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India’s National Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the Indian national flag on July 22, 1947, by the Constituent Assembly, a few days before the country attained Independence from the…
The Delhi High Court on Monday pointed out several mistakes in AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s petition challenging BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj’s election in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on grounds…
A fire broke out on board an Indian Navy ship undergoing a refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai late on Sunday evening, officials said here on Monday. There were…
The Union government is set to present the Economic Survey 2023-24 in both houses of Parliament today. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the pre-budget document in Parliament, a…
The Economic Survey 2023-24 will be tabled by the Centre in both houses of Parliament today. The Economic Survey document, prepared by the Ministry of Finance, give insights into the…
A POCSO court in Odisha’s Jajpur district has sentenced four people to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each for raping a girl three years ago. The court of Jajpur POCSO…
Annoyed over an unattended SUV in front of his shop, a 36-year-old man planted a bomb hoax in Pathankot to get it removed, police on Sunday said. The Punjab Police…
Mumbai and its suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall in 12 hours till 8 PM on Sunday, inundating roads in many areas, diverting flights, and briefly affecting local train…
Heritage is not just history but a “shared consciousness” of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday while encouraging people to leverage heritage to enhance global wellbeing and forge…
An 11-year-old boy died after he tied a noose around his neck while shooting a prank reel for social media in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, police said on Sunday. A…
Following heavy rains that pounded Mumbai and its suburbs, flight operations have been affected, resulting in the cancellation and diversion of some of the flights. Referring to this, Air India…
Former Minister V Senthil Balaji who is lodged in a prison here in an Enforcement Directorate case was taken to hospital on Sunday by jail authorities after he complained of…
Gujarat on Sunday reported 13 fresh suspected Chandipura virus cases and five fatalities, the state health department said. With the latest additions, the tally of the confirmed and suspected infections…
Reacting to the row over using ‘nameplates’ on food shops on the Kanwar route in UP and Uttarakhand, UP Congress state president Ajay Rai said that if Chirag Paswan and…
Himachal Pradesh has received 43 per cent deficit rain so far as the South-West monsoon which arrived in the state on June 27 remains weak and erratic. The state received…
Four kanwariyas from Haryana have been arrested in Uttarakhand for allegedly attacking a parking lot employee with swords following an argument over parking fee, police said on Sunday. The employee…
The conversation with India regarding the allegations of a plot to assassinate a Khalistani terrorist in the US that involved an Indian government official has been “respectful” and “effective” because…
A case was filed against a senior executive of a Jindal Group company for allegedly harassing a female co-passenger on a Kolkata-Abu Dhabi flight, an officer of the Bidhannagar City…
Eight Indian nationals, who were working at a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday. The Indian Embassy…
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the…
More than 4,500 Indian students have returned home from Bangladesh as the neighbouring country continues to reel under violent clashes that have killed over 100 people. The Ministry of External…
In a surprise announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the party will contest the local and civic body…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute one million dollars to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to provide support for heritage conservation in countries, especially of…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that the state government will bring a proposal for the reservation of Agniveers. “Agniveeers from the state would be given jobs…
Responding to the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday suggested that she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress…
Calling it a “gross and misleading overestimate”, the centre on Saturday refuted claims of excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in India, as stated in a study led by Indian-origin…
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) evacuated an ailing man from a motor tanker vessel in the Arabian sea off Gujarat coast and provided medical relief, the force said on Sunday.…
Instagram reels craze claimed the life of a youth and left another critically injured in Hayat Nagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. A youth doing stunts…
The outcome of the Union Budget, quarterly earnings from corporates and global trends are the major factors to drive stock market sentiments this week, analysts said. Besides, the trading activity…
The fire that broke out on July 19 on a merchant navy ship off the coast of Goa is under control, a senior Indian Coast Guard official said on Sunday,…
Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and BJP ally Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday demanded the Uttar Pradesh government roll back its order that eateries along the Kanwar route must display the names…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday dissolved the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, days after the party’s poor showing in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in the state. Mr Kharge…
The 14-year-old boy from Kerala’s Malappuram, who was undergoing treatment here for Nipah infection, died on Sunday, state Health Minister Veena George said. Veena George said the boy from Pandikkad…
An investigative report has revealed that negligence by the railway engineering section was the primary cause of the derailment of the 15904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, sources…
A 28-year-old woman, who had fallen unconscious after allegedly being administered a wrong injection by a doctor at a state-run hospital five days ago, died here on Sunday, family sources…
As the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to present her seventh Union Budget, the Monsoon Session of Parliament will commence on July 22. With the presentation of this…
A doctor’s quick response recently saved the life of an elderly man who suffered a heart attack at Delhi Airport. The incident, which took place at Terminal 2, was recorded…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi extended their birthday wishes to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge who turned 82 on Sunday. Taking to…
A man was shot dead in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Sunday. The incident happened at Tekcham in Lamlain police station area on Saturday, they said. The man,…
A day after doctors at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Odisha’s Burla removed 70 needles from the skull of a sorcery victim, neurosurgeons retrieved…
All tourist vehicles entering Sikkim will now have to mandatorily carry a large garbage bag, according to an official order. The decision has been taken to ensure community participation towards…
A woman travelling on a scooter with two children in Pune was punched in the face by an elderly man in a car who was allegedly angry because he wasn’t…
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting which was attended by Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi. Various heads of security and law…
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, had a close shave on Saturday after his car met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district. According…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday condemned Uttar Pradesh government’s directive for food shops to display their owners’ names saying that its an attempt by the BJP to…
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that he has communicated with Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on arranging safe evacuation of Manipuris from Bangladesh. “I have personally communicated…
On the rising cases of Chandipura virus, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that 50 cases of Chandipura virus have been reported in the entire state and 16 people have…
As many as 13 school kids fell sick at a village in West Bengal’s Bankura district after consuming mushrooms which they cooked at an Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) centre.…
Amid the ongoing protests over Maratha and OBC reservation issues, Maharashtra unit BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday dared the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to declare whether it will provide…
Bihar Police has arrested seven people over the past 24 hours for allegedly appearing in the Teachers Recruitment Exam (TRE-3) on behalf of actual candidates. The Bihar Public Service Commission…
A man was arrested in Ahmedabad in dry Gujarat for allegedly posting a video on social media in which he boasted about his illegal liquor business, a police official said…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee on Sunday here at the Bharat Mandapam. Taking to X on Saturday, PM Modi wrote: “It’s…
A light-intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit J&K at 5.34 pm on Saturday, data released by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) showed. “The epicentre of the…
The army and the Manipur Police averted a tragedy by defusing at least eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district on Saturday, the defence spokesperson for Manipur, Nagaland…
A class 11 student was allegedly stabbed by another here in a government school in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area, police said on Saturday. The victim was rushed to a hospital…
Delhi on Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 37.8 degree Celsius, 2.9 notches above season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The city’s minimum temperature settled at 27.6 degree…
AAP leader Somnath Bharti on Saturday approached the Delhi High Court challenging BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj’s election in the Lok Sabha polls 2024 on the grounds of alleged corrupt practices.…
The India-Bangladesh border would remain open for 24 hours to facilitate the students and other people of India and other countries to enter from the trouble-torn neighbouring country, where the…
Nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned to India from Bangladesh through various land transit points or by flight, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday as the neighbouring…
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday took a pot-shot on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that when his party (Hindustani Awam Morcha) separated in 2015, he raised…
As many as 40 persons died in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh since the onset of monsoon on June 27 till July 20 and the state has suffered losses to…
Goa police have arrested seven persons for allegedly cheating US citizens through a fake call centre, officials said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime), Rahul Gupta, said the accused…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said rampant infiltration has led to the shrinking of tribal population in Jharkhand and added that if the BJP forms the next government…
Twelve wagons of a Delhi-bound freight train derailed near the Amroha railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening, officials said. No one was injured in the accident that comes…
Altogether 186 more people, stranded in violence-hit Bangladesh, returned to India on Saturday via Dawki integrated check post in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district, officials said. Ninety-eight of them are…
Atul Benke, an MLA of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, on Saturday met NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar in Pune. The development sparked off speculation as it came days…
Tomato prices soared to Rs 100 per kg in retail markets of the national capital on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in various parts of the country continue to affect…
Over 120 students living in Manipur’s relief camps and who – despite the difficult circumstances – passed Class 10 and 12 exams were honoured with awards by a group of…
Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Saturday demanded a Rs 10,000 crore budgetary allocation for the MCD from the Centre, alleging the civic body does not get its share in the…
A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to exposure to “extreme weather” at the Harami Nallah creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat,…
The Karnataka High Court has directed Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, to move the magistrate court with the plea for home food,…
Following a 30-hour delay in its flight to reach San Francisco, the Air India team has announced that they will fully refund the fare to the passengers and will also…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a congratulatory call from his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on his re-election as the two leaders agreed to advance their bilateral ties in sectors…
A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Saturday convicted five Jamtara residents under the anti-money laundering law for running an “organised” cyber crime syndicate, official sources said. A Netflix series…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal, on Saturday, started campaigning in Haryana by launching “Kejriwal’s guarantees” for the state under the helm of BJP for two consecutive terms.…
Rulings given by the chair should not be criticised directly or indirectly in or outside the House and members should not raise slogans, including “Vande Mataram” and “Jai Hind”, MPs…
J&K Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the neighbour is getting unnerved by J&K’s transformation adding that the security forces will wipe out terrorism in the Jammu…
Kerala Health Minister Veena George convened a high-level meeting today in Kerala’s Malappuram district after reports of a suspected case of the ‘Nipah’ virus in the state. The meeting discussed…
Amidst speculations regarding his elevation to the position of Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary, chose to play down the reports. In…
The Bombay High Court has said fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been declared a terrorist in his individual capacity under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and, hence, any association with…
Union minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has pitched for a nationwide caste census but has a big concern against making the figures public as it will lead…
HDFC Bank’s consolidated net profit grew 33.17 per cent to Rs 16,474.85 crore in the June 2024 quarter. The bank had posted a post-tax net profit of Rs 12,370 crore…
The digital payment growth continues to surge and Unified payments Interface (UPI) is now adding up to 60 lakh new users every month. The stupendous growth in UPI transactions has…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey in Parliament on July 22, a day ahead of the Union Budget, which will be a report card on the economy…
While extolling the importance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for the region, India has drawn attention to the roles of certain countries that could undermine it. Without directly naming…
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a moving car by a man she befriended on social media while another person shot a video of the act in Madhya Pradesh’s…
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said three of ships have been trying to douse the fire that broke out on a merchant vessel – an operation that has…
UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar in an “illegal” mining-linked money-laundering case, official sources said on Saturday. The 55-year-old legislator was taken into custody in…
The Uttar Pradesh government has notified the formation of the Lucknow State Capital Region (SCR) on the lines of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Governor Anandiben Patel also approved…
A Class 9 student was allegedly abducted and raped in a moving car in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district last month, police said. According to officials, the incident occurred last month…
The Air India flight, which was earlier diverted to Russia, took off for San Francisco from Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA), the airline said in a post on social media platfrom…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks over the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Friday and discussed further developing bilateral ties. Sharing details regarding his telephonic conversation…
Train services have resumed on the affected downline route in Gonda, where the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express killed three people and injured 30 others on Thursday. The services resumed…
A 14-year-old girl turned up at a police station here, with a two-month-old baby, and revealed a trail of crimes which began three years ago when she was sold to…
India and Russia are working to ensure early discharge of Indians recruited into the Russian armed forces, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. In his visit to…
SpiceJet said late on Friday that all its systems at airports, ticket bookings and call centres are up and running smoothly after a “successful resolution” of a Microsoft outage that…
The parents of three “insurgents” from the Hmar tribes killed in an encounter in Assam’s Cachar district have filed a police complaint alleging they were innocent and were killed in…
A special CBI court in Mumbai on Friday permitted out on bail former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, to travel to Europe…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on being re-elected as the President of the European Commission and said he looked forward to working together to…