Rainfall In Delhi This Monsoon 80% More Than Normal, Highest Since 1964

One of the most-delayed and erratic monsoons in Delhi yielded 1,169.7 mm of rainfall, the third-highest since data has been maintained by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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Ghulam Nabi Azad Condemns "Hooliganism" Outside Kapil Sibal's Residence

Congress leaders and members of the "G-23 grouping" on Thursday slammed "hooliganism" outside the residence of former union minister Kapil Sibal who had expressed dissatisfaction with the manner of...

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Need To Shed Archaic Norms For Military Modernisation: Army Chief

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday strongly called for "ruthlessly" shedding norms and archaic rules to speed up military modernisation and said the colonial era L1 concept under which contracts...

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Monsoon To Withdraw From October 6, Says Weather Office

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of northwest India will commence from October 6.

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Former Nazi Death Camp Secretary, 96, Tries To Flee Start Of Trial

A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who fled hours before the opening of her trial in Germany has been found, a court said Thursday in a dramatic start to the proceedings.

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Why P Chidambaram Feels "Helpless" After Attack On Kapil Sibal's House

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said he felt "hurt and helpless" by the attack on his colleague Kapil Sibal's home by some supporters of the party for questioning its leadership.

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"Killed By Cops, People Know What Happened": Wife Of Dead UP Businessman

Meenakshi Gupta, wife of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta, who was killed in a police raid in Gorakhpur on Monday, has asserted that she will seek justice for her husband at any cost. UP Chief Minister...

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Bangladesh's Shortest Cow Makes It To Guinness List, Weeks After Death

A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the shortest on the planet just weeks after its untimely demise

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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Arrives In Jammu On 4-Day Visit

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Jammu on Thursday on a four-day visit to the union territory during which he will address a group of intellectuals and meet prominent...

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CBI Summons Maharashtra Top Cop In Corruption Probe Against Anil Deshmukh

Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Pande and Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte have been called by the CBI in connection with its corruption probe against former minister Anil Deshmukh, officials said on Thursday.

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Afghan Artists Bury Artwork, Books Fearing Taliban Crackdown: Report

Driven by the past memories of the Taliban, Afghan artists have been finding difficulties in practising their art as the outfit oppose the idea of westernisation in the strife-torn country.

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Probe Agency's Charge Against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister In Supreme Court

The Enforcement Directorate has told Supreme Court that investigation has revealed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, members of the SIT and a top law officer weakened the case against two senior IAS...

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Assam Rights Panel Seeks Government Status Of Inquiry Into Violent Eviction

The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has asked for a clarification from the state Home department if a Commission of Inquiry has already been set into the eviction drives in central Assam.

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Cyclone Threat For Gujarat Recedes As Depression Moves Westwards

The threat of a cyclonic storm hitting Gujarat appeared to have receded by Thursday evening as remnants of cyclone Gulab which had turned into a depression moved away westwards.

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Mumbai Civic Body Caps Height Of Durga Idols, Says No Garba Events

The Mumbai civic body on Thursday said no 'garba' events will be allowed during the upcoming Navratri festival in view of the coronavirus pandemic and capped the height of Goddess Durga idols to four...

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Adani Group Seals Deal To Develop Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal

Adani Group on Thursday sealed a deal with the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to develop and run the strategic Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal.

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India Hits Out At China, Rejects Fresh Allegations Over Eastern Ladakh Row

India hit out at China on Thursday for once again holding it responsible for the eastern Ladakh standoff.

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Mumbai Civic Body's Protocol Ahead Of School Reopening

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as schools in Mumbai are set to resume physical classes for standard 8th to12th from...

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"West Bengal Heading Towards Another Flood": State Irrigation Minister

With heavy rains lashing the state and Jharkhand and barrages in the two states discharging more water downstream, West Bengal is heading towards another round of floods, state Irrigation Minister...

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Rajasthan Bans Sale, Bursting Of Firecrackers Till January 31

The Rajasthan government on Thursday banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the state from October 1 contending that smoke emanating from them affects the health of the people as the threat...

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Top Rohingya Leader In Bangladesh Shot Dead: Police

Unidentified assailants on Wednesday shot dead a top Rohingya community leader in a refugee camp in the Bangladesh resort district of Cox's Bazar, officials said.

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Amid Punjab Fiasco, Over Dozen Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs Reach Delhi

As the suspense over the possibility of change in leadership in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh continues, the political heat appears to be once again escalating in the state after over a dozen Congress...

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Rahul Gandhi Sinking Congress, Don't Have To Do Anything: Shivraj Chouhan

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Punjab Congress, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and alleged that he was sinking the party.

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US Senate Majority Leader Calls For Bolstering Economic Ties With India

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has expressed solidarity with India and called for strengthening economic ties between the two countries.

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Chennai Widow's Compensation Fight Amid Husband's Death After Job Loss

While the pandemic witnessed massive job losses and employees were often being forced to resign by companies, a widow of one such person who died of COVID-19 two months after he lost his job is...

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Punjab Reduced To "Tamasha", Says Arvind Kejriwal On 2-Day Ludhiana Visit

Creating political ground in an already politically heated state of Punjab with the Congress leadership in crisis, the AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday embarked on his 2-day visit to Ludhiana.

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Last Of 39 Trapped Canadian Miners Climb Out After 3-Days, All Safe

The last of 39 miners trapped one kilometer underground in eastern Canada for nearly three days climbed to the surface early Wednesday and were greeted by family, officials said.

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UK Seeks To Oust China From Sizewell Nuclear Plant: Report

Britain is nearing a deal with France's EDF to force China to offload its stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in eastern England, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Gets Praise From Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, and said this will help ensure equitable, accessible...

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Day Of Reckoning For Mamata Banerjee As Bhabanipur Set For Bypoll Today

The Bhabanipur legislative constituency of south Kolkata will today vote in a bypoll in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting. She must win this election to retain her chair....

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Assam To Acquire Assets Of Defunct Paper Mills, Give 570 Crores In Relief

The Assam government will acquire the assets of two defunct paper mills of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited and provide Rs 570 crore to its employees as part of a relief package according to an...

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Cash Reward For Accused In Arunachal MLA Killing Raised To Rs 10 Lakh

The National Investigation Agency has raised the reward against the five cadres of the Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), involved in the killing of Arunachal...

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Watch: Woman Fights Off Leopard With Walking Stick In Mumbai

A middle-aged woman was seen fighting off a leopard with her walking stick which was about to attack her in Mumbai's Aarey this evening. This is second such attack in the area in three days. The whole...

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G20 To Hold October Summit On Afghanistan, Says Italy

Italian leader Mario Draghi announced Wednesday the G20 world economic powers will hold a summit on Afghanistan next month in a bid to avert a humanitarian disaster.

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No Payments Made To Taliban During Evacuations, Says US

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said they were not aware of any payments made to the Taliban by the US at any time during last month's...

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No Clean Chit Given To Dera Chief In Sacrilege Cases, Says Punjab Police

Punjab Police Official Spokesperson on Wednesday trashed and termed all the allegations about giving clean chit to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim case as bogus and baseless, the press note...

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Google Updating Search With New Capabilities, Google Lens Reaching New Users

Google Search is getting proprietary Multitask Unified Model (MUM) to enhance search experiences for users, the company announced at the Search On event on Wednesday. Google Lens is also coming to new...

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Cars In London Queue For Petrol Amid Shortage

Lengthy queues of vehicles snaked their way to gas stations in Britain on Saturday where an acute shortage of truck drivers has led to fuel rationing and some pumps running dry, and prompted the...

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Delhi's Private Liquor Vends To Be Shut For Over A Month Starting Friday

Tipplers in Delhi may face problems in getting their favourite brands in the next one-and-half months as around 40 per cent of liquor vends in the national capital that are run privately will shut...

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US Declares Fabled Ivory-Billed Woodpecker And 22 Other Species Extinct

The United States on Wednesday declared 23 species extinct, including one of the world's largest woodpeckers, dubbed the "Lord God Bird."

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"Mamata Banerjee Stands For Everything Anti-BJP Voters Want": Trinamool

Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev said Mamata Banerjee offers everything that the anti-BJP voters are looking for: from credibility to good governance to inclusive politics. This, she said, gives...

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Crime Branch Busts IPL Betting Racket In Goa, 4 Arrested

An IPL betting racket has been busted by the Crime Branch unit in Goa wherein four persons have been held, informed an official statement on Wednesday.

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New Canada Government Will Move "Faster" On Priorities: Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he would unveil his new cabinet next month and bring back parliament by fall's end to tackle climate change, Covid and economic recovery.

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US Generals Say They Recommended Leaving 2,500 Soldiers In Afghanistan

Top US generals said Tuesday that they advised keeping American troops in Afghanistan to bolster the Afghan government and expressed concern that the Taliban has not severed ties with Al-Qaeda.

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"Misguided Missile": Akali's Sukhbir Singh Badal On Navjot Singh Sidhu

Taking a swipe at Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu who resigned from his post, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said the former is a "misguided missile" that...

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RSS Chief To Visit J&K Tomorrow, 1st Visit Since Article 370 Abrogation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will be on a four-day visit to Jammu from September 30.

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Will Provide Rehabilitation To Incest Survivor: Panel To Top Court

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court there is no specific policy in place for the rehabilitation of rape and incest survivors in the national capital, but the Commission,...

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Mumbai BJP MLA Goes To Cops Against Civic Body After Pregnant Woman Dies

A Mumbai BJP MLA on Tuesday approached police claiming an 8-month pregnant woman died due to lack of doctors at a civic maternity home, an official said.

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Archana Puran Singh Memes Trend Following Navjot Sidhu's Resignation

Actor and TV personality Archana Puran Singh, who had replaced Navjot Singh Sidhu on ''The Kapil Sharma Show'', started to trend on the internet after the cricketer-turned-politician''s resignation as...

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Arvind Kejriwal Launches "Deshbhakti Curriculum" For Government Schools

Every child in Delhi will be a patriot in the true sense, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal exuded as he launched the AAP government's ambitious ''Deshbhakti Curriculum'' on Tuesday.

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18 Suspended Over Irregularities In Top Rajasthan Exam

Taking strict action against those involved in alleged suspicious activities and irregularities during the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET)-2021, the state government suspended...

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"What Stands Compromised...": Congress Leader On Navjot Sidhu's Move

A former Punjab Congress chief has criticised his party colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu over "breach of trust", hours after Mr Sidhu resigned as Punjab Congress chief barely two months into the job.

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Finance Minister Calls For Focus On Mental Health In Post-Pandemic Policies

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged the United Nations that post-pandemic policies must provide for adequate recognition of the mental wellbeing of vulnerable sections.

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Senior Security Officer, Maoist Killed In Jharkhand Encounter

A 41-year-old deputy commandant-rank official of Jharkhand Jaguar, an anti-Maoist force of state police, was killed in an encounter in Latehar district on Tuesday, a senior official said.

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Nuclear Disarmament Only Through Step-By-Step Process: Foreign Secretary

India will engage with all member states in a "spirit of openness" towards realising a nuclear weapons-free world, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday, reiterating that the goal...

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No Possibility Of Fair Election In Bengal: BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya

A day after Dilip Ghosh demanded suspension of the upcoming by-poll for Bhabanipur constituency, BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said that the possibility of a fair election in...

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77 People Rescued From Two Flooded Maharashtra Villages

A total of 77 people trapped in two villages in Beed district in Maharashtra amid heavy rains were rescued on Tuesday, officials said.

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Afghan Army Collapse "Took Us All By Surprise": US Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army's sudden collapse caught the Pentagon off-guard as he acknowledged miscalculations in America's longest war including...

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Maharashtra Couple Killed Hours After Celebrating Wife's Birthday: Police

A couple was killed and three others were injured when the car in which they were traveling was hit by a tempo at Chillar Phata in Palghar district, police said on Tuesday.

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Nothing Wrong In Changing Parties, But Not For Power: M Venkaiah Naidu

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said there is nothing wrong in changing parties but it should not be done just for the sake of power.

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4 Arrested For Stealing 167 Phones Worth Rs 33 Lakh In Mumbai: Police

Four people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing 167 mobile phones worth Rs 33 lakh from a shop in Goregaon East in Mumbai, police said.

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Odisha Braces Up For Another Low Pressure After Cyclone Gulab

Barely hours after the remnant of Cyclone Gulab crossed the Odisha skies, the state is bracing up for another low pressure which is likely to dump by heavy rains in the state prompting the authorities...

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"Need Outright Ban On Child Marriage": New Rajasthan Law Sparks Concerns

NGOs and social groups working for women's rights and against child marriage have communicated their concerns to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a bill that allegedly legitimises child...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Active Cases Lowest In 191 Days

India added 26,041 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,36,78,786, while the active cases declined to 2,99,620, the lowest in 191 days, according to the Union...

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US President Joe Biden Gets Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

US President Joe Biden received a Covid-19 vaccine booster on Monday and told Americans still resisting the shots that they are damaging the country.

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UK Puts Army On Standby As Fuel Pumps Run Dry: Ministry

Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country's pumps dry.

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North Korea Tells UN It Has "Right" To Test Weapons

North Korea's ambassador told the UN General Assembly on Monday that "nobody can deny" the nuclear-armed country the right to test weapons.

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North Korea Fires "Unidentified Projectile": South's Military

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast, the South's military said Tuesday.

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Dilip Ghosh's Attack Allegations "Drama For Attention": Trinamool MP

Trinamool MP Saugata Roy on Monday termed as "drama" BJP leader Dilip Ghosh's allegations that he was attacked during a campaign in poll-bound Bhabanipur.

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Union Minister L Murugan, Trinamool's Sushmita Dev Elected To Rajya Sabha

BJP nominee S Selvaganapathy was declared elected unopposed to the lone seat in Rajya Sabha from Puducherry, the first time the party has got representation in the Upper House from the Union...

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Delhi Hotels Fined, Issued Notices For Closure Over Sewage Treatment

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Monday issued showcause notices for closure to three hotels in the city for violating environmental norms.

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Singer R Kelly Found Guilty On All Counts In Sex Abuse Trial

R Kelly on Monday was convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with a New York jury finding the superstar singer guilty on all nine charges, including the most serious of racketeering.

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7,000 Applications Cleared For Delhi Assistance Scheme For Covid Deaths

The Delhi government has so far approved nearly 7,000 applications under a scheme to provide relief to families who have lost a member to COVID-19 and disbursed compensation of Rs 50,000 each in over...

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War Crimes Prosecutor Would Not Focus On US Forces In New Afghan Probe

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he was seeking approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan, focusing on the actions of the Taliban and the Islamic...

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Iran Has Crossed All Nuclear "Red Lines": Israeli PM At UN

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Iran had crossed "all red lines" in its nuclear program and vowed that Israel would not allow Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

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Rape Survivor Tries To Abort Foetus Watching YouTube, Hospitalised: Cops

A 25-year-old woman had to be rushed to a hospital after she tried to abort her foetus at home watching YouTube videos and her condition deteriorated

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'We Remain Hopeful India-Pak Dialogue Can Happen': UN To NDTV

The United Nations is still hopeful of a dialogue between India and Pakistan "despite the tone and content of the remarks" exchanged between the two countries at the UN General Assembly, the...

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In Emergency Meet, Punjab Ministers Pass Resolution In Support Of Farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today called an emergency meeting of the newly reconstituted Council of Ministers in view of the ''Bharat Bandh''

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Volcano Roars Back To Life As Lava Nears The Sea In Spain

The volcano on Spain's La Palma island began ejecting ash and smoke again on Monday after a brief lull, while hundreds of people in coastal villages were locked down in anticipation of the lava...

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World Court Prosecutor Seeks Nod To Resume Probing Afghanistan War Crimes

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan said today that he has asked the court to let him resume the inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan as he does not find the new...

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Visakhapatnam Airport Faces Severe Waterlogging Due To Cyclone Gulab

Visakhapatnam International Airport on Monday witnessed severe waterlogging following heavy rainfall due to cyclone ''Gulab'' in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh.

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India Hits Over 1 Crore Vaccinations In A Day For 5th Time

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 86 crore, with over 1 crore doses given on Monday, the Union health ministry said.

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2 Arrested Foe Running Illegal Door-To-Door Covid Vaccine Campaign In UP

Two persons, including a Community Health Centre (CHC) official, were arrested on Monday for allegedly administering COVID-19 vaccines illegally in a door-to-door campaign in Greater Noida, police...

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Fourth Member Of Brazil's UN Delegation Tests Covid Positive

Pedro Guimaraes, a member of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation to the United Nations, has tested positive for COVID-19, the CEO of state lender Caixa Economica Federal said on his one of...

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Google Celebrates Its 23rd Birthday With Unique Doodle

While Google's foundation started in the year 1997, it was officially established as a company on September 27, 1998.

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Australian PM Scott Morrison May Skip UN Glasgow Climate Summit

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year's landmark UN climate...

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LIVE Updates: Farmers Block Expressway Near Delhi

Farmer organisations have called a "Bharat Bandh" today as their protest against the new farm laws completes 10 months.

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Coronavirus India Live Updates: Maharashtra Sees 3,206 Cases

The data from the health ministry also showed that 260 virus-related deaths were reported during the period, down from 290.

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Farmers' 'Bharat Bandh' Today, Cops Warn Of Traffic Chaos: 10 Points

Farmer organisations have called a "Bharat Bandh" today as part of their long protest seeking withdrawal of three farm laws that they allege will give power to private firms to take over the...

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BJP Is "Jumla Party", Will Defeat It Across India: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the BJP as a "jumla (rhetoric) party" and asserted that she would defeat the saffron camp across the country in the days to come.

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Now, Biplab Deb's Controversial "Don't Fear Contempt Of Court" Comment

Chief Minister Biplab Deb said he would deal with instances where contempt of court may happen.

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Haryana Police Issues Advisory Ahead Of Farmers' ''Bharat Bandh'' Call

Bharat Bandh: Haryana Police said that elaborate arrangements have been put in place by the civil and police administration in Haryana according to directions of the state government.

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Air Force Officer Arrested For Allegedly Raping Colleague In Tamil Nadu

The accused officer, a 29-year-old Flight Lieutenant, investigators say, had come from Chattisgarh for training at the Air Force facility near Race Course.

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5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Philippines' Manila

A strong earthquake hit off the Philippines' main island Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.

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Olaf Scholz: "Robotic" Social Democrat Within Grasp Of Merkel's Job

Olaf Scholz may have achieved something many would have thought impossible just a year ago.

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Angela Merkel's Party Narrowly Loses To Rivals In Germany Election

Germany Election Result: "We are ahead in all the surveys now," the Social Democrats' chancellor candidate, Olaf Scholz, said in a round table discussion with other candidates after the vote.

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Would've Lost Galwan, Doklam If No Investment In Security: Army Vice-Chief

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General C P Mohanty today said that if India wouldn't have invested in its armed forces, then the country would have lost the battles in Galwan and Doklam

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Iran Fails To Fully Honour Agreement On Monitoring Equipment: UN Watchdog

Iran has failed to fully honour the terms of a deal struck with the UN nuclear watchdog two weeks ago allowing inspectors to service monitoring equipment in the country, the watchdog said on Sunday.

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BJP "Changed" Caste Of King Mihir Bhoj For Votes, Says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today accused the BJP of "changing" the caste of ninth-century ruler Mihir Bhoj and tampering with historical facts to secure the votes of a certain...

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3 Russian Fighter Jets Escort US Bomber In Pacific Ocean: Report

Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a US B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia's border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Moscow's Defence...

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4 Teens Go For Swim In Brahmaputra After Tuition, Drown; 1 Missing

Three teenagers have drowned in Brahmaputra River and one is missing after they went for a swim at Pandu Ghat in Guwahati, capital city of Assam, on Sunday afternoon.

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Delhi Man Arrested For Murder Of Yoga Trainer Wife Over Affair Suspicion

A 40-year-old yoga trainer was killed, allegedly by her husband over the suspicion that she was having an affair, police said today.

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New Discovery About Immune "Sentinel" Cells May Aid In Cancer Treatment

Researchers during a recent study made a surprise discovery about how immune ''sentinel'' cells are maintained, which could have implications for drugs in development for cancer treatment.

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Out-Of-Turn Promotion Likely For 3 Cops Who Killed Gunmen In Delhi Court

Names of three Delhi Police personnel, who shot dead two assailants during a dramatic shootout at the Rohini courtroom, will be recommended for out-of-turn promotions, officials said on Sunday.

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Arctic Sailing Race Planned In Canada To Highlight Climate Change

A French sports group on Saturday announced plans to launch a sailing race in the thawing Canadian Arctic to raise awareness of global warning.

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2 Arrested Days After Shootout At Delhi Court That Left 3 Dead

Two people have been arrested by the special cell of the Delhi Police days after a jailed gangster and his two assailants were killed in a shootout inside a Delhi courtroom.

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Coronavirus India Live Updates: Kerala Reports 16,671 New Cases

Kerala reported 16,671 new COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths on Saturday, taking the infection count to 46,13,964 and the death toll to 24,248.

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Taliban Recognition "Not On The Table": Russia Foreign Minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that international recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration.

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Merkel Makes Final Push For Successor In Germany's Knife-Edge Polls

Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet their vote to shape Germany's future.

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PM Modi Invokes Chanakya, Tagore In His UN Speech

PM Narendra Modi at UN said if the United Nations has to keep itself relevant, it has to improve its effectiveness, increase its reliability.

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"Talibani BJP" Can't Rule India: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee drew parallels between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Taliban.

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UK To Offer 10,500 Post-Brexit Visas To Ease Worker Shortages

Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government said Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy.

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When Harry - And Meghan - Met Deputy UN Chief In New York

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the United Nations in New York on Saturday to meet with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during the 193-member world body's annual gathering of...

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UP Man Kills 5 Of Family In 20 Years For Land, Arrested: Police

All the family members were killed by Leelu (45) for ancestral land so that nobody could claim his share of the property.

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The Witcher Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix's TUDUM

The Witcher season 3 is a go. On Saturday at the online-only Netflix TUDUM event, The Witcher head writer and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich announced that the Henry Cavill-led epic fantasy series...

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Vaccine Certificates To Have Full Birth Date For International Travellers

People who have taken both doses of Covid-19 vaccines and want to travel abroad will have a CoWin vaccination certificate with their full date of birth, National Health Authority (NHA) chief Dr RS...

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Netflix Unveils The Witcher: Blood Origin First Look at TUDUM

The Witcher: Blood Origin behind-the-scenes first look has arrived at Netflix TUDUM. The Witcher: Blood Origin release date to be in 2022 on Netflix. Sophia Brown, Michelle Yeoh lead The Witcher:...

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Netflix Unveils Two The Witcher Season 2 Clips at TUDUM

The Witcher season 2 has debuted two new clips. The Witcher season 2 release date is December 17 on Netflix. Henry Cavill, Freya Allan lead The Witcher season 2 cast.

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Watch the Army of Thieves Trailer, Unveiled at Netflix's TUDUM

Army of Thieves trailer has pulled in at Netflix TUDUM. Army of Thieves release date is October 29 on Netflix. Army of Thieves is the prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead.

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Rajasthan Eligibility Examination For Teachers (REET) 2021 Today

The exam is being held on a large scale on Sunday as around 16.51 lakh candidates have enrolled for it. This is the biggest exam in the state in terms of the number of candidates.

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COVID-19 Vaccinated Pregnant Women Pass Protection To Newborns: Study

According to a new study, women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies.

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Permanent UN Security Council Seat A Top Priority, Says India

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday said reform of the UN Security Council and a permanent seat at the horseshoe table remains India's top priority, and under General Assembly...

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Summing Up Visit, PM Says India-US Ties To Grow Stronger

Summing up his three-day US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had productive bilateral and multilateral engagements during his stay.

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No Internet In Rajasthan's 5 Districts Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Exam

REET: Mobile internet and SMS will be snapped in five districts of Rajasthan for 12 hours on Sunday as the state holds an important exam to select teachers for government schools, the state government...

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Political Strategist Prashant Kishor Has Registered As A Kolkata Voter

It has come to light that Prashant Kishor, who helped Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool, retain power in the recent West Bengal Assembly polls, had registered himself in Bhabanipur, where the Chief...

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Evacuation Drive Begins As Odisha Braces For Cyclone 'Gulab'

Barely four months after Yaas' wreaked havoc in Odisha, the coastal state is bracing for another cyclone, 'Gulab', which is likely to make landfall on Sunday evening between Gopalpur and...

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Efforts Taken To Start International Flights From Srinagar: Minister

International flight operations are likely to resume at the Srinagar airport as efforts are on to start services between here and Sharjah, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on...

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Pak Role In Afghanistan, Terrorism Raised at Quad, PM-Biden Meet: India

Pakistan's role in Afghanistan and its involvement in terrorism were among the issues discussed in the Quad summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral discussions, Foreign Secretary Harsh...

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Girl, 17, Let Go In Father's Killing For Self-Defence Case: Cops

The Tamil Nadu police has relieved a minor girl from a murder case, a few days after she had killed her father in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.

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Google Sought To Keep Incognito Mode Issues Out Of Spotlight: Lawsuit

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company's Incognito browsing mode as "private" was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature...

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Earthquake Of 5.2 Magnitude Strikes Andaman & Nicobar

Andaman and Nicobar Earthquake: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale struck near Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday night, as per the National Centre for Seismology...

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PM Narendra Modi Reaches New York To Address 76th UN Assembly Session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached New York where he is scheduled to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which had gone virtual last year due to the COVID-19...

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Updates: Maharashtra Allows Places Of Worship To Reopen From October 7

The number of deaths climbed to 4,46,368 with 318 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

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Joe Biden Agrees On Pakistan Concerns In Afghanistan: India

India said Friday that US President Joe Biden and other leaders agreed to keep a careful eye on Pakistan, adding that its historic rival has been an "instigator" of trouble in Afghanistan.

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Evergrande Misses Payment Deadline, Car Unit Warns Of Cash Crunch

China Evergrande's electric car unit warned on Friday it faced an uncertain future unless it got a swift injection of cash.

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IMF Chief Accuses Former World Bank President's Office Of Manipulation

World Bank found that senior bank leaders including Kristalina Georgieva unduly pressured staff to alter data to improve China's ranking in the Doing Business report while the bank was seeking China's...

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Chhattisgarh Minor Raped At State-Aided Institute, 5 Arrested: Police

The accused caretaker of the centre and its watchman, both aged 33, were arrested and two separate cases were registered in this connection, he said.

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Action Against 7 UP Cops For Illegally Selling Seized Vehicles

During the investigation by a police officer, it was found that some police personnel were involved in the illegal sale of seized vehicle.

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Joe Biden Announces ''Quad Fellowship'' At Leaders' Summit in Washington

Noting the excellent progress made by the Quad, US President Joe Biden on Friday announced a new "fellowship" for the students of the member countries to pursue advanced degrees in "stem programs" in...

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Man Carries Daughter's Body On Shoulder Across River As Bridge Washes Away

A man had to carry his dead daughter on his shoulders across a river in Beed in Maharashtra.

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Quad Leaders Pledge For Peace, Prosperity In Indo-Pacific Region

Quad would play the role as "Force for Global good," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his short address.

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"Quad Will Work As Force For Global Good": PM At First In-Person Summit

Leaders of the four-nation Quad grouping met in person for the first time in Washington DC today, where they discussed key challenges facing the world, from COVID-19 to climate change.

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Pak Must Ensure Women's Rights Protected In Afghanistan: Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Laureate and Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai today asked Pakistan to show "bold and strong commitment" to protect women's rights in Afghanistan.

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Karnataka Allows 100% Occupancy In Theatres, Pubs In These Districts

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced that 100 per cent occupancy will be allowed in theatres and pubs in districts having less than 1 per cent positivity rate.

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PM Modi, Joe Biden Remember Mahatma Gandhi Ahead Of Birth Anniversary

PM Modi and US President Joe Biden on Friday remembered Mahatma Gandhi, a week ahead of his birth anniversary on October 2, recalling the values advocated by the apostle of peace of non-violence,...

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PM Signs Visitors' Book At White House, Inks New Chapter In India-US Ties

Registering the spirit of US-India friendship in ink, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday signed the visitors' book in the Roosevelt Room here at the White House.

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Indian Press "Much Better Behaved" Than US Press: Biden At Meet With PM

US President Joe Biden on Friday shared a couple of banters with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they met at the White House for their first in-person bilateral meeting and said that the Indian...

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WHO's Emergency Use Authorization For Covaxin "Expected Soon": Ministry

The Health Ministry on Friday hinted that the World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is expected soon.

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47-Year-Old RTI Activist Shot Dead In Bihar: Police

An RTI activist was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne men in Bihar's East Champaran district on Friday, a senior police officer said.

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Visit New York 9/11 Memorial

Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle kicked off a trip to New York City with a visit to the "Freedom Tower" and 9/11 Memorial on Thursday.

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Coronavirus Live News Updates: Active Cases Lowest In 187 Days

Coronavirus India Live Updates: India added 31,923 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,63,421.

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1 Dead, 12 Injured In US Supermarket Shooting

Multiple forces including S.W.A.T. teams converged on the supermarket to secure the area, with police going aisle to aisle to help employees and shoppers evacuate the building.

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PM Modi Meets Japan's Yoshihide Suga

PM Modi, Yoshihide Suga Meet: PM Modi and Suga spoke in April this year and the two leaders underscored the importance of working together to create resilient.

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Police Asked To Act In ''Casteist'' Post Against Punjab Chief Minister

Taking suo-motu notice of remarks against Charanjit Singh Channi, the chairperson instructed the Director, Bureau of Investigation, to take action under relevant section of the Prevention of...

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Kamala Harris "Source Of Inspiration For Many Around The World": PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that US Vice President Kamala Harris is a "source of inspiration".

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Bilateral Ties Will Touch New Heights: PM Invites Kamala Harris To India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India and America are "natural partners" as he held the first in-person meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House during.

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Punjab Chief Minister Meets Top Brass In Delhi Over Cabinet Formation

The names of Pargat Singh, Raj Kumar Verka, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Surjit Dhiman, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Kuljit Singh Nagra are doing the rounds.

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PM Modi Discusses Boosting India's Defence Tech With Top Atomic Firm Head

Vivek Lall appreciated the recent policy changes to accelerate defence and emerging technology manufacturing and augment capacity building in India.

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"Gratitude For Help In Covid 2nd Wave": PM After Kamala Harris Meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President Kamala Harris today, on the first working day of his current US trip. Ms Harris said, "India is a very important partner to the US".

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PM Modi Meets Australia's Scott Morrison Ahead Of Quad Leaders' Summit

Ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in Washington on Thursday.

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Myanmar Facing 'Alarming' Risk Of Escalating Civil War: UN Rights Chief

Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the military junta widens, the UN's human rights chief warned on Thursday.

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Tamil Nadu Sees Upward Trajectory Of Daily Covid Infections

Daily cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu witnessed an upward trend as 1,745 people were found to be infected on Thursday, pushing the overall caseload to 26,52,115.

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"Not Many Places Left For Covid To Evade Immunity": UK Vaccine Creator

There aren't many places left for the COVID-19 virus to mutate and evade immunity as it will only get weaker with time, said the creator of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the most widely distributed...

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Heavy Rain In Delhi, More Showers Likely On Friday: Weather Office

Rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening, weather officials said here.

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European Union To Decide On Covid Booster Shot Next Month

The European Union's drug watchdog said Thursday it expected to decide in early October whether to approve boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for over 16s.

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PM Has Reduced India's Foreign Policy To Mere Photo Opportunity: Congress

The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reduced the country's foreign policy to a mere photo opportunity due to which India is no longer at the "deciding table" on major...

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Cleaner, Greener, Free Of Vector-Borne Diseases: Mayors' Vision For Delhi

The three mayors in Delhi spelt out a vision for the capital on Thursday, promising to make the city garbage-free in few months, planting more trees and running an intensive week-long campaign next...

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Tuition Teacher Arrested For Molesting Girl Student, 8, In Maharashtra

A private tutor was arrested on Thursday at Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly molesting a eight-year-old girl student, police said.

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Keep Strict Vigil To Prevent Covid Spread During Festivals: Centre

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the Chief Secretaries and Administrators of all the States and Union Territories advising them to keep a strict vigil to curb the spread of Covid...

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MLA Joins Trinamool Congress Two Days After Quitting Congress

Former Farakka MLA Mainul Haque, who recently quit the Congress, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday at a public meeting in poll-bound Samserganj constituency of West Bengal's Murshidabad...

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Updates: PM On High-Level Visit To US To Arrive In Washington Soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a high-level US visit on Wednesday at the invitation of President Joe Biden and is scheduled to meet global CEOs today in Washington DC. The prime minister is...

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Reports Of 148 Train Passengers Testing Positive False: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that reports claiming 148 train passengers recently tested positive for COVID-19 at Madhubani railway station are false.

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"Mamata Banerjee Fled To Nandigram As...": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said Mamata Banerjee had fled away from her home turf Bhabanipur to Nandigram before the 2021 assembly poll as her party had consistently got fewer votes in the...

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Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission Nationwide Rollout On September 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the nationwide rollout of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), which has been renamed as Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM), on September...

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Supporting Taliban Means Supporting Anti-India Acts: Yogi Adityanath

Supporting the Taliban means supporting anti-India, anti-humanity, anti-women and anti-children acts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday, cautioning people to be wary of...

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Joe Biden Says Quad Partnership On Track To Produce 1 Billion Jabs In India

The Quad partnership is on track to produce at least a billion vaccine doses in India by 2022, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, asserting that nothing is more urgent than working together to...

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Indian-Origin Brothers Agree To Sell UK Liquor Business To Pernod Ricard

London-based Indian-origin entrepreneur brothers Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh have agreed to the sale of their retail spirits business to French beverages major Pernod Ricard

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In Madhya Pradesh, Woman Beaten Up, Chemical Poured In Her Eyes

A 21-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district has suffered serious damage to her eyes after some residents of her village abducted her and her brother, beat them up and then poured an...

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UP Recommends Central Agency Probe Into Seer's Death

The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI investigation into the death of Narendra Giri, head of top religious body Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad.

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Contesting From Bhabanipur Is My Destiny: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said contesting from Bhabanipur is her destiny and slammed the BJP for bringing in outsiders to the state to create disturbances during the...

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"India Still Has Some Covid": UK On Stricter Quarantine Rules For Indians

Although it is the same as the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine used in the UK's immunisation programme, Covishield wasn't approved until now. But the problem, the British envoy in India said, is India...

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Bihar Court Orders Molestation Accused To Wash Women's Clothes For Free

A court in Bihar's Madhubani district has directed a man accused of molesting a woman to wash and iron the clothes of all female residents of his village, free of cost, by way of repentance.

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Defeated Bengal BJP Candidate Dies After "Assault"; CBI Probe Demanded

A BJP leader of West Bengal, who lost the assembly election from a seat in South 24 Parganas district and was allegedly assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in May, died at a hospital on Wednesday,...

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No Sikh Should Be Called "Khalistani": Hardeep Puri Slams Mehbooba Mufti

Hitting out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti over her "Sardars are Khalistani" remarks, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that no Sikh should be called "anti-national or Khalistani".

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Rs 300 Crore Land Given For Chanakya University At 50 Crore: Siddaramaiah

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Wednesday urged the State government to drop the decision to allot land at a cheaper price to the Centre for Education and Social Studies (CESS) to...

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Wrong To Link Narcotics Crimes To Particular Religion: Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated his opposition to the "narcotic and love jihad" remark by a Catholic Bishop in the state and said that attributing crimes related to narcotics to a...

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For Easier Travel, PM Calls For Mutual Recognition Of Vaccine Certificates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for international travel to be made easier, through "mutual recognition of vaccine certificates", amid a row with the UK over double-vaccinated Indians still...

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Police Officers Still Don't Know How To Speak Politely: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has disapproved a police report which gave clean-chit to an officer who allegedly used abusive language against a doctor and said that officers of the force "don't know how to...

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Germany To Stop Paying Unvaccinated Workers Who Have To Quarantine

Germans who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer receive compensation for lost pay if they have to quarantine from November, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.

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WHO's New Air Quality Guidelines Aim To Cut Deaths Linked To Fossil Fuels

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday issued its first air quality guidelines since 2005 aimed at reducing deaths from key pollutants that cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, slashing...

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Rajasthan Man Dies By Suicide After Cutting Of Hair Over Theft Suspicion

Omaram Jat had gone to Nagaur district to meet his relatives when a few people cut his hair and thrashed him on Sunday, police said.

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US Defence Secretary Thanks India For Cooperation In Afghan Evacuation

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has thanked India for its cooperation during the recent evacuation from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said

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Johnson & Johnson Announces Positive Covid Booster Data

The Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine is more effective when given as a two-dose regime, according to new data released by the company on Tuesday.

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J&K Youths Taking To Drugs Due To Unemployment, Frustration: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of being indifferent to the plight of the youths of the Union Territory, who, he claimed, were turning...

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Taliban Appoint Hardline Battlefield Commanders To Key Afghan Posts

The appointments add to the roster of hardliners in the main group of ministers, which included figures like Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the terrorist Haqqani network, blamed for a string of attacks...

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Pak Wanted Taliban To Represent Afghanistan, SAARC Meet Cancelled: Report

A meeting of foreign ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries, slated to be held on Saturday in New York, has been cancelled.

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Judge Recuses From Hearing MP's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Rape Case

Special Judge MK Nagpalon of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court today recused himself from further hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Raj Paswan in an alleged rape case.

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Element Of Inducement, Key In Cheating, Missing In Raj Kundra Case: Court

A local court, while granting bail to Raj Kundra, a key accused in a pornographic films case, noted that the element of inducement, which is the prime ingredient in cheating offences, appears to be...

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5 Tiger Cubs Born At Aurangabad Zoo Named After People Send Suggestions

Five female cubs born to Siddharth and Samruddhi, a pair of tigers at the Siddharth zoo here, were named through a draw today.

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Kerala Chief Minister Slams Bishop's "Narcotics, Love Jihad" Remarks

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today rejected outright the "narcotic and love jihad" remarks by a Catholic Bishop, saying the southern state is a firm terrain of secularism and society would...

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Decision To Get Best Operator At Best Price Not Unreasonable: Supreme Court

A policy decision to get the "best operator at the best price" cannot be said to be unreasonable and courts are not concerned with ultimate decision but the decision-making process while reviewing...

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Rajasthan Board, REET Declared As Essential Services From September 20-30

The Rajasthan government has declared services of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education and Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) as essential services from September 20 to 30 for...

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First Time In 20 Years US Not At War, We Have Turned The Page: Joe Biden

The US has ended 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan and as Washington closes this period of "relentless war", it is opening a new era of "relentless diplomacy" to lift people up around the world, US...

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42-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight In Jaipur: Police

A 42-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified criminals in broad daylight in the Bani Park area of Jaipur on Tuesday, police said.

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S Jaishankar Discusses Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific With Global Counterparts

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday discussed issues relating to Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific during his bilateral meetings with global counterparts on the sidelines of the annual...

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Google To Spend $2 Billion On New York City Office

Google announced on Tuesday plans to buy a New York City office building for $2.1 billion, confirming its push into America's largest city despite the pandemic teleworking trend.

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Builders' Offices, Clubs In Noida Projects Sealed For Flouting Sewage Norms

The Noida Authority today said it has sealed offices of 11 real estate developers and club houses in their group housing projects over non-compliance of the National Green Tribunal rules.

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More Americans Lost To Covid-19 Than 1918 Flu Pandemic

The American population in 1918 was less than a third of what it is now, meaning the flu deaths would be equivalent to some 2.2 million in today's terms.

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Karnataka Assembly Nod To Bill To Protect Unauthorised Temples

The Karnataka Assembly today passed the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, a day after introducing it. The bill was passed by voice vote tonight.

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Cops Stopped Campaign, Says BJP Bypoll Candidate Against Mamata Banerjee

BJP candidate for Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll Priyanka Tibrewal entered into an altercation with police personnel today, after she was allegedly stopped from door-to-door campaigning.

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NASA Selects Moon Site For Ice-Hunting Rover

NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the Moon's south pole called the Nobile Crater in 2023.

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EU Chief Denounces "Lack Of Loyalty" By US Over Submarine Row

EU chief Charles Michel on Monday accused the United States of a lack of loyalty after Australia canceled a mega-contract with France to buy US nuclear submarines.

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More Americans Lost To Covid Than 1918 Flu Pandemic

Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from Covid-19 than the number who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, according to new data.

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EU Commissioner Hopeful People Vaccinated With AstraZeneca Can Enter US

While Washington has not authorized the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, a European commissioner on Monday expressed hope that travelers from the continent inoculated with the jab will soon be...

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Canaries Volcano Streams Slow Down, Homes Destroyed, Thousands Flee

Lava flowing from Spain's Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of 5,500 people and destroyed around 100 houses but the streams were advancing slower than...

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PM Modi, Biden To Discuss Ways To Fight Terrorism: US Official

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will have the opportunity to talk about the broader threat of terrorism and situation in Afghanistan, said a senior Biden administration...

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External Review Finds Deeper Rot In World Bank 'Doing Business' Rankings

Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings to limit...

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RTI Activist Dies, Family Claims He Was Killed By People He Exposed

The family of RTI activist Rai Singh Gurjar, who died in a road accident last week, has alleged foul play, claiming he was killed by people he had exposed in graft cases over the last five years.

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Rahul Gandhi Created History In Punjab: Navjot Sidhu On New Chief Minister

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said Rahul Gandhi has created history by making Charanjit Singh Channi the first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister of the state.

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Woman Injured, Many Vehicles Buried After Heavy Rain In Uttarakhand

Chamoli rain: Six four wheelers and five two-wheelers were buried under the debris.

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Rights Panel: E-Commerce Created Inequality In Covid, Hurt Small Vendors

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson justice Arun Kumar Mishra said that e-commerce has created "inequality" during the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting the rights of small vendors,...

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Engaged With India On Covid Vaccine Certification: UK Amid Criticism

The UK on Monday said it is engaging with India to explore how it could expand the recognition of the COVID-19 vaccine certification issued by Indian authorities amid criticism of the new British...

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Aaditya Thackeray Seeks QR Code To Check Buildings With Fully Vaccinated

Aaditya Thackeray requested the Brihanamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to create a special logo with a QR code.

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Private Drones Banned In UP's Noida Over Chief Minister Visit

The police have also warned of action under Indian Penal Code section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by government officials) against violators of the order.

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Bill Gates Raises Over $1 Billion For Clean Energy

Bill Gates's nonprofit group Breakthrough Energy announced Monday that it has raised more than $1 billion from seven major companies, including ArcelorMittal and General Motors, to fund clean energy...

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Two Injured In Shooting At US High School: Police

Two people were injured in a shooting at a high school in the US state of Virginia on Monday, officials said, providing no further details as police rushed to the scene.

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International Day Of Peace 2021: Why This Day Is Celebrated?

Giving peace a chance is the main focus on the International Day of Peace or World Peace Day, which is observed every year on September 21. This day seeks to remind people of all races and all nations...

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Two Inmates Injured In Fight In Delhi's Tihar Jail: Police

In Delhi's Tihar jail, two inmates of the jail were injured after a clash broke out between them.

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Congress Nominates Rajni Patil For Rajya Sabha Bypoll In Maharashtra

The Congress on Monday declared the candidature of senior party leader Rajni Patil for the next month's Rajya Sabha byelection which was necessitated due to the death of the sitting MP Rajiv Satav.

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Covid May Be On Way To Become Endemic In India, Says Vaccine Scientist

Noting that COVID-19 may be heading towards endemicity in India, vaccinologist Dr Gangandeep Kang today said local flare-ups that will be smaller and spread wider across the country

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"Don't Worry About Taliban Spillover Into J&K": Army Commander

There is no need to worry about the possibility of a spillover of Taliban terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir as people will be kept safe, a top Army official said on Monday.

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Live News Update: India Reports 30,773 New Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours

India on Sunday reported 30,773 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as the country seeks to reopen the country to overseas tourists. The death count rose by 309 to 444,838, the health...

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US Navy Jet Crashes In Texas Neighborhood, Pilots In Hospital

Two US military pilots were rescued and taken to hospital Sunday after their training jet crashed into the backyard of a residence in a Texas neighborhood near Fort Worth, authorities said.

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In Rare Occurrence, Bees Kill 63 Endangered Penguins In South Africa

A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape Town, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said on Sunday

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UK PM To Challenge Jeff Bezos Over Amazon Tax Record: Report

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a face-to-face meeting will challenge Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over his company's tax record, the Financial Times reported.

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Afghan Women Protest After Taliban Replaces Women's Ministry

About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants in power in Kabul and replaced by their Ministry for Promotion of...

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US Submarine Deal, Alliance Can Trigger "Nuclear Arms Race": North Korea

North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and recent US submarine contract with Australia could trigger a "nuclear arms race" in the region.

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Russia's Ruling Pro-Putin Party Wins Majority After Crackdown On Critics

Russia's ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, retained its majority in parliament after a three-day election and a sweeping crackdown on its critics, despite losing...

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French, UK Defence Ministers' Meeting Off Amid Submarine Row: Report

France has cancelled a meeting set for this week between its Defence Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source at her ministry told AFP Sunday.

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Suspicious Movement Detected Along LoC In J&K, Search Ops Underway

A suspicious movement was detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri area of Baramulla district on the intervening night of September 18-19, according to the PRO Defence, Srinagar.

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Benjamin Netanyahu Suggests Biden Fell Asleep Meeting New Israeli PM

Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested in a Facebook video posted on Sunday that US President Joe Biden had fallen asleep when meeting the new Israeli leader Naftali Bennett last...

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10 Killed, 5 Missing After Boat Overturns In China: Report

At least 10 people were killed and five others listed missing after a passenger ship overturned in a river in southwest China''s Guizhou Province, state-run CGTN-TV reported.

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Boxer Manny Pacquiao To Run For Philippine President In 2022

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy...

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"We Didn't Spare Gandhi": Hindu Leader Arrested Over Threat In Karnataka

A leader of Hindu Mahasabha has been arrested in Mangaluru with his two associates, a day after he threatened Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the demolition of temple, saying, "We...

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Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress Sweeps Andhra Pradesh Local Body Polls

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress won close to 90 per cent of the Mandal Parishads Territorial Constituencies and a staggering 99 per cent of the Zilla Parishads Territorial...

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attacks In Afghanistan's Jalalabad: Report

ISIS claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, the group's Amaaq News Agency said on its Telegram channel on Sunday.

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New Rajasthan Law Faces Questions Over Validating Child Marriages

Rajasthan has amended a 2009 law to now state that if the bride is under 18 and the bridegroom is under 21, their parents must register the marriage within 30 days of the event. The earlier version...

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Congress Leaders Fear Ripple Effect From Punjab Turmoil

The rapidly unfolding events in Punjab are likely to have wide ramifications for the Congress with party insiders fearing a groundswell of dissension in other states following the "unsavoury" exit of...

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Congress Will Fight 2022 Punjab Polls Under Navjot Sidhu: Harish Rawat

Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat on Sunday said that the upcoming state assembly elections will be fought under Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu who is "very popular", given the state's...

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Brazil Reports Over 1,50,000 Coronavirus Cases In A Day

Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, an unusually large number due to what officials said was...

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Centre's Plea Over Medical Admissions Quota In Supreme Court Tomorrow

Supreme Court will hear on Monday Centre's plea against Madras High Court's observation that notification on grant of 10% quota to economically weaker sections (EWS) in all-India quota seats of...

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BJP, Congress Changed Chief Ministers Fearing "Kejriwal Model": AAP

The fear of the Arvind Kejriwal "model" prompted Congress and BJP to replace their chief ministers in some states, where Assembly elections are due early next year, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

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Spanish Police Wrong-Footed As 25,000 Party At Madrid University

As per the Spanish media, it was the biggest such gathering since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic when large public gatherings were halted to stop the spread of the virus.

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Relatives Of Afghan Family Killed In US Strike Want Face-To-Face Apology

A top general admitted the attack was an error, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologised to the relatives of those killed.

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France Accuses Australia, US Of "Lying" In "Crisis" Over Submarine Row

France on Saturday accused Australia and the United States of lying in a crisis over a security pact that saw Canberra scrap a contract to buy French submarines in favour of American vessels.

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Congress Launches Campaign To Appoint Media Team In UP

A team of Congress leaders will visit different districts to select potential spokespersons and media coordinators.

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Jammu Traders Call For Day-Long Strike On September 22

Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for a day-long ''peaceful'' strike on September 22 to protest the alleged "discrimination of highest degree by the government" with them.

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Paid A "Very Heavy Price" For Siding With US In Afghanistan: Imran Khan

Imran Khan expressed his anger towards American officials who have pointed fingers at Islamabad when apportioning blame for the US failure in Afghanistan.

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"Initiated Dialogue" With Taliban For Inclusive Afghan Government: Pak PM

Imran Khan said: "I have initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive Afghan govt to include Tajiks, Hazaras & Uzbeks".

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Delhi Court Summons Wife Of Mamata Banerjee's Nephew

A Delhi court today summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly refusing to join the probe in a money laundering...

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Babul Supriyo's Departure Not A Loss To BJP: Suvendu Adhikari

After former Union Minister Babul Supriyo joined Trinamool Congress (TMC), Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said Supriyo's departure did not cause any loss to...

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5 Killed After Car Falls Off Flyover In Rajasthan: Police

Five people were killed and one person was injured on Saturday after their car hit the divider on a flyover and fell into a nullah in Sikar district of Rajasthan, the police said.

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Outgunned And Alone: How Panjshir's Resistance Fell To The Taliban

For three days his village and the National Resistance Forces (NRF) -- a mix of Panjshiri fighters and remnants of the defeated national army -- had fired "with heavy weapons" from the rugged cliffs...

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Income Tax Searches Continue At Premises Linked To Maharashtra Ex-Minister

The Income Tax department today continued for the second day its searches here at properties and institutes linked to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged tax evasion case,...

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Mumbai Police On High Alert Ahead Of Last Day Of Ganesh Festival

Police arrested one person from Mumbai in connection with an alleged terror plot unearthed by Delhi Police.

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As Babul Supriyo Joins Trinamool, Congress Says Many In BJP To Quit Party

After former Union minister Babul Supriyo joined the Trinamool Congress, the Congress has taken potshots at the BJP, saying that many other leaders in the party will follow suit.

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UK To Roll Out Life-Saving Covid Drug Given To Donald Trump

The treatment was used as part of the suite of experimental medicines given to Trump when he tested positive for COVID-19 last year.

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Goa Casinos To Start From Monday As Covid Positivity Rate Declines

The Goa government on Saturday said casinos will resume operations from Monday on the condition that they adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, said an official.

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Punjab Police Uncovers Blast Plot, Finds Another "Tiffin Bomb"

A plot to cause an explosion at a crowded area in Punjab's Jalalabad was uncovered after the police arrested one of the men accused of planning the blast.

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PM Holds Marathon Meeting With Officials, Stresses On Execution Of Ideas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a marathon meeting with the secretaries of central government departments on Saturday and wondered why the bureaucrats, despite having vision for development, lacked...

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Delhi Records Maximum Temperature Of 34.4 Degree Celsius

The national capital on Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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Congress Leader Veerappa Moily Wins Sahitya Akademi Award

Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily and poet Arundhathi Subramaniam were among the 20 authors who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020 at a ceremony in Delhi on Saturday.

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Rare US Constitution Copy Tipped For $20 Million Sale At Auction

An extremely rare original copy of the American constitution, signed in 1787 in Philadelphia, will soon be auctioned with an estimated value of between $15 million and $20 million, Sotheby's announced...

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"Tragic Mistake": US Admits Drone Strike In Kabul Killed 10 Civilians

A top general admitted the United States had made a "mistake" when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, confirming that it...

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With 26.92 Lakh Doses, Karnataka Tops Covid Vaccination Drive In Country

Karnataka topped the Covid vaccination drive in the country on Friday by administering 26.92 lakh doses till 9 PM, Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education K Sudhakar said.

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Maharashtra Logs 3,586 Covid Cases, 67 Deaths

Coronavirus Cases Today: Maharashtra saw 3,586 new coronavirus infections and 67 fatalities today.

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Will Not Sell UAE Villa: Honey Singh Assures Delhi Court

Singer Honey Singh, after recording his statement at a Delhi Court on Friday, assured the court that he will not create any third party rights on his UAE Property. The court vacated the status quo...

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Mamata Banerjee, Not Rahul Gandhi: Trinamool On Face Of United Opposition

The bonhomie between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday hit choppy waters after the TMC claimed that party chief Mamata Banerjee, and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has emerged...

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Char Dham Yatra Set To Begin, Uttarakhand Issues Crowd Caps For Temples

The Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand will begin on Saturday after its prolonged suspension due to COVID-19.

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Earthquake Of 2.3 Magnitude In Karnataka's Hassan

An earthquake of 2.3 magnitude on the Richter scale was reported in Hassan district, officials of state Disaster Management Authority said on Friday.

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Kerala Reports 23,260 Covid-19 Cases

Kerala Covid Cases Today: Active cases in the state stood at 1,88,926, of whom only 12.8 per cent were admitted to hospitals, she said.

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Bihar Boys' Rs 900 Crore Surprise Not A First For This Rural Bank

Two children in a Bihar village recently became richer by nearly a thousand crore rupees, albeit momentarily, thanks to a technical glitch which was immediately rectified by the bank concerned.

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China Enters Taiwan Air Defence Zone A Day After Military Budget Boost

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to...

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UP's Unemployment Rate Down From Over 17% In 2016 To 4-5%: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today claimed that the unemployment rate in the state was more than 17 per cent in 2016 which has now come down to four to five per cent.

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Probe Agency Has Arrested 168 In Islamic State Linked Cases, 27 Convicted

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said once a person shows interest he or she is then enticed to communicate with online handlers based abroad using encrypted social media platforms.

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Give Me Strength To Work Even Harder For Nation: PM On Birthday Wishes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that countless wishes to him on his birthday have left him humbled and overwhelmed beyond words, and have given him strength to work even harder for the...

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Congress Wishes PM On Birthday, Adds Country Paying For His "Failures"

The Congress today wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday but said the country is paying the price for his "failures" on several fronts and so the day is being observed as...

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No Steps Taken To Prosecute Delhi Riots Cases: Court Pulls Up Top Cop

A Delhi court on Friday came down heavily on the city police for its "lackadaisical approach" and said that no steps for the proper prosecution of 2020 riots cases have been taken by the Police...

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UK Eases Rules For Vaccinated Travellers, Some Benefit For India-UK Route

The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the UK set to...

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Cop, Labourer Shot Dead In J&K, Police Point To Terrorists' "Frustration"

A constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police and a migrant labourer were shot dead by terrorists in separate incidents in Kulgam district today.

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Senior Citizens National Helpline "Elderline-14567" Launched In J&K

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday launchedsenior citizens national helpline "Elderline-14567" in Jammu and Kashmir and said it will serve as a vital support system to comfort distressed...

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"Fix Weekly Days For Aggressive Vaccine Drives": AIIMS Chief To NDTV

India needs to build on the momentum of Friday's record-breaking vaccination and consider having weekly days to push the drive aggressively, Dr Randeep Guleria, chief of Delhi's All India Institutes...

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All-Civilian Crew "Healthy, Happy And Resting": SpaceX

SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew are "healthy, happy and resting comfortably," the company said Thursday in its first update since the pioneering mission blasted off from Cape Canaveral the...

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France Says Biden Acted Like Trump To Sink Australia Defence Deal

France accused US President Joe Biden on Thursday of stabbing it in the back and acting like his predecessor Donald Trump after Paris was pushed aside from a historic defence export contract to supply...

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National Conference Leader's Murder Was Planned For Over 2 Months: Cops

The accused in National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir's murder case were planning his killing for the past two-three months and planted fake evidence to mislead the police, taking...

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Brazil Seeks To Halt Teen Vaccines After 1 Death, Adverse Events

Brazil's federal government wants to halt COVID-19 vaccinations for most of the country's adolescents, citing adverse events and a death under investigation after some 3.5 million teens have already...

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Executive Lounge With Recliners, Wifi Services Opens At Delhi Station

To offer an enhanced travel experience to railway passengers, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Thursday opened a new world-class executive lounge at New Delhi Railway...

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Australia Says More US Troops To Come, Eyes Missile Work

Australia said Thursday that more US troops will rotate through the island nation and that the allies will cooperate on missiles, the latest joint steps amid shared concerns over a rising China.

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S Jaishankar, Chinese Minister Discuss "Disengagement In Border Areas"

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Dushanbe during which he emphasised that progress in the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh...

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Ready To Partner With Interested Countries For Vaccine Manufacture: India

India on Thursday said it stands ready to partner with interested countries for the transfer of technology and manufacture of its indigenously developed jabs

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Telangana Congress Chief Apologises For Shashi Tharoor Remark. He Replies

After outrage by some Congress leaders over a media report quoting party's Telangana unit chief Revanth Reddy making a derogatory reference to senior leader Shashi Tharoor.

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Verifying Reported Kidnapping Of "Indian Citizen" In Kabul, Says India

India on Thursday said it is in touch with all concerned following reports that an Indian national has been kidnapped from Afghanistan's capital Kabul.

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Suvendu Adhikari Asks For Central Team As Cases Of Fever In Children Rise

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday urged Union health ministry to rush a team of experts to the state amid reports that a large number of children in its...

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Taliban Thank World For $1 Billion Aid Pledge, Urge US To Show "Heart"

The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to Afghanistan, and urged the United States to show "heart" to the impoverished country.

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Gas Agency Owner Arrested In Rajasthan For Spying For Pakistan: Police

An owner of an LPG cylinder distribution agency from Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly passing on information about the Indian Army's movement to Pakistani...

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Despite Covid, Communal Rioting Cases Nearly Doubled In 2020: Report

Cases of communal or religious rioting in 2020 nearly doubled from 2019 even as the country witnessed "very limited" outdoor activities due to COVID-19 pandemic during the past year, according to...

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Taliban Seize Truck Carrying Weapons To Pakistan: Report

The Taliban have seized a truck loaded with arms and ammunition, which was headed to Pakistan.

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A New-Look Gujarat BJP Ministry Dominated By First-Timers

Making a clean break from his predecessor Vijay Rupani's ministry, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inducted 24 members in his new-look council of ministers, 10 of them of cabinet rank.

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India Rejects Reports On Over-The-Horizon Strikes By US In Afghanistan

India today rejected media reports suggesting that the US was in touch with it to explore the option of carrying out ''over-the-horizon'' counter-terror strikes in Afghanistan.

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Several Rockets Strike Kabul City District: Report

Several rockets fell in one of the districts of the Afghan capital of Kabul, local media reported.

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1 Dead, Six Injured In Blast In Jammu And Kashmir's Kupwara

A 17-year old girl died and six others were injured in a blast in a residential house in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, with officials saying the exact nature of the explosion was not...

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Bhanwari Devi Case Trial To Proceed Without Testimony Of FBI's DNA Expert

The trial in the Bhanwari Devi abduction-murder case will proceed without the testimony of prosecution witness Amber Carr, a DNA expert with the FBI, as the two-month time granted by the Supreme Court...

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Taliban Bans Women Employees From Entering Ministry In Kabul

The Taliban have barred female employees from entering the Ministry of Women Affairs in Kabul, allowing only males into the building, an employee of the ministry said.

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India Should Share Its Ancient Knowledge With The World: Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama on Thursday said India should share its ancient knowledge with the world and praised the country's secular approach to treating all spiritual traditions with respect.

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"Rather Than Using Threats And Sticks...": Mehbooba Mufti To BJP

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti defended her party's alliance with the BJP after the last assembly elections, saying till the time the parties were in coalition together, she did not allow the BJP to do...

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Winners And Losers From UK Government Reshuffle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday carried out a major reshuffle of his government, replacing his foreign secretary and giving his former nemesis a key role.

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Joe Biden Backs US Top General On Calls To China Over Trump Mental State

US President Joe Biden expressed "complete confidence" in the United States' top general after revelations that he spoke to his Chinese counterpart twice amid concerns about then-president Donald...

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India "Looking At Creating Rocket Force": General Bipin Rawat

India is looking at "creating a rocket force", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said even as he underlined the need for extensive use of niche technology to combat various national security...

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Blanket Ban On Online Games Not A Solution: Telangana IT Official

Blanket ban on online games is not a solution and the sector can bring a lot of opportunities to drive the economy, create jobs and enhance productivity, a senior Telangana government official said on...

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Need Steps To Reintegrate Women Prisoners Into Society: Chief Justice

Incarcerated women often have to face graver prejudices, stigma and discrimination, which makes their rehabilitation a tough challenge, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Wednesday, taking note...

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Pope Says Abortion Is Murder, Urges "Pastoral" Approach

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that abortion was "murder" but, asked about US bishops threatening to deny holy communion to President Joe Biden, said the Church should generally avoid taking a...

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Rajya Sabha Trinamool Congress MP Arpita Ghosh Resigns

TMC MP Arpita Ghosh has resigned from the Rajya Sabha and her resignation has been accepted by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, a notification from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said on Wednesday.

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House Prices Fall By 50% In Kabul As Migration Level Rises: Report

After the Taliban's messy takeover of Afghanistan last month, the real estate prices and house rent has fallen drastically in Kabul, Tolo News reported citing real estate dealers as saying.

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Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Bengal's 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by some licensed fair price shop (FPS) owners challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration (ration at doorstep)'...

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"Not All Hindus Residing In Valley Are Kashmiri Pandits": High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said that Kashmiri Pandits were a "separately identifiable community distinct from other Hindus residing in the Valley". It said government benefits meant for this...

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Featured On TIME's 100 Influencer List

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Wednesday graced the cover of Time magazine's annual 100 most influential people in the world issue.

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Mumbai Cops Seize 495 Mobile Phones Worth Rs 70 Lakh Looted In Karnataka

The crime branch of Mumbai police has arrested two persons from Ghatkopar in Mumbai and seized from them 495 mobile phones, collectively valued at Rs 70 lakh, which had been allegedly looted in...

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New York To Offer Covid Vaccination, Testing To All Attending UN Session

As world leaders arrive to attend the annual UN General Assembly session next week amid coronavirus pandemic, New York City will have in place facilities that will offer COVID-19 vaccination and...

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Student Not Allowed To Wear Karah In Exam, Minorities' Body Seeks Report

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Wednesday took cognizance of a complaint regarding not allowing a candidate to wear ''Karah'' in the NEET 2021 examination in Chandigarh.

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Raj Kundra "Main Facilitator" In Porn Case, Earned Millions: Mumbai Police

Businessman Raj Kundra was the "main facilitator" in a pornographic content case and he along with other accused exploited young women struggling in the movie industry by filming them in obscene ways,...

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Bengal Bypoll: BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal Responds To Poll Commission Notice

Priyanka Tibriwal, BJP's candidate from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, on Wednesday replied to the notice sent by the Election Commission over complaints of Model Code and Covid-rule violations.

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Delhi Records 57 New COVID-19 Cases, Zero Death

Delhi recorded 57 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, at a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, and zero deaths, according to data shared by the health department.

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Mathura PepsiCo Plant To Be Source Of Farmers' Progress: Yogi Adityanath

Kosi Kalan-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.

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Cyclonic Circulation Over East India Friday To Bring Heavy Rain: MeT

A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over north Bay of Bengal on Friday and bring heavy rainfall over eastern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

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Pele Leaves ICU After Surgery To Remove Suspected Tumor

Brazilian football legend Pele left the intensive care unit of a Sao Paulo hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumor.

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Dubious Of Donald Trump's Sanity, US General Secretly Dialled China: Book

The top US general was so worried in early January that Donald Trump was out of control that he took secret action to prevent the outgoing president from sparking a war with China, according to a new...

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Nagaland Wants Amicable Solution To Border Dispute With Assam: Official

Nagaland wants an amicable settlement of the long standing inter-state border dispute with Assam and has entrusted its border affairs department to work out modalities for discussions with the...

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Kerala Eases Curbs In Nipah Containment Zones As Samples Test Negative

The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to ease restrictions in the containment zones of Kozhikode district where a 12-year old child had succumbed to the Nipah virus infection.

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Court Allows Man's Plea For Child's DNA Test To Establish Wife's Infidelity

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed a man's plea for the DNA test of a child born during the subsistence of his marriage to establish his allegations of infidelity against his wife in the divorce...

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Rs 4 Crore Assets Unearthed During Search At Anganwadi Worker's Houses

The Vigilance Directorate Tuesday unearthed assets worth over Rs 4 crore during search operations at the houses of an Anganwadi worker in Odisha.

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Court Stays Second Suspension Order Against UP's Dr Kafeel Khan

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the second suspension order against Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan.

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Top Maoist Leader Arrested In Odisha: Police

A top Maoist leader has been arrested in Odisha's Koraput district during a search operation by security forces, and cash and arms were seized from his possession, the police said on Tuesday.

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US Enquires For India's 'Over-The-Horizon' Capability For Afghanistan

A powerful American lawmaker has sought to explore the possibility of over-the-horizon capabilities in northwest India for counter terrorism capabilities in Afghanistan, which is now being ruled by...

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Democrats Say "Tax The Rich," But Their Plan May Fall Short

"The time is now for childcare, healthcare, and climate action for all. Tax the Rich," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Instagram along with a photo of the white off-the-shoulder dress she said she had...

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India "Highest In World" For People With At Least 1 Jab: Health Ministry

The number of people who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in India and the number who have completed the vaccination schedule in the country are the highest in the world, the Union...

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iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro Series Announced: Price, Specs and More

iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max have been launched with smaller notches and better cameras. Prices start at Rs. 69,900 in India.

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Apple Watch Series 7 With All-New Design, Large Displays Goes Official

Apple Watch Series 7 was launched at Apple's "California streaming" event on Tuesday - alongside the iPhone 13 series. The new Apple Watch model comes as a significant upgrade over last...

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Two Killing Their Elder Brother, Dump Body In Bag In Delhi: Police

Two men have been arrested for allegedly beating up their alcoholic elder brother that led to his death.

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Hundreds March In Kandahar To Protest Against Taliban Evictions

Hundreds of protesters from a neighbourhood populated by former Afghan army servicemen marched in Kandahar Tuesday against plans by the Taliban to evict them from their homes.

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"Government Anti-National?" Raghuram Rajan On RSS Magazine's Infosys Barb

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan today called "completely unproductive" the attacks on the private firms, like an RSS affiliated magazine's recent terming of Infosys "anti-national". He said anyone...

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Rape Accused Lok Janshakti Pary MP Moves Bail Plea In Delhi Court

Prince Raj is the nephew of late Ram Vilas Paswan and cousin of Chirag Paswan.

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Railway Porter Arrested In UP For Kho-Kho Player's Murder: Police

A railway porter has been arrested for the murder of a 24-year-old kho-kho player in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, said police.

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New iPad, iPad mini With Faster Performance, Improved Displays Launched

New iPad and all-new iPad mini were launched at Apple's "California streaming" event on Tuesday. The new iPad - aka the iPad 9 - comes with A13 Bionic chip that is claimed to deliver 20...

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Three Union Ministers Among Star Campaigners For Odisha's Pipili Bypoll

Three Union ministers and the national president of the BJP's Kisan Morcha are among the 20 star campaigners for the Pipili by-election which is scheduled to be held on September 30, a functionary of...

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Hyderabad Police Rescue Kidnapped Six-Year-Old Girl

A six-year-old girl who was kidnapped from Kanchanbagh police station area, has been rescued by the police, officials said, adding that a woman has been arrested in this connection.

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Food Safety Authority Suspends Licences of 15 Kerala Food Businesses

Food safety watchdog Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licences of 15 food business operators in Kerala as they failed to comply with the requisite mandatory...

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Attorney General Nod To Case Against YouTuber For Remarks Against Judges

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Tuesday agreed to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti for his alleged "scurrilous" remarks in one of his videos against the Supreme...

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England To Offer Covid Vaccines For 12-15 Age Category

All 12- to 15-year-olds in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine after top medical advisers said on Monday that children would benefit from reduced disruption to their education.

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Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order Declaring Assam Resident A Foreigner

The Gauhati High Court has set aside an ex-parte order of the Foreigners Tribunal declaring a Morigaon resident as a foreigner on grounds that citizenship is an important right and should be decided...

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Centre Releases Rs 496 Crore For Machinery To Reduce Stubble Burning

With the aim of addressing air pollution in Delhi and the NCR due to stubble burning in the adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana and UP, the Centre has released Rs 496 crore to subsidize machinery...

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Fully Vaccinated People Account For Only 1% Of Covid Deaths: UK Data

People who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 accounted for only 1 per cent of all deaths involving coronavirus in England in the first half of this year, new official figures show on Monday.

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"Gifted Leader": Manmohan Singh's Tribute To Oscar Fernandes

Oscar Fernandes, a former Union minister and a sitting Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, died in Mangalore this morning.

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Dreaded Maoist Accused 2010 Tadmetla Attack Arrested

A Maoist involved in the 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 security personnel were killed was arrested from Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Monday.

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Drop All Cases Against Anti-Sterlite Protesters: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to drop all the cases registered against the protesters involved in the anti-Sterlite agitation in 2018, in which 13 persons were...

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Biden To Host PM Modi, Other Quad Leaders On September 24: White House

US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the "Quad" countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - next week, the White House said on Monday.

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PM Narendra Modi To Launch Sansad TV On September 15

Sansad TV is being launched after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV channels.

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Monetary Dispute Behind Rape, Murder In Mumbai's Sakinaka: Police

A monetary dispute led to the brutal rape and murder of a woman in suburban Sakinaka last week and the lone accused has confessed to his crime, while SC/ST Act has been invoked in the case, Mumbai...

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Schools Closed For 2 Days Amid Record Rain In Parts Of Odisha

Heavy rain since Saturday clobbered large parts in Odisha.

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Minor Girl Kidnapped, Raped For 2 Months: Police

The accused kidnapped the girl in July with help from his father, uncle and brother and took her to Delhi, they said, adding he raped her many a time.

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After Delhi Building Collapses, Civic Body's Move To Reassess Structures

Hours after the collapse of an old four-storey building in Sabzi Mandi in north Delhi, the area's civic body today ordered a probe into the incident and decided to reassess the condition of all...

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Enormous Scope Of Tie-Up With Foreign Firms In Space Sector: ISRO Chief

The reforms initiated by the government in the space sector and the liberalisation of FDI norms will ensure a sustained engagement between Indian and overseas companies which will greatly benefit...

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AAP Leaders Launch UP Campaign With Prayers At Ayodhya Ram Temple

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh offered special prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya as they launched the party's campaign for the 2022 Assembly elections in...

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In Uttarakhand vs Allahabad High Courts, Supreme Court's Comment

Judicial discipline or propriety demands respect to the order passed by coordinate bench, Supreme Court said on Monday while terming as "absolutely unwarranted" observations made by Uttarakhand High...

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In Madhya Pradesh, Ramcharitmanas Now Elective Subject For BA Students

First-year students of graduation in Madhya Pradesh colleges and universities will be offered ''Ramcharitmanas'' as an elective subject under philosophy discipline in the arts stream, state Higher...

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Masks Will Stay Through 2022, Need Drug Against Covid: NITI Aayog Member

Dr VK Paul, the NITI Aayog Member for Health, said battling Covid will require a combination of vaccines, effective drugs, and disciplined social behaviour. He did not ruling out a third wave and...

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Leaders From BJP, Other Haryana Based Parties Join Congress

Kumari Selja said the BJP, both at the Centre and Haryana, is "anti-farmer and anti-labourer", and the Congress will work unitedly to oust this regime.

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Greater Noida To Go Hi-Tech For Waste Collection With GPS, CCTVs

The Greater Noida Authority today said it was introducing high-tech features like sticking QR codes outside houses and installing GPS and CCTV on vehicles carrying garbage in order to ensure efficient...

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Light Intensity Rain Predicted In Parts Of Delhi-NCR Today

The Indian Meteorological Department predicted light intensity rain in parts of Delhi-NCR during the next two hours.

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Red Alert Issued In 7 Odisha Districts Due To Heavy Rains

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert in seven districts, an orange alert in six districts and a yellow alert in eight districts for the next 24 hours due to heavy...

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Britain Urges Net Zero Global Shipping Emissions By 2050

Britain, host of this year's COP26 climate change summit, called Monday for net zero global shipping emissions by 2050 and the launch of non-polluting commercial vessels by 2025.

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4 Killed As Russian Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Siberia

Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing in a forest in southeastern Siberia on Sunday, the emergency ministry...

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Hundreds Protest In Brazil Against Jair Bolsonaro, Demand His Impeachment

Several hundred Brazilians protested against President Jair Bolsonaro and demanded his impeachment in Sunday demonstrations called by conservative groups, days after a massive mobilization supporting...

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9-Month-Old Dies After Portion Of Roof Collapses In Delhi

A nine-month-old boy died after a portion of a roof fell on him in North Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area, police said on Sunday.

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"We Have To Fight Police, Mafia": Suvendu Adhikari Ahead Of Bengal Bypoll

Ahead of the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP has to fight the administration, police, mafias and money power in the elections.

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"Deeply Concerned" About Alleged Saudi Torture: US House Speaker

US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she was "deeply concerned" about the alleged torture of a Saudi aid worker while in detention in Saudi Arabia.

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South Africa Announces 'Vaccine Passport' Plans, Eases Covid Curbs

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce COVID-19 "vaccine passports" amid widespread scepticism of the jab, ahead of an easing of movement restrictions this...

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North Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Cruise Missile: Report

North Korea carried out successful long-range cruise missile tests over the weekend, its state media, KCNA, said on Monday, amid a protracted standoff with the United States over denuclearisation.

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Yogi Adityanath Hasn't Taken Off In 4 Years: UP Deputy Chief Minister

PM Modi has not taken a day off from work in seven years and similarly Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took no holiday in the last four-and-a-half years, state's Deputy Chief...

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BJP Might Misuse Power To Fulfil Its Political Agenda: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that the BJP might misuse its power to fulfil its political agenda and that the party is keeping an eye over polling booths.

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Iran Agreement With Nuclear Watchdog Raises Hopes For New Talks With US

The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday to solve "the most urgent issue" between them, the overdue servicing of monitoring equipment to keep it running, raising hopes of fresh...

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"No One Can Throw Me Out": Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister

Hours after BJP selected a new chief minister for Gujarat, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who has once again missed the bus, said he has seen many ups and downs, and asserted that nobody can...

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Navjot Sidhu Urges Punjab Chief Minister For Action On Farmers' Demands

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, urging him to take action on the demands raised by 32 farmer unions at the meeting with the...

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Debt-Ridden Cousins Arrested In Kolkata Twin Murders Case

Kolkata Police on Sunday claimed to have solved the mystery behind the murder of a woman and her teenager son after arresting her two relatives who allegedly killed them to get her jewellery that will...

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Southeastern China Reports New Coronavirus Outbreak

China's southeastern Fujian province on Sunday registered 20 new COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said.

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Convert 4 Train Coaches Into Museum: Subhas Bose's Grandnephew To PM Modi

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Bose has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convert four rail coaches into a mobile museum containing pictures and information about the founder of...

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Afghan Pilots Leaving For UAE Amid Taliban Pressure To Return: Report

US-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel held in an Uzbek camp for about a month began leaving the country on Sunday, one of the pilots told Reuters, under a U.S. deal that came despite Taliban...

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Thousands Attend Funeral Of Cop Killed In Action In Jammu And Kashmir

Thousands attended the funeral prayers of fallen police officer Arshad Ahmad Mir who was killed by terrorists in Srinagar today.

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Bangladeshi Man Kills His Third Wife Suspecting Affair: Noida Police

A Bangladeshi man, living illegally in India, was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing one of his wives in Noida over the suspicion of an illicit relationship, the police said.

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Congress Won't Fight UP Polls In Alliance With Any Party: Salman Khurshid

Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that the Congress will not form an alliance with any party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

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BJP Sold Everything That Congress Built In 70 Years: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP-led Centre, saying they "sold" everything in seven years that the Congress-led governments set up in 70 years.

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Shiv Sena To Contest All 403 Seats In UP Polls 2022

The Shiv Sena on Saturday announced that it will contest all 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2022. The decision was taken at the party's regional executive body meeting in...

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Centre Clears Appointments To Tribunals After Top Court Ultimatum

Five days after Supreme Court expressed its displeasure over the way the Centre had enacted Tribunals Reforms Act, Centre cleared the appointment of judicial and technical members to National Company...

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Chirag Paswan On Inviting Nitish Kumar To Father's Death Anniversary Event

LJP leader Chirag Paswan on Saturday said that he was desperately seeking an appointment with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar whom he wanted to invite for the "barsi" (event marking the first death...

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India, Australia Decide To Expand Military Engagements At 2+2 Dialogue

India and Australia on Saturday decided to expand military engagements across services and facilitate greater sharing of critical information in line with their resolve to significantly expand...

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Rakesh Tikait, Farmers Stage Protest On Waterlogged Road At Delhi Border

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait along with supporters staged a sit-in on the waterlogged flyway stretch at Ghazipur on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border where heavy rains also damaged tents and other structures set...

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Not In Race To Become Chief Minister, Says Gujarat BJP Chief

After Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani stepped down from his post, state BJP chief C R Patil today said he is not in the race for the Chief Minister's post.

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"Not Kept In Loop While Initiating Action Against MLAs": Bengal Speaker

West Bengal Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay Saturday said he has asked CBI and ED to explain why no permission had been taken from the speaker's office before submitting chargesheets to members of the...

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Assam Extends "Disturbed Area" Status Of State For Another Six Months

Assam has further extended the existing "disturbed area" status of the state for another six months from August 28 under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).

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Man Dies After Struck By Lightning In UP: Police

A man was charred to death and two injured after they were struck by lightning in a town here on Saturday, police said.

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Weather Office's Move To Predict Impact Of Extreme Weather In Delhi-NCR

The India Meteorological Department is collecting high-resolution exposure data, including information about roads, topography and social-economic condition of people, for Delhi-NCR to be able to...

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