23:28
A case was registered against a woman dietitian on Tuesday for allegedly posting an 'anti-India message' on social media, the police said. The private hospital where she was employed terminated her services following the incident, they added. The woman has been charged under Sections...
23:21
Four people, including a B Arch and three engineering graduates were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly peddling hydroponic ganja and seized 1.4 kg of marijuana and other goods worth Rs 1.4 crore from them. Harshvardan Shrivastava, an architect from Madhya Pradesh acted as a middleman,...
23:13
Nine residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who were served deportation notices and detained by the police, have claimed they are residents of Jammu and Kashmir and have all the required documents to support this claim. Those served the notices included constable Iftikhar Ali, who has...
23:10
A major fire broke out at a hotel in the congested Mechuapatti area of Barabazar in central Kolkata on Monday evening, leaving two persons seriously injured, the police said. The fire, which was noticed around 8.30 PM, prompted a massive firefighting operation, with 10 fire tenders rushed to...
22:43
File image
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, an interaction which has come in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack which left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead. With the Hindutva organisation considered the ideological mentor to the ruling BJP and spread...
22:17
File image
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has appealed to the people of the country to switch off the lights of their homes, offices and businesses on Wednesday from 9 pm to 9:15 pm to protest the Waqf (Amendment) Act. In a statement, AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas said that the Board launched...
21:43
Seven more people have been arrested from different parts of Assam for defending Pakistan on Indian soil following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total to 34 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. Total: 34 Anti Nationals put behind bars in Assam, Sarma said in a...
21:38
Former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi
A section of Congress workers on Tuesday distributed sweets outside former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi's residence here, a day after a Delhi court accepted the ED's closure report in the 2010 Commonwealth Games-related alleged money laundering case against him. While there was no immediate...
21:26
File image
A Pakistani national who married a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force was sent back from Jammu for deportation to her country of origin, officials said on Tuesday. Minal Khan, who was accompanied by her husband Munir Khan, a resident of Gharota, left Jammu for the Wagah...
21:20
Three children, including two siblings, drowned in a village pond in this district on Tuesday evening, the police said. The incident was reported from a village under the jurisdiction of the Kalladikode police station at around 5 pm. The children -- two brothers and a girl who was their...
20:43
File image
Nepal is planning to restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7,000 metres aimed at reducing deaths in the high altitude zone, a media report said. Ever since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepal's Sherpa Tenzing Norgay summited...
20:38
A youth was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan during a procession in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. According to the police, election for the post of president of the Maniyar Nagar Panchayat is being held in the Maniyar town. A...
20:35
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai/ANI Photo
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Tuesday appointed the next Chief Justice of India. He would enter the office of the CJI on May 14, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna demits office. The law ministry issued a notification announcing Justice Gavai's appointment as 52nd...
20:32
File image
In the wake of the Centre's directions after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, 109 Pakistani nationals have been sent back from Rajasthan, while 841 people from minority communities in the neighbouring country have applied for a long-term visa to stay in India.According to information from the...
20:24
File image
At least three suspected NSCN cadres were killed in an encounter with Assam Police in Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, officers said.A cache of arms and ammunition were also recovered.Senior officers of Assam police headquarters told PTI that the encounter took place at a place between N Kubin and...
20:14
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla/Courtesy Axiom Space/X
Axiom Space will launch its fourth mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on May 29. The announcement was made by the Axiom Space at a virtual press conference on...
20:09
The investigation into the murder of a 24-year-old woman by her father, a retired CRPF official, in Jalgaon revealed that he harboured a grudge against his MBBS daughter for marrying a class 12 pass-out, the police said on Tuesday.Kiran Mangle (50) shot dead his daughter Tripti Wagh with his...
19:36
The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day 2 paise lower at 85.25 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, on recovery in the US dollar and geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. However, positive domestic markets and a decline in crude oil prices...
19:22
Four illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were arrested in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, the police said. They were nabbed from Motiganj in Bongaon near the India-Bangladesh border, an officer said. They were identified as Sumi Molla, Sabina Molla, Alifa Molla and...
19:12
Firefighters dousing fire at the shopping mall in Mumbai's Bandra/ANI Photo
A major fire broke out in an electronics goods showroom in a mall in Mumbai's Bandra area in the early hours of Tuesday, and the firefighting operation is still underway after more than 14 hours, officials said. There was no report of anybody getting injured in the incident, they...
18:59
A 16-year-old medical aspirant hanged himself from a ceiling fan in his hostel room in Kota, just 20 days after joining a coaching centre here to prepare for NEET, police said on Tuesday. This is the 13th case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in the country's coaching hub since...
18:45
File image
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved a new Electric Vehicle Policy which states that passenger EVs will be given subsidy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said some EVs will be granted a toll waiver. The state government has approved a new EV policy under which passenger EVs...
18:18
File image
A bus going from Azamgarh to Varanasi caught fire on an overbridge near Mohaw in the Cholapur area on Tuesday, prompting passengers to jump out of the bus for safety, the police said. The fire broke out when the bus was crossing the overbridge. Alerted by the driver about engine...
18:14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the top defence establishment, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the chiefs of three services. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was also part of the meeting, which was...
17:47
File image
The National Security Guard and the police conducted a mock security drill at the ancient Aap Shambhu temple complex and surrounding areas in Jammu on Tuesday as part of efforts to enhance security preparedness, an official said.Backed by security equipment and unmanned surveillance systems, the...
17:24
Image courtesy: @rpsinghkhalsa
BJP National Spokesperson, RP Singh, posts this picture alongside, with the message, 'Pakistan ke yaar' (friend of Pakistan). This is ostensibly in response to the Congress party's poster released from the party's social media handle titled 'Gayab' (missing) that seemed to target BJP's top...
17:08
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled marginally higher in a volatile trade on Tuesday as investors turned cautious amid concerns over geopolitical tensions. However, intense buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services and unabated foreign...
17:07
There are so many movies and OTT shows set in Kashmir, capturing its beauty and poignant stories. Many Bollywood actors have played Kashmiris, donning pherans for their roles. Here's our top pick.
16:45
Constable Mudasir Ahmad Shaikh
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday have set the ball rolling for the deportation of 60 Pakistanis, one of them the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee who was killed in a terror attack, officials said. They were all collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they...
16:32
Known for its snow-capped mountains and dreamy landscapes, Kashmir is the go-to paradise for film stars, who love to visit this place for a relaxing vacation. Take a look
16:16
J&K Students Association office-bearer Nasir Khuehami
A student from Jammu and Kashmir studying at a pharmacy college in Nagpur was thrashed by a group of local residents, police said on Tuesday. A motive was not yet clear, they said. The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kamptee area of the Maharashtra city, but no complaint has...
16:12
The Maharashtra government will give financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh each to the families of six state residents killed in the Pahalgam terror attack last week, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday. Also, jobs will be given to the next of the kin of the slain tourists from...
15:35
A high-level meeting is underway in the Ministry of Home Affairs in the national capital on Tuesday. Those present in the meeting include Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan; Director Generals of Border Security Force, Assam Rifles and National Security Guard; and senior officials of Central...
15:28
Pakistani citizen Laali Kumari had come to India with her daughter
With only a day to go before the Uttar Pradesh government deports the last Pakistani citizen, Islamabad native Maryam on Tuesday made a frantic appeal to the Centre to stay on in the state with her Indian husband. It is so far unclear whether Maryam, who holds a short-term visa, is the last...
15:23
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) senior leader Indresh Kumar strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, terming it shameful, disgusting, and insulting.Speaking to ANI, he said, This is shameful, disgusting and insulting. There is no limit to brutality....
14:48
Representational image
Pakistan-based cyber actors have once again failed in their attempts to violate Indian cyber sovereignty. With its imprints in the Pahalgam terror attack clear, the Pakistani forces have been violating the ceasefire on the Loc every day.Now, Pakistan has redirected its efforts towards publicly...
14:43
The three stars in the film Piku
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar pens this open letter to actor Irfaan Khan who passed away five years ago on this date after battling a neuroendocrine tumour. The actor worked with Shoojit Sircar in the film, Piku, also starring Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. The letter goes:Dear...
14:27
PM Modi sends a congratulatory message to Mark Carney on his election win. Congratulations @MarkJCarney on your election as the Prime Minister of Canada and to the Liberal Party on their victory. India and Canada are bound by shared democratic values, a steadfast commitment to the rule of law,...
14:24
Days after the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 people, the X account of Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has been withheld in India. Earlier on Monday, India announced a ban on 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content and misinformation...
13:59
Tourist Rishi Bhatt with the zip line operator behind him
The National Investigation Agency is verifying the role of zip line operator who chanted Allahu Akbar as gunshots began, reports ANI quoting sources. A video shot by a tourist in Pahalgam, appearing to have captured the moment the April 22 terrorist attack broke out, has gone viral on social...
13:44
The Union Cabinet will be meeting on Wednesday for the first time since the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead. The meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been convened at 11 am on Wednesday.There was no meeting of the Union Cabinet...
13:04
Gold June futures at MCX have seen a correction of Rs 4,000/10 grams (4%), opening at Rs 95,316/10 grams on Tuesday, following last week's record high of Rs 99,358/10 grams.Silver May futures experienced a modest decline, beginning at Rs 96,255/kg, representing a decrease of Rs 209 or 0.22%.The...
12:36
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not disclose any report that touches the security and sovereignty of the country but indicated that it may address individual apprehensions of privacy breach. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said the report of the technical...
12:32
Congress workers protest over the terror attack
BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday strongly condemned Congress for its controversial post, calling it extremely sad and worrisome. Bhatia also accused the party of revealing its two faces and transforming into a Lashkar-e-Pakistan Congress. Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said, It...
12:09
The father of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim expressed deep frustration with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, alleging discrepancies in the agency's reports. Speaking to ANI, he said, CBI has presented two drastically different reports in...
12:00
The upcoming monsoon, which is expected to be above average in India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), along with the early onset of the fog and smog season, as witnessed last year, could further delay the refurbishment of Runway 10/28 at the Delhi International Airport...
11:57
Intense counter-terrorism operations are underway at various places in J&K. No specific updates are being shared as of now, reports news agency ANI. More details in a bit.
11:50
Representational image
Should a donut or any other bakery product sold by 'Mad-over-Donuts' be treated as a restaurant service and charged 5 per cent GST? Or it should be taxed 18 per cent GST by not classifying donut chains as restaurants at all? The Karnataka High Court (HC) will ponder over it and take a call...
11:28
India's leading startup founders met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, in a closed-door roundtable, to present opportunities and issues aimed at bolstering the country's startup ecosystem. The interaction, organised by the New Delhi-based industry body, Startup Policy Forum (SPF)...
11:20
Pro Khalistani, Canadian politician and New Democratic Party (NDP) chief Jagmeet Singh has announced that he will be stepping down after support for his party collapsed in Canada's federal election and he conceded his seat, CTV news reported.Singh lost his seat in the House of Commons, one he's...
11:14
People use their phones to buy groceries in Barcelona. Pic: Bruna Casas/Reuters
Spain and Portugal are reeling from a massive, unexplained power outage that knocked out traffic lights, caused chaos on roads and in airports, and prompted both countries to declare a state of emergency.Portugal's grid operator Redes Energticas Nacionais (REN) said electrical supply was lost...
11:07
The Indian High Commission in Canada tweets: We are deeply saddened to be informed of the death of Ms. Vanshika, student from India in Ottawa. The matter has been taken up with concerned authorities and the cause is under investigation as per local police. We are in close contact with the...
11:04
Security presence at tourist spots have been upped
Nearly 50 public parks and gardens located in vulnerable areas of Kashmir valley have been shut as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, officials said on Tuesday. Gates have been closed at 48 of the 87 public parks and gardens in Kashmir in view of the threat...
11:00
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari praised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for his commitment to his constituencies during his visit to Raebareli and Amethi. There is a special thing about the Gandhi family, that in addition to fulfilling their national and internal obligations, they...
10:37
India strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as the worst civilian attack since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.Delivering India's statement at the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network (VoTAN) at the United Nations, Deputy Permanent...
10:19
Kashmiri food, like its beautiful countryside, is a memorable feast for the senses. The cuisine makes use of a full range of spices, many native to Kashmir. The flavours are adventurous and the cooking is predominantly meat-based, although there are many vegetable and paneer sides. Kashmir, after...
10:06
A tourist in Bhaderwah, Kashmir
Days after the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, tourists continued to arrive in Bhaderwah on Tuesday to witness the scenic beauty. Tourists have condemned the attack, further stating that nothing could stop them from visiting India's Kashmir. The attack that happened a few days ago...
10:00
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and demonstrate a collective resolve.Several opposition MPs have made a similar demand to the government in the wake of...
09:52
Krishan Kumar
Punjab: Krishan Kumar, a Pakistani national returning to Pakistan via Attari Border, says, I came to India on a tourist Visa for 45 days and now we are going back. The government should take action on the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Both countries should stay together since half of the families...
09:33
A video shot by a tourist in Pahalgam, appearing to have captured the moment the April 22 terrorist attack broke out, has gone viral on social media.The video shows the man capturing himself ziplining and the zipline operator saying 'Allahu Akbar' thrice.In the 53-second videothe tourist, Rishi...
08:46
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party is projected to win the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by US President Donald Trump's annexation threats and trade war.The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said that Liberal Party will win more of Parliament's...
08:37
A major fire broke out in a building housing an electronics goods showroom in the suburban Bandra area early on Tuesday, officials said and added there were no immediate reports of any injuries.This is second major early-morning blaze in the metropolis in two days. On Sunday, a major fire broke...
08:17
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir for a fifth consecutive night, expanding the arc of violations to the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, an official said on Tuesday.This was the fifth consecutive night that Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing along the...
00:21
Police on Monday carried out raids at dozens of places in Srinagar, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the massive clampdown on terror ecosystem launched after the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead.The searches were conducted in accordance with proper legal...
© 2025 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
