Delhi Ola, Uber Drivers Strike, Likely To Impact JEE (Mains) Students

A section of drivers working with cab aggregators Ola and Uber went on strike today affecting services in some parts of Delhi-NCR as they demanded a fare hike and moratorium on loan repayment.

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Cartoon Character Shinchan Tops BSc Honours In Bengal College; Cops Probe

After Bollywood actor Sunny Leone and singer Neha Kakkar, Japanese cartoon character Shinchan Nohara's name "mischievously" made it to the merit list of a college in West Bengal.

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Shradh 2020: Know All About Pitru Paksha And Paying Homage To Ancestors

Shradh 2020: Shradh or Pitru Paksha is a period when Hindus remember their ancestors by offering prayers. The 16-day period this year begins today and ends on September 17. 'Shradh' is a way of...

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UP Doctor's Detention Under Tough Law NSA "Illegal", Free Him: High Court

The detention of Dr Kafeel Khan, the Uttar Pradesh doctor charged under the tough National Security Act (NSA) for a speech against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, is "illegal", the Allahabad...

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Students In Flood-Hit Parts Can Seek Re-Exam: Maharashtra Court On JEE

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the JEE-Main examination, but said any student residing in flood-hit parts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region who cannot reach the exam...

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UGC NET In September, Option To Edit Application Forms Available

UGC NET admit cards can be expected soon. Candidates can refer to ugcnet.nta.nic.in for updates regarding the exam and admit card.

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"International Media Fully Exposed Facebook, WhatsApp": Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning yet again accused Facebook and WhatsApp of attacking "India's democracy and social harmony", days after his party wrote to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg -...

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Pranab Mukherjee Believed In Tackling Global Challenges Together: Biden

Pranab Mukherjee believed deeply in the importance of India and the US tackling global challenges together, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said, condoling the death of the former...

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State Funeral For Pranab Mukherjee Today; PM Modi Pays Last Respects

Pranab Mukherjee's funeral will take place today with full military honours. The former President, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died on Monday, weeks after his brain surgery. He was...

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69,921 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 36.91 Lakh Total Cases

Coronavirus: 69,921 coronavirus cases in India in 24 hours, 36.91 lakh total cases so far, 65,288 deaths

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"Wish You Good Luck": Education Minister To Students Taking JEE Today

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal wished students appearing for the crucial JEE (Main) exam for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) that begins today.

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Political Leaders To Pay Last Respects To Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee

The last rites of former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee is set to be conducted today and his body will be laid at his official residence in the national capital to enable people to pay their...

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Success Of Indo-Pacific Strategy "Impossible" Without India: Top US Envoy

The United States requires India standing by its side for the success of its strategy of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, a top American diplomat said Monday noting that the Quad concept has...

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Entrance Exam For IITs Begins Today; Masks, Social Distancing At Centres

The Joint Entrance Examination-Main or JEE for admission to IITS begins today across the country amid a surge in coronavirus cases and opposition by several non-BJP ruled states. An extensive list of...

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US Visa Policy Supporting Indian Talent Is Win-Win For Both: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that a United States visa policy that supports Indian talent is mutually beneficial and a "win-win" for both the countries.

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Parliamentary Panel Wants To Know J&K Internet Ban Impact: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader and chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Information and Technology Shashi Tharoor has written to Lok Sabha Speaker that the panel would like to be apprised of the impact of...

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Japan To Extend Emergency Loan For India To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Japan on Monday said it will extend emergency loan support of upto 50 billion yen towards India's response to the Covid-19 pandemic that includes implementation of health and medical policy.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 36.21 Lakh-Mark

Coronavirus India Live Updates: A record surge of 78,512 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India's Covid tally past 36 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

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Chennai Boy, 7, Identifies 150 Car Logos In A Minute, Creates Record

A seven-year-old boy, Kevin Raahul, set a record when he identified 150 car logos in one minute with the achievement later being registered in the India Book of Records 2020 and the Asia Book of...

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Pranab Mukherjee Was An "Outstanding Personality": Lord Swraj Paul

Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul described former President of India Pranab Mukherjee as an outstanding personality who devoted his entire life for the welfare of the nation.

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Ajay Maken Accuses BJP Of Using Probe Agencies For Its Political Benefits

Congress national general secretary and the party's Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken on Monday accused the BJP of using investigative agencies for its own political benefits.

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"Corruption Is Corruption": Punjab Chief Minister Tells Congress MP

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday rejected Partap Singh Bajwa's contention that there was no comparison between the alleged scholarship scam and the bitumen scam, in which the Congress...

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Congress's "Toys, Love For Indian Dogs" Jibe At PM After New Ladakh Clash

After a fresh attempt by Chinese troops to "carry out provocative military movements" near Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh on Saturday night, the Congress today attacked the government and...

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Will BJP Take Responsibility: Shiv Sena On Demand To Reopen Temples

The Shiv Sena on Monday targeted the BJP for seeking reopening of temples in Maharashtra amid the COVID-19 crisis, and asked whether the NDA constituent will take responsibility if there is an...

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Rhea Chakraborty reaches DRDO Guest House for CBI Questioning On Day 4

Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who has been quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the last three days for an average of eight hours on the death of her boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh...

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Five Labourers Dead As Car Rams Into Truck In Uttar Pradesh

Five labourers died and 11 were injured when a passenger vehicle carrying them rammed into a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district on Monday morning, police said.

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India Is Becoming The World's New Virus Epicenter

India is fast becoming the world's new virus epicenter, setting a record for the biggest single-day rise in cases as experts predict that it'll soon pass Brazil -- and ultimately the U.S. -- as the...

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Live Updates: Top Court Fines Prashant Bhushan Re 1 For Contempt Of Court

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan has been fined Rs 1 for his tweets criticising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.

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Prashant Bhushan Fined Rs 1. Option: 3 Months In Jail With 3-Year Ban

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, has been fined Re 1 by the top court.

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Top Court Rejects Vijay Mallya's Plea To Review Contempt Case Verdict

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya seeking review of its 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his...

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Live Updates: India Blocks China's Attempt To Alter Status Quo In Ladakh

The Indian Army on Monday said it blocked "provocative" military movements by Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo near Pangong Tso on Saturday night.

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Happy Onam 2020: Images, Greetings And Celebrations

Onam 2020 Greetings, Images, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Status: This year the celebrations have largely gone online due to the restrictions in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. One may not be...

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"Indian Army Committed To Maintaining Peace": Centre On Ladakh Flare-Up

Chinese troops "carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo" but they were blocked by Indian soldiers," the government has said.

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India Blocks Attempt By China To Change Status Quo In Eastern Ladakh

In a major flare-up in Ladakh, Chinese troops "carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo" but they were blocked by Indian soldiers, the government said today.

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Assam Minister Meets Covid +ve Mentor-Turned-Rival Tarun Gogoi In PPE

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has regularly worn a PPE kit to visit Covid patients and doctors across hospitals in the state, once again wore his protective suit on Sunday to visit...

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"Trying To Turn You Into Slaves": Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At Government

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning accused the government of attacking the informal sector with its three moves- demonetisation, lockdown and GST. "India's economy is witnessing a slowdown for...

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"Decline" In Pranab Mukherjee's Health, "In Septic Shock": Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee's health has worsened after a lung infection, a hospital in Delhi said today. The former President has been in coma since a brain surgery earlier this month.

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Onam Is A Unique Festival, Which Celebrates Harmony: PM Modi

Happy Onam 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Onam. Onam is a "unique festival that celebrates harmony...," the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter. Kerala is...

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UP Man, 19, Illegally Detained, Dies In Police Custody; Cops Deny Torture

A 19-year-old man, who had been illegally detained at a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district, died in police custody on Sunday morning.

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78,512 Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours, Over 36 Lakh Total Cases

Coronavirus: 78,512 COVID-19 cases in India in 24 hours, over 36 lakh total cases, 64,469 deaths

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Amit Shah, Admitted To AIIMS For Post-Covid Care, Discharged

Home Minister Amit Shah, who was hospitalised for post Covid-care, was discharged this morning from Delhi's AIIMS. The Home Minister had tested positive for coronavirus, which has affected over 35...

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BJP Distributes Phones To Maharashtra Tribal Children For Online Classes

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit of Maharashtra on Sunday distributed smartphones to tribal children in Kambacha Pada of Mumbai as they were unable to attend online classrooms during the COVID-19...

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Portion Of Bridge Collapses In Nagpur's Ramtek Following Heavy Rainfall

Heavy rains in the catchment area of rivers in Madhya Pradesh, led to a rise in water levels in several rivers in Maharashtra due to which portion of a bridge collapsed in the Nagpur district on...

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Eminent Cardiologist Dr S Padmavati Dies Of COVID-19 At 103

Noted cardiologist Dr S Padmavati has died at 103 due to COVID-19, the National Heart Institute said on Sunday.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 35.42-Lakh Mark

Coronavirus India Live Updates: A record surge of 78,761 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India's Covid tally to 35,42,733, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday morning. This is...

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Four NDRF Teams Airlifted To Nagpur In View Of Evolving Flood Situation

Four more teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were airlifted from Pune and sent to Nagpur in view of the evolving flood situation in the rain-battered districts of Vidarbha division...

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"Unified": Mayawati Welcomes Central Policy Regarding Unlock4 Guidelines

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday welcomed the "unified" policy of the Centre pertaining to Unlock 4 guidelines.

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UP Announces Compensation, Job To Family Of Jawan Killed In J&K Encounter

Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced Rs 50 lakh compensation and a government job to the family of sepoy Prashant Sharma, who lost his life in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on...

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Apps Developed Under ''Atmanirbhar Bharat Challenge'' get praise from PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised various apps that were a part of "Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge" which are gaining popularity and are becoming a good sign for self-reliant...

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"Students Wanted Pariksha Pe Charcha": Rahul Gandhi's Swipe At PM

Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke Sunday afternoon about making "toys for the world", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a sarcastic swipe at the Prime Minister and his calls for India...

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Watch: Army Chopper Rescues People From Flooded Areas In Madhya Pradesh

Villagers from flood-affected areas of Madhya Pradesh were airlifted by the Indian Air Force, which is assisting the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in the rescue and relief work as swollen rivers...

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Masks, Smart Cards Mandatory; No Tokens: Delhi Metro's New Guidelines

Masks, smart cards mandatory; tokens won't be accepted: New guidelines as Delhi Metro resumes services next month

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"Discipline Among People Amid Festivity Due To Covid": PM On Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked people to exercise care during the coming festive season in view of the coronavirus which is raging in the country. There, however, is a sense of discipline...

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Sense Of Discipline Among People Due To Covid Situation, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on his monthly radio address - "Mann Ki Baat".

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Delhi Police Arrests 2 Suspected Members Of Banned Terror Group

The Delhi Police has arrested two suspected members of banned terrorist outfit Khalistan Zindabad Force, officials said on Sunday.

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India Passes 35 Lakh Coronavirus Cases, Sees New Global Record

A record surge of 78,761 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India's Covid tally past 35 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. This is the highest single-day jump in Covid...

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Whosoever Reposes Faith In PM Is Welcome In NDA: BJP

Amid speculation that former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi may return to the NDA, the BJP's state unit head Sanjay Jaiswal on Saturday said whosoever expresses faith in Prime Minister Narendra...

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Vaishno Devi To Send Offerings To Devotees Through Speed Post

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Shrine Board in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra is set to deliver Prasad to devotees through speed post after an agreement was entered with the Department of Posts on...

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People Lay Siege To Assam Fire Station Over Death Rumours Of "Thief"

People laid siege to a fire station in Assam's Hailakandi district and pelted the police and security forces with stones on Saturday over rumours of the death of a suspected thief due to alleged...

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Assam Minister, 3 More BJP MLAs Test Positive For Coronavirus

Assam Hill Areas Development Minister Sum Ronghang became the first minister of the BJP-led state government to contract COVID-19, even as three more BJP party MLAs tested positive, officials said on...

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Former Bihar Top Cop, Rashtriya Janata Dal Leader Join JD(U)

Former Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Harshvardhan Singh joined the Janata Dal (United) on Saturday.

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India Pulls Out Of Russia Military Exercise With China, Pak Over Covid

India will not send its contingent to the multinational military exercise Kavkaz-2020, being organised in Russia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence Ministry said.

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COVID-19 +ve Congress MLA Attended Punjab Assembly Session: Akali Dal

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday alleged that Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira put the lives of other legislators at risk by attending the Assembly session despite being coronavirus positive.

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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Separate Mob Attacks In Assam Within 48 Hours

Two incidents of mob attacks within the period of 48 hours have rocked northeast India's Assam. While Sabin Gour was killed after a family feud turned violent in central Assam's Biswanath, Majen Nath...

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Cop Killed In Action, 3 Terrorists Shot Dead In Encounter In J&K

A policeman died in the line of duty and three terrorists were shot dead in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pantha Chowkarea after a joint team of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)...

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Maharashtra BJP Protests For Reopening Of Religious Places In State

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP on Saturday staged "ring the bell" agitation across the state to press its demand that religious places be reopened.

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India Reports Over 76,000 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

With a single-day spike of 76,472 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally crossed 34-lakh mark, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday. The number of deaths due to the virus...

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Crime Cases Now Reported In "Safe" Areas: Akhilesh Yadav Over UP Murder

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, saying crime cases are now being reported in "safe and secure" areas of the state like...

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20-Metre Tunnel Covered With Sandbags Found Near Border Fence In Jammu

The Border Security Force has detected a tunnel just beneath the India-Pakistan International Border fence in Jammu, officials said today.

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Watch: Madhya Pradesh Man Who Spent A Day On Tree Amid Floods Airlifted

A young man, who was trapped for over 24 hours in the waters released from a dam in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, has been airlifted to safety by a team of the National Disaster Response Force...

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UP Minister Satish Mahana Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Satish Mahana said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and isolated himself at home.

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"Owe My Career To Sushant Singh Rajput": Chetan Bhagat- Full Transcript

Author Chetan Bhagat has called for restraint on the media coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput death case at a time when the country is facing big challenges, one of them the coronavirus crisis and...

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Chennai Doctors Perform Asia's First Lung Transplant On Covid Survivor

Doctors at a private hospital in Chennai claim to have performed Asia's first lung transplant surgery on a COVID-19 survivor, giving him hope of a better life after the virus severely damaged his...

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Elgar Case: Lawyer-Activist Sudha Bharadwaj Denied Bail By High Court

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the plea for interim bail on medical grounds by lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj - an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case being probed by the NIA...

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Sushant Rajput Case: What Devendra Fadnavis Said About Aaditya Thackeray

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that no BJP leader "directly or indirectly" took state minister Aaditya Thackeray's name in connection with Bollywood actor Sushant Singh...

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"FM As Messenger Of God": P Chidambaram's Swipe Over GST Shortfall

Congress leader P Chidambaram has taken a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the "act of God" comment she made on Thursday while describing the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on...

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India To Buy 2 More Advanced Air Surveillance Phalcon Aircraft: Report

The government is in the final stage of approving the acquisition of two Phalcon airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) for the Indian Air Force from Israel at a cost of around USD 1 billion,...

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India Records Over 75,000 Fresh Coronavirus Cases For 3rd Consecutive Day

India's COVID-19 tally crossed 34-lakh mark with a spike of 76,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry this morning.

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Assam Records Over 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases, 10th State To Cross Mark

Assam crossed the one lakh coronavirus cases mark on Friday night, with 2,560 new infections detected in 24 hours

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Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat, Longest Serving Warship, To Be Dismantled

INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned three years ago, is likely to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district next...

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12 Dead, 4 Lakh Affected After Heavy Rain, Flood-Like Situation In Odisha

Fear of flood looms large in the Mahanadi river system in Odisha following heavy rainfall in its upper catchment areas in Chhatisgarh and a rise in the water level of Hirakud Dam, a senior official...

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UP Boy Runs Fake Facebook Account Of Telangana MP, Arrested: Police

A juvenile boy, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Rajya Sabha MP Joginipally Santosh Kumar and attempted to cheat people of their money, was on Friday...

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Rhea Chakraborty, Questioned By CBI For Over 10 Hours, Summoned Again

Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who was questioned by the CBI yesterday for over 10 hours in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput case, has been summoned again today

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Soldier Killed In Line Of Duty, 3 Terrorists Shot Dead In J&K Encounter

A soldier was killed in the line of duty during an anti-terror operation in South Kashmir's Pulwama district in which three terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were gunned down, police said.

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Centre Merely Postponed Exams, Didn't Find Solution: Abhishek Singhvi

The Centre has merely postponed examinations at different levels several times and not taken a decision in the interest of students during the past five months, said Congress leader Abhishek Manu...

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West Bengal Leader Returns To Trinamool After A Year Of Joining BJP

In an embarrassment to West Bengal BJP unit, a senior leader and MLA who had joined the party after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls rejoined TMC on Friday.

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India Supports Women In Peacekeeping Resolution At UN

India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that calls for "full, effective and meaningful participation" of women personnel in peacekeeping...

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India-Bangladesh Inland Waterway Route To Be Operational From September 5

The Sonamura-Daudkandi inland waterways protocol route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh would be made operational on September 5 in the presence of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, an official said on...

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Coronavirus Pandemic Should Not Be Taken Lightly: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that the COVID-19 recovery rate in the country has improved to 76.28 per cent, but added that the pandemic should not be taken lightly.

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India Reports Over 77,000 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

With a record daily rise of 77, 266 in coronavirus cases, India's COVID-19 count reached 33.87 lakh on Friday and 1,057 patients died of the virus in the last 24 hours.

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Congress MP Who Died Was Silenced In Parliament Trying To Speak On Covid

H Vasanthakumar, the Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari who died on Friday after contracting the coronavirus, had flagged the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic in parliament earlier this...

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6 States Want Supreme Court To Review Decision To Hold JEE, NEET Exams

Six opposition-ruled states have approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of order permitting the centre to go ahead with holding the NEET medical entrance exam and the JEE for admission to the...

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Rafale Induction Event To Be Held On September 10 In Ambala: Report

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally induct the five Rafale fighter aircraft into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on September 10 at Haryana's Ambala air base in a ceremony for which French Defence...

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Heavy Rain Damages Houses In Uttarakhand's Dharchula District

Monsoon 2020: Heavy rain and landslides caused extensive damage in Uttrakhand's Dharchula district. Many houses have been badly damaged. Residents have requested the local administration to allow them...

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Meals Allowed On Domestic Flights; No-Fly List Warning If Without Mask

The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order.

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Covid Can't Be Ground For Postponing Elections: Top Court On Bihar Polls

The coronavirus crisis cannot be a "valid reason" for stopping elections, the Supreme Court said today, rejecting a petition asking that the Bihar polls, due later this year, be cancelled.

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Final-Year Exams To Be Held, Can't Promote Students Without It: Top Court

Final year college examinations must be held this year but states can ask for the dates to be deferred beyond September 30 if they wanted to because of the coronavirus crisis, the Supreme Court said...

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Flood-Like Situation In Odisha, Pics Of Midnight Rescue Operations

Odisha monsoon news: Heavy rain triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal led to flood-like situation in several parts of Odisha. Bhadrak is the worst-hit. Major rivers including the...

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Rhea Chakraborty Summoned To CBI Today In Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case

Rhea Chakraborty is being questioned by the CBI, which is investigating actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

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World War II Spy First Indian-Origin Woman To Get Memorial Plaque In UK

Britain's World War II spy, Noor Inayat Khan, on Friday became the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a memorial Blue Plaque at her former family home in central London.

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Will Take Loan But Won't Let Farmers Suffer: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, while replying to the discussion on the state government's first Supplementary Demands for Financial Year 2020-21 in the assembly on Thursday said that his...

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Kamala Harris's Chennai Relatives See Her Winning Over India, Like Trump

Placards lining the road into Kamala Harris's ancestral family village in southern India display her photograph with the caption "Singa Pennae," or "Lioness."

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Bhupesh Bhagel Asks PM To Reconsider Decision To Privatise Steel Plant

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to reconsider the decision to privatize the Nagarnar Steel Plant in Bastar.

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Assam TV Show Banned For 2 Months After Protests From Hindu Groups

An Assamese television show has been banned for two months after allegations that it promoted the so-called "love jihad" and belittled Hindu and Assam cultures. The local authorities ordered the ban...

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With Over 77,000 Covid Cases, India Sees Record One-Day Rise

Coronavirus: Over 77,000 COVID-19 cases in India in biggest one-day rise; 33.87 lakh total cases, 61,529 deaths

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"Guts To Come On Media And...": Sushant's Sister Rebuts Rhea Chakraborty

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister today gave a point-by-point rebuttal to actor Rhea Chakraborty after the actor, in an interview to NDTV, accused Sushant Singh Rajput's family of not being around him...

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630 Delhi Mosque Event Attendees Have Left India So Far: Centre

As many as 1,095 look out circulars have been deleted and 630 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat have left India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

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Centre Denies Allegation Of Pressurising Delhi To Lower COVID-19 Testing

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday termed as baseless the allegation that it is putting pressure on the Delhi government not to increase COVID-19 tests to 40,000 in the national capital.

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Complaint Filed Against Brajesh Thakur Under Money Laundering Act

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a prosecution complaint under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against Brajesh Thakur, who is undergoing life sentence in Muzaffarpur...

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Ankita Lokhande Slams Rhea Chakraborty's "Claustrophobia" Claims

Questioning what is ''claustrophobia'', actor Ankita Lokhande on Thursday shared an old video of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput on social media where he is operating an aircraft by himself.

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Delhi Woman's Email To UK PM Alerts Ministry, Police; Suicide Averted

A 43-year-old women's SOS to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the Indian Embassy in London, the Ministry of External Affairs in the country and the Delhi Police swing into action and prevent her...

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Coronavirus India Updates: India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 33-Lakh Mark

India has reported 75,760 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours and the COVID-19 tally crossed 33-lakh mark on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). With...

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Parliamentary Panel Meets For Record 5 Hours On COVID-19 Management

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs set a record on Thursday by discussing various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its handling in the National Capital Territory of Delhi for...

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NIA Might Get Involved In Sushant Singh's Death Case: P Muralidhar Rao

BJP National General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Thursday said National Investigation Agency (NIA) may have to get involved in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case as the case is getting bigger.

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Ransom Text To Director Mahesh Manjrekar Allegedly From Abu Salem's Gang

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar has complained to Mumbai Police about receiving messages demanding Rs 35 crore from a person claiming to be a member of Abu Salem's gang, an official said on...

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"Threat To My Life, My Family's ": Rhea Chakraborty Posts Father's Video

Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who is in the centre of the investigations in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, has posted a video on Instagram showing her father being mobbedand chased by mediapersons...

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Desist From Leaking Info On Parliamentary Panels To Media: Venkaiah Naidu

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has asked chairpersons and members of parliamentary standing committees to refrain from providing to the media confidential information related to panel meetings.

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Top Court Reserves Order On Vijay Mallya's Plea To Review 2017 Verdict

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a plea filed by businessman Vijay Mallya, who has sought review of its 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40...

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Naveen Patnaik Calls PM, Requests NEET, JEE Exams Be Delayed Amid Covid

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone and requested him to postpone NEET and JEE exams, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the flood...

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Need To Review Order On Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes: Top Court

The Supreme Court today held that its 2004 verdict holding that states do not have the power to further sub-classify the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, for grant of quotas in jobs and...

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5-Member Congress Committee To Decide Party's Stand On Key Ordinances

Congress has constituted a 5-member committee to discuss and formulate the party's stand on key ordinances by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government.

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"Most Serious Situation After 1962": S Jaishankar On Ladakh

The stand-off with China in eastern Ladakh is "surely the most serious situation after 1962", Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said, referring to the 1962 Indo-China war.

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Jitin Prasada Targeted In UP Over Congress Letter. Kapil Sibal Reacts

Four days after the Congress called a wrap on its "dissent letter" crisis after a meeting where leaders reaffirmed the Gandhi leadership, there are signs to the contrary. A unit of theCongress in...

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Heavy Rain Hits Normal Life In Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir weather news: Incessant rain pounded Jammu and Kashmir since Monday causing landslides and flash floods. Heavy rain is expected in several parts of north India for the next four...

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Rhea Chakraborty "His Murderer": Sushant Rajput's Father Amid Drug Probe

In the latest twist in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, a drug-related investigation has been launched against Rhea Chakraborty based on WhatsApp chats retrieved from her mobile. As the new allegations...

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Humanoid Robot Scans Customers, Dispenses Sanitiser At Tamil Nadu Store

A robot draped in a saree is greeting customers at the entrance of a garment store in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli these days.

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"Government's Unpreparedness Alarming": Rahul Gandhi On Vaccine Strategy

The government lacks a "fair and inclusive Covid vaccine access strategy" to deal with the pandemic which has affected over 33 lakh people in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today in...

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Over 75,000 COVID-19 Cases In Biggest One-Day Rise In India

India has reported 75,760 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, marking the biggest daily rise in the country, Union Health Ministry data shows. The fresh cases have pushed the country's coronavirus...

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Pension A Post-Retirement Entitlement For Employee's Dignity: Top Court

Pension is succour for post-retirement period and it is not a bounty payable at will, but a social welfare measure as a post-retirement entitlement to maintain the dignity of the employee, the Supreme...

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Woman, Man Shamed, Paraded In UP Village, Residents Filmed It

A woman and a differently-abled man were assaulted, tonsured, made to wear garlands made of footwear and paraded in a village in western Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district - about 122 km from state...

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"Further Delay Will...": Over 150 Academicians To PM On JEE, NEET Exams

Over 150 academicians from various universities in India and abroad have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that delaying the medical and engineering entrance exams -- JEE-Mains and NEET...

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Maharashtra Reports 14,888 New COVID-19 Cases, 295 Deaths

Maharashtra, which is worst affected by the pandemic, reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths on Wednesday, informed the State Health Department.

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Newly Nominated Karnataka BJP MLC Calls Tipu Sultan "Son Of Soil"

In a statement contrary to the party's stand, newly nominated Karnataka BJP MLC AH Vishwanath on Wednesday hailed controversial 18th century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan as a "son of this soil" who fought...

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RBI Governor "Royally Ignored" By Government: P Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday targeted the BJP-led government over the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 2019-20 annual report and said it is difficult to find any other instance when a...

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Haryana Assembly Passes 12 Bills During Brief Monsoon Session

The Haryana Assembly on Wednesday passed 12 bills during its one-day Monsoon Session. The duration of the session had been curtailed in the wake of the coronavirus situation, with the state...

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Coronavirus India Updates: India's COVID-19 Case Count Reaches 32.34 Lakh

India's COVID-19 count crossed 32-lakh mark on Wednesday with 67,151 new cases. The country also reported 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said that total coronavirus case count...

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Minister To Take Care Of 2 Boys Who Lost Family In Building Tragedy

Maharashtra PWD Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday that he would take care of two four-year-old children who lost their family members in the building collapse tragedy at Mahad.

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"Don't Believe Anyone Is 'Born Genius'": Indian Math Wizard Who Won Gold

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, a 20-year-old from Hyderabad, who is studying Mathematics at Delhi's St Stephen's College, and holds four world records (and 50 Limca records) has been hailed as the world's...

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Mehul Choksi Goes To Delhi Court Against Netflix's "Bad Boy Billionaires"

Fugitivediamond merchant Mehul Choksi has moved the Delhi High Court against Netflix's "Bad Boy Billionaires", which will be released on September 2. The 61-year-old businessman has appealed the court...

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"He Has Done India Proud": Vice President On Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash

Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash, the Mathematics champion, after winning the competition said he "hold four world records and 50 Limca records for being the 'fastest human calculator' in the world." The Vice...

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Vedanta Moves Supreme Court On Reopening Of Sterlite Copper Plant

Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting...

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Mamata Banerjee Pays Tribute to Mother Teresa On Her Birth Anniversary

Mother Teresa's birth anniversary: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Mother Teresa on her 110th birth anniversary. Fondly remembering Mother Teresa - "Saint...

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"Small Rise In Delhi Covid Cases, Testing To Be Doubled": Arvind Kejriwal

There has been a "marginal increase" in coronavirus cases in Delhi over the past few days, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday, adding that testing rates in the national capital would be...

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No Relief In Supreme Court For Andhra Government On Three Capital Plan

The Supreme Court today refused relief to the YS Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh after it appealed the top court for lifting the status quo order by the high court on the two news laws for...

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In Centre vs States On GST, This Key Opinion Of Attorney General

The government has to compensate states fully for the loss of revenue in Goods and Services Tax (GST) during the coronavirus crisis, its top lawyer has advised ahead of a big meet of the GST council...

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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Called Ghulam Nabi Azad, Targeted At Meet: Sources

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi both called Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday, the day he came under attack at a marathon party meeting over a "dissident" letter to which he...

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Yamuna River Flows Near Warning Level In Delhi; May Rise Further

The Yamuna River was flowing close to the warning mark in Delhi Wednesday morning and is likely to swell further. More water is being released into Yamuna from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana,...

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Pranab Mukherjee's "Renal Parameters Slightly Deranged": Hospital

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who underwent a surgery to remove a clot in his brain over two weeks ago, is being treated for lung infection, the army hospital in Delhi said today. "His renal...

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Have To Be Alive To Go To College, Say Tamil Nadu's JEE, NEET Aspirants

Many medical and IIT aspirants in Tamil Nadu are demanding postponement of the entrance exams till the Covid situation improves, in the state - which still records around 6,000 cases every day - and...

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16 Dead, 19 Missing In Maharashtra Building Collapse, Search Continues

At least 16 people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday.

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Women's Equality Day 2020: Know Why It Is Celebrated

Women's Equality Day: The day is observed primarily in the United States of America on August 26, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment to...

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"Distractions Through Media Won't Help Poor": Rahul Gandhi On RBI Report

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning, in a fresh barb at the government, said that "distractions through media won't help the poor" as he tweeted about the Reserve Bank of India's latest warning...

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Galwan Clashes "Unfortunate", Working To Handle Talks Properly: Envoy

Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong termed the Galwan clash, which claimed lives of 20 Indian soldiers, as ''unfortunate incident'' saying it is "brief moment from the perspective of history."

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32.34 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, Over 76% Recovery Rate

Coronavirus: 67,151 COVID-19 cases in India in 24 hours, 1,059 deaths; 32.34 lakh total cases, 59,449 deaths

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PNB Receives First Tranche Of Recovery From US In Nirav Modi Case

The central government on Tuesday said that Punjab National Bank (PNB) has informed the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) that it has received USD 3.25 million (the equivalent of Rs. 24.33 crores)...

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Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee Call Key Meet, Uddhav Thackeray May Skip

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, fresh out of a crisis over a "dissident" letter by a group of party leaders, has made a big move towards opposition unity along with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...

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"I'm Also An Engineer": Actor Sonu Sood Backs Demand To Postpone Exams

We cannot force these students to come out and give these exams, actor Sonu Sood said, joining the chorus for deferring the NEET medical entrance exam and the JEE for admission to the IITs amid the...

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tests Negative For Covid, Isolates Himself

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days "as a precautionary measure", he said on Tuesday after he tested negative for coronavirus.

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Rhea Chakraborty "Has Never Consumed Drugs", Says Lawyer Amid Allegations

Actor Rhea Chakraborty has "never consumed drugs in her life," her lawyer has said amid the CBI probe in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in response to the allegations that the 28-year-old was in...

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Coronavirus Cases Live Updates: Over 60,000 Patients In India In 24 Hours

India COVID-19 Cases: A fresh surge of 60,975 new infections registered in the last 24 hours has taken India's coronavirus tally to 31,67,323, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

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Saw Pillars Crumbling: Survivor Who Escaped Maharashtra Building Collapse

Mustafa Chaphekar and his family members, all residents of the ill-fated building that collapsed in Raigad, had a narrow escape as they rushed out just in time before the structure came crashing down.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Slams UP Government Over Journalists' Death

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its attitude towards safety and freedom of journalists.

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5 Gripping Exchanges Between Prashant Bhushan And Supreme Court Today

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan today defended his tweets that led to a contempt case against him by the Supreme Court. The exchanges between his lawyer Rajeev Dhavan, the government's top lawyer KK Venugopal...

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India To Participate In Military Excercise In Russia With China, Pakistan

India is sending a tri-services contingent of around 200 personnel to Southern Russia in September for participating in a multi-lateral Kavkaz-2020 exercise, Indian Army sources said.

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"I Stand With Them": Greta Thunberg Backs Demand To Defer JEE, NEET

Climate activist and global icon Greta Thunberg today put her weight behind the nationwide "postpone JEE NEET" movement saying conducting exams during coronavirus pandemic and extreme floods was...

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On Camera, Boy, 4, Rescued Amid Cheers After Maharashtra Building Crashes

A four-year-old, who was trapped in debris for more than 19 hours after a building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday evening, was rescued this afternoon. A video captured the...

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Vande Bharat Mission & Air Transport Bubble Flights: All You Need To Know

The central government has announced SOPs for travel on Vande Bharat Mission and Air Transport Bubble flights for people wanting to come to India or travel outside the country. According to the Civil...

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COVID Negative Report Must For Flights To UAE: Air India Express

The Air India Express on Tuesday rolled out new guidelines for the passengers aged 12 years and above travelling to UAE, making it mandatory for them to submit a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test on...

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Guidelines Issued For Safe Conduct Of JEE, NEET Exams In September

Students appearing for the JEE, NEET this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, will not only have to compulsorily wear face mask and hand gloves, but also carry a personal bottle of water and hand...

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Aamir Khan's Meeting With Turkish First Lady Questioned In RSS Mouthpiece

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been targeted in the mouthpiece of the RSS, the ideological parent of the ruling BJP, more than a week after he met Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan. He has been...

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Landslides Block Roads, Flash Flood Alert In J&K, Uttarakhand

Monsoon 2020 news: Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Ramban Tuesday morning. Traffic movement was severely hampered on the only all-weather road...

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India's UN Mission Exposes Pakistan's Lies At United Nations: Report

India hit out at Pakistan for its litany of lies at the United Nations after Islamabad's UN envoy claimed to have given a statement in a Security Council meeting not open to non-Council members and...

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Red Corner Notice Against Nirav Modi's Wife In Money-Laundering Cases

The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Ami Modi, wife of fraud-accused diamond merchant Nirav Modi; the notice has been issued in connection with money laundering cases against her in...

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UP's Crime Meter Runs Twice The Speed Of Governanace: Priyanka Gandh

Slamming the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the increasing crimes in the state, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that the speed of crime is twice the speed of...

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Prashant Bhushan Response To Us Is Even More Derogatory: Supreme Court

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, who has refused to apologise for his tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, should be pardoned with a warning, the government's top lawyer...

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"Question Of Faith In Judges": Top Court On Prashant Bhushan 2009 Remarks

In a 2009 case involving comments by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan on judges, the Supreme Court today requested Chief Justice SA Bobde to place it before an "appropriate bench".

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Masood Azhar, Brother Named Pulwama Plotters In NIA Charge-Sheet: Sources

Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar, the chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, and his brother Rauf Asghar have been named as the masterminds of the Pulwama terror attack in the National Investigation...

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Water Level Of Yamuna River Rises, Delhi Government Says It Is Prepared

Monsoon 2020 news: The level of the Yamuna river in Delhi rose closer to the danger mark after water was released from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana on Monday. The Delhi government said, it is...

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"Missing" Covid Patient Found Dead Outside Varanasi Hospital Building

The body of a COVID-19 patient, who had gone missing from the prestigious Sunderlal Hospital at the Varanasi's Banaras Hindu University on Sunday, was found last night near a duct of the hospital's...

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60,975 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours; 31.67 Lakh Total Cases

A fresh surge of 60,975 infections in the last 24 hours has taken India's coronavirus tally to 31,67,323, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

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UP Journalist Chased, Shot Dead Over Property Dispute; 3 Arrested: Police

A journalist was chased and shot dead by three men in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district last night allegedly over a property dispute, said police, adding that all the accused involved in the attack have...

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One Dead, 25 Feared Trapped After Maharashtra Building Collapse

One person has died and 15 others have been injured after a residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday. Sixty people have been rescued, officials said this morning.

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Coronavirus Cases Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Rise To 31,06,348

A single-day spike of 61,408 infections has taken India's coronavirus caseload to 31,06,348, data from the Union Health Ministry on Monday showed. The number of deaths climbed to 57,542 with 836...

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Job Notice Claiming Over 2,000 Vacancies In Rural Development Ministry Is Fake

A job notification claiming that over 2,000 vacancies have been announced by the Ministry of Rural Development is fake.

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PM CARES To Fund Two 500-Bed COVID-19 Hospitals In Bihar

The PM CARES Fund Trust will finance two 500-bed COVID-19 makeshift hospitals in Bihar, the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday, adding that this will go a long way in improving the COVID care in...

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PMO Announces Two 500-Bed Covid Hospitals For Bihar's Patna, Muzaffarpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office today announced the inauguration of two 500-bed makeshift COVID-19 hospitals in Bihar saying that these facilities, built with funds from the PM-CARES Fund Trust,...

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Prashant Bhushan Won't Apologise: "Would Be Contempt Of My Conscience"

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, has refused to retract or apologise as the three-day time window...

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Kapil Sibal Rebuts Rahul Gandhi Over "Collusion" Remark

Rahul Gandhi, at a key meeting of the Congress today, accused "dissidents" behind an explosive letter to Sonia Gandhi of "colluding with the BJP", provoking a sharp response from the signatories....

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On Arun Jaitley's Death Anniversary, Bansuri Swaraj's Poignant Tribute

Arun Jaitley's first death anniversary: Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj today wrote a touching message on social media remembering Arun Jaitley, on his...

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On Arun Jaitley's Death Anniversary, Bansuri Swaraj's Poignant Tribute

Arun Jaitley's first death anniversary: Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj today wrote a touching message on social media remembering Arun Jaitley, on his...

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Postpone JEE, NEET Exams: Mamata Banerjee To Centre

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the Centre to postpone the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) due to the prevailing...

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Landslide On Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway, 3 Killed

Three heavy earth moving machine operators were killed after being hit by rocks and boulders during a landslide on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway-58 in Uttarakhand early Monday, officials...

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What Manmohan Singh, AK Antony Said After Sonia Gandhi's Announcement

Shortly after Sonia Gandhi declared her decision at a key Congress meet to quit as chief and asked the party to start looking for her replacement, the first person to urge her to continue was former...

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Angry Rahul Gandhi Says Letter Sent When Sonia Gandhi Was Sick

Angry Rahul Gandhi Says Letter Sent When Sonia Gandhi Was Sick

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Onam 2020: In Kerala, Muted Celebrations In The Time Of Coronavirus

Onam 2020: Onam, the harvest festival, is being celebrated in Kerala. The ten-day festival began on August 22 and will conclude on September 2. The main celebrations are on August 31, the Thiru Onam...

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Not Received CBI Summons, Says Rhea Chakraborty

Actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family have not received summons from the CBI as part of investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, her lawyer said this morning, adding that they will...

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Likely Scenarios As Congress Decides On Leadership Today

Sonia Gandhi is expected to resign as Congress's interim president in what is widely expected to be a stormy meeting of the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee in a short...

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Hardeep Puri Remembers "Old Friend" Arun Jaitley On Death Anniversary

Amid the outpouring of tributes on the first death anniversary of senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri shared throwback pictures of his "old friend" and party...

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61,408 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 31.06 Lakh Total Cases

A single-day spike of 61,408 infections has taken India's coronavirus caseload to 31,06,348, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning showed. The number of deaths climbed to 57,542 with 836...

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Who Will Lead Congress? Gandhis Reluctant, Big Meet Today: 10 Points

Sonia Gandhi is expected to resign as interim Congress president as the party's main decision-making body meets in a short while from now in the shadow of a letter written by 23 top leaders...

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Key CWC Meet Today, Sonia Gandhi Determined To Quit As Party Chief

The Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making body, will be meeting today amid a massive controversy over a letter by more than 20 top party leaders calling for sweeping reforms,...

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"Miss My Friend A Lot": PM Remembers Arun Jaitley On Death Anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning paid a rich tribute to former union minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary. "I miss my friend a lot," the Prime Minister...

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Rights Body Notice To UP Government Over Death Of Girl Due To Starvation, Illness

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over reported death of a five-year-old girl due to starvation and illness in Agra.

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Expect To Join BJP Within "Couple Of Days": Former Governor Tathagata Roy

Former Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy, who has expressed his desire to return to active politics in West Bengal, on Sunday said that he wants to rejoin the BJP within a couple of days.

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Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Rise To 30,44,940

India recorded single-day jump of 69,239 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 30,44,940 cases, the Union Health Ministry said. About 22,80,566 lakh people have recovered while 56,706...

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Lockdown In Assam's Barak Valley From August 26 Amid Spike In Covid Cases

The Assam administration is considering a ten-day lockdown in all the three districts of Barak Valley from August 26 to September 4 after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.

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India Pavilion At Army-2020 Forum Inaugurated In Russia

The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated by Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Indian Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma outside Moscow, the...

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CBI Raids In Madhya Pradesh Over 938 Crore Fraud Case Involving Oil Firm

A CBI team on Saturday raided multiple locations in Madhya Pradesh's Morena over a bank fraud case, involving an oil firm. A First Information Report or FIR was filed against the directors of the oil...

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Madhya Pradesh's Indore Gets Highest Single-Day Rain In 40 Years

Indore received its highest single-day rainfall in 40 years, and Bhopal the highest for August in 14 years as heavy widespread rainfall lashed Madhya Pradesh for the third day in a row. The widespread...

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"Someone Had to Bell The Cat": Congress Leader Who Made Push For Change

The letter from the 20-odd senior Congress leaders, which called for a thorough overhaul of the party leadership -- basing it on internal election at every level -- is not a criticism of the Gandhis,...

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Nitish Kumar Will Be Chief Minister Candidate For Bihar Polls: JP Nadda

BJP President J P Nadda said on Sunday that all three NDA constituents in Bihar, the JD(U), LJP and his party, will fight the coming assembly polls in the state together with Chief Minister Nitish...

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Congress vs BJP As Jyotiraditya Scindia Returns To Gwalior, No Social Distancing

Jyotiraditya Scindia's visit to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday - his first since he swapped the Congress for the BJP in March and triggered the fall of the Kamal Nath government - doubled as a...

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Watch: PM Modi Shares Video Of His Bond With Peacocks At His Residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today treated his social media followers by sharing a beautiful video of his bond with peacocks at his official residence.

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Praise For Gandhis, Call For Collective Leadership In Top Leaders' Letter

More than 20 top leaders of Congress has written a letter to the party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi, urging a discussion on the party's leadership issue and suggesting sweeping reforms, in which...

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Kerala's Young Join COVID Brigade To Save Lives Ahead Of Forecast Surge

A young Dr Ashley Franclin, mother of a two-year-old child, is among the first batch of experts being trained as part of the recently formed 'COVID Brigade' to help Kerala tackle an anticipated...

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PM Extends Birthday Wishes To Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Congress leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on his birthday.

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Suicide Vest, Explosives Recovered From Home Of Suspected ISIS Terrorist

Multiple explosive devices and a suicide vest, primed for use in a terror attack, have been recovered from the home of a suspected ISIS terrorist in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, two days after...

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No Change In Pranab Mukherjee's Health, On Ventilator Support: Hospital

There is no change in the health of ex-Pranab Mukherjee and he continues to remain in "deep coma", Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Sunday.

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Oil India Limited Notifies To Fill 36 Vacancies At Its Headquarter In Duliajan, Assam

Oil India Limited has notified to fill 36 vacancies in Operator post, at its field headquarters in Duliajan, Assam for which it has invited applications from 10+2 pass candidates.

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Over 20 Top Congress Leaders Write To Sonia Gandhi Over Leadership Crisis

A key internal meeting of the Congress tomorrow will discuss a letter written by more than 20 top leaders of the party that has pointed to the deep crisis within and sought sweeping reforms. The...

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Two Key Witnesses Questioned By CBI In Sushant Singh Rajput Death

The CBI today questioned two key witnesses in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case - a staff member of the actor and his friend Sidharth Pathani - as the investigations by the probe agency in the death...

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"Minimum Physical Contact": Government SOPs For Resuming Media Production

Thermal screening at entry points, manadatory use of face covers/masks and physical distancing of six feet are part of the new guidelines released by the government today for resuming work in the...

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Trump Campaign Releases Commercial For Indian-Americans Featuring PM Modi

Aiming to woo the influential Indian-American voters numbering over 2 million, the Trump campaign has released its first video commercial that has short clips from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

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"Listen To Students' Mann Ki Baat": Rahul Gandhi To Centre On JEE, NEET

Using a spin on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly address to the nation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today urged the central government to hear "students ke mann ki baat" and postpone the JEE...

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UPSC Notifies Vacancies In Ministry Of Home Affairs, Others

UPSC recruitment: Vacancies are available in Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Home Department of Government of NCT of Delhi and Department of Health and Family Welfare...

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"Centre Playing With Students' Lives": Manish Sisodia On Entrance Exams

Amid growing demands to cancel the NEET medical entrance exam and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission into the IITs, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday urged centre...

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69,239 Covid Cases In India In 24 hours, Over 30 Lakh Total Cases

India recorded single-day jump of 69,239 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The latest spike takes India's tally to 30,44,940 cases. About 22,80,566...

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Several Senior Congress Leaders Write To Sonia Gandhi Seeking Party Revival

Several senior Congress leaders write to Sonia Gandhi seeking party revival, key meet tomorrow to discuss leadership issue

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Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: India Crosses 3 Million COVID-19 Cases

The number of coronavirus cases in India crossed 3 million just 15 days after the country reported 2 million cases, according to data. India logged more than 2 million coronavirus cases on August 7.

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UN Needs To Take Sustained Action Against States Sponsoring Terror: India

Any country sponsoring terrorism should not be allowed to paint itself as a victim of terror, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti has said, underlining that the global...

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September 30 Deadline For Babri Case In Which LK Advani Is An Accused

The special CBI court that is hearing the Babri Masjid demolition case should complete the trial and deliver its verdict by September 30, the Supreme Court has said. The Supreme Court had earlier...

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Shibu Soren, Wife Under Home Isolation After Testing Positive For Covid

Former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM president Shibu Soren and his wife Roopi, along with seven others in their household, have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said.

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India Crosses "Milestone", Conducts Over 1 Million Covid Tests In A Day

Keeping its commitment of exponentially increasing daily COVID-19 tests, India has "crossed a significant milestone" of testing more than 10 lakh (1 million) samples in a day, taking the cumulative...

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Mahatma Gandhi's Iconic Glasses Sold For $340,000 In UK

A pair of gold-plated glasses worn byMahatma Gandhi has sold in Britain for 260,000 pounds (about 288,000 euros, $340,000), the auction house said.

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CBI Team At Sushant Singh Rajput's Home In Mumbai For Investigations

A special CBI team reached Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's Mumbai home this afternoon as the investigations by the central probe agency, asked by the Supreme Courtto take over the death case,...

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Shashi Tharoor's Reply To Kerala Minister On Centre's Airport Move

Defending his stand backing the Centre's decision to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to a private company for 50 years, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor responded to Kerala Finance Minister Dr...

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Forced To Travel 50 km For Online Classes, Students Write To Rights Body

Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 kilometers everyday to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra after they were...

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Uddhav Thackeray Offers Prayers To Lord Ganesha At His Residence

The country is celebrating the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi, the Hindu festival which is dedicated to the Lord of new beginnings, Ganesha. Devotees across the country began the day offering aarti (the...

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Jammu-Srinagar Highway Reopens After 2-Day Closure Due To Landslides

The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened today after remaining closed for the past two days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said.

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UP On Alert After Suspected ISIS Terrorist Caught In Delhi With Explosive

Uttar Pradesh DGP Hitesh Chandra Awasthi today sounded an alert in the state following the arrest of a suspected ISIS terrorist in Delhi.

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Pranab Mukherjee "Deeply Comatose, Vital Parameters Stable": Hospital

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who underwent a surgery to remove a clot in his brain, "continues to be on a ventilatory support", a hospital bulletin said this morning.

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Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Subdued Ganeshotsav Celebrations Amid COVID-19

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on public movement, the 10-day Ganesh festival or Ganeshotsav (Ganesh Chaturthi) started in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra today, although the...

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"Contempt Power As Sledgehammer": Kapil Sibal On Prashant Bhushan Case

Congress leader Kapil Sibal came out in defence of Prashant Bhushan, tweeting that "contempt power (is) being used (by the courts) as a sledgehammer" and warning that history would judge the courts...

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CBI Questions Sushant Singh Rajput's Staff Member For Second Day

A staff member of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was questioned for the second consecutive day by the CBI, which has taken over the probe in the actor's death after the Supreme Court order.

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5 Infiltrators Shot Dead By BSF Along The Border With Pakistan In Punjab

5 infiltrators shot dead by Border Security Force in an encounter along the border with Pakistan in Punjab

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Ganesh Chaturthi: Maharashtra Releases Guidelines On Ganeshotsav Festival

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has urged people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav), which began today, in a low-key manner and avoid crowding in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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India Sees Biggest Single-Day Jump Of 69,878 Coronavirus Cases In A Day

India recorded its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus tally with 69,878 newpatients recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

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BJP Chief, Top Leaders To Begin 2-Day Strategy Meet On Bihar Polls Today

BJP chief JP Nadda and a host of senior party leaders will take part in a two-day virtual meeting starting today to draw strategy for Bihar Assembly polls due in October-November, its state chief...

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Suspected ISIS Terrorist Arrested In Delhi: Police

A suspected ISIS terrorist was arrested in Delhi last night,police said.

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PM Wishes "Joy And Prosperity" As He Greets Nation On Ganesh Chaturthi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi as the 10-day long Hindu festival kicked offacross the country.

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Unattended For Hours, Covid+ve Woman Gives Birth At Tripura Hospital Gate

A pregnant woman gave birth at the entrance of a state-run hospital in Tripura's capital Agartala as she was left unattended in extreme labour for hours after testing positive for COVID-19, claimed...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Recovery Rate In India Nearly 75%

India's COVID-19 recovery rate soared past 74 per cent on Friday with a record 62,282 patients having recuperated and discharged in a day taking the total recoveries to 21.5 lakh, the Union Health...

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Meghalaya Admits Lapses In Power Sector As Congress Flags Loss Of Crores

Days after Meghalaya's main opposition party, Congress, alleged loss of at least a thousand crore rupees to the state exchequer due faults in several key power generation machines and criticised a...

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Facebook To Be Questioned By Parliamentary Panel For 30 Minutes

A parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following controversy about...

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At Nearly 75%, 3 Out Of 4 Indians Who Got COVID-19 Have Recovered: Centre

India's COVID-19 recovery rate soared past 74 per cent today with a record 62,282 patients having recuperated and discharged in a day taking the total recoveries to 21.5 lakh, the Union Health...

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Mumbai And Its Neighbouring Areas Likely To Get Heavy Rain: Met Office

Mumbai rain update: The weather office has alerted of heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its neighbouring regions in the next 24 hours. The weathermen warned of heavy rain and gusty winds in the next...

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Rajya Sabha Election For Seat Vacated By Amar Singh On September 11

The Rajya Sabha by-election to fill the seat which fell vacant due to the death of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh will be held on September 11, the Election Commission announced today.

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Bypoll For Rajya Sabha Seat Vacated By Amar Singh's Death On September 11

The Election Commission will hold bye-election on September 11 for the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by the death of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh

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Supreme Court Allows Prayers At 3 Jain Temples In Mumbai For 2 Days

The Supreme Court has allowed prayers to be offered at three Jain temples in Mumbai - in the city's Dadar, Byculla and Chembur neighbourhoods - for a period of two days, so long as COVID-19 SOPs are...

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Institutional Isolation Mandatory For Mumbai Covid Patients Over 50 Years

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC has modified quarantine guidelines and made institutional isolation compulsory for all COVID-19 patients above 50 years of age from this week in an effort...

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Joe Biden Has An India Connection - The "Biden From Mumbai". Details Here

When Joe Biden was elected as one of the youngest US senators in 1972, one of the first letters that he received was from Mumbai, with the sender having the same last name as his.

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Madhya Pradesh Cops Make 2 Men Hold Ears And Do Sit-Ups For Alleged Crime

Madhya Pradesh news: Two men were made to hold their ears and do sit-ups by the police in Madhya Pradesh for their alleged crime. On Thursday evening, the two were seen doing sit-ups as the entire...

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Over Former Chief Justice Of India's Conduct

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking setting up of a three-judge panel to inquire into the conduct of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as a judge of the top court.

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"Need To Deliver": Toughest Finance Job Keeps Yes Bank CEO Awake At Night

Late in the evening of March 5, Prashant Kumar took an unexpected call from his boss at State Bank of India. He was offered the job of rescuing the country's most troubled private-sector bank, and --...

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Pranab Mukherjee's Health Stable, Was Treated For Lung Infection: Doctors

There was no change in the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee and he remains "haemodynamically stable" and on ventilatory support, the army hospital in Delhi said today.

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107-Year-Old Maharashtra Woman Beats COVID-19 Weeks After Spine Surgery

A 107-year-old woman in central Maharashtra's Jalna district, near Aurangabad, has not only recovered from COVID-19, she did it in just 10 days and within weeks of undergoing a spine surgery,...

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BJP's Janmejay Singh, MLA From Uttar Pradesh, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

Sitting BJP MLA from Deoria Sadar seat, Janmejay Singh, has died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Lucknow, party spokesperson Chandra Mohan said Friday.

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Union Minister Lauds Centre For Opening Space Sector To Private Players

Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Communications and Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre for allowing private companies to participate in...

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Crowd-Funding Initiative Helps Save Over 100-Year-Old Banyan Tree In Goa

A crowd-funding initiative by nature lovers and local organisations has saved an over 100-year-old banyan tree near Arambol beach in North Goa, which had gotten uprooted due to heavy rain earlier this...

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CBI In Mumbai, Questions Sushant Singh Rajput's Staff Member, Meets Cops

A special 10-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - set up to investigate Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death - questioned one of the actor's staff members this morning.

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Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Unique Idols Of Lord Ganesha, See Pics

Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Lord Ganesh will soon be welcomed in households across the country as Ganeshotsav or Ganesh Chaturthi starts tomorrow. This year, in Tamil Nadu, a non-profit organisation has...

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68,898 Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours; Over 29 Lakh Total cases So Far

Coronavirus: 68,898 cases in India in 24 hours; over 29 lakh total cases so far, 54,849 deaths; over 74% recovery rate

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US Agency Honoured At Swachh Survekshan 2020 Event

US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster expressed happiness over United States Agency for International Development being recognised during Swachh Survekshan 2020 award ceremony.

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Fire At Hydroelectric Plant In Telangana, 9 Trapped

Nine people are trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana after a fire broke out at one of the power house inside the plant late last night.

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Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: India Records 28,36,926 COVID-19 Cases

With a record 9,18,470 tests been being done in a day, the cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in India have reached 3.26 crore even as the national positivity rate has fallen...

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Muharram 2020: Know The Significance, 12 Islamic Months And Their Meaning

Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also...

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Wadhawan Brothers Get Bail In Yes Bank Fraud Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who have been accused of money laundering by the Enforcement...

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National Recruitment Agency To Benefit Women Job Aspirants: Centre

National Recruitment Agency: The location of test centres in every district would greatly benefit candidates from rural areas in general and women candidates in particular, the government has said.

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"Sushant Case Given To CBI To Malign Mumbai Police, Our Government": Sena

The Shiv Sena today claimed that the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death was politicised to "malign" the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra government.

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Road Cave-In, Flooded Streets: Gurgaon Scenes After Heavy Rain

Monsoon 2020 news: A portion of one of the busiest roads in Gurgaon has caved in after nearly two days of torrential rain. A wide area on the busy IFFCO Chowk cracked and caved in this morning. The...

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SSC To Declare Junior Engineer Exam (Paper II) Result In September

SSC is expected to declare the result of the Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contracts) Examination, 2018 in September. SSC has, however, not specified the...

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"Tweets Were Discharge Of Highest Duty": Prashant Bhushan To Supreme Court

A week after lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan was held guilty of contempt for his two tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, Mr Bhushan today told the top court that he is...

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The Immediate Next Steps For CBI In Sushant Singh Rajput Case

Armed with a Supreme Court order, a CBI crack team will travel to Mumbai soon to start investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea Chakraborty, the actor's girlfriend will also...

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29% Of Delhi Has Antibodies For COVID-19, Shows New Sero-Survey

Nearly a third of Delhi's population has antibodies against Covid-19, the city government said today, giving details of the second serological survey or sero survey in the capital.

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Bihar Top Cop Explains "Aukat" Remark On Rhea Chakraborty Amid Criticism

Criticised for his "aukat" comment targeting Rhea Chakraborty, the Bihar police chief said today that he meant that as an accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, she had no right to criticise Chief...

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"Died From Drowning": UP Cops After Saying Missing Teen Was Murdered

Hours after a missing teen was found dead in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, the police today said she died from drowning, according to the postmortem report that also ruled out any evidence...

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16 Injured As Bus Overturns On Agra-Lucknow Expressway

As many as 16 people got injured after a bus carrying 45 passengers overturned on the Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning.

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Swachh Survekshan 2020 Results: Indore Is India's Cleanest City Again, Follow The Highlights

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Minister Hardeep Singh Minister announces the results of the fifth annual cleanliness survey which is part of the Swachh Bharat Mission

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Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: Rajiv Gandhi Remembered On His Birth Anniversary

Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: The Congress party observes former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary as Sadbhavna Diwas every year. Born on August 20 in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a...

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With 69,652 Covid Cases, India Sees Highest 1-Day Jump

India's coronavirus count has risen to 28,36,926 with 69,652 new cases in the last 24 hours. The fresh cases marked the biggest one-day jump in the country so far, data from the Union Health Ministry...

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NRA To Conduct Online Test For Jobs Twice A Year: Jitendra Singh

Terming the setting up of a National Recruitment Agency as "historic", Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said it will conduct an online Common Eligibility Test for shortlisting candidates for...

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Hope Sushant Rajput Case Won't Go "Unresolved": Sharad Pawar On CBI Probe

After the Supreme Court ordered a CBI investigation into the Sushant Singh Rajput case in a verdict seen as a setback for the Maharashtra government, senior politician Sharad Pawar posted tweets today...

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"'We Miss Him Today And Everyday" Rahul Gandhi's Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was a "man with a tremendous vision, far ahead of his times", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today as he remembered his father a day before his 76th birth...

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PM Modi Pays Tributes On Rajiv Gandhi Birth Anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

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High Court Sets Aside 6 Arrest Orders Against Extradited Industrialist

The Delhi High Court has set aside six arrest orders against industrialist Vinay Mittal who was accused in seven fraud cases worth Rs 40 crore and extradited to India from Indonesia in 2018.

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Medical Student Found Dead In UP; Doctor, Accused Of Harassment, Caught

A 25-year-old medical student from Delhi was found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Wednesday morning, a few kilometres away from her college. A doctor, who was working at UP's Jalaun city, about 220...

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Indore Woman Makes Coronavirus-Themed Lord Ganesha Idols With Chocolate

A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has made a Lord Ganesha idol ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi using chocolate on the theme of coronavirus and is planning to immerse it in milk.

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Coronavirus Recoveries In India Cross 2 Million

Coronavirus Live Updates: With a record 60,091 people recuperating from coronavirus infection in a day, the total recoveries on Wednesday crossed 2 million pushing the recovery rate to 73.64 per cent,...

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World Humanitarian Day 2020: Saying "Thank You" To Real Life Heroes

World Humanitarian Day: Every year World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19, to remember the real life heroes who chose humanitarian service in most difficult circumstances. This is a day to...

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Hong Kong Bans Air India Flights Till August-End: Report

Hong Kong has banned Air India flights till the end of August after some passengers on one of its flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

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Bihar Police Chief's Controversial "Aukat" Comment On Rhea Chakraborty

In a controversial statement celebrating the Supreme Court order today on the Sushant Singh Rajput case, the Bihar police chief declared that Rhea Chakraborty "does not have the aukat (stature)" to...

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5 Big Supreme Court Remarks As CBI Handed Sushant Singh Rajput Case

The Supreme Court today ruled that the CBI would take over all investigations into the Sushant Singh Rajput case, asserting that "an impartial probe is the need of the hour". The Supreme Court also...

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Massive Traffic Jam, Waterlogging Amid Heavy Rain In Delhi: Live Updates

Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad received rainfall in the morning, which led to waterlogging and traffic at various major areas.

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Facebook Row: Shashi Tharoor's Breach Of Privilege Notice Against BJP MP

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the parliamentary panel on information technology, has given a notice for breach of privilege against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, alleging that he made "disparaging...

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"Congrats To SSR Warriors": Kangana, Akshay, Other Celebs On CBI Probe

Bollywood welcomed the Supreme Court's order today that said the CBI will investigate actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

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In Bizarre UP Case, Loan Recovery Men Stop Bus, Drive Off With Passengers

In a bizarre incident this morning, a group of people employed by a private finance company intercepted a private bus in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, made the driver and the conductor get down and then drove...

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"Stand Vindicated": Bihar On Supreme Court Order On Sushant Rajput Case

Minutes after the Supreme Court allowed the CBI to investigate the case into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, filed by his family in Bihar, the state's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi...

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Sushant Singh Rajput Case Live Updates: Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe

The Supreme Court today said the CBI will investigate actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death and asked the Mumbai police to hand over all evidence collected so far to the investigating agency.

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"There We Go. CBI For SSR": Sushant Rajput's Sister After Court Order

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sister welcomed the Supreme Court saying today that the CBI will investigate the actor's death and expressed her faith in the probe agency.

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"Decline" In Pranab Mukherjee's Health, Signs Of Lung Infection: Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee's health has worsened after signs of a lung infection, a Delhi hospital said today on the former President hours after his son reported that he had shown "signs of improvement".

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World Photography Day 2020: Know All About The Day And Capture Moments

World Photography Day: Photos capture moments for us to relive the memories. A photograph transcends time. World Photography Day is an annual, global celebration of the art of clicking pictures, the...

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Do PM-CARES Donors Include "Chinese Firms"? P Chidambaram's Questions

The Supreme Court's verdict on Tuesday, refusing to order the transfer of PM-CARES funds for Covid relief to the National Disaster Response Fund "will be contested for a long time in academic...

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Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe

The Supreme Court today said the CBI will investigate actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death and asked the Mumbai police to hand over all evidence collected so far to the investigating agency. The court...

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Surge In Populism A Key Risk to India's Economy, Stocks: JPMorgan

India is likely to see a surge in populist politics as it battles the world's third-highest number of coronavirus cases, posing a key risk for companies whose fortunes are closely tied to the economy,...

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Over 64,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 1,092 Deaths

India reported over 64,500 coronavirus cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, government data shows this morning. The country has been reporting biggest number of cases globally for the last 15...

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Huge Fire At Power Substation In Noida Amid Rain, Fire Engines At Site

A massive fire has broken out at a power sub-station in Noida near Delhi. There are no reports of people being injured.

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70% Covid Cases Among Assam Doctors, Workers On Other Duties: Minister

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday revealed that at least 70 per cent of doctors and nurses in hospitals are getting infected with the novel coronavirus from patients and attendants...

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Reliance Buys Majority Stake In Online Pharmacy Netmeds For $83 Million

Reliance Industries Ltd has acquired a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds for about 6.2 billion rupees ($83.08 million) in cash, days after e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc launched an online...

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Jharkhand Health Minister Is COVID-19 +ve, Was Present In Cabinet Meet

Jharkhand's Health Minister Banna Gupta said on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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India Conducts Nearly 9-Lakh COVID-19 Tests In A Single Day

Coronavirus Live Updates: India has set another record of conducting nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests in a single day, which is the highest so far. 8,99,864 tests have been conducted in a single day....

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4.1 Earthquake Strikes Near Jammu And Kashmir's Hanley

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 was reported near Hanley in Jammu and& Kashmir on Wednesday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

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Can Never Insult Doctors, My Comments Were Aimed At WHO: Sanjay Raut

Anyone, including me, can never insult doctors and others in the medical fraternity especially after their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday.

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Facebook Account "Hacked, Blocked In 2018": BJP MLA, Named In Report

T Raja Singh, the politician at the centre of the huge row that has erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook's content policies favoured the ruling BJP, has rejected allegations...

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Ganesh Chaturthi: See Pics Of Preparations, Idol-Makers Suffer Losses

Ganesh Chaturthi in 2020: Maharashtra is getting ready for Ganesh Chaturthi under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. Festivities are low-key and there are many restrictions in place. Craftsmen from...

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Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik Moved To Meghalaya, 2nd Shift In 2 Years

Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik has been moved to Meghalaya, his second move in two years, and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been given additional charge of Goa.

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"Pranab Mukherjee Stable, No Change In Medical Condition," Say Doctors

There is no change in the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee who continues to be on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said today.

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HIV-Positive Children Allegedly Dragged Out Of Shelter In Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur shelter home: Fourteen HIV-positive children at a shelter home run by a non-profit in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur were allegedly dragged out by officials who had orders from the district...

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Can't Transfer Money From PM-CARES To Disaster Response Fund: Top Court

Money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the coronavirus pandemic cannot be transferred to National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), the Supreme Court said today, adding that funds collected by the...

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PM Modi And Other Ministers Greet Nirmala Sitharaman On Her Birthday

Nirmala Sitharaman's birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted his senior cabinet colleague and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her birthday. Greetings have been pouring in on social...

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Amit Shah Admitted To AIIMS For "Post Covid Care"

Home Minister Amit Shah, who tested negative for COVID-19 last week, has been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi, the government hospital said in a statement. The Home Minister has been "complaining of...

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Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Capped 81 Days After Blow Out; Well-Killing Op On

After two failed attempts to shut Oil India's damaged gas well No.5 at Baghjan, the Blow Out Preventive (BOP) valve has been installed, successfully ending the capping operation. The well-killing work...

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MPs Spar On Twitter As Shashi Tharoor Talks Of Summoning Facebook

A political row over a US media reportthat said Facebook's content policies favoured the ruling BJP has led to three MPs sparring on Twitter.

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"Police Nowhere Around": Bengal Governor On Vandalism At Visva Bharati

Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan has decided to ask the centre to deploy alternative security on campus after the state police did not respond to calls for help when a...

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Goa Airport's July Flight Movements 12 Times More As Compared To April

Despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases, flight movements at the Goa airport increased almost 12 times last month as compared to April this year, according to the Airports Authority of India.

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Over 55,000 Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours, 27.02 Lakh Total Cases

With 55, 079 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally has risen to over 27.02 lake cases, while the death count due to the highly contagious disease touched 51,797with 876 fresh fatalities, according to the...

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Tearful Farewell Given To Pandit Jasraj In US

Scores of mourners gathered at the Highland Park Funeral Home in New Jersey on Monday to pay their last respects to music maestro Pandit Jasraj. The Indian classical vocalist died of a cardiac arrest...

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Manipur Cop, Accused In Drug Case, Given Gallantry Medal. Probe Ordered

The Manipur government had to withdrew the gallantry medal conferred to one of its police officials on Manipur Patriot Day after it was emerged that he was allegedly involved in a 2013 drug...

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Probe Agency Arrests 2 For Circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in circulation of fake currency notes.

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Madras High Court To Decide Today Whether Sterlite Copper Can Reopen

The Madras High Court will give its verdict on a plea by Vedanta challenging the Tamil Nadu government's move to shut down copper smelting plant Sterlite in Tuticorin. The plant remains shut since...

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Trump Elevated India Ties In Ways Not Seen Under Others: White House

US President Donald Trump has elevated America''s ties with India and solidified the growing partnership between the two countries in ways not seen in any previous administrations, the White House has...

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"Have Added To Covid Count...": Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Tests Positive

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has tested positive for coronavirus, the chief of biopharmaceutical firm Biocon has tweeted. "I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays...

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Woman Files Rape Case Against Uttarakhand MLA, Calls For Child's DNA Test

A woman has filed a police complaint against an Uttarakhand BJP MLA accusing him of raping her several times between 2016 and 2018, and she has been charged for allegedly blackmailing him following a...

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India Records 26-Lakh Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Cross 50,000

India has logged over 50,000 deaths linked to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said Monday morning. The country's Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today...

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Orange Alert Issued For Western, Coastal Maharashtra Districts For 2 Days

An orange alert has been issued for Kolhapur and Satara districts in western Maharashtra and for coastal areas for August 18 and 19 with the prediction of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places...

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Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme (TES 44): Apply Online Till September 9

For its Technical Entry Scheme (TES) Indian Army has invited application from 10+2 pass candidates.

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Will Fight Polls On Education Policy, Self-Reliant India: Bihar BJP Chief

BJP is planning to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly election on the issues of New Education Policy (NEP) and self-reliant India campaign (Atmanirbhar Bharat).

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"Law Of Jungle In UP": Congress Hits Out At Yogi Adityanath Government

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, alleging that incidents of caste violence and crimes...

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PM Modi Wishes People Of Kerala On The Auspicious Month Of Chingam

Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished the people of Kerala at the start of Chingam, the auspicious month, in the Malayalam calendar. PM Modi took to Twitter and wished people success, good...

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Kamala Harris Once Asked Chennai Aunt To Break Coconuts For Luck: Report

Senator Kamala Harris, the first-ever American of Indian and African descent to be the vice presidential candidate of a major political party, had at one point asked her aunt in India to break...

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UP's Law And Order "Failed" To Provide Security To Women: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has alleged that Uttar Pradesh's law-and-order system had "failed" to provide protection to women and children.

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100 In Congress Write To Sonia Gandhi, Want Leadership Change: Sanjay Jha

Some 100 Congress leaders, including MPs, have written to Sonia Gandhi asking for a change in the political leadership and transparent elections in the party, suspended leader Sanjay Jha tweeted...

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Pranab Mukherjee, COVID +ve, Continues To Be Critical: Hospital

The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he is on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Monday.

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Facebook Executive In Delhi Alleges Threat To Life Amid Row Over Report

A top Facebook executive has alleged threat to her life in a police complaint filed in Delhi, which names at least five people. The 49-year-old woman has linked the alleged threats, which have been...

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"Careers Can't Be Put In Jeopardy: Supreme Court Won't Defer NEET, JEE

The NEET medical entrance exam and the Joint Joint Entrance Examination for admission into the IITs will be held as per schedule, the Supreme Court said today. "The careers of students cannot put...

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Incessant Rain In Telangana Creates Flood-Like Situation, Relief Work On

The weather department has downgraded the 48-hour high alert in Telangana from red to yellow as it has stopped raining after three days. However, the continuous and heavy rains have left northern and...

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Trinamool Congress MLA, Who Had Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Dies

Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das, who had tested positive for coronavirus, dies

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Watch: Dramatic IAF Rescue After Man Held On To Tree For 16 Hours At Dam

Monsoon 2020: A man in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur was rescued by personnel of the Indian Air Force Monday morning. He was stranded at Kutaghat Dam near Bilaspur due to heavy rain and rising level of the...

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2 CRPF Personnel, 1 Cop Killed In Terror Attack In J&K's Baramulla

Three security personnel - two officers of the (Central Reserve Police Force) and one cop of the Jammu and Kashmir Police - were killed in the line of duty after a police team was attacked by...

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Facebook Reacts After Report Claims It Ignores BJP Leaders' Hate Speeches

Facebook enforces policies on hate speech "without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation", the company said amid a controversy over a US media report claiming that the social...

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Coronavirus Deaths In India Cross 50,000, Over 26 Lakh Total Cases

Coronavirus-linkeddeaths in India have crossed 50,000 and almost 58,000 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 26.47 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said this...

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PM Should Have Spoken About Jobs In Independence Day Speech: Shiv Sena

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have spoken about employment generation and measures to revive the economy in his address to the nation on the Independence Day said Shiv Sena on Monday.

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"Will PM Be Quarantined?" Sena As Ram Temple Trust Head Tests Covid +Ve

After Ram Janmabhoomi trust head Nritya Gopal Das tested positive for coronavirus, the Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamana on Sunday questioned if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will follow quarantine...

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Fire On 6th Floor Of Parliament Annexe Building, 7 Fire Engines At Spot

A fire broke out this morning on sixth floor of Parliament Annexe Building and five fire engines were rushed to the spot.

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"Victorious'' Kamala Harris Poster In Tamil Nadu, Her Niece Tweets Photo

Meena Harris, the niece of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, on Sunday shared a photo of a poster that has come up in Tamil Nadu featuring the California senator calling her...

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Dog That Helped Solve 365 Cases Dies, Gets Farewell From Maharashtra Cops

Rocky, the trusted canine colleague who helped Maharashtra's Beed police solve 365 cases died on Sunday and received a farewell from his fellow police personnel.

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5 Killed, 4 Injured As Two Cars Collide On National Highway In Gujarat

Five people were killed and four critically injured when two cars collided on National Highway-8 at Nadiad in the Kheda district of Gujarat on Sunday night.

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Over 18.6 Lakh COVID-19 Patients Recovered So Far In India

India recorded over 63,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking its tally to 25.89 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry said Sunday morning. The country- third worst-affected by the...

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1 Dead, 3 Injured In UP As Bus Catches Fire After Hitting Divider

One person was killed and three persons received injuries after a private double-decker bus collided with a divider and caught fire on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad area...

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Admirers Across Political Spectrum: President On Atal Bihari Vajpayee

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a portrait of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary on Sunday at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations here and described...

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"Raj Bhavan Under Surveillance, Undermines Its Sanctity": Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged on Sunday the Raj Bhavan has been placed under surveillance, and the action "undermines the sanctity of the institution".

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Device To Kill Viruses, 10 Screens: Parliament Preps For Monsoon Session

The monsoon session of Parliament, to begin by the third week of Augustand be held amid the coronavirus pandemic, will be marked by several firsts, including using chambers and galleries of both...

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Delhi: Amid Covid, No Idol Immersion At Public Areas On Ganesh Chaturthi

There will be no large congregations, community celebrations or idol immersion at public places on Ganesh Chaturthi in the national capital this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...

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Rave Party Busted In Goa, Drugs Worth Rs 9 Lakh Seized: Police

Twenty-three people, including three foreigners, were arrested after the crime branch raided a rave party where drugs were allegedly being used in North Goa district, police said on Sunday.

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Chinese Man Held For Hawala Racket Was Also After Dalai Lama: Sources

A Chinese national arrested for alleged money-laundering, was also bribing some Tibetan monks in Delhi, possibly to gather information on Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and his associates, the...

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Russian Put "Aatmanirbhar" Into Use, India Still Preaching: Sanjay Raut

In a dig at the Narendra Modi government over its push for self-reliance, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Russia gave the first lesson to the world on being ''Aatmanirbhar'' by introducing...

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Proposal To Expand National Cadet Corps Gets Defence Minister Approval

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 173 border and coastal districts from where one lakh new cadets will be inducted, an official...

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"He Is Much Better, Responding To Treatment": Pranab Mukherjee's Son

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee this morning tweeted that his father is "much better and stable" and he is "responding to the treatment." The...

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India To Be Key Partner In Joe Biden Administration: Campaign Official

A Joe Biden administration would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions, including helping it get a seat on a reformed UN Security Council, a top campaign...

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"India In All Its Magnificence": Niagara Falls In National Flag Colours

The Indian tricolour illuminated the iconic Canadian landmark of Niagara Falls to mark India's 74th Independence Day. "India in all its magnificence at the Niagara Falls," tweeted the officials handle...

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2 Arrested In Connection With UP Topper's Death Case: Police

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 20-year-old student in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, police said on Sunday.

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98-Year-Old War Veteran Defeats Coronavirus At Navy Hospital

A 98-year-old war veteran, admitted to a naval hospital, has defeated coronavirus, which has affected over 25 lakh people in India since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Vaishno Devi Reopens For Devotees After 5 Months

Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and...

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Over 63,000 Covid Cases In India In A Day, 944 Deaths; Total 25.89 Lakh

Over 63,000 coronavirus cases in India in 24 hours, 944 deaths; 25.89 lakh cases so far, 49,980 deaths

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"Vacant Seat Speaks Volumes": Bengal Governor Hits Out At Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has apparently taken great offence after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday skipped a traditional tea party at Raj Bhawan to celebrate the 74th...

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"Reflecting On Past 74 Years": Kamala Harris Tweets On Independence Day

US Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee, today extended her wishes on India's Independence Day, which was celebrated yesterday, on August 15. Ms Harris, 55,is the...

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PM Tweets Montage Of Old Pics, Videos In Memory Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tweeted a nearly two-minute-long montage of old photos in memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary. "Tributes to beloved...

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Covid Cases Cross 25 Lakh-Mark; "We Will Win" Against Pandemic, Says PM

With over 65,000 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally has crossed the 25 lakh mark. The country reported 996 deaths during the same period, taking the total fatalities to 49,036, government data shows.

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Hit By Coronavirus Crisis, Children In Guwahati Slum Trade Books For Work

Sixteen-year-old Jomsher Ali comes back to his home in Guwahati's Hafiznagar Bustee tired after a long day not from school but work. With school closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class 7...

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"Common Challenge To Deal With China": Joe Biden's Aide On India, US

India and the US have a common challenge which has to deal with an increasingly assertive China across the board, including using aggression toward New Delhi at the Line of Actual Control and using...

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Pics: India's Flag Hoisted At New York's Times Square On Independence Day

The Indian Independence Day celebrations reached its pinnacle on Saturday morning at the iconic Times Square in New York City.

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