Minor Girl Gang-Raped In Uttar Pradesh, 3 Arrested: Police

Three people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district, police said on Wednesday.

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BJP Hatching Conspiracy To Flare Up Caste-Based Riots: Rakesh Tikait

After BJP workers and anti-farm law protesters clashed in Ghazipur border, BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to flare-up caste-based riots.

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Ensure Supply In Line With Jab Pace In Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot To Centre

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the Centre's supply of Covid vaccines should be able to keep pace with the speed of vaccination in the state so that people can be given the second dose...

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India Says Didn't Request Sri Lanka For Airspace For Military Exercise

India on Wednesday dismissed as "factually incorrect" media reports that claimed it sought to use Sri Lankan airspace for a joint military exercise with a third country.

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Maharashtra BJP Leader Says His Car Was Attacked With Stone In Solapur

Maharashtra BJP legislator Gopichand Padalkar claimed that his vehicle was attacked with a big stone in Solapur on Wednesday evening.

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Delimitation Commission To Visit J&K Between July 6 And 9: Report

The delimitation commission on J&K will be on a four-day visit there from July 6-9 to interact with political parties, their leaders and government officials.

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Centre Ordinance Prohibits Strikes By Those In Essential Defence Services

The government on Wednesday came out with an ordinance prohibiting any agitation and strike by anyone engaged in the essential defence services.

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Bridge In Meghalaya's South Garo Hills District Washed Away Amid Heavy Rain

Torrential rain in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district today washed away a bridge and triggered massive landslide.

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Justice Ashok Bhushan's Verdicts Testimony Of His Welfarist Approach: CJI

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Wednesday said that Supreme Court judge Justice Ashok Bhushan, who is set to retire on July 4, has always been a "valuable colleague" and his judgements stand...

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Union Cabinet Approves Rs 6.29 Lakh Crore COVID-19 Relief Package

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 6.29 lakh crore relief package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to support the pandemic-hit economy.

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Over 2,000 Delhi Children Lost Either 1 Or Both Parents To Covid: Report

Over 2,000 children in Delhi have lost either one or both parents to COVID-19, with 67 of them losing both their parents, since the pandemic outbreak in March last year, says a survey conducted by the...

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Probe Agency NIA Files Supplementary Chargesheet Against Akhil Gogoi

The National Investigation Agency has introduced a supplementary chargesheet in the only pending UAPA and sedition case against Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, days after he was acquitted in another case.

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Lead By Example, Follow Covid Rules, Inspire People: PM To Ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked his Council of Ministers to lead by example by strictly following COVID-19 safety rules.

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Delhi Police Showed Great Restraint During R-Day Violence: Commissioner

Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava, who retired on Wednesday, said the force displayed great restrain while handling the Republic Day violence in the national capital in which many policemen...

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India's Solar Power Efforts An Example To World: Prince Charles

India, whose solar power efforts are an example to the world, has a vital role to play in the global search for nature-based and technology-driven solutions which are critical to accelerating the move...

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Maharashtra Alliance Committee Meets After Sharad Pawar Calls On Uddhav

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the coordination committee of the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) at his official residence against the...

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Cabinet Approves Rs 19,041 Crore Fund For BharatNet Project In 16 States

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved public private partnership mode for the rollout of BharatNet project for broadband services in villages in 16 states with viability gap funding of Rs 19,041 crore,...

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Key Conspirator In Bengaluru Violence Case Arrested: Probe Agency NIA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested an alleged key conspirator in the riots in Bengaluru in August last year that left four people dead.

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IRCTC to Operate Bharat Darshan Train From August

In view of declining cases of coronavirus across the country, the Indian Railways has decided to operate a special train in August covering several top tourist destinations, including seven...

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More Mobile Towers, Better Network For Online Education In Assam Soon

The Assam cabinet has decided to enhance its mobile network coverage by working with the network providers to install more mobile towers in the state to facilitate online education.

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Maharashtra Reports 9,771 New COVID-19 Cases, 141 Deaths In A Day

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 9,771 new cases of COVID-19, taking the tally to 60,61,404, while the death count rose to 1,21,945 after 141 patients succumbed to the infection, according to a...

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At Council Of Ministers Meeting, PM Modi Stresses On COVID-19 Vaccination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted his Council of Ministers to work towards creating such an atmosphere in the country wherein everyone follows COVID-19 protocols diligently and takes...

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"No One Is Safe": Arvind Kejriwal On Alleged Attack On AAP Men In Gujarat

The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that some of their leaders were attacked in Gujarat's Junagarh during a foot march. AAP has alleged that the BJP is behind the attack, as they are psyched over the...

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Matera Declaration Shows Indian Concern For Farmer Welfare: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the Matera Declaration reflects the Indian concern on issues including the welfare of small and medium farmers, and recognising...

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S Jaishankar Meets His Counterparts From US, Other Countries

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his counterparts from the US, Britain, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Mexico, France, Spain, Singapore and the EU on the sidelines of the G20...

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Brazil To Suspend Covaxin Deal As Graft Allegations Probed

Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, following the guidance of the...

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Air Force Chopper Helps Douse Major Blaze In J&K Village

An Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper made several sorties to help douse a major fire that raged for nearly six hours and gutted over a dozen residential houses in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's...

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Congress Hits Out At Government Over Unorganised Workers' Database Issue

After the Supreme Court rapped the Centre for failing to create a database on unorganised workers, the Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government demanding immediate sacking of the labour minister...

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Rajasthan High Court Cancels Allotment Of Public Land To Adani Group

In a blow to the solar power projects of Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd (AREPRL), the high court on Tuesday ordered to cancel the allotment of public utility land measuring 1,452 bigha near...

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No Rift In Karnataka Congress, It Is Created By Media: Siddaramaiah

There is no fight among Congress leaders in Karnataka and it has only been created by the media, said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday.

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Amitabh Kant's Tenure As NITI Aayog CEO Extended For A Year

Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant has been given one-year extension till June 2022, according to an order by the Department of Personnel and Training issued Tuesday.

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11 Dead Due To Lightning In Bihar; 4 Districts Reel Under Floods

Eleven people were killed while six were injured in various parts of Bihar upon being struck by lightning on Tuesday, the disaster management department said.

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BJP Chief Claims Covid Vaccinations Lowest In West Bengal

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that COVID-19 vaccination is lowest in West Bengal and fake inoculation camps are being organised in the state.

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BJP To Plug Gaps Responsible For Bengal Poll Setback: State Party Chief

Almost two months after the BJP's drubbing in the assembly polls, the party's state unit president, Dilip Ghosh, on Tuesday said "expectations did not match reality" as was evident from the projection...

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Foundation Laying For Ambedkar Centre, BJP's Pre-Poll Deceit: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday termed the laying of the foundation for Ambedkar cultural centre here a pre-poll act of "deceit" and "deception" by the BJP government to serve its electoral...

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Meghalaya Woman Spends 2 Days Locked In Bank As Robbery Bid Fails: Police

Armed with a hammer and sachets of Oral Re-hydration Solutions (ORS), a 40-year-old woman last Friday locked herself inside a bank in Meghalaya's capital city Shillong to carry out a Hollywood-style...

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Government Launches "Atmanirbhar Krishi App" For Farmers

The government on Tuesday launched "Atmanirbhar Krishi App" to provide farmers with actionable agricultural insights and early weather alerts.

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Maharashtra Records 8,085 New Covid Cases, 231 More Deaths

Maharashtra reported 8,085 new COVID-19 cases and 231 fatalities on Tuesday, taking its caseload to 60,51,633 and death count to 1,21,804, the health department said in a release.

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India's Zeroed-In On System To Counter Jammu-Like Drone Attacks: Sources

India is likely to deploy a combination of techniques to ensure a robust counter-drone system and avoid attacks like the one on Sunday in Jammu. The Centre wants the Indian Air Force to be the nodal...

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S Jaishankar Discusses Covishield, EU Travel Issues With Top Official

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took up the issue of inclusion of Covishield in the European Union (EU) COVID-19 Vaccination Passport with a top EU official and promised to follow up...

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22 District Panchayat Chiefs Elected Unopposed In Uttar Pradesh

Chairpersons of 22 zila panchayats out of a total of 75 in Uttar Pradesh were on Tuesday declared "elected unopposed" by the state poll panel with the BJP claiming victory in 21 seats.

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PM Modi To Interact With 'Digital India' Beneficiaries On July 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of "Digital India" on July 1 to mark six years of its launch, his office said on Tuesday.

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16,000 SIMs Recovered From 7 People, Odisha Cybercrime Syndicate Busted

Seven people have been arrested and over 16,000 SIM cards recovered from them when police busted an alleged cybercrime syndicate at Cuttack in Odisha.

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BJP Workers "Vandalised My Official Vehicle": Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that BJP leaders and "goons" vandalised his official vehicle while protesting the construction of a school in Rohtas Nagar.

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12 COVID-19 Patients Die In Assam Hospital In Last 24 Hours

Twelve COVID-19 patients have died at the state-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) during the last 24 hours amidst allegations of doctors on duty being not present at night.

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Speeding Car Drags Haryana Traffic Cop On Bonnet For Over Half A Km

A traffic constable was dragged for over half a kilometre on the bonnet of a jeep as the driver refused to stop at a check-point, the police said Tuesday.

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Navy Warship, South Korean Ship Conduct Military Drill In East China Sea

An Indian Navy warship on Monday carried out a military drill with a South Korean vessel in the East China Sea amid China's growing assertiveness in the region, officials said.

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Fake GST Invoice Racket Of Rs 106 Crore Unearthed In Odisha

An Odisha government agency working under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) directorate on Monday unearthed a racket that issued fake invoices to the tune of Rs 106 crore, which caused a loss of Rs...

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Not In Favour Of Tie-Up With Indian Secular Front, Says Congress

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Monday that he was not in favour of having any tie-up with the Indian Secular Front, noting that the Abbas Siddiqui-led party fielded...

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Lokpal Writes To Centre For Appointment Of Inquiry, Prosecution Directors

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has written to the Central government for the appointment of the directors of inquiry and prosecution, two top personnel for looking into complaints of corruption and...

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Unwed Mother Abandons Newborn Baby Outside Himachal CM's Residence

A young unmarried woman abandoned her newborn baby near Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's official residence ''Oakover'' but was caught within hours, the police said.

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Kangana Ranaut's Passport Renewal To Be Expedited Post-Corrections

The Regional Passport Office (RPO) here told the Bombay High Court on Monday it will "expeditiously" decide on renewing Kangana Ranaut's passport once the actor made requisite corrections in her...

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Ensure Domestic Violence Victims Have Access To Legal Rights: Minister

Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Monday exhorted all protection officers to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to all their legal rights.

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India Highlights Experience Of Peacekeeping Forces At UN Meet

India's envoy to the United Nations on Monday highlighted the experience of the country's peackeeping forces in dealing with Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and said that India has adopted zero...

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Maharashtra Will Ensure Devendra Fadnavis Retires From Politics: Congress

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Monday accused BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis of being a "lie machine " and claimed the people of the state would ensure his retirement from politics.

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Huge Rock From Raunthi Gad Valley Lead To Uttarakhand Flood: Report

A huge mass of rock and snow broke from a left valley of Raunthi Gad, crashing down in the Rishiganga valley and triggering a deadly flood in the Rishiganga river that wiped out a hydel power plant in...

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Finance Minister Delivered Nothing But Headlines: Congress

The Congress on Monday claimed the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deliver nothing but headlines and said the government should take steps to spur demand to revive the...

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Plea in Supreme Court After Activist Detained Under National Security Act

A plea has been filed in Supreme Court challenging preventive detention of a Manipur-based political activist under the National Security Act, alleging that it has been done "solely to punish him" for...

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"Can't Be 3 Monkeys": Kamal Haasan Joins Campaign Against New Films Law

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has joined the campaign against the proposed Cinematograph Act 2021, which gives the Centre powers to override the film certification board and "re-examine" films it has...

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CRPF Officer, Jawan Injured In Encounter With Terrorists In J&K

Two CRPF personnel, including an officer, were injured during an encounter between security forces and militants in Parimpora area of the city here on Monday, officials said.

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Prashant Bhushan's Tweet On Vaccines Gets "Misleading" Flag On Twitter

A tweet by activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan about vaccines has been flagged as "misleading" by Twitter, prompting the 64-year-old to double down on his stance against what he called "indiscriminate"...

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Court Notice to Vadodara Civic Body After Congress denied Opposition Post

Gujarat High Court issued a notice to Vadodara Municipal Corporation after a Congress councillor challenged a resolution passed by the civic body to not appoint a leader of the opposition as his party...

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Assam To Take "Policy Measures" To Check Minority Population Growth

The Assam government will take specific policy measures to slow down the growth of minority population with an aim to eradicate poverty and illiteracy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

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Will Ensure CAG Audit Of Darjeeling Hill Body, Says Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that he will ensure a special audit of the accounts of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), an autonomous body that looks after the...

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Only 1 Delta+ Variant Patient In Maharashtra Had Taken Vaccine: Minister

Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Monday said out of the 21 people detected with the Delta plus variant of coronavirus so far in the state, only one had taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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Woman, Friend Held For Bid To Rob Sister, Police Point To PUBG Addiction

The police have arrested a 21-year-old woman along with her friend after they allegedly tried to rob her elder sister in Delhi's Nihal Vihar area. Police said Jyoti was addicted to PUBG and alcohol...

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Disabled People Can't Be Denied Quota In Job Promotions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PwD) cannot be denied reservation in promotions in government jobs as it upheld a Kerala High Court order granting the benefit to a...

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Defaulters Cannot Use Lockdown As "Magic Wand": Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday held that the lockdown arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be used as a "magic wand" to make defaults in repayments on all occasions.

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Mumbai's New 2,170-Bed Jumbo Covid Facility Built In Just 35 Days

Mumbai, the country's financial capital, now has a new 2,170-bed Jumbo Covid Hospital. The city, one of the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, readied the new state-of-the-art facility in a little...

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PM Modi On PV Narasimha Rao: "Remarkable Knowledge, Intellect"

PV Narasimha Rao birth anniversary: Today is former PM PVNarasimha Rao's birth anniversary. PM Modi, leaders across party lines and top industrialists paid rich tributes to PV Narasimha Rao. PV...

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VIP Cars Including Sharad Pawar's At Race Track; "Sad," Says Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed his displeasure over reports that Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and other seniors ministers in Maharashtra government used a track for...

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India Overtakes US In Vaccine Doses Given Amid Dip In Fresh Covid Cases

India saw a new vaccine record as it surpassed the United States in total number of doses administered so far. While India has so far given 32.36 crore doses, the US has given 33.33 crore doses. This...

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Rave Party Busted In Nashik, Ex-Big Boss Contestant Among 22 Arrested

Police busted a rave party that was going on at two adjoining villas in Igatpuri town of Maharashtra's Nashik district in the early hours of Sunday and arrested 22 persons besides recovering drugs and...

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Artefacts Of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 'Missing'. Centre Replies

The Ministry of Culture on Sunday clarified that reports regarding the missing artefacts belonging to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are completely untrue.

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Akhilesh Yadav's UP Campaign Song Critiques Government's Covid Handling

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has shared a 2 min 19-second promotional video on Twitter, the first campaign theme for the party and for Mr Yadav this election season, with just months to go...

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"Flying Blind": Gold-Obsessed Indians Now Pouring Billions Into Crypto

The cryptocurrency aficionados' mantra that Bitcoin is equivalent to digital gold is winning converts among the world's biggest holders of the precious metal.

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Minor Fire Breaks Out at Delhi's AIIMS, No Injuries Reported

Minor fire breaks out at AIIMS, Delhi; patients moved to safety. No injuries reported

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Brazil President In A Bind Over Suspected Graft In India Vaccine Deal

There was something fishy about the invoice: why was a company in Singapore billing Brazil $45 million for an Indian Covid-19 vaccine that hadn't been delivered?

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Update: India Records 50,040 New Covid Cases, 1,258 Deaths In A Day

A single-day rise of 50,040 fresh COVID-19 infections took India's tally to 3,02,33,183 while the number of active cases reduced to 5,86,403, according to Union Health Ministry data on Sunday.

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Bengal Bar Council Seeks Removal Of High Court's Acting Chief Justice

The Bar Council of West Bengal on Sunday wrote to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana seeking the removal of Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Calcutta.

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"Woke Up To Deafening Sounds": Locals On Drone Strike At Jammu Air Base

People living around the Air Force station in Jammu woke up to the deafening sounds of explosions as two blasts took place at the military installation in the early hours of Sunday.

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Maharashtra Parents Attend Son's Canada Wedding Online Amid Restrictions

With the present coronavirus situation posing global restrictions on travel and other fronts, a family based in Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district found a way out to solemnise the marriage of...

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Hundreds Of Fish Found Dead In Guwahati Water Tank Due To Lack Of Oxygen

Hundreds of dead fish were found floating on Sunday in Dighalipukhuri water tank in Guwahati.

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J&K Special Police Officer, Wife Shot Dead At Home By Terrorists

A Special Police Officer or SPO and his wife were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday after terrorists entered their home and sprayed them with bullets.

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Rajnath Singh Reviews Ground Situation In Eastern Ladakh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday carried out a comprehensive review of India's military preparedness in eastern Ladakh on the first day of his three-day visit to the region amid a deadlock...

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Delhi Metro Bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' Award

The Delhi Metro has bagged an award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers for its "high-quality" infrastructure development projects under phases I-III, officials said on Sunday.

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Centre's Taxes On Petrol, Diesel A Means To Loot People: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Centre over rising fuel prices and asked why the government is making the taxes on petrol and diesel a means to "loot" the people.

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Farmers Warn Of Agitation If Sugarcane Dues Not Cleared By UP Government

A farmers' organisation in Uttar Pradesh has warned of an agitation if dues of sugarcane farmers are not paid on time.

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PM Likely To Take "Revolutionary Steps" In Jammu And Kashmir: BJP Leader

Senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take some "revolutionary steps", including holding early assembly polls, in...

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Odisha Man Kills Ex-Vice Chancellor For Refusing To Pay Rs 100: Police

Noted environmentalist and former Vice-Chancellor of Sambalpur University, Dhrubaraj Naik, was allegedly killed on Sunday outside his residence in Odisha's Jharsuguda district by a man who had...

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"As Massive Crisis Builds...": Rahul Gandhi On Farmers' Protest

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended his support to the farmers' protest which has been going on for over 200 days and said even as "massive crisis builds, government policies fail to...

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Wanted Maoist Killed In Chhattisgarh In Gun Fight With Security Forces

A Naxal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head and wanted in nearly 25 criminal cases, was gunned down in an exchange of fire with the District Reserve Guard (DRG) near Dantewada on Sunday.

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Explosion Reported Inside Air Force-Operated Area At Jammu Airport

Explosions were reported inside Jammu airport's technical area early on Sunday.

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Updates: India Records 48,698 COVID-19 Cases, 1,183 Deaths In A Day

The number of active cases has further declined to 5,95,565 and now accounts for 1.97 per cent of the total infections.

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Case Against Teen For Trespassing Into Kochi Naval Base

An 18 year-old boy has been booked for allegedly trespassing into the naval base in Kochi without a proper defence identity card, soon after defence minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Cochin Port on...

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Four Injured In Grenade Attack In Srinagar

Four civilians were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists on a joint patrol party of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team at Barbar Shah in Srinagar on Saturday.

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Withdraw Ration Cards Of Ineligible Beneficiaries: Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday directed the concerned authorities to take steps for withdrawal of ration cards from all ineligible beneficiaries above the poverty line.

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New Special Probe Team Closer To Justice In Sacrilege Case: Navjot Sidhu

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had been targeting the Amarinder Singh government over alleged delay in justice in the 2015 sacrilege and subsequent police firing incidents, said the new...

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Anil Deshmukh Channeled Crores From Bar Owners To His Trust: Probe Agency

The then Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh had received over Rs 4 crore from bar owners in Mumbai and channeled that money to his trust in the form of donations through various dummy companies,...

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"Agenda To Suppress My Voice": Lakshadweep Filmmaker Over Sedition Case

Filmmaker Aisha Sultana, who was granted anticipatory bail by Kerala High Court, said the case imposed against her was a part of the agenda by the section of the people that wants to suppress her...

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Seized Drugs Worth Over Rs 1,300 Crore Destroyed In Punjab

Seized drugs including 659 kg heroin valuing Rs 1,318 crore in the international market were destroyed by the Punjab government on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on...

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"Let Bulldozers Run Over Us": Haryana Villagers As Demolition Fear Looms

Oppu Roy, 24, a resident of Khori village in Haryana, says, "We will not leave from here, let the bull dozers arrive, let them run on us but we will not move. we will put our jhuggis here and continue...

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Government Working On Policy To Divide Farmers: Congress

The Modi government has been harassing farmers not just for the last seven months of their protest against the three farm laws, but since it came to power seven years ago, the Congress alleged on...

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Will Call Off Protest If Laws Repealed, Say Farmer Leaders

As their agitation completed seven months, farmer leaders on Saturday stuck to their demands, saying they will call off their protest if the government repeals the three farm laws even as Narendra...

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Probe Ordered Over Police Personnel Clicking Photos With Sushil Kumar

The Delhi Police has initiated an inquiry after its personnel were seen clicking photos with two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who is an accused in the killing of a young wrestler at Chhatrasal...

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Farmer Leaders Speak With Delhi Lt Governor, Demand Repeal Of Laws

Farmer leaders on Saturday virtually spoke to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal after they claimed they weren't allowed to meet him and submitted to his representative a memorandum addressed to the...

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Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Review Petition On Quota Ruling On June 28

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on June 28 centre's plea seeking review of the majority verdict which held that 102nd Constitution amendment took away states' power to declare Socially and...

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"Continuously Preparing" States To Deal With Future Covid Surge: Centre

The Centre on Saturday told the Supreme Court that it is "continuously preparing" the states and union territories, and their infrastructure to deal with future resurgence of COVID-19 in the country.

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Uttarakhand Congress Leader Urges Poll Body To Clear Bypoll ''Confusion''

Congress leader Navprabhat has urged Election Commission to "clear the confusion" on bypolls including that for Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat who needs to get elected to the assembly within 6...

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No Question Of Anyone Missing Covid Shot Due To Digital Divide: Centre

There is no question of anyone being left out in the Covid vaccination drive due to "digital divide" and Co-WIN is designed to provide required flexibilities to states and Union Territories to...

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Assam Chief Minister Conspiring To Keep Me Behind Bars: Akhil Gogoi

Jailed Independent Assam legislator Akhil Gogoi on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is hatching a conspiracy to keep him confined behind bars and is putting "tremendous...

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"Duty Over Entitlement": Himachal Police Chief After Cops Fight In Public

Days after senior police officers in Himachal Pradesh slapped and kicked each other in public, Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu has issued a stern advisory to police officers.

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Madhya Pradesh Inoculates Over 9.64 Lakh Beneficiaries Saturday

Madhya Pradesh today inoculated over 9.64 lakh beneficiaries against coronavirus, extending the state's cumulative vaccination coverage to over 1.97 crore.

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Land Worth Rs 6 Crore Attached In Bengal Illegal Coal Mining Case

A land parcel worth Rs 6 crore in Kolkata has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an illegal coal mining case in West Bengal, the central agency said on Saturday.

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A Revanth Reddy Appointed New Telangana Pradesh Congress Chief

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed party MP A Revanth Reddy as the new Telangana Pradesh Congress chief, replacing N Uttam Reddy.

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Tripura Says Vaccinated 80% Of Eligible Population With At Least One Dose

The Tripura government on Friday said it has inoculated 80 per cent of its eligible population with at least one dose of the anti-Covid vaccines.

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SBI-Led Consortium Gets Over Rs 5,800 Crore In Vijay Mallya Case

A State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium that lent loans to Vijay Mallya received Rs 5,824.5 crore in its accounts after shares of UBL, earlier attached under the anti-money laundering law, were...

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Enforcement Directorate Questions Ex-Maharashtra Minister's Secretary

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned the personal secretary of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case registered against the latter, sources said.

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National Task Force Suggests Oxygen Need Determination Formula

The Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) has proposed a formula for determining the oxygen needs for the country, which takes into account all levels of care amid the ongoing COVID-19...

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Court Slams Delhi For Capping Beneficiaries Of Non-PDS Grains Scheme

Observing that providing ration is the obligation of the state and it cannot deny food to the hungry, the Delhi High Court Friday slammed the AAP government for putting a limit of 20 lakh...

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UP Man, On The Run With Girl, Jumps From Train In Maharashtra, Dies: Cops

A 19-year-old man from Badoi in Uttar Pradesh who was facing a case for allegedly kidnappng a girl jumped from a speeding train in Thane district of Maharashtra and died four days later, the railway...

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Enhanced Version Of Pinaka Rockets Test-Fired Off Odisha Coast

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired an extended range version of indigenously developed "Pinaka" rocket at Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the...

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Farmers To Give Governors Memorandums Seeking Repeal Of Farm Laws

Farmers protesting against the three central farm laws will tomorrow hand over a memorandum to various state governors demanding the repeal of the three laws, said Bharatiya Kisan Union's all-India...

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Assam Government Employees' Body Criticises No Vaccine, No Salary Plan

The Assam government has stressed that efforts are being made to ensure that state government employees at the frontline of the fight against Covid get vaccinated and added that those who do not take...

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Maharashtra Reports First Covid Death Due To Delta Plus Variant

Forty-eight coronavirus cases of "Delta Plus" variant have been detected from 45,000 samples across the country.

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50 Lakh Could Be Infected In Third Wave Of Covid In Maharashtra: Minister

As many as 50 lakh people including five lakh children could be infected in Maharashtra in a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, state Food and Drug Administration Minister Rajendra Shingne...

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Jailed Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi Gets 2-Day Parole To Visit Mother, Son

Assam MLA and activist Akhil Gogoi was granted a two-day parole by a special NIA court in Guwahati on Friday on humanitarian grounds to visit, with a police escort, his son and ailing mother.

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Be Cautious While Welcoming People Into Party: Karnataka Congress Chief

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Friday asked his partymen to be cautious while welcoming people from other parties, saying the new entrants should not "spoil the party" by indulging in...

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Police Seize Lakshadweep Filmmaker's Phone For Forensic Analysis

Lakshadweep police, who are probing the sedition case against filmmaker Ayesha Sultana, seized her mobile phone today for forensic examination.

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Give 5 Year Account Of Money Spent On Buying Medicine: Court To Bengal

Observing that taxpayers' money, of which the state is a trustee, cannot be wasted by letting "precious medicines" lie unused at a hospital when other facilities are in dire need of those, the...

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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya

More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an...

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Businessman Vedanta Baruah First Assamese To Get Golden UAE Visa

Vedanta Baruah, who went to the UAE for the first time in 2006, received the visa on Thursday, and it is valid from June 23 this year to June 22, 2031, an official document stated.

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Cooperating In Probe, Truth Will Come Out: NCP Leader Anil Deshmukh

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today said he extended full cooperation to ED officials who searched his premises as part of a money laundering probe against him, and hoped "truth will...

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4 Students Held In Israel Embassy Blast Case Sent To 10-Day Police Remand

Four students, who were arrested from Ladakh in connection with a blast near the Israel Embassy here in January, were sent to 10-day police remand by a magistrate court, officials said today.

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Indore, Surat Get Smart Cities Award, UP Wins In States Category

Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Surat in Gujarat were adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in...

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"No Great Expectations": West Bengal Congress Chief On PM's J&K Outreach

Adhir Chowdhury pointed out that many of the leaders who were invited to Thursday's meeting were placed under house arrest after the abrogation of Article 370.

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Delta Variant In 77% Samples Assam Sent For Genome Study In April-May

The highly-contagious Delta variant of Covid has been found to be present in about 77 per cent of samples from Assam that were sent for genome sequencing in April and May.

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Officials' Reply Sought In Plea Over Land Acquisition For Ayodhya Airport

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from the Ayodhya administration on charges that it is encroaching upon a large chunk of land illegally and forcing owners to sell...

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China Launches First Bullet Train In Tibet, Close To Arunachal Border

China on Friday operationalised its first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan...

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Seven Cases Of Delta-Plus Covid In Madhya Pradesh, Two Patients Died

At least seven cases of the new Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Madhya Pradesh, two of the patients have died. Doctors said they had not received any vaccination.

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Assam May Bring Law To Enforce 2-Child Policy Next Month

The Assam government, that has made headlines with its advocacy of a two-child policy, may bring new legislation during next month's budget session of the state assembly to enforce it widely.

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Not Bill Gates, It's Jamsetji Tata Who Is Philanthropist Of The Century

Indian industry's doyen Jamsetji Tata has emerged as the biggest philanthropist globally in the last century by donating USD 102 billion, as per a list of top-50 givers prepared by Hurun Report and...

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Updates: India Records 54,069 New Covid Cases, 1,321 Deaths In A Day

India reported 54,069 new cases of COVID-19 in a day which took the infection tally to 3,00,82,778 while 1,321 more fatalities pushed the death count to 3,91,981, according to the Union Health...

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South China Sea Code Of Conduct Shouldn't Prejudice 3rd Party Interests: India

India asserted at an East Asia Summit meeting that the code of conduct being negotiated for the region should not prejudice the legitimate interests of third parties and be fully consistent with the...

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BJP Protest At 1,000 Sites In Maharashtra Over Quota In Local Polls

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP announced that it would hold ''chakka jam'' protest on June 26 at 1,000 places across the state over the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's alleged failure in protecting...

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"Have Declined Job Offer To Son": Punjab Congress MLA

Congress MLA Fatehjang Singh Bajwa on Thursday said he has declined the government job offer for his son and asked state party chief Sunil Jakhar and two ministers of setting a similar precedence.

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"Kidnapped Women Rescued", Accused Missing: UP Cops

Police on Thursday said they have "rescued" two women from Khatauli town in Uttar Pradesh, who were allegedly lured and converted to Islam by men who then married them.

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World Knows What Pakistan Has Brought To Afghanistan: India

The world knows what Pakistan has brought to Afghanistan, India said on Thursday in a terse response to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's comments that its presence in the war-ravaged...

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Covid, Its Aftermath Has Shown Economy's Resilience: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday participated in the Global Investors Roundtable organized by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

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BJP Seeks Scrapping of Mukul Roy's Nomination For Assembly Panel: Report

The BJP on Thursday sought cancellation of Mukul Roy's nomination for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and urged the Assembly secretary to reject his candidature

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Snatching Kashmir's Statehood Didn't Help The Country: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that "snatching away" of statehood from Jammu and Kashmir by the BJP-led central government has brought shame to the country.

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Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates Over Rs 6,000-Crore Road Projects In Himachal

Nitin Gadkari also inaugurated the 39-km-long Parwanoo-Solan section of the NH-22, constructed at a cost of Rs 1,303 crore.

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Armed Robbers On Motorcycles Flee With Bag Containing Rs 70 Lakh In Delhi

A group of armed men looted robbed a bag that contained Rs 70 lakh in Delhi.

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Bengal University Vice-Chancellor Goes On Leave, Hands Over Charge

bidyut Chakraborty will be out of station for four days from June 23.

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BJP's Short-Sighted Policies Reason For Unemployment: Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP government-held investors' summit and made tall claims about investments.

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Priority To Utilise Domestic Vaccines For Own Vaccination Drive: Centre

India on Thursday said its stand on COVID-19 vaccine exports has been that it would depend on its domestic needs and asserted that right now the priority remains utilising made-in-India jabs for its...

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India Should Aim To Be Among World's Top 3 Naval Powers: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the naval base being developed here under "Project Seabird" should be Asia's biggest, and he would try to get budget allocation enhanced for it, if...

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BJP Slams Punjab Government Over 6th Pay Commission Recommendations

BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Thursday slammed the Congress government in Punjab over the sixth pay commission, saying its lopsided recommendations forced the government employees to go on pen-down strike...

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Coast Guard Saves 9 Crew Members From Sinking Vessel Off Port Blair Coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued nine crew members from a sinking vessel off the Port Blair coast, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

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The Controversy Over Delimitation In Jammu And Kashmir Explained

At PM Narendra Modi's first meeting with 14 top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir since the government scrapped its special status and downgraded it into two Union Territories, big focus was on...

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Will Restore Article 370 In J&K, Says Mehbooba Mufti After PM Meet

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that she has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the all-party meeting that people of Jammu and Kashmir do not accept the manner in which Article 370 was abrogated...

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BJP MP Reiterates Demand For Separate North Bengal, Despite Party Warning

BJP MP John Barla Wednesday again raked up a controversial demand seeking a separate union territory comprising North Bengal districts, despite his party cautioning against such statements.

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GST Council Meets "Toxic": Bengal Minister Writes To Nirmala Sitharaman

Stating that GST council meetings have become "almost toxic" with the erosion of trust between the Centre and states, West Bengal Minister Amit Mitra urged Nirmala Sitharaman to consider a "course...

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Ex-Infosys CEO To Head Task Force To Help Bring Reforms In Bureaucracy

Former Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal was on Wednesday appointed chairperson of a three-member task force formed to help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through its ambitious "Mission...

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Probe Agency NIA Searches Office Of Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma's NGO: Report

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at the office of former "encounter specialist" police officer Pradeep Sharma's NGO in suburban Andheri, days after his arrest.

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India, US Kick Off Mega Wargame In Indian Ocean With Eye On China

India and the US on Wednesday kicked off a two-day multi-domain wargame in the Indian Ocean involving an array of air defence platforms to further consolidate their operational synergy.

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Trinamool's Mukul Roy Among Nominees For Bengal Assembly's Top Panel

Suvendu Adhikari said Mukul Roy's nomination does not matter as he would cease to exist as a member of the House under the anti-defection law.

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Maharashtra Administers Record Over 6 Lakh Covid Vaccine Doses In A Day

Maharashtra on Wednesday administered more than 6 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Bombay High Court Gets 4 New Judges, Kerala High Court Gets 1

Abdul Rahim Musaliar Badharudeen has been appointed as an additional judge of the Kerala High Court for a period of two years.

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Ensure Covaxin's Global Acceptance, People Facing Curbs: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee also asked Chief Secretary HK Dwidevi to write a letter to centre official.

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Nagaland Governor Trying To Criminalize The Naga Movement: NSCN(IM)

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN(IM) on Wednesday said that Nagaland Governor RN Ravi is desperately trying to criminalize the Naga political movement by questioning the taxation right...

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On Twitter Vs Government, FICCI Chief Cites "Ease Of Doing Business"

Uday Shankar, the president of industry body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) today said "guard rails" are necessary but one should be careful "not to throw out the baby...

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Tejashwi Yadav's Olive Branch To Chirag Paswan, And A Jab At Nitish Kumar

Tejashwi Yadav Wednesday extended an olive branch to Chirag Paswan, urging the Lok Janshakti Party leader to reconsider its alliance with the NDA led by the BJP which he said swears by the RSS...

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Prashant Kishor Meets Sharad Pawar, 3rd Time In A Fortnight

Political strategist Prashant Kishor met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday, a day after leaders of eight opposition parties gathered at Pawar''s residence and...

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Alerted Bolsonaro About Internal Pressure To Buy Covaxin: Official

A Brazilian Health Ministry official has revealed that he alerted President Jair Bolsonaro to internal pressure he was facing to buy a COVID-19 vaccine developed byBharat Biotech, according to a...

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First Case Of Delta Plus Variant Detected In Jammu And Kashmir: Official

The first case of the Delta plus variant of coronavirus, classified as a "variant of concern", has been detected in Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu Government Medical College (GMC) principal Shashi Sudhan...

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Can Vaccine Neutralise Delta Plus? Medical Body, Virology Centre To Study

Following the detection of "Delta Plus" variant in COVID patients in some parts of the country, ICMR and NIV have decided to conduct a study to see if the new and more potent variant of coronavirus...

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12 Independent MLAs Meet In Jaipur, Support Ashok Gehlot's Leadership

Twelve of the 13 independent legislators in the Rajasthan Assembly met here on Wednesday and expressed confidence in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's leadership.

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Queen Elizabeth II Holds First 'Live' Audience With British PM Since 2020

Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday hosted Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Buckingham Palace in London for the pair's first weekly in-person audience since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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India's Cumulative Covid Vaccination Coverage Crosses 30 Crore-Mark

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 30 crore-mark, informed the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.

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Bantacruz? Aviation Minister Lightens The Mood On Navi Mumbai Airport

In the middle of the controversy surrounding the re-naming of Navi Mumbai international airport and different names being proposed, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter to "lighten the...

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Delhi's Ration Scheme Lacks Clarity, Start As Pilot Project: Centre

The Centre has suggested the Delhi government to implement the doorstep ration delivery scheme on a pilot basis as there is no clarity on many fronts, including rates at which wheat flour and packaged...

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Will Covaxin Work On 2-Year-Olds? Wait For 2-3 Months, Says AIIMS Chief

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is being tested on children as young as two years old. The results of these trials will be known in two-to-three months, AIIMS Delhi chief Dr Randeep Guleria has said.

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Vaccine For Children Above 2 Years By September-October: AIIMS Director

AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said Bharat Biotech and other companies are doing trials at a very fast pace and hoped that data will lead to approvals so that there is a vaccine for...

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Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla's Big Shift In Pandemic-Hit World

Kumar Mangalam Birla, who oversees $46 billion Aditya Birla Group spread across 36 countries, is no longer keen to acquire any firm with a globally diversified supply chain as protectionism and...

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50,848 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India, 19% Higher Than Yesterday

India's reported 50,848 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, 19 per cent higher than yesterday. India, the second-worst hit country, now has 3,00,28,709 crore cases.

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"Issue Whether China Lives Up To Commitment...": S Jaishankar Flags Worry

China's military deployment along its disputed border with India and uncertainty over whether Beijing will fulfill its promise on troop reductions remains a challenge for relations between the two...

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Delhi Police Summons Congress' Mahesh Joshi In Phone Tapping Case

The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Tuesday served notice to Rajasthan Congress leader Mahesh Joshi to appear before it on June 24 in connection with the alleged phone tapping case that came to light...

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PM Modi On Olympic Day 2021: "Wishing The Very Best To Our Contingent"

Olympic Day 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the Indian contingent on International Olympic Day today. PM Modi wrote on Twitter, I appreciate all those who have represented India in various...

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AstraZeneca Says Its Vaccine Effective Against Variants Found In India

AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study.

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"Right To Life Must Prevail Over...": Rights Body Chief On Covid Drugs

NHRC chairman Justice (Retired) Arun Mishra on Tuesday said the right to life should prevail over the rights of patent holders to ensure that the scarcity of life-saving drugs, medicines and vaccines...

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Father's Obligation Wouldn't End On Son Turning 18: Delhi High Court

A father's obligation would not end on his son turning 18 years as the entire burden of his education and other expenses cannot fall only on the mother, the Delhi High Court has said while granting Rs...

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India Recorded 42,640 New Covid Cases On Tuesday

With COVID-19 infections on a decline, India recorded 42,640 new cases on Tuesday with the daily count dropping below the 50,000-mark after 91 days.

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Mission To Free Other Political Prisoners: Student Activist, Out On Bail

Student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha, who was released on bail after being arrested under the UAPA in connection with the northeast Delhi riots, on Tuesday said securing the release of other political...

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Bengal BJP Cautions Leaders Against Commenting On Division Of State

Amid rising criticism against the BJP over proposals by two of its MP for creating a union territory and a state by carving out parts of West Bengal, the party's leadership on Tuesday cautioned...

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"Not Aware Of Evidence" That Mehul Choksi Was Abducted: Antigua PM

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said he is not aware of "any conclusive evidence" but there is information in public domain that diamantaire Mehul Choksi was abducted.

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Issue Is Whether China Will Live Up To Commitments: S Jaishankar On Ladakh

Amid an apparent lack of progress on disengagement from some friction points in Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the issue is whether China will live up to the earlier...

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"Everything Fine With Maha Vikas Aghadi Government": State Congress Chief

In a bid to quell the controversy stemming out of his remarks that the Congress party would go solo in the next assembly election, state chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that everything was...

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Congress Slams Government As Vaccination Numbers Dip After Monday Record

With the vaccination numbers dipping on Tuesday from over 88 lakh doses administered the previous day, the Congress said vaccination cannot be seen as a "one-day fixture" and alleged that the...

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After Monday's Record, Big Dip In Vaccination Figures Raises Questions

Vaccination figures across the country dropped to a low of 53.86 lakh by midnight on Tuesday after Monday's record 88 lakh, throwing up questions on whether such large scale vaccination is...

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3 Men Get Off Train With Gold Jewellery Worth Rs 7 Crore, Probe On

Three persons from Surat in Gujarat were detained at Katni station in Madhya Pradesh after they were found to be carrying about 14 kg of gold ornaments valued at Rs 7 crore.

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Day Before Its National Record, Madhya Pradesh Vaccinated A Mere 4,100

A day before Madhya Pradesh set a national record by administering 16,91,967 COVID-19 vaccines yesterday, it inoculated a mere 4,098 people. The government has, however, denied any attempt to hoard...

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Union Cabinet Meet To Be Held Tomorrow: Report

A meeting of the Union cabinet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday.

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India's Vaccination Coverage Crosses 29 Crore Doses

In another significant achievement, India''s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the 29-crore mark, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Nitish Kumar Rubbishes Chirag Paswan Allegation Of Causing Split in Party

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today brushed off Chirag Paswan's accusation that his Janata Dal United was at the bottom of the split in the Lok Janshakti Party -- something the Paswan Junior has...

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After Galwan, China Army Realised It Needs Better Training: General Rawat

After the faceoff with Indian forces in Galwan Valley and other locations along Line of Actual Control last year in Ladakh, the Chinese Army has realised that it needs better training and preparation,...

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Pakistan Should Be Held Accountable For Aiding Terrorism: India At UN

Pakistan should be held "accountable for aiding and abetting terrorism", India said, adding that Islamabad continues to provide pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists and hosts them on its...

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Indore Sets Record By Administering Highest Number Of Covid Vaccinations

Over two lakh people received COVID-19 vaccine shot in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Monday, setting a record for the highest number of vaccinations in a single day for any district in the country.

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"Covid A Good Excuse": Supreme Court Raps Tamil Nadu Election Commission

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission was today pulled up by the Supreme Court over delay in conducting local polls in nine new districts.

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10 Techies From Hyderabad Are Easing Covid Suffering. Here's How

10 techies from Hyderabad are helping COVID-19 patients by providing them with COVID care kits, which includes medicines, masks, PPE kits and other such items

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"PM's Focus Was Bengal, Not Oxygen": On Covid, Rahul Gandhi's Swipe

Coronavirus: Rahul Gandhi releases White Paper on Covid, says purpose is not to point finger at government but to help prep for third wave

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Rapid Vaccination Key To Opening Economy, Getting Back To Normal: Centre

Rapid vaccination is key to lifting Covid restrictions, re-opening the economy and returning to normal, the government said Tuesday, a day after a renewed push to vaccinate eligible beneficiaries...

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Second Supreme Court Judge Drops Out Of Bengal Related Case

One more Supreme Court Judge has dropped out of the case involving West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition in the Narada bribery case.

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"Yoga Originated In Nepal, Not India": Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Nepal caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday claimed that Yoga originated in Nepal, adding that India wasn't around when Yoga started in the world.

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Gharial Babies Spotted Near Odisha's Mahanadi River After 43 Years

In Odisha, natural nesting of the endangered gharials, belonging to the family of crocodiles, has been seen near the Mahanadi river after 43 years, conservationists said. Know all about the endangered...

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Bharat Biotech Submits Covaxin Phase 3 Trial Data; Expert Panel Meet Today

Bharat Biotech on Tuesday submitted Phase III trial data for the Covaxin coronavirus vaccine to the DCGI (Drug Controller General of India), whose SEC (subject expert committee) is expected to meet...

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Indian Team In US For 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana's Extradition Hearing

A federal US court is all set to hold on Thursday an in-person extradition hearing of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror...

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India's Fresh Covid Cases Drop Below 50,000, First In 3 Months

India recorded under 50,000 new Covid cases in 91 days, with 42,640 new cases. The death count climbed to 3,89,302 with 1,167 fresh fatalities. The record low cases were reported on a day when India...

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Girl, 8, Strangled In UP Village, Police Suspect Rape

An eight-year-old girl was strangled to death in a village in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Her body was found in a sugarcane field late at night in the Kheri district, about 130 km from Lucknow, hours...

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"Not A Third Front Meet": On Gathering At Sharad Pawar's, A Clarification

Veteran politician Sharad Pawar is "not hosting a third front meeting", it was clarified hours before what now appears to be a gathering of politicians and intellectuals to "debate current events".

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PM's "Name, Patronage Enough" To Win 2022 Polls: Aide Who Was Sent To UP

Newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP vice president and former IAS officer AK Sharma on Monday said people of the state love Prime Minister Narendra Modi the same way as they did in 2013-14.

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J&K Parties Hold Talks For 2nd Day Over Invite For PM Modi's Meeting

With the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) scheduled to meet Tuesday, intra-party consultations in Jammu and Kashmir continued for a second day Monday to discuss the centre's invitation...

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53,256 New Covid Cases Reported, 80 Lakh Vaccine Doses Given On Monday

India administered a record over 80 lakh vaccine doses on Day 1 of the Centre's new phase of COVID-19 vaccination (which includes providing vaccines free of charge to all above 18) on Monday.

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Assam Relaxes Curfew In Districts Reporting Fewer New Covid Infections

In districts where the daily fresh Covid cases has fallen below 400, the Assam gocernment has relaxed the protocol, according to the new pandemic SOP issued today. The state recorded 1,775 new...

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Bengaluru Urban Tops Among Districts In Monday's Vaccine Drive: Minister

Bengaluru Urban stood number one among districts in India in COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday, by administering 2,09,256 doses, while Karnataka stood second among states by administering 10.36...

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5 Arrested For Creating A Fake Ram Temple Donation Website: UP Police

Five men who allegedly made an illegal website in the name of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Ayodhya and duped people of lakhs of rupees by receiving donations on the pretext of the Ram Temple construction...

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Rs 1 Lakh For Parents With Highest Number Of Children: Mizoram Minister

A Mizoram minister has announced a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh to a living parent with the highest number of children in his constituency to encourage population growth among the demographically small...

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Bodies Floated To Bengal From Uttar Pradesh, Says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said several bodies have floated to the state downstream river Ganga from Uttar Pradesh and polluted the waters.

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How Madhya Pradesh Topped Country By Giving 16 Lakh Covid Shots In A Day

Madhya Pradesh today administered over 16 lakh doses of Covid vaccine, the highest in the country, as the centre's new policy on the immunisation exercise came into force.

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Mizoram Reports Highest Single-Day Spike After Delta Variant Detected

After the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus was detected, Mizoram is now witnessing a spike in number of positive cases.

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Summer Solstice 2021: Here's Why Summer Solstice Celebrations Are Unique

Summer Solstice 2021: Traditionally, the Summer and Winter Solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons. Know all about the Summer Solstice, the longest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Nitish Kumar's "Private Visit" To Delhi Adds To Cabinet Expansion Buzz

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi amid reports that he expects a slot in the Union Cabinet for his party.

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PM Modi Announces Launch Of M-Yoga App To Expand Yoga Across World

Yoga Day: Giving the mantra of 'Yoga se sahyog tak', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the launch of the M-Yoga app for yoga training videos that will be available worldwide in...

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"Yoga For Well-Being" Is 2021 Theme. There Is A Theme Song Too. Watch

As the coronavirus pandemic affects livesand livelihoods across the globe, people are increasingly embracing yoga as a way to heal themselves mentally and physically.

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India Sees Fewest Covid Cases In 88 Days, Free Vaccination For 18+ Begins

India reported 53,256 new COVID-19 cases today, its fewest in 88 days as the second wave of infections appear to be ebbing. From today, the centre, reversing a policy change, will provide vaccines...

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"A Higher State...": Inspirational Quotes On International Yoga Day 2021

International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 and we found some motivational quotes to help you celebrate the day.

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"Yoga Can Be Extremely Helpful During Covid": President Ram Nath Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday greeted citizens on the International Yoga Day and said it can be extremely helpful during Covid.

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Relevance Of Yoga Increased During COVID-19, Says Harsh Vardhan

On the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the relevance of Yoga has increased during COVID-19 and asserted that Yoga has helped...

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International Yoga Day 2021: Images, Yoga Cards, Greetings And Wallpapers

International Yoga Day: Today is International Yoga Day. People across the world are celebrating the 7th International Yoga Day. Sharing yoga images, greetings and wallpapers can encourage more people...

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International Yoga Day 2021: In Pictures

Yoga remains a ray of hope when world fights Covid pandemic, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on International Yoga Day.

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"Yoga Says 'We're Biggest Source Of Energy In Universe'": PM's Top Quotes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the lead event of the seventh International Day of Yoga. The theme this year is ''Yoga for wellness''. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the lead event of...

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"Yoga A Source Of Strength. When Covid Emerged, No Country Was Ready": PM

Yoga became a source of inner strength among people amid the Covid pandemic and inculcated faith in them that they could fight the virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

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Delhi Eases Curbs From Today; Bars To Open, Restaurant Timing Extended

The Delhi government has allowed bars to open from today as part of relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions in the national capital.

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PM Modi Addresses Nation On International Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation today at 6:30 am on the occasion of the 7th International Yoga Day. The lead event of Yoga Day this year will be a televised programme due to...

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Tripura Man In Bengaluru Let Off In Terror Case After 4 Years In Jail

A 36-year-old Tripura native had been languishing in jail for five years till his acquittal in a terror case. He was arrested for his alleged role in the 2005 IISc Bengaluru shooting incident.

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Lakshadweep Collector Refutes Reports On Shifting Legal Jurisdiction

The reports about the Lakshadweep administration shifting its legal jurisdiction from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court is baseless and is devoid of truth, said S Asker Ali, Secretary IPR and...

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Encounter Breaks Out In Jammu And Kashmir's Sopore: Police

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Sopore area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police informed.

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Congress Alleges Another Land Scam In Ayodhya

The Congress on Sunday alleged a scam in the purchase of land by the Ram Temple Trust in Ayodhya and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Supreme Court to "fulfil their responsibility" by...

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Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar On Week-Long Visit To North Bengal From Monday

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will embark on a week-long visit to North Bengal from Monday, within a week of a demand by certain BJP MPs for carving out a separate Union Territory for the...

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Gupkar Alliance To Discuss PM's All-Party Meeting On Tuesday: Report

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Centre's invitation to mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Bengal Approaches High Court Seeking Recall Of Order On Post-Poll Violence

The West Bengal government has filed an application before the Calcutta High Court seeking recall of its order.

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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Condoles Death Of Sikhism Scholar Jodh Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh condoled the passing away of the Sikhism scholar Dr Jodh Singh.

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BJP Senior Leader To Discuss UP Poll Strategy On Two-Day Lucknow Visit

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh will be on a two-day visit to Lucknow starting tomorrow to discuss poll strategy with the party leaders for the...

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After Gujarat, Arvind Kejriwal In Punjab Tomorrow; May Recruit Ex-Cop

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will travel to Punjab tomorrow as the eight-year-old outfit tries to expand its footprint in the state ahead of next year's assembly elections.

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Odia Singer Tapu Mishra Dies Of Post-Covid Complications

Popular Odia playback singer Tapu Mishra died due to post-COVID complications while undergoing treatment at a private hospital, family sources said on Sunday. She was 36.

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All Coronavirus Deaths To Be Certified Covid, Or Else...: Centre In Court

All coronavirus deaths regardless of where they take place, should be certified as Covid deaths, the Centre has said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court after media reports pointed out huge...

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On Camera, 2 Chhattisgarh Cops Caught Accepting Bribe, Suspended

Two policemen were suspended in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a transporter, whose vehicles was involved in a road accident, said a police...

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Cooped Up For Weeks, People Throng Delhi Malls, Markets After Covid Surge

A few weeks ago, Delhi's crematoriums were operating around the clock dealing with Covid-19 victims. Now the shopping malls and markets are buzzing again.

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India Sees Less Than 60,000 Fresh Covid Cases For First Time In 81 Days

India's Covid chart continued to show improvement today, with the country recording 58,419 cases, the lowest in over 80 days. India, the second-worst hit country, now has 2.98 crore cases.

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As UP Unlocks, Shops, Restaurants Can Reopen At 50% Capacity

The Uttar Pradesh government decided to announce further relaxations in view of the declining Covid-19 cases.

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Day After Meeting Lok Sabha Speaker, Chirag Paswan To Hold Key Meet Today

The Chirag Paswan led faction will hold a national executive meeting in New Delhi today. The move comes a day after Mr Paswan met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the national capital.

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Can't Give Rs 4 Lakh Compensation To Covid Victims: Centre To Supreme Court

Families of Covid victims cannot be paid a compensation of Rs 4 lakhs as it applies to natural disasters only, the government told the Supreme Court adding that states cannot afford to pay everyone....

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Happy Father's Day 2021: Wishes, Quotes, Messages And Images To Share

Happy Father's Day: Today is Father's Day. Here are a few wishes, messages, quotes, greetings, photos, SMS you can send to your father today.

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BJP's "Polarisation Politics" Helped Mamata Banerjee: Adhir Chowdhury

West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the BJP's "polarisation politics" has damaged the Congress massively, but helped Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the recently held Assembly...

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International Yoga Day 2021: Know All About The Basic Rules Of Yoga

International Yoga Day 2021: June 21 is International Yoga Day. Yoga has become a part of daily life for millions of people worldwide. Know all about the basic rules for yoga.

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India Reported 60,753 New Covid Cases, 1,647 Deaths On Saturday

India reported 60,753 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,647 related deaths on Saturday, which pushed its cumulative tally to 2,98,23,546 cases, which includes 3,85,137 fatalities.

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Bengal Congress Meets To Discuss Assembly Election Results

The West Bengal unit of Congress party on Saturday held a meeting with all the district presidents of the state to discuss the recently concluded state Assembly election results.

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File FIRs Against Those Involved In Assault On Doctors: Centre To States

The Centre on Saturday asked state governments to register cases and invoke the stringent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 against those who indulge in assault on doctors and healthcare...

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Punjab Congress Chief Attacks Amarinder Singh Over Jobs To MLAs' Sons

Punjab cabinet's decision to give two state government jobs to the sons of Congress MLAs has triggered fresh trouble for Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

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3-Time Trinamool Congress MLA Jayanta Naskar Dies

Trinamool Congress MLA Jayanta Naskar, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in May, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday, a health department official said.

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Cult Leader's Influence Affecting Meghalaya Vaccination Drive: Officials

Pastor Phawa goes around asking parents to stop sending their children to schools, reject MGNERA jobs, reject foodgrains available to BPL/APL ration cardholders and abstain from Aadhaar enrolment.

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Uddhav Thackeray's "Self-Centred Politics" Dig At Congress

Uddhav Thackeray was speaking at the occasion of the Shiv Sena's 55th foundation day.

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Amarinder Singh Defends Giving Jobs To Sons Of Congress MLAs

Under fire from the opposition over giving jobs to sons of two Congress MLAs, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday defended his government's decision.

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Post Office Agents Dupe Depositors Of Crores, Arrested: Madhya Pradesh Cops

The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested two post office agents, one of them from neighbouring Maharashtra, for allegedly duping people of crores on the pretext of investing their money in saving...

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"Bihar Pandemic Deaths Secrecy Myopic, Not Legally Desirable": High Court

Bihar's Nitish Kumar government today came in for criticism from the Patna High Court which called out the opaqueness in Covid death data as published by the state's digital portal. It sought regular...

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BSP Leader's Son Made Samajwadi Party's Zila Panchayat Chief Candidate

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday declared the son of a former UP minister and BSP leader Ambika Chaudhary as its candidate for the post of Ballia zila panchayat chairman, triggering a sharp...

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Indian Air Force Undergoing Monumental Transformation: IAF Chief

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing a monumental transformation with rapid infusion of technologies due to rapidly evolving security challenges coupled with rising geopolitical uncertainty in the...

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Low-Intensity Earthquake Hits Assam, Fifth To Hit Region In 24 Hours

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth such tremor to hit the northeastern region during the past 24 hours, officials said.

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India Abstains On UN General Assembly Resolution On Myanmar

India has abstained on a UNGA resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft and New Delhi does not believe the resolution is conducive to aiding our joint efforts...

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India Reports 60,753 New Covid Cases, 1,647 Deaths In 24 Hours

India reported 60,753 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours and added 1,647 deaths. The daily recoveries continue to outnumber the fresh infections for the 37th consecutive day. 97,743 patients...

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Foresee A Third Wave In Next 6 To 8 Weeks: AIIMS Chief To NDTV

Third Covid wave is likely in India in the next six to eight weeks,AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

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"Not Before Me": Supreme Court Judge Recuses From Bengal Violence Case

A Supreme Court judge on Friday withdrew herself from hearing the post-poll violence case in Bengal in which BJP workers were allegedly killed.

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Bihar Reluctance To Put Covid Deaths In Public Domain Uncalled For: Court

The Patna High Court on Friday observed that the Bihar government's reluctance to put the state's COVID-19 death count in the public domain is uncalled for.

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Ex-Assam Chief Minister Reaches Delhi Amid Cabinet Reshuffle Buzz

Amid speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to expand his cabinet, word is doing the rounds that former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal may get a ministerial berth in Delhi.

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62,480 New Covid Cases, 1,587 Deaths Reported On Friday

India recorded 62,480 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, besides 1,587 more fatalities, which took the country's total tally to above 2.97 crore cases and 3.83 lakh deaths, according to the Union...

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Court Grants Police 3-Day Custody Of Former IL&FS Chairman

A special Court has granted police three-day custody of Ravi Parthasarathy, former chairman of the bankrupt Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), who was arrested by the Economic...

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Centre Defaming Farm Laws Protest, That Won't Dissipate It: Farmers' Body

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday accused the Union government of "defaming" the farmers' stir against the contentious farm laws and said the long-drawn agitation would not dissipate as being...

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Guards, Watchdogs To Protect World's Costliest Mangoes In Madhya Pradesh

A couple in Madhya Pradesh has hired four security guards and six watchdogs to protect what is perhaps their most prized possession - two Miyazaki mango trees.

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"Lost A Colossal Sportsperson": PM Modi Condoles Death Of Milkha Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of sprint legend Milkha Singh on Friday, and said the country has lost a colossal sportsperson who captured the nation's imagination and had a special...

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IPS Officer Harassment Probe: Madras High Court Grants 6-Week Extension

The Madras High Court on Friday granted six more weeks to the Investigating Officer (IO) to complete the probe in the sexual harassment case against a suspended special DGP by a subordinate IPS...

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High Court Orders Panel To Probe Rights Violation During Bengal Violence

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to constitute a committee for examining all cases of alleged human rights violations in the...

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UP Assembly Polls Under Leadership Of Yogi Adityanath: State BJP Chief

The next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be contested under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh on Friday.

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Maharashtra Man Dupes 100 Of Rs 59 Lakh With Ponzi Scheme: Official

A man in Thane city has been accused of duping some 100 investors to the tune of Rs 59 lakh by promising them high returns, a police official said on Friday.

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"16 Deaths Not Related To Oxygen Mock Drill": UP Hospital Gets Clean Chit

A hospital in Agra, whose owner was allegedly caught on audio bragging about how the hospital shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid the Covid crisis, has been...

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Sachin Pilot "An Asset" To Congress, Says Ajay Maken

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken today said Sachin Pilot is an asset for the party and that aspirations of all leaders in its Rajasthan unit will be taken care of, amid signs that dissidence is...

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Electrification Of Siachen Villages To Help Ladakh's Carbon-Neutral Goal

As many as 19 villages in Siachen have been electrified with supply from the Chamshen micro-hydel project (MHP), a development that will help Ladakh inch closer towards achieving the carbon-neutrality...

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Delhi Congress To Observe Rahul Gandhi's Birthday As "Sewa Diwas"

The Delhi Congress will observe party leader Rahul Gandhi's birthday on Saturday as "Sewa Diwas" and distribute free essential items, the organisation said on Friday.

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Assam To Extend One-Time Help To Poor Who Took Microfinance Loans

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the state government will provide one-time assistance to poor people who had availed loans under microfinance schemes and are currently repaying...

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Gets 6 New Judges

Six new judges were appointed to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, the law ministry said.

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Centre Operationalises Helpline, Reporting Platform To Fight Cyber Fraud

The Union Home Ministry has operationalised the national helpline 155260 and reporting platform for preventing financial loss due to cyber fraud.

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Top Medical Body To Hold Protest On Friday Over Violence Against Medicos

Around 3.5 lakh doctors of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will participate in a nationwide protest on Friday demanding a central law dealing with violence against medicos.

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Cable TV Rules Amended To Provide Guidelines For Complaint Redressal

The Centre has amended the Cable Television Network Rules to provide for a statutory mechanism for the redressal of complaints relating to content broadcast by the television channels.

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Seven Arrested With Mephedrone Drug Worth Rs 1 Crore In Gujarat

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Gujarat arrested seven persons for alleged possession of 994 gm of mephedrone, a banned psychotropic substance, worth Rs 1 crore, on Thursday, an official said on...

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Don't Lecture Us On Democracy: Minister Slams Twitter Over New Rules

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the social media platform should not "lecture us on democracy."

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PM Modi Condoles Death Of Zambia's First President Kenneth Kaunda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Thursday at the death of Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda, and said he was a respected world leader and statesman.

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Forms Panel To Probe Buses Procurement Process

Lt Governor Anil Baijal has formed a three-member committee to look into the now-stalled process of procuring 1,000 buses by DTC amid demand for a CBI probe by the BJP.

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Coast Guard Rescues Crew Of Sinking Ship Off Maharashtra's Raigad Coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued 16 crew members of a sinking ship near Revdanda port in Maharashtra's Raigad district in inclement weather, an official release said.

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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar Meets Amit Shah

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and is believed to have briefed him about the law and order situation in the state, where several incidents of...

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PM To Launch Customised Crash Course For Covid Frontline Workers Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a customised crash course programme for COVID-19 frontline workers today through video conferencing, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.

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Haryana Man Set On Fire, Dies, Family Links Accused To Farm Protest: Cops

A 42-year-old man died of burn injuries after four men allegedly sprinkled some inflammable material over him and set him afire, the police said on Thursday.

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Mayawati Slams Akhilesh Yadav As Expelled MLAs From Her Party Meet Him

BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, saying he was getting expelled and "ineffective" leaders from other parties to join his party just to remain in...

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Case Against Firm, Two Private Labs Over Fake Covid -ve Reports At Kumbh

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday lodged a case against a company and two private labs for fudging coronavirus test reports during the Haridwar Kumbh Mela in April.

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"Want Forest Land Cleared": Supreme Court On Aravali Encroachment

We want our forest land to be cleared, the Supreme Court said while refusing to stay its direction asking Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove encroachments in Aravali forest...

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Akali Dal, Mayawati's Party Seek Police Action Against Congress MP

The alliance of Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party submitted a complaint against Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu to the Ludhiana police commissioner on Thursday and demanded his immediate...

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Delhi Metro's 1st-Of-Its-Kind Halt Platforms To Connect Pink, Green Lines

Delhi Metro is building first-of-its-kind halt platforms to provide connectivity between the Pink and Green lines at Punjabi Bagh West metro station.

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Over 2.18 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses Still Available With States: Centre

More than 2.18 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are available with states and union territories, and over 56,70,350 more are on its way and will be received by them in the next three days, the Union...

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India Reacts Sharply To UN Special Rapporteur Tweet On Student Activists

India reacted sharply to a UN special rapporteur expressing concern over incarceration of student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, saying it expects such experts to have a more informed...

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Conditions Unfavourable For Advance Of Monsoon In Delhi: Report

Conditions are not favourable for the further advancement of monsoon into Rajasthan, some parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi till the last week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said...

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"India Has Just Been Devastated By COVID-19...": Donald Trump

Donald Trump insisted that China should pay $10 trillion to the US for allegedly being responsible for the spread of COVID-19 globally.

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Watch: Tanker Overturns, Driver Injured But Villagers Busy Looting Petrol

A fuel tanker overturned at the side of the road - its driver injured. Locals are seen around, but not helping the injured, rather trying to scoop up whatever overflowing petrol they can - some using...

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Probe Agency Opposes Activist Stan Swamy's Bail Plea, Calls Him Maoist

The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea filed by Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy in the Bombay High Court, saying the Elgar Parishad case accused was a "Maoist" who...

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Disengagement In Remaining Ladakh Areas May Lead To De-escalation: Centre

India today said early completion of the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh could pave the way for both Indian and Chinese troops to consider de-escalation and...

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"Feeling Uncomfortable" Comment Won't Work: Trinamool On Taking Back Rebel

The Trinamool Congress virtually ruled out the possibility of reinducting turncoat TMC MP Sunil Mondal, who had switched over to the BJP last year, and said the party has already moved for annunlment...

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Sonia Gandhi Has Taken Both Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine while Rahul Gandhi could not take the jabs yet as he had contracted the virus in May.

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Delhi's Chandni Chowk Road Notified As "Non-Motorised" Zone

The busy Chandni Chowk Road, which is currently under redevelopment, has been notified as a non-motorised zone, with motorised vehicles only being allowed during emergency.

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Teenage Tribal Couple From Gujarat Thrashed For Eloping; 3 Arrested

A young tribal couple from a remote village in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district was allegedly thrashed with sticks for eloping.

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Mythical Claims: Union Minister On Rahul Gandhi's Vaccine Shortage Remark

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged the government was busy saving the PM's image while Covid took its toll on the people of the country, drawing a sharp retort from Health Minister Harsh Vardhan who...

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Custom Seizes Around 8 Kilogram Of Peacock Feathers In Delhi: Officials

Around 8 kg peacock feathers were seized at the Foreign Post Office in New Delhi.

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Shiv Sena, BJP Workers Clash In Mumbai Over Ayodhya Land Deal

Clashes broke out between Shiv Sena and BJP workers in Dadar area here on Wednesday after the youth wing of the BJP took out a protest march against "offensive" remarks in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana...

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Farmer Dies After Allegedly Consuming Poison At Haryana Protest Site

A 58-year-old farmer died allegedly after consuming poison at a site of protest against the Centre's three farm laws in Jind district in Haryana, police said on Wednesday.

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Centre Assures Help To Woman For Son's Medical Treatment In Australia

The Centre Government assured all possible help to a widowed woman who approached the Delhi High Court and sought direction to the Ministry of External Affairs to provide medical assistance to her son...

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Boatman Finds Newborn In Wooden Box Floating In Ganga In Uttar Pradesh

A newborn girl, wrapped in a piece of cloth and a chit declaring her as the "daughter of the Ganga", was found in a wooden box floating in the river at Dadrihhat in Ghazipur.

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Mumbai Man Who Gave Bitcoins For Drugs On Dark Web Arrested: Cops

Makarand P Adivirkar was known as ''cryptoking'' in some circles, police said.

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From Chirag Paswan, A Countermove: A New Chief For LJP's Bihar Unit

The fight over the control of the Lok Janshakti Party -- split down the middle over a feud I the Paswan family -- continued till late on Wednesday with Chirag Paswan making a fresh appointment.

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BJP Plans Protests Across West Bengal Against Post-poll Violence

As part of its efforts to corner the Trinamool Congress government over the "post-poll violence" in the state and rally support for its workers, BJP has decided to hold protests in West Bengal.

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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine

Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.

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Asian Development Bank's $484 Million Loan For Industrial Corridor

An agreement has been signed between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government, an official release on Wednesday.

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Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Wants New Government To Be People-Oriented

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday appealed to the newly formed government in the Union Territory to work towards promoting the welfare of the people.

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Mehul Choksi Firms Siphoned Off Rs 6,000 Crore From Bank: CBI

Companies owned by Mehul Choksi allegedly siphoned off over Rs 6,344.96 crore from Punjab National Bank (PNB) using fraudulent letters of undertaking and foreign letters of credit, the CBI has alleged...

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"World Will Ultimately Depend On India...": Covid Working Group Chief

The number of new vaccines being developed here could change the dynamics of pandemic and, despite its recent experience of shortage, make the world look up to India, according to Dr NK Arora, head of...

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Will Move Court Over Ayodhya Land Deal, Says AAP Leader Sanjay Singh

Days after alleging corruption in a land deal of the Ram temple trust in Ayodhya, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh today said he is preparing to move court in the matter.

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22 Fire Engines At AIIMS Delhi After Fire On 9th Floor, Everyone Rescued

Twenty fire engines have been rushed to AIIMS, Delhi, after a fire broke out at the ninth floor of the hospital. The site of the fire does not house patients.

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UP Stripping Incident: Chief Secretary Directed To Compensate 70 Girls

NHRC has directed UP Chief Secretary and Secretary, School Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for requisite funds allocation to compensate 70 girls who were checked

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India To Boost Ethanol Production: Nitin Gadkari Amid Rising Fuel Prices

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India is going to increase the production of alternative fuel ethanol as people are facing problems due to a hike in petrol and diesel prices.

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Vaccines Shielded 95% Of Healthcare Workers From Covid, Finds Study

Covid vaccines provided protection in more than 95 per cent of recipients, with post-vaccination infection occurring in only 4.28 per cent of those who received the jabs, according to a study on over...

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Twitter, Journalists Named In UP Police Case For Ghaziabad Attack Posts

Twitter and several journalists have been named in an FIR (first information report) in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad over "flaring communal sentiments" after an elderly Muslim man alleged that he was...

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Twitter Loses Legal Shield, Charged With "Flaring Communal Sentiments"

Twitter has lost legal indemnity in India because of its failure to comply with new rules requiring it to appoint key officers in India, government sources said today.

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Centre Says, Anyone 18+ Can Walk In For CoWin Registration, Vaccination

Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said Monday...

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Raped, Murdered, Hanged From A Tree: Assam Cops Crack Minors' Death Case

Assam police on Tuesday claimed to have solved the case of the mysterious deaths of the two minor girls whose bodies were found hanging from a tree in Kokrajhar district of the state last Saturday.

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Noida Police Arrests Gurgaon Man For Posting Wife's Lewd Pics On Facebook

The Noida Police on Tuesday arrested a Gurgaon-based man who allegedly posted lewd pictures of his wife on Facebook with derogatory captions and comments using a fake profile, officials said.

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Unbridled Bureaucratic Powers: Omar Abdullah On Kashmir Activist's Arrest

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the arrest of a Kashmiri political activist over his remarks that he has more expectations from local officials rather than those from...

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Women's Panel Sends Notice To Bengal Police On Assault On Woman

The National Commission for Women has directed West Bengal's Alipurduar Superintendent of Police to appear before it virtually on Wednesday in connection with a case of a woman who was allegedly...

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Prashant Kishor's Impersonators Provoking Leaders Against Amarinder Singh: Cops

Some unknown people, impersonating political strategist Prashant Kishor, has been calling up political leaders to turn them against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, police said on Tuesday.

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Man Holds Family Hostage For Refusing Marriage Proposal: Odisha Cops

A man held a family hostage at gunpoint in Odisha's Bolangir town on Tuesday as they rejected his marriage proposal with their niece, police said.

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Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Iqbal Tanha Get Bail In Riots Case

JNU students and Pinjra Tod members Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, and Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha will finally walk out of jail after over a year.

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A Year Since Ladakh Clash, India Remembers Bravehearts Of Galwan

Glowing tributes were paid to the ''bravehearts of Galwan'' on Tuesday as India remembered its army personnel who laid down their lives while thwarting Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh a year ago.

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India's Foundation Strong, Can't Be Shaken By A Protest: Delhi High Court

Foundations of our nation stand on a surer footing and cannot be shaken by a protest organised by "a tribe of college students", the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.

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Army Releases Video In Tribute To "Heroes Of Galwan"

On the first anniversary of the Galwan valley clashes, the Indian Army on Tuesday released a video song in a tribute to the soldiers who fought valiantly in a fierce hand-to-hand combat with Chinese...

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High Court Refuses To Give Custody Of Minor "Husband" To "Wife"

The Allahabad High Court has refused to give custody of a minor 'husband' to his 'wife', holding that their marriage was voidable and doing so would amount to sanctioning cohabitation between a major...

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Actor Kangana Ranaut Approaches Court After Passport Renewal Rejected

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned to June 25 the hearing on an application filed by actor Kangana Ranaut who stated that the Passport Authority had refused to renew her passport citing an FIR...

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Ambani Bomb Scare Case: Probe Agency NIA Arrests 2 More People In Mumbai

Two more people have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the case of explosives-laden SUV found near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani and the subsequent murder of...

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Mandatory Gold Hallmarking To Come Into Force From Tomorrow

The Centre on Tuesday said mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts will come into force from June 16 in a phased manner and initially will be implemented in 256 districts.

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Sachin Pilot Loyalist MLA Praises Rajasthan Chief Minister's Leadership

Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma, who was with dissident leader Sachin Pilot during his rebellion against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot last year, on Tuesday expressed faith in the Chief...

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Closing Of Marines Case Outcome Of Big Diplomatic Effort: Italy Minister

Italy today said the end of the judicial proceedings in India against two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012 was the result of a big diplomatic effort.

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Cops Reconstruct Chinese Intruder's Entry Into India Via Bangla Border

The special task force (STF) of the West Bengal Police, shortly after taking over the probe into Chinese national Han Junwe's intrusion in India, on Tuesday reconstructed the circumstances under which...

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Almost 85% Fall In Daily Covid Cases Since Highest Peak On May 7: Centre

There has been an almost 85 per cent decline in daily COVID-19 cases since the highest reported peak on May 7 and currently, there are 20 states and union territories where active cases are less than...

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Drones May Soon Start Delivering Vaccines To Remote Areas

Drones may soon be seen delivering vaccines and life-saving drugs in remote areas of the country, said N K Arora, Chairman, Covid working group and Chief, National Technical Advisory Group on...

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Woman's Captivity By Lover Can't Be Justified At Any Cost: Women's Panel

Captivity of a woman by her lover cannot be justified at any cost, Kerala Women's Commission chairperson MC Josephine said, describing as "unbelievabale" and "mysterious", a man hiding his lover...

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Novavax Covid Vaccine, To Be Made By Serum Institute, Shows 90% Efficacy

Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective, including against coronavirus variants, the vaccine maker said Monday after a large-scale US study.

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Land Deal Transparent, Followed Fixed Protocol: Ayodhya Trust Secretary

A land deal that has evoked allegations of a scam was carried out in a transparent manner and followed a certain protocol, the Ayodhya temple Trust said Monday.

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Congress Demands Supreme Court-Monitored Probe Into Ayodhya Land Deal

The Congress on Monday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter of alleged irregularity in the purchase of land at Ayodhya by the Ram temple trust.

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Adhir Chowdhury Urges Bengal To Form Department For Welfare Of Migrants

Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, requesting her to create a new department exclusively dedicated to the welfare of the West Bengal migrants in view of the "sad...

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Rise Of Modern Africa A "Long Awaited Expectation": S Jaishankar

The rise of modern Africa is a "long awaited expectation", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.

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Ramdas Athawale Advises Congress To Not Go Solo In Polls In Maharashtra

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that Congress is weaker than NCP and Shiv Sena and should avoid contesting the elections alone.

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Two Delhi Hospitals To Start Giving Sputnik V Doses By End Of This Week

Two hospitals in Delhi will start administering the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V by the end of this week.

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Not Joining AAP, Says Gujarat Congress Leader Hardik Patel

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel asserted he would not join the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party after reports emerged on social media said that he could be the face of AAP for the...

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Objectionable Content Relating To Hindu Gods Removed: Instagram To Court

Instagram has informed the Delhi High Court that it removed certain objectionable content relating to Hindu gods and goddesses posted by a user on its platform.

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Case Against Rajasthan MLA For "Slapping" On Duty Cop: Police

A case was registered against the MLA Ramila Khadiya and a few others for allegedly slapping an on-duty police official.

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Not Related To CAA: Centre On Order Inviting Citizenship Applications

The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that its notification inviting non-Muslims residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship...

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"Authoritarianism Has Taken Over GST Council": Bengal Minister

Amit Mitra said that the virtual link was snapped at a "critical time" during the 44th GST Council meeting on Saturday.

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"Anti-Defection Law Applicable In Full Force In Bengal": Jagdeep Dhankhar

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that anti-defection laws are as much applicable in West Bengal as they are in other parts of the country.

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Road Caves In After Heavy Rains In Uttarakhand, Border Villages Cut Off

The officials are repairing the road so that traffic along it is restored at the earliest and the cut off villages are reconnected with the district headquarters.

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Rishi Sunak Drawn Into In-Law Narayana Murthy Amazon Tax Dispute: Report

Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd - the online retailing joint venture of Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy's firm and Amazon.com - faced a 5.5 million pounds demand from tax authorities after it paid...

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Pashupati Kumar Paras Named As Lok Janshakti Party's Leader In Lok Sabha

Pashupati Kumar Paras, brother of the late Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, was Monday recognised as the party's floor leader in Lok Sabha in place of Paswan's son Chirag.

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Strictly Regulate Open Borewells, Punish Guilty: NDRF After Agra Rescue

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today appealed to state governments and district authorities to "strictly regulate" open borewells in their areas and punish those who flout the rules and...

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"Betrayal In Name Of Lord Ram...": Rahul Gandhi On Ayodhya Land Deal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP over the alleged scam in purchase of land in Ayodhya by the Ram temple trust and said betrayal in Lord Ram's name is unrighteous.

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Sanction Not Needed To Probe Charges Against Anil Deshmukh: CBI To Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has urged the Bombay high court to dismiss a plea filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seeking that an FIR registered against him by the...

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Assam Loses Rs 300 Crore Every Month Due To Power Theft, Defaults

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the state is losing revenue worth close to Rs 300 crore every month due to non-payment of electricity bills and power theft.

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Maharashtra Records 8,129 New COVID-19 cases, Lowest In Over 3 Months

Maharashtra on Monday reported 8,129 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day count since March 2, taking the state's tally to 59,17,121, while 200 more deaths pushed the fatality count to 1,12,696,...

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Bihar Court Awards Death Sentence To 10 Murder Convicts

Death sentence was awarded to 10 people by a court in Bihar's Arrah on Monday in a three years old murder case.

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Assam Chief Minister Assigns MLAs To Help Cabinet Ministers

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today assigned lawmakers to help every minister run their departments efficiently.

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Elderly Muslim Man Beaten Up, Beard Cut Off In Ghaziabad Near Delhi

An elderly Muslim man was brutally assaulted in the town of Loni in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on June 5 while on his way to a mosque to offer prayers

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"Nowhere Close": Asaduddin Owaisi On India's Official Covid Death Count

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that India's death count from COVID-19 is "nowhere close to the real extent of damage" and accused the Centre of botching up the actual...

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On Odisha's Raja Parba, PM Modi Tweets Greetings

Raja Parba Odisha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Raja Parba, a three-day festival celebrated in Odisha. Raja Parba is primarily the celebration of womanhood.

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Desi Twitter's 'Can Relate' Moment With Pulitzer Winner's Text From Dad

The internet is filled with memes on just how tough it is to impress Indian parents and there is no denying the tinge of truth in it.

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PM Narendra Modi Congratulates New Israel Premier Naftali Bennett

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Naftali Bennett on being sworn in as Israel's new prime minister, and said he looked forward to meeting him and deepening their countries'...

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Day After Flagging Mafia Threat, UP Journalist Dies; Cops Say 'Accident'

A television journalist based in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district - who reported on liquor mafias in the area and wrote to the police to say he felt threatened - died Sunday night in what the...

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Nitish Kumar's 'Revenge'? Chirag Paswan Left Isolated As 5 MPs Break Away

An overnight coup in Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has left him as the lone party MP with five others breaking away and writing to the Lok Sabha Speaker to be treated as separate group.

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Tweet Deleted, Pranab Mukherjee's Son Fuels Suspense Over Trinamool Entry

Former president Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee has denied that he will quit the Congress and join the Trinamool Congress, but recent tweets have reinforced speculation that he intends to...

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Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day: Significance, Quotes Of The 5th Sikh Guru

Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Dev: Shaheed Diwas or Chabeel Day is marked on the Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th Sikh Guru. Here are quotes and more about Guru Arjan Dev.

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