The festival season in India has kicked off, with people indulging in festive spending. However, as the celebrations wind down, many turn their attention back to their bank accounts, hoping for better…
Just as you begin to settle into the idea of cooler days and refreshing autumn breezes, October heat rolls in, making it feel like summer isn’t done yet.
With unseasonably high temperatures and…
A 55-year-old doctor was shot dead by two teenage boys inside his clinic at a private nursing home in South Delhi’s Jaitpur, police informed on Thursday.
The duo, aged between 16 and 17 years, had…
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the political…
Delhi Police on Wednesday made one of its biggest drug busts in the city, seizing 565 kg of cocaine estimated to be worth around Rs 2,000 crore.
A Special Cell team had been tracking the accused for…
India has issued an advisory for its nationals in Iran and also for those who are travelling to the country amid rising tension in West Asia.
In the advisory, issued by the Ministry of External…
India is “concerned at the possibility of a broadening of the conflict” in West Asia, and can contribute as a facilitator of communication between Israel and Iran, External Affairs Minister (MEA) S…
Jammu and Kashmir will be voting in the third and final phase of the Assembly elections on Tuesday, with over 39.18 lakh voters deciding the fate of 415 candidates, including two former deputy chie…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness and said that the two leaders discussed ways to boost trade and cultural ties.
Drawing a parallel to Usain Bolt’s…
Four Pakistani nationals, who disguised their identities and used Hindu names in fake Indian passports and forged Aadhaar cards, have been arrested from the outskirts of Karnataka’s Bengaluru where…
The third and final phase of voting concluded in Jammu and Kashmir and the focus has now shifted to the election results. Tuesday’s polling process went smoothly without any reports of…
It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also known as ‘Pink October’. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers that affects women and people assigned female at birth, including transgender men and…
Chinese scientists claimed to have cured a type 1 diabetes patient using cell transplants in what was stated to be the first such case in the world.
The 25-year-old patient, who had the chronic…
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost Managing Editor Palki Sharma at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi discussed a range of critical…
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday acknowledged the bilateral relations it shares with India, saying that Jamaica has a lot to learn from the country.
Holness, who is on his first trip…
Govinda, a renowned Bollywood actor and Shiv Sena leader, shared first audio message for his fans from hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday morning after sustaining leg injuries which he received…
Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said the shell company created in Hungary to supply the pagers that exploded in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives two ago, was “a masterstroke by…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that whether it is a temple or a dargah, religious structures encroaching on roads, railway tracks and water bodies must be demolished as they threaten public…
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost Managing Editor Palki Sharma at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi addressed a range of pressing topics…
After over four years of the ongoing military stand-off in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the situation on India-China borders is “stable but not normal”, Indian Army chief…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be visiting Sri Lanka this week and call on newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who assumed office on September 23. His visit to Colombo would…
Growth in India’s manufacturing industry cooled to an eight-month low in September as solid demand and output eased slightly, according to a business survey that also showed weaker price increases…
When he left the Supreme Court on Monday, Atul Kumar was beaming.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud used its extraordinary powers to ask the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
Actor and Shiv Sena leader Govinda accidentally shot himself in the leg with his licensed revolver on Tuesday morning. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The incident of misfired around 4:45 am when…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and highlighted the need for de-escalation.
Sharing details of…
An extraordinary medical case has captured headlines in China, where a woman gave birth to twins—each from a different uterus.
Known only by her surname, Li, the woman from northwest China delivered…
A ground-breaking study by Indian researchers has revealed that the global COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 may have influenced lunar surface temperatures, marking a unique intersection between human…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been diagnosed with a bacterial disease known as leptospirosis.
The 50-year-old
AAP leader was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali for a routine check-up…
Come October 1, 2024, there will be a host of crucial money changes that will come into effect that may have an impact on your finances and investments.
Here is a look at 12 money and tax rules…
This year, the US has again granted a record number of student visas to India. Although the precise figure is yet unknown, it exceeds the more than 1.4 lakh student visas that were granted last year,…
How do you measure a person’s health? Body Mass Index (BMI) is the answer we all know. But BMI could soon be passé. A new metric has caught the attention of health experts and enthusiasts alike. It’s…
The French government, led by Emmanuel Macron, has submitted India the best and final price offer for the 26 Rafale Marine Jet deal, just ahead of the two-day scheduled visit of National Security…
Bengaluru is stepping into the future of traffic management with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle traffic violations and improve road safety. The city’s traffic police are…
A five-year-old boy was allegedly lured and abducted around 3 am from his home by a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur. He was then dragged to a secluded place by the man who along with another person…
In an electrifying celebration of women breaking barriers, News18 SheShakti 2024 shone a spotlight on the rising stars of India’s next generation. The event brought together trailblazing women from…
A 50-year-old man and his four daughters were found dead in their rented home in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj on Friday morning.
Police suspect it to be the case of a suicide pact.
The deaths have also drawn…
On September 16, the capital city of New Delhi transformed into a hub of inspiration and empowerment as extraordinary women achievers gathered for News18’s SheShakti 2024. Themed ‘Breaking Barriers’,…
Indian stock market is now dominated by young investors of age below 30 years, as highlighted by official data from the National Stock Exchange.
As per the data, the number of young investors have…
India will be maintaining its forward deployment of troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for the fifth successive winter. A senior source in the defence establishment told The Times of India…
Six people have died in Rwanda following an outbreak of the Marburg virus, the country’s health ministry said Saturday (September 29).
Rwanda’s Health Minister, Sabin Nsanzimana, confirmed that about…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than sought by Islamabad from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had the neighbouring…
The Taliban
recently announced that they are suspending its polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan. The announcement was made shortly before the campaign was due to start.
The suspension is…
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio show ‘Mann ki Baat’ is set to complete ten years on October 3, he thanked the listeners of the program for being the “real anchors”.
On 114th episode of ‘Mann…
Recently, a video went viral on social media in which a railway ticket examiner administered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and saved a man’s life on a long-distance train between Bihar’s…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 32 per cent of global fatalities. According to statistics from the World Health Organisation, CVDs claimed…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the primary cause of mortality worldwide, resulting in a substantial number of fatalities and disabilities. The alarming statistics from 2021 reveal that CVDs…
Maintaining heart health demands a multifaceted strategy including a balanced diet, regular exercise and proactive management of risk factors like hypertension and cholesterol. Regular physical…
Amid the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, India on Saturday cautioned that the world cannot be “fatalistic” about the continuation of violence on a large scale, asserting that the international…
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (September 28) bashed Pakistan over the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly.
Addressing the 79th UNGA, the top diplomat said…
Three online sellers operating on Walmart-owned Flipkart have sued the Indian antitrust watchdog over an investigation which found they, Flipkart and rival Amazon breached competition laws, according…
A Bengaluru court on Saturday ordered the Karnataka police to register an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after she was accused of extortion through the now-crapped electoral…
It’s been a week since Atishi took oath as the new chief minister of Delhi. However, Arvind Kejriwal has yet to vacate the chief minister’s official residence in Civil Lines.
Aam Aadmi Party leaders…
It’s no secret that exercise is essential for health and well-being.
Whether it be a regular or intense weekend workout, the benefits are quite similar, according to new research.
Both workout…
Amid called by global leaders to an end to the country’s ongoing conflict, a paramilitary attack on a market in El-Fasher in Sudan killed 18 people, a medical source told AFP on Friday.
The Rapid…
India’s foreign exchange reserves climbed for the sixth consecutive week to a record high of $692.3 billion as of September 20, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday…
India’s call for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council has found support among major global players with US and France being the pioneers in pushing New Delhi’s inclusion. The latest country to…
Since 2019, Recep Tayyip Erdogan barely skipped missing mentioning the issue of Kashmir during his annual address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It somewhat became a tradition for the…
India and Uzbekistan have signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to assure appropriate protection to Uzbekistan investors in India and Indian investors in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry…
The Union Health Ministry has rolled out new advisories to states and union territories, urging them to enforce strict infection prevention and control measures to stem the spread of mpox.
This…
The prime suspect in the Bengaluru woman murder case, 31-year-old Mukti Ranjan Das, has allegedly hanged himself from a tree in Odisha where he stayed. However, a purported suicide note was found in a…