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North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world due to sanctions
North Korea is planning to shutter approximately a dozen embassies, including those in Spain, Hong Kong, and several African countries, according to media reports and analysts. This move could resul…
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Andhra Pradesh High Court grants TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu 4 weeks’ interim bail in Skill Development Scam Case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday granted interim bail for four weeks to former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Scam case. The court granted bail to the TDP chief on …
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Supreme Court to hear electoral bonds case: Why have they created such a row?
A five-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will begin hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s electoral bonds scheme. T…
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal summoned by ED on Thursday in Liquor Policy case
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned for questioning in the alleged liquor scam by the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the money laundering angle in the matter. He …
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Onion prices in Delhi-NCR touch Rs 78 per kg: Govt data
Onion prices remained at a very high level in the national capital on Monday and were being sold at an average price of Rs 78 per kilogram in the retail market, according to government data. But, th…
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Jaishankar meets families of 8 Indians detained in Qatar, says 'will make all efforts to secure their release'
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with the family members of 8 former naval officers who were sentenced to death in Qatar. Jaishankar posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, “Met …
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‘Who are these people who want to create chaos here from outside’: Anurag Thakur on Kerala blasts
Questioning Congress leader and Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi’s “silence” over Kerala’s serial blasts, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, “Who are these people who want to create chaos here from outside.”…
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Passenger trains derails in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram
A passenger train derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district late Sunday evening. According to ANI, citing Divisional Railway Manager, the train was going to Rayagada from Visakhapatnam. A…
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DCW calls for arrest of Delhi man selling doctored images of Indian gods and goddesses
Following a complaint over the selling of offensive images of Hindu gods and goddesses, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) sent a notice to the Delhi police on Sunday. DCW Chief Swati Maliwal has …
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Fake office, false signatures: Gujarat conman ‘receives’ government grants of Rs 4 crore since 2021, arrested
A conman in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district allegedly set up a bogus government office in Bodeli taluka of the tribal district, then posed as a government officer complete with forged signatures, go…
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This Week in Explainers: Why does Narayana Murthy want Indians to work 70 hours a week?
It was yet another action-packed week. India’s diplomatic challenges continue. Canada has been a pain point for weeks now. New Delhi continues to walk the diplomatic tightrope in West Asia, as the Is…
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‘Privileged’: PM Modi on being invited to Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir consecration ritual
During his visit to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Chitrakoot, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was on the verge of completion and that he felt it was a great privil…
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India steps up border drone defence to wade off surprise attacks like Hamas did on Israel
In a move to step up monitoring activities along the borders with neighbouring China and Pakistan, especially along the Himalayas, India is setting up a surveillance system with drones to avoid surpr…
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Who is Mamata's trusted aide Jyotipriya Mallick arrested in the Bengal ration scam?
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is facing the heat. While MP Mahua Moitra is facing scrutiny in the cash for query scam, West Bengal forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick was arrested by the Enforc…
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In Graphics | Ahead of 5-state Assembly elections, a simple guide to understand the polling process
Poll season is here again. We are just days away from elections. Starting 7 November, five states will go to the polls with the collective results to be announced on 3 December. On 7 November, Mizor…
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8 ex-Indian Navy sailors get death sentence in Qatar; MEA exploring legal options
India has expressed shock over a Qatari court handing the death penalty to eight Indian nationals, saying that it is exploring all legal options in the case. “We are deeply shocked by the verdict of…
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Himanta says Chhattisgarh CM Baghel opened the market of religious conversion to undermine Sanatana Dharma
Attacking Bhupesh Baghel, his counterpart from Chhattisgarh, as a “big market of religious conversion” in the state to undermine Sanatan Dharma, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Ba…
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'Cash for query' row: Lok Sabha Ethics Committee summons TMC's Mahua Moitra on October 31
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha on October 31 in connection with the “cash-for-query” allegations against her. The Ethics Committee held…
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PM Modi performs puja at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed puja at the revered Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi and offered prayers there. Modi was accompanied by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chie…
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Delhi, Mumbai see bad air days again: Are authorities doing enough to curb pollution?
Delhi and Mumbai are competing once again. But this time, none of the metro cities would want to win the race of which of the two has worse air. There were many days this month when Mumbai’s air qual…
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PM Modi to inaugurate 37th National Games in Goa, launch development projects in Maharashtra
With an aim to extend benefits to over 86 lakh farmers in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday launch a scheme and projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore and then travel to Goa to i…
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Online gaming companies get tax notices worth Rs 1 lakh crore
Indian tax authorities have issued show cause notices worth about 1 trillion rupees ($12.03 billion) to online gaming companies, a government official said on Wednesday. “The total amount of show-ca…
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India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”
India will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify it with a r…
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Rajasthan's Danta constituency braces for possible face-off between a couple in upcoming assembly polls
In the forthcoming Assembly elections scheduled for November 25 in Rajasthan, the constituency of Danta in the state’s Ramgarh region is poised for a captivating political showdown. The Jannayak Jant…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to soldiers, performs Shashtra Puja in Arunachal's Tawang
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday paid tribute to the soldiers’ at Tawang War Memorial in Arunachal Pradesh, and appreciated the soldiers for shouldering the responsibility of guarding the b…
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP veteran, 71, suffers heart attack after party denies ticket in upcoming assembly polls
After being refused a ticket for the assembly poll, veteran BJP politician Umashankar Gupta, 71, suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital on Monday afternoon. He’s steady. As per the…
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India's pride is increasing in the world: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Vijayadashmi Utsav
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed the RSS Vijayadashmi Utsav in Nagpur on the occasion of Dussehra. “Every year, India’s pride is increasing in the world… The G20 summi…
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Flight services at Thiruvananthapuram airport to be suspended today for 5 hours
According to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL), flight services at the international airport will be temporarily suspended for five hours on Monday to enable the traditional “Ar…