An Indian woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter returned to India on Wednesday after being stuck in Afghanistan for three years since the Taliban takeover, The Times of India reported.
Indian…
India awaits with bated breath for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the country’s Budget. After months of toiling and great secrecy, the Budget will be made public on February 1,…
After his conviction in the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, civic volunteer Sanjay Roy claimed before the court that he is being “falsely implicated”…
India is weighing a proposal to cut income tax for individuals earning up to Rs 1.5 million ($17,590) annually in its upcoming budget, aiming to ease the financial burden on the middle class and…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered civil courts across the country not to register lawsuits challenging the ownership and title of places of worship under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions)…
Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira entered India to live in his ancestral village in Goa just four months after his birth, but it has taken him 43 years to obtain Indian citizenship.
Goa Chief…
India has tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from the newly-inducted submarine Arighaat, according to a report.
The nuclear-powered INS Arighaat was commissioned into the Indian Navy on August…
In a significant move, the Tamil Nadu government is set to offer Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer, an incentive package that includes 200 acres of land for its proposed battery…
Veteran investor Mark Mobius praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for his ability to engage with all sides of the global political spectrum, calling him a leader “capable of almost…
The past few months were tumultuous for Bangladesh. Students’ protests and the ouster of ex-President Sheikh Hasina this year have pushed the country into an acute economic crisis and now Bangladesh…
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) verdict that had stopped insolvency proceedings against embattled ed-tech firm…
Maharashtra NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai’s Bandra East late on Saturday night, during Vijayadashami. He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Baba Siddique…
Growth in India’s dominant services sector remained robust but slackened to a 10-month low in September as demand slowed, a business survey showed on Friday.
The HSBC final India Services purchasing…
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…
A new airline, Shankh Air, is going to launch in India soon.
The Union Aviation Ministry has granted the airline permission to begin operations.
The airline, however, must get the Directorate General…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday (September 14) arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, in connection with the rape and murder of a junior…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently disclosed that his father was aboard an Indian Airlines flight that was hijacked in 1984.
Speaking at a recent event in Geneva on Friday, Jaishankar…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now-scrapped excise policy case.
“We direct Arvind Kejriwal to be released on bail subject to bail bonds of Rs…
Veteran Marxist and affable across political spectrum in India, Sitaram Yechury, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI-M, general secretary passed away on Thursday (September 12) at the age of…
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72.
Yechury was admitted to AIIMS Delhi last month after he complained of respiratory issues and was…
Both Indian benchmark stock market indices rallied to record highs towards the end of the trading session on Thursday (September 12).
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained over 1,600 points and breached the…
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned TMC MLA Sudipto Roy over the rape and murder case of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College.
Roy is the ruling Trinamool…
Junior doctors in Kolkata continued their agitation on Thursday as the West Bengal government rejected their demands for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s presence and a live broadcast as preconditions…
The mother of the 31-year-old doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of ’lying’ after the latter…
The GST Council is expected to deliberate on a host of issues today, including taxation of insurance premium, GoM’s suggestions on rate rationalisation, and a status report on online gaming, sources…
Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday (September 7), police said, as clashes between two ethnic communities continued.
A man was shot dead in his sleep by…
India overtook China in its weightage in Morgan Stanley’s Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (MSCI EM IMI) on Deptember 4 (Wednesday).
India’s share in the index now stands at 22.27 per cent,…
Security agencies are leaving no stones unturned in their investigation into the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in…
A trainee doctor was raped and murdered on August 9 at West Bengal’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, triggering huge protests in Kolkata and other places. On August 12, Chief Minister Mamata…
Nine Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a senior police official said. Automatic weapons, including large numbers of SLR rifles,…
The World Bank, on Tuesday (September 3), revised India’s gross domestic product growth forecast for the financial year 2025 upwards.
The international financial institution has a given a boost to the…
A 19-year-old boy, studying in Class 12 in Haryana’s Faridabad, was allegedly chased in a car and shot dead by a group of five cow vigilantes who mistook him for a cattle smuggler, police said on…
The CBI on Monday arrested the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh and three others in connection with the alleged financial misconduct at the establishment,…
The governmental portal that processes passport applications, Passport Seva, will be shut for the next five days, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
A notice on the Passport Seva’s portal,…
On the intervening night of August 28-29, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir engaged in an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri district, following a targeted cordon and search operation. This…
The Narendra Modi government is marking 10 years of the ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’ scheme on Tuesday.
The scheme is the flagship of the Modi government to push for increased financial inclusion in the…
Amid heightened security around the West Bengal state secretariat, the Nabanna Abhijan Rally began on Tuesday with protestors have gathered at the Santragachi area in Howrah.
The rally began from the…
Security has been heightened in Kolkata due to the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally on Tuesday (August 27), where students are now marching to the state secretariat, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to release thousands of images captured by the Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover during their lunar exploration on the landing anniversary of the…
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday approached Kolkata High Court for permission to conduct a polygraph test on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital’s ex-principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh, and…
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh concluded rescue efforts on Thursday (August 22) following a devastating explosion at a pharmaceutical plant that killed 17 people and injured nearly 40 others, a senior…
The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for Bharat Bandh on August 21 to protest against the Supreme Court’s ruling that called for quota in quota. The top court on August 1 allowed states…
Even as the BJP and the TMC engaged in a war of words over the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, the CBI investigation into the case on Monday picked pace as the agency officials again visited the…
Mounting its fiercest attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over the RG Kar rape-murder case, the BJP on Monday said that the West Bengal chief minister is the destroyer of the rule of law and…
As the country is in intense rage following the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, another brutal crime has been reported where a nurse from Uttarakhand was raped and killed by a…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete the entire probe in rape and murder case of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar…
On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his famous ‘Tryst with destiny’ speech on the occasion of India’s first Independence Day. Fast forward to 2024, and Narendra Modi is delivering a speech…
The night of August 14, 1947, was a cauldron of emotions. While the nation was on the cusp of history, a palpable tension underlay the festivities. Even as the clock ticked towards midnight, the…
Ahead of the 78th Independence Day celebrations, national capital New Delhi and neighbouring states have turned into a fortress. Security has been intensified and the intelligence agencies have been…
Parents and relatives of the 31-year-old woman trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, have shared heart wrenching ordeal soon after they were…
India is all set to celebrate its 77th Independence Day. It is the first national-level celebration since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power for a third…
“No safety, no duty” chants resonate loud and clearly at Indian hospitals as resident doctors refuse to work, protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old colleague in Kolkata.
The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted the central government’s support to Kerala and said that it will be ensured no work gets hampered due to lack of money.
PM Modi chaired a review meeting in…
The Waqf Amendment Bill, which has stirred controversy in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with the Opposition labelling it “anti-Muslim,” was sent to the parliamentary committee on Thursday.
The NDA-led…
The country’s forex reserves touched a record high of USD 675 billion on August 2, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.
The previous all-time high for the kitty was USD 670.857…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday (August 8) announced that the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the repo rate in India unchanged…
Days after three UPSC aspirants drowned in the library in the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar area, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday reached the…
A total of 87 roads are closed in Himachal Pradesh due to incidents of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the past five days.
The local meteorological office has…
The death count due to flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to 11 with the recovery of two more bodies from Mandi district.
Over 40 people are…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) announced on Saturday that it has sent notices to the Delhi government and the city’s police commissioner regarding reports of 12 deaths at a Rohini shelter…