Congress Chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to join the NDA alliance on Wednesday. The President of the Republican Party of India (A), Athawale, said,…

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural…

When Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India in 1905, announced the partition of Bengal on religious lines, the decision was met with stiff resistance from a section of people. Bengalis,…

“So ja beta, nahi toh Gabbar aa jayega.” Quoting the oft-remembered dialogue from the blockbuster “Sholay”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday “confirmed” its earlier order staying the premature release of…

The Indian Army personnel on Wednesday carried out a daring rescue mission, saving 19 civilians stranded in the Ela Resort and Vana Rani Resort, located beyond landslide-hit Mundakkai village in…

July 31 is the last day for people and businesses to file their income tax returns for FY 2023-24. The deadline, set by the Income Tax Department, will not be…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the landslide situation in Kerala’s Wayanad district, Union Minister George Kurian said here. Mr Kurian, who visited the people affected by the landslide…

A man from Tripura has been arrested in Thane for committing thefts, police said on Wednesday, claiming that he used to fly to Mumbai and take shelter in a drain…

The Madras High Court has referred the 2017 breach of privilege proceedings against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin and 17 others to the present Assembly, stating…

Embattled ed-tech startup Byju’s and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have arrived at a settlement, a lawyer said on Wednesday. The payment to BCCI will be…

Cement and building materials major Ambuja Cements on Wednesday reported sustainable quarterly results for the April-June quarter, with operating EBITDA at Rs 1,280 crore and PAT at Rs 790 crore.…

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today doubled down on his comment in the Rajya Sabha that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “has unimpeachable credentials”. Mr Dhankhar’s response…

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s power transmission unit, Adani Energy Solutions, has received bids that are more than three times the amount the company plans to raise from a share sale, signalling…

Adani Power has announced its results for the first quarter of 2024-25 fiscal, reporting a 30 per cent year-on-year continuing revenue growth. Continuing EBIDTA, meaning earning before interest, taxes, depreciation,…

BJP leader Anurag Thakur has responded to Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s comments in the Lok Sabha by sharing a compilation of old videos. During a discussion on the Union…

Over 400 Delhi students holding a protest and indefinite hunger strike – to demand action after three UPSC aspirants drowned Saturday, when the basement of a coaching centre in Rajendra…

India is not historically responsible for the climate crisis but it should not emulate polluting practices of the West from the 19th century during its development, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia…

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said that JD-S will not support the BJP’s week-long padayatra (foot march) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the…

Portable bridges, the kind of which was first used during the Second World War, are being used to rescue people from areas cut off in the wake of the landslides…

A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a gun today and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student badly injured, police said. The shocking incident…

Adani Group firm Ambuja Cements Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit at Rs 789.63 crore for the first quarter ended June 2024. The company had reported a net…

Realty firm Omaxe will consider challenging market regulator SEBI’s order that barred the company, its Chairman Rohtas Goel, Managing Director Mohit Goel and three others from the securities market for…

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on August 1 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused in a case of cheating and forgery.…

Hundreds more are feared trapped with government agencies carrying out rescue operation in the affected areas. Several families have reported that their loved ones remain untraceable. The Army has successfully…

A Gurugram-based software engineer turned the tables on a cyber scammer who had attempted to trick him into updating his PAN details through a fraudulent link on behalf of the…

As many as 143 people have died and nearly 200 have been injured after three devastating landslides hit Kerala’s Wayanad district amid heavy rain. Multiple agencies, including NDRF, have joined…

Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with…

With assembly polls in key states coming up, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said the “mahaul (public mood)” is in the Congress’s favour, but there is a need…

The Centre today opposed in the Supreme Court a plea of the mineral-rich states seeking refund of the royalty levied by it on mines and mineral-bearing land since 1989, saying…

The proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are set to resume today. Both Houses are likely to witness storm over Union Budget. Yesterday, Former Union Minister Anurag…

West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar witnessed a dastardly crime on Tuesday when a 22-year-old man stabbed a 60-year-old woman to death at his home and grievously injured her daughter when she…

Three people were killed and another was critically injured after their car collided with a mini truck late at night in Mathurapur area Bareilly district, an official said. According to…

Amid the Delhi civic body’s crackdown on coaching institutes for violating norms after the deaths of three IAS aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar due to drowning on Tuesday, founder and…

Following the deaths of three UPSC aspirants due to flooding in the basement of a coaching institute in Delhi, Dr Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS said that…

An FIR has been registered against a Congress MLA from Gwalior for allegedly beating some women when they met him at his residence seeking his intervention to resolve a faulty…

A 13-year-old boy has been found hanging in the washroom of the hostel of Swami Vivekanand Vidyalaya in Maharashtra’s Latur, police said on Tuesday, adding that it was suspected to…

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday attended the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran in reflection of close ties between the two countries.…

He survived the Saturday tragedy at the coaching centre in Delhi but 21-year-old Rishabh Pal says he will forever feel guilty for not being able to save his fellow students…

A 22-year-old man has been arrested by the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Pune district for allegedly stabbing a young woman to death after she refused to marry him, an official…