23:57
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid rate moderation by the Reserve Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Friday for review their financial performance and progress of various government flagship schemes. According to sources, the finance minister may exhort...
23:52
File image
An Air India flight operating on the Vancouver-Kolkata-Delhi sector on Thursday returned to Kolkata shortly after take-off due to a medical emergency on board, an official said. The flight AI 186 from Vancouver, with 162 passengers and crew on board, had landed in Kolkata for its scheduled...
23:46
Giving interim relief to Samajwadi Party MP from Moradabad Ruchi Veera, the Allahabad high court has directed police not to take any coercive measure against her in a 2024 case of model code violation. Justice Samit Gopal passed the order on a petition filed by Veera who had been booked for...
23:29
Six Maoists carrying a collective reward of Rs 10 lakh on their heads surrendered in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, a police official said. Dhanaay Halami, Dashmati Kowachi, Sukay alias Roshni Poyam, Chaitram Usendi alias Rushi, Gangu Poyam and Shari alias Gagri Kowachi...
22:56
File image
The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is set to celebrate the Rath Yatra festival on Friday, with the administration being ready to smoothly conduct the event. The civil and police administrations are on high alert as lakhs of devotees will witness the annual event under tight security. By...
22:46
Actor Krishna was arrested by the Chennai police in connection with an alleged drug case.The Chennai City Police Narcotics Intelligence Division has arrested two key individuals, Krishna and Kevin, in connection with a major drug trafficking case on Thursday.This follows an earlier incident on...
22:01
The death toll in the Rudraprayag bus accident rose to four on Thursday after the body of a missing passenger was recovered near the Srinagar dam in Pauri Garhwal, around 40 km from the accident site.Speaking to ANI, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) inspector Manjari Negi confirmed the...
21:27
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off a new weekly express train from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to Bengaluru in Karnataka through video conferencing from New Delhi.According to the railway ministry, the train would depart at 3 pm every Friday and reach the capital of Bengaluru...
21:11
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale/File image
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday demanded that the Congress must apologise for the imposition of Emergency by the Indira Gandhi government 50 years ago. Addressing an event in New Delhi, Hosabale also made a strong pitch for the removal of two...
21:01
File image
In a significant enforcement action, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized goods worth Rs 9 crore under 'Operation Deep Manifest', targeting illegal imports of Pakistani-origin goods routed through Dubai.The operation has thus far led to the seizure of 39 containers carrying 1,115...
20:38
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said declared a crackdown on drug peddling, warning that the state will seize the assets of those involved in the illegal trade. Marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here, Naidu said, I am...
20:17
Diljit Dosanjh's Punjabi film Sardaar Ji 3, which has not been released in India following a controversy over Pakistani actor Hania Aamir's casting, has been cleared for release in Pakistan by different censor boards.Nadeem Mandviwalla one of the biggest exhibitors and owner of the cineplex chain...
20:02
A Mumbai court on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane in connection with a defamation complaint lodged against him in 2023 by Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut.The court had last month issued a bailable warrant against Rane for...
19:37
@Axiom_Space X/ANI Photo
The International Space Station formally welcomed the Axiom-4 crew on board, marking a historic moment for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who became the 634th human to travel to space.Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson, a veteran NASA astronaut, personally presented Group...
18:56
Photo: @Whiteknight_IA/X
A terrorist of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday, while three of his associates remained trapped in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, officials said.The group of four terrorists was being tracked for a...
18:18
India's Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts entered the International Space Station to warm hugs from the crew members of the orbital laboratory on Thursday.The space station crew welcomed Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson as she floated into the station soon after the...
17:39
Image only for representation
Authorities have demolished a 128-year-old mosque in Assam's Dibrugarh to construct a drainage system for solving the waterlogging problem in the town, officials said on Thursday.The Chaulkhowa Jama Masjid was demolished following all legal formalities and with cooperation from the locals,...
17:08
Congress MP Manickam Tagore posted this image along with his quip on X
A day after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared a cryptic post signalling strained ties within the party, fellow Congress MP Manickam Tagore took a a pointed swipe at the Thiruvananthapuram MP, saying that even a free bird must watch the skies. Tagore's remarks came after Congress president...
16:50
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday said there has been a drop of over 10 per cent in pilgrim registration for this year's Amarnath Yatra in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. The pilgrim registration before the April 22 incident was going on at a good...
16:48
From the Sensex constituents, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Eternal, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Axis Bank were among the major gainers. In contrast, Trent, State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the...
16:46
On the successful docking of Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS, IAF Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's father, Shambhu Dayal Shukla, says, We are delighted. We feel great. My child had a successful docking. We are very thankful to God. We had prayed to God and He has blessed our child...
16:25
Axiom4 Mission successfully docks at the International Space Station. The Mission has been piloted by India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. The spacecraft, named Grace, achieved a soft capture with the space station at 4:01 pm IST over the North Atlantic ocean.This is the first time an Indian...
16:25
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent on Thursday, taking their winning momentum to the third day running, amid growing optimism following easing geopolitical tensions and buying in market heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex...
16:00
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues his first public statement after the Israel-Iran war:I deem it necessary to extend a few congratulations to the great nation of Iran: First; congratulations on the victory over the fake Zionist regime. With all that clamor, with all those...
15:40
At least five people have lost their lives and several remain missing following a cloudburst that triggered flash floods and widespread destruction in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu confirmed on Thursday. The heavy rainfall and flash floods over the past 24 hours...
15:31
Mumbai-born, UK-based writer Susmita Bhattacharya is lending her voice to a cause that refuses to be ignored. Her poem, Mujadara -- A Recipe for Remembering, appears in the new charity anthology Bring Me Gold: Fifty Poems for Palestine (Dahlia Books), out June 28, to raise awareness and...
14:57
The International Space Station is bracing for the docking of the astronaut mission, Axiom Mission 4. The Dragon spacecraft is ahead of schedule and may autonomously dock at approximately 6:18 a.m. EDT (3:48 pm IST) on Thursday, to the space-facing port of the space station's Harmony...
14:41
Panasonic Holdings is downsizing its consumer electronics business in India by exiting loss-making categories like refrigerators and washing machines where the Japanese electronics manufacturer has failed to gain significant market shares, said two industry executives. Read more here.
14:40
China has halted shipments of specialty fertilisers used to increase the yields of fruits, vegetables and other remunerative crops to India for the last two months, according to top executives of several large importers. China, a global supplier of agricultural inputs, continues to export...
14:34
Mrs Indira Gandhi
As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) faction leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday defended the Emergency imposed in 1975, saying it was not a black day for democracy. Speaking to the mediapersons, Raut said, Look, people...
14:03
An Indian Navy staffer posted in naval headquarters in Delhi was arrested in Jaipur for allegedly leaking defence-related sensitive information to a Pakistani handler in exchange for money, a police official said Thursday.Vishal Yadav, an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in the Directorate of Dockyard...
13:56
The government on Thursday said a multi-disciplinary team, headed by the chief of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), is probing the Ahmedabad plane crash and data is being extracted from the black boxes of the aircraft. Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft enroute to London...
13:15
The doctor was killed while on duty at RG Kar hospital
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday left it to the trial court to decide on a plea by the parents of the murdered RG Kar Hospital doctor seeking permission to visit the crime scene. The parents, through their counsel Phiroze Edulji, requested permission to inspect the site of the occurrence...
13:13
Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday questioned Centre over the accuracy of its's economic narrative, citing India's ranking in the global per capita GDP list. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India's per capita GDP is projected to be $2,937 in 2025, placing it...
12:58
Two people who suffered serious injuries in the bus accident at Gholtir in Rudraprayag district are being airlifted to Rishikesh AIIMS for further medical treatment.
12:32
On Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's tweet, Congress leader Sukhdeo Bhagat says, You must have seen many kites in the sky. When a kite flies very high, it becomes arrogant. But when the string is cut, the kite falls on the ground. Then it realizes that the string was in someone else's hand. The string...
12:26
The perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, even as he chose not to sign a communique by the bloc for not explicitly addressing India's concerns over Pakistan-backed...
12:13
And another image of the 4 astronauts in space. Namaskar from space! I am thrilled to be here with my fellow astronauts. What a ride it was, says Indian astronaut Group Captain Subhanshu, who is piloting Axiom Mission4, as he gives details about his journey into space. Carrying a soft toy,...
11:55
Shubhanshu Shukla's in a live webcast from space: I wasn't feeling very great when we shot into the vacuum, I have been sleeping a lot.This is not a personal accomplishment, this is a collective achievement for all of us. The new environment is a new challenge for us. This is the first step for...
11:28
A 30-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws after he was accused of killing his wife in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred late on Wednesday in Lukaiya village under the Mufassil Police Station area, when the husband and the wife...
11:24
June 25-26, 1975. At the stroke of midnight, the President of India signed a document sent by then prime minister Indira Gandhi.It said, 'In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 352 of the Constitution, I, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, President of India, by this Proclamation declare...
11:21
SDRF personnel are conducting a search operation near the dam in Srinagar, Garhwal, which is 40 km from the Rudraprayag bus accident site, for any passengers who might have floated down the river due to strong currents.At least two people were killed, eight injured and ten others were reported...
11:14
Sources close to the top BJP leadership tell me that Tharoor has already had secret meetings with the BJP's top brass and is waiting patiently to make his next move, reports Ramesh Menon. Read the column here.
11:09
The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over the lead investigator reportedly not being appointed till now for the probe into the Ahmedabad plane crash, saying the delay is inexplicable and inexcusable.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media...
10:58
File pic
Monsoon rains intensified in Kerala on Thursday with some parts of Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts getting flooded and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert in seven districts in the morning. The IMD issued an orange alert in Kollam, Pathanamthitta,...
10:27
Asha Shukla
On AXIOM-4 Mission launch, Asha Shukla, the mother of IAF Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, says, Today I am feeling very good because we are now being recognised by our son. Although a child is usually identified by their parents, today we are recognised by our son. We are so proud...
10:11
Search operations have been intensified to trace 20 people missing since the flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Himachal's Kangra and Kullu districts, officials said on Thursday. Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away due to heavy rains on Wednesday evening but some of...
09:50
Expectedly, US president Donald Trump doesn't like Zohran Mamdani, who is set to be New York City mayor.The US president in a post on Truth Social called the victory of Indian-origin leftist socialist Mamdani in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary election, calling him a 100 per cent...
09:33
Representational image
A female patient, allegedly sexually assaulted by a co-patient inside Jag Pravesh Chandra (JPC) Hospital in Delhi, passed away during her treatment at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital on Wednesday. Information regarding sexual assault against a female patient in JPC hospital was received at...
09:27
One person is dead and seven injured after an 18-seater bus falls into the Alaknanda river in Gholthir of Rudraprayag district. Teams of SDRF, Police and state administration conduct search and rescue operations in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district. Seven people have been rescued, as the...
09:05
Amid reports that the United States strikes on Iran's nuclear sites had caused minimal damage, the Central Intelligence Agency, citing a body of credible intelligence, said that the strikes by Washington had severely damaged Tehran's key nuclear facilities and that it would take years to rebuild...
08:57
In a significant move to ensure safety of train operations, the Railway ministry on Wednesday announced some key reforms for enhancing the functioning and working conditions of train controllers.Train controllers must serve a minimum of three years in the control office to build domain knowledge...
08:29
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers' meeting in China's Qingdao said India has zero tolerance for terrorism and that the members of the SCO should condemn terrorism.We have shown that epicentres of terrorism are no longer safe and...
00:53
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Brazil for the BRICS Summit scheduled for early next month, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. Brazil, as the current rotating chair of BRICS, is hosting its regular 17th summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7. Russian Foreign Minister...
00:46
The ministry of home affairs has extended the validity of registration certificates for all NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) whose licences are set to expire on June 30 and for which renewal applications are pending, officials said on Wednesday. This...
00:43
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials to ensure robust law and order, communal harmony, and appropriate public amenities during the upcoming festivals in Uttar Pradesh. The meeting involved extensive discussions with all police...
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
