23:41
A man was allegedly drugged and strangulated to death by his wife and mother-in-law here over a property dispute, leading to the arrest of the two accused on Tuesday, police said.The body of Sonu (35) was found in Jivana Guliyan village on Sunday morning, following which his brother filed a...
23:17
Asserting that Pakistan has no capacity to fight India but it may attempt Pahalgam-type attacks again, Western Army commander Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar on Tuesday said the response -- Operation Sindoor 2.0 -- will be deadlier.He maintained that Pakistan continues its policy of 'bleed...
23:13
A ritual controversy has erupted over the famous Aranmula Ashtami Rohini Vallasadya after allegations surfaced that the traditional feast was served to Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan and other dignitaries before being offered to the deity of the Parthasarathi Temple.The temple's tantri (chief...
22:59
A class 12 student, who was allegedly slapped by the principal in-charge of her school for coming to the institute wearing a slipper a month ago in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, died in a hospital on Tuesday, police said. Wearing slippers does not comply with the dress code of the school.On...
22:12
Curtains were virtually down on speculations that Prashant Kishor may contest against Tejashwi Yadav, as the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) on Tuesday declared its candidate from Raghopur, where the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader is aiming at a hat-trick.JSP national president Uday Singh handed the party...
22:00
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha on Tuesday announced its candidates for all six seats it has been allocated as a National Democratic Alliance constituent in the Bihar assembly polls.The list shared on Manjhi's official X handle includes all four sitting MLAs of HAM,...
21:24
International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised upwards India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.6 per cent compared to its earlier estimate of 6.4 per cent on the back of strong growth, offsetting the impact of US tariffs on Indian shipments.In its latest World Economic...
21:01
Holidays on account of the 'caste census' proved a boon for students of the Government Model Higher Primary School in Chittapur after the concrete roof of a classroom collapsed, school authorities said.According to sources, the incident occurred on Monday afternoon, and no casualties were...
20:54
Signalling a return of the 'pollution season' as winter approaches, the air quality in Delhi has dipped into the 'poor' category after nearly three months, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 211.The last time Delhi recorded an AQI in the Poor category was on July 11, according to the...
20:19
A court in Sultanpur on Tuesday dismissed a revision petition filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a 2013 case in which he was accused of making objectionable remarks against Muslims.It was alleged that during an election rally in October 2013, Gandhi referred to Muslim youths in connection...
20:11
The body of a Nepali student who saved several lives during the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago has been brought to Tel Aviv and will soon be repatriated for his last rites, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday. Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student under Israel's Learn and Earn...
19:51
Folk singer Maithili Thakur joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar on Monday ahead of the assembly polls.She joined the BJP in the presence of state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal in Patna.Whatever party assigns me the job, I will do it, she said after joining the BJP.Thakur, 25, had...
19:43
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday directed a Christian-run private school in Kochi to permit a Muslim girl studying there to continue her education while wearing her religious headscarf.The minister also instructed the school's principal and management to address the...
19:03
Student activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots case, on Tuesday withdrew his plea before a court in New Delhi seeking a 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.Imam's counsel submitted...
18:38
India's wholesale inflation rate eased to 0.13% in September 2025, down from 0.52% in August, according to official data.The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stood at 154.9, slightly lower than 155.2 in the previous month, reflecting softening prices in food, fuel, and manufactured goods.
18:36
According to WPI data, deflation in food articles was 5.22 per cent in September, compared to 3.06 per cent in August, with vegetables experiencing a decline in prices.Deflation in vegetables was 24.41 per cent in September, as against 14.18 per cent in August.In the case of manufactured...
18:25
The rupee depreciated 12 paise to revisit its all-time low of 88.80 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by negative domestic equities and overnight gains in the American currency.Forex traders said foreign fund outflows amid a risk-off mode globally further dented...
18:16
Members of the opposition Mahagathbandhan were discussing every assembly constituency in Bihar carefully, and the seat-sharing arrangement might be announced by Wednesday morning, a Congress leader said. Speaking to reporters in Patna on Tuesday, Congress national spokesperson Abhay Dubey...
18:01
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's anti-tobacco crusade has a new target: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Politico reported.On the sidelines of a peace summit in Egypt aimed at ending the war in Gaza, Erdogan promised Meloni he would find a way to convince her to stop smoking.You...
17:45
A case has been registered against seven persons in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly marrying off a 15-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday. Based on a complaint, the district rural police have registered a case under sections 143 (trafficking), 83 (marriage ceremony fraudulently...
17:09
People gather to welcome freed Palestinian prisoners. Reuters/Ramadan Abed
Some Palestinian prisoners released yesterday as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal have claimed they suffered abuse while serving their sentences in Israeli jails, reports CNN.It was so difficult. No rational human can imagine what they would see in prison, Ahmed Awad, who was...
16:51
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday amid weak trends in Asian and European markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Reversing its early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 297.07 points or 0.36 per cent to settle at 82,029.98. During the day, it dropped 545.43...
16:40
Rahul Gandhi meets the family members of Y Puran Kumar
In a big twist amid the investigation into Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's suicide, another police officer died by suicide today after levelling serious allegations against him, reports NDTV. Sandeep Kumar, posted as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in Rohtak's cyber cell, was investigating a...
16:27
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) softened to 0.13 per cent in September on easing in prices of food articles and manufactured items, government data showed on Tuesday. WPI-based inflation was 0.52 per cent in August and 1.91 per cent in September last year.Positive rate of inflation in September...
16:07
A 14-year-old boy was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in northwest Delhi's Tri Nagar area, police said on Tuesday. Police found a video on his phone which recorded the incident and they are looking into whether the boy was attempting to record a reel and it was an accident, or he...
15:52
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In a truly tragic incident, a man died of a heart attack after his son collapsed in his lap while they were on their way to a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred in the Tethar area of Banihal, when Shabir Ahmed Gania (45)...
15:41
The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over US President Donald Trump's praise for Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, saying what kind of signal is the American leader sending to India, in spite of PM Narendra Modi's desperate attempts to ingratiate himself with him. What sort of friendship...
15:26
Over 80 per cent of Gaza is rubble
IDF forces in Gaza opened fire on suspects who approached them in the north of the Strip and crossed the yellow line earlier today, according to an IDF spokesperson. The spokesperson emphasised that this was a violation of the agreement and that attempts had been made to warn the suspects...
15:14
The BJP on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, fielding Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Tarapur and Lakhisarai seats, respectively.Former deputy chief minister Tarkishore Prasad and state minister Renu Devi will...
14:50
US pharma major Eli Lilly announced an investment of more than $1 billion in India over the next few years to boost contract manufacturing and supply through local drugmakers.It is seeking to tap into the country's skilled workforce to bolster global manufacturing growth. The investment includes...
14:46
Industry bodies representing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have urged the Reserve Bank of India to consider extending the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) and introducing a more transparent and standardised lending framework to strengthen the resilience of India's...
14:44
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said the conglomerate's return on assets (ROA) rose to 16.5 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 -- placing it among the top performers in the global infrastructure sector. Speaking at the Group's annual Shantilal Adani Lecture Series, Adani attributed the...
14:41
Thirteen children, including a girl, were rescued from a train in Jharkhand while they were being allegedly trafficked to Goa, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on intelligence inputs on Monday evening that some children were being trafficked through the Vasco da Gama (VSG) Weekly Express, RPF...
14:33
As Bihar prepares for phase one of assembly polls on November 6, the Election Commission has warned that bulk SMSes and audio messages during the 48-hour 'silence period' which starts before the conclusion of voting, is prohibited. In a note issued on October 9 outlining campaigning...
14:00
Rahul Gandhi meets the family of the IPS officer
Terming the alleged suicide of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Singh a blot on the country, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the incident is proof that Dalits are neither safe nor is there justice for them under the BJP government. In a post on X, the Congress general...
13:44
Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw raised concerns over Bengaluru's infrastructure after an overseas business visitor to Biocon Park questioned the city's poor roads and the amount of garbage around. Her comments followed an overseas business visitor's tour of Biocon Park, who raised...
13:34
JD(U)'s Bhagalpur MP Ajay Kumar Mandal sought to resign on Tuesday, stating that he was not consulted over the distribution of tickets for the Bihar assembly elections in his region. The Nitish Kumar-led party is yet to comment on the letter, which Mandal shared on X. Despite being a member...
13:16
Amid reports of Nitish Kumar being unhappy over the seat sharing arrangements in the National Democratic Alliance, the Bihar chief minister has called a meeting of top Janata Dal-United leaders at his residence on Tuesday afternoon.According to JD-U sources, Nitish Kumar made it clear to the...
13:12
RJD president Lalu Prasad gave away party tickets to several candidates until his son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav early on Tuesday pointed out that the INDIA bloc, helmed in Bihar by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, was yet to formally announce a seat-sharing formula. A stampede-like situation...
13:05
The arrested accused in the case in police custody
West Bengal Police may take the five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur to the crime spot on Tuesday for reconstruction of the crime, a senior officer said. The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to...
12:54
Google plans to invest USD 15 billion over the next five years in setting an artificial intelligence hub in Visakhapatnam, a senior official of the company said on Tuesday. While speaking at a company event, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said that the new AI hub will combine AI...
12:31
Gold and silver prices on Tuesday scaled fresh record highs in the domestic futures trade, mirroring lifetime gains in the international markets as renewed US-China trade tensions and prospects of rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve bolstered safe-haven demand. On the Multi Commodity...
12:22
Meet Rajat Grover, the founder of Elite Marque, a Delhi-based communications company, who has set social media agog by giving his employees a nine-day Diwali holiday and is, in a way, showing the way to Indian corporates in how to build a strong, unbreakable employer-employee relationship...
12:06
Angst behind the smiles?
The ruling BJP is set to turn the filing of nomination papers for next month's Bihar assembly polls into a 'mega show' to impress voters. The party has decided to use everything it can to make it a mega event. BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to camp in Bihar from Oct...
11:37
China on Tuesday urged the US to correct its wrongdoings and demonstrate sincerity in trade discussions to meet each other halfway, state media reported. The statement by China's Ministry of Commerce followed Monday's working-level talks between Washington and Beijing, amidst an escalation...
11:13
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against three substandard oral cough syrups identified in India -- Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife -- and urged national regulatory authorities worldwide to immediately notify it if these are detected in their country.It has also advised...
10:42
Bharti Telecom, the holding company of Bharti Airtel, plans to raise up to Rs 10,500 crore on Tuesday through the sale of bonds maturing in two years, and three years and two months.If fully subscribed, it would mark the largest bond issuance of 2025-2026 (FY26) yet.The bonds will carry annual...
10:40
At the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh, US President Donald Trump delivered a unscripted speech moments after signing the Gaza Peace Deal. Trump began by saying, This is the day that people across the region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping, and praying...
10:14
In a major relief for crypto exchange WazirX, its parent company, Zettai, announced that the Singapore high court has officially sanctioned its scheme of arrangement.This comes weeks after the majority of the platform's creditors approved its revised scheme of arrangement, paving the way for...
10:12
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on the Durgapur gang rape case, calling her statement falsified and accusing the state government of being inefficient in the investigation. The Union Minister said there were...
10:01
A student of South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi was allegedly sexually assaulted and an FIR has been registered in the matter, the police said on Tuesday. Police did not share details of the incident. A PCR call regarding the incident was received at the Maidan Garhi police station...
09:43
US President Donald Trump on Monday refrained from taking a position on whether he supports the recognition of a Palestinian state, hours after signing the Gaza ceasefire agreement alongside several world leaders at a peace summit in Egypt.I'm not talking about single state or double state or two...
09:18
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, on Monday urged mutual fund trustees to implement early warning systems that can detect anomalies and trigger timely interventions. He also called for their active engagement in establishing guardrails to safeguard the...
09:14
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The government is looking at automating goods and services tax refunds, on the lines of the income-tax system, as part of the next stage of reforms being conceptualised under GST 3.0, a senior tax official said.We are hoping that maybe like income tax, we will also make refunds automated. So,...
08:51
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nishikant Dubey has slammed Pakistan for violating the agenda of the UN's Children and Armed Conflict by carrying out attacks in Afghanistan and India targeting schools and students.Delivering India's statement on 'Promotion and Protection of Rights of Children' at a...
08:42
The Tata Capital stock gained 1.6 per cent in debut trade on Monday, touching a high of Rs 333 and a low of Rs 326 before closing at Rs 331.1 on the National Stock Exchange where shares worth nearly Rs 3,900 crore changed hands. The company had priced its shares at Rs 326 apiece in its Rs 15,512...
08:36
A team of officials led by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal is set to travel to Washington later this week, with a focus on reaching an early conclusion of the proposed trade agreement between India and the United States, a senior government official said on Monday.Discussions between India and...
08:24
The Haryana government has sent State DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid opposition's attack on the BJP dispensation over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide, and demand by Kumar's family for action against the officers accused of harassing him. The late-night...
00:24
Israel Defence Forces on Monday said that the Red Cross is on its way to collect the coffins of the deceased Israeli hostages held by Hamas.According to information received, the Red Cross is on its way to the meeting point in the southern Gaza Strip, where several coffins of deceased hostages...
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