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A 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her former fianc and his friend after she called off their marriage over dowry demand of Rs 5 lakh, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Sahil Rajak and his associate Ajay, have been arrested for murder, Additional...
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Political consultancy firm I-PAC on Friday said the Enforcement Directorate's raids at its premises have set an unsettling precedent, in its first reaction to the developments that have triggered political upheaval in West Bengal, where elections would be due in months.The firm, which has been...
22:51
Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's commitment to Hindutva, and said it had become so shameless that it can even admit demon king Ravana into its fold.Speaking at a joint rally in Nashik with his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president...
22:12
An elderly man was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Delhi's Dwarka Sector 19, after he was chased and attacked near a park, police said on Friday. The man, identified as Raju, aged around 60 years, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries...
21:56
The death toll in Himachal bus tragedy has reached 13, as a person under treatment at a hospital succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident, police said. On Friday afternoon, a private bus carrying 40 passengers fell into a 500-feet deep gorge in Sirmaur district. Besides 13 deaths,...
21:47
The budget session of Parliament will be held from January 28 to April 2, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday. The budget session begins with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the Lok Sabha...
20:38
India on Friday appeared to disapprove of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writing a note to jailed activist Umar Khalid, saying public representatives should respect the independence of the judiciary in other democracies.Mamdani, who is of Indian-origin, handed over a handwritten note to Khalid...
20:26
The authorities seized more than 36.3 lakh litres of liquor in 2025 in Bihar, where alcoholic beverages were banned nine years ago, and arrested 1.25 lakh people for violating the prohibition law.The seized quantity included 18.99 lakh litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 17.39 lakh...
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India on Friday called on Bangladesh to firmly deal with communal incidents in that country. New Delhi's reaction came against the backdrop of the killing of at least five Hindu men in hostile circumstances in Bangladesh in the last few weeks.We continue to witness a disturbing pattern of...
19:59
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested two more persons accused in the Turkman Gate stone-pelting incident, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 13, while security personnel deployed in the area remained on high alert in view of Friday prayers, officials said. On Friday, we have...
19:41
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday recommended a CBI inquiry into the Ankita Bhandari case.Dhami announced that during a recent meeting with her parents, they had requested a CBI probe into the matter, and respecting their request and sentiments, the state government has...
19:06
India's forex reserves dropped by USD 9.809 billion to USD 686.801 billion in the week to January 2, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the forex reserves had jumped by USD 3.293 billion to USD 696.61 billion. For the week ended...
18:49
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a money laundering case in the Sabarimala gold loss case in Kerala, official sources said. The federal probe agency has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), an ED equivalent of a police FIR, under various sections of the...
18:48
Former civil aviation minister Praful Patel on Friday said that big players - and not fly-by-night operators - should enter the country's civil aviation sector.There is no restriction on new airlines coming into India. But aviation is a very complex business. It is a tough business, very...
18:44
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the ED of acting as a political tool of the Bharatiya Janata Party to steal her party's internal strategy, asserting that she did nothing wrong in reaching the premises linked to I-PAC during the central agency's raids a day...
18:22
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure for the fifth straight session on Friday, falling nearly 1 per cent, as investors turned cautious due to growing concerns over potential US tariff hikes amid lingering geopolitical worries.The relentless foreign capital flight from...
18:08
India on Friday voiced concern over the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis in the US. We are closely following the developments, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.We are concerned as we have a large Indian community in the US,...
17:53
In yet another twist to the political saga in the Ambernath Municipal Council in Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party along with one independent member on Friday formed a group to stake claim to rule the local body by keeping the BJP away from...
17:45
Seeking to boost the creator's economy, public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on Friday said it was offering a 30-minute prime time slot for content creators five days a week on DD News and its digital platforms under a revenue-sharing model. The Creator's Corner will be telecast on DD News and...
17:43
The Madras high court on Friday granted stay on the order of a single judge directing CBFC to grant censor censor certificate to actor-turned-politician Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan granted the stay...
17:13
India on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to United States President Donald Trump eight times in 2025 amid strained ties between New Delhi and Washington.The remarks were not directly in response to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claims that US-India FTA...
16:57
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold loss case arrested chief priest of the Lord Ayyappa temple, Kandararu Rajeevaru on Friday, sources said.Thanthri Rajeevaru, who held a position of supreme religious and ritualistic authority at Lord Ayyappa shire, was questioned at...
16:34
Security forces have recovered a suspected nano drone which was found lying in a border area of Jammu district, officials said. The recovery was made from the border area of Chakroi in R S Pura, on the information provided by a local resident, they said.An investigation has been launched in...
16:21
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has cancelled a previously expected second wave of military attacks on Venezuela, following his military action in Caracas which led to the capture of the South American country's leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, citing improved cooperation...
16:17
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday lodged dual complaints against the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the agency's raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its chief Prateek Jain in Kolkata.Based on the complaints, the...
15:37
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday began leading a protest march against the Enforcement Directorate's searches at the residence and offices of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain. Accompanied by senior party leaders, ministers, MPs, MLAs and a large...
15:30
Calcutta high court on Friday adjourned the scheduled hearing of cases related to the Enforcement Directorate's search and seizure operations at political consultancy firm I-PAC's office on account of unmanageable chaos inside the courtroom.Justice Suvra Ghosh, in whose court the matter was...
14:58
Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four Aam Aadmi Party MLAs for the remaining period of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly for 'disrupting' House proceedings.In a statement, Gupta said 'due to the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and violation of its...
14:21
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is likely to visit Washington, DC, next week and that he expects to meet her during the visit.Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump said, I understand she's coming in next week...
13:47
Family and friends gathered in Hyderabad on Friday to bid a tearful adieu to Nikitha Godishala, the city-based woman who was allegedly murdered in the US last week. The mortal remains of the 27-year-old woman were consigned to flames at a crematorium at Marredpally here, family sources said....
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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday said he would continue working for the people of the state and asserted that no force could stop him from doing so. Referring to the death threat he received via email on Thursday night, Bose described it as an attempt to stop my fight for the...
13:30
E. coli bacteria
After the recent incidents in Bhopal and Indore, contaminated water has been found in several areas of Bhopal, with the municipal corporation's investigation report confirming the presence of E. coli at four locations. The civic body has tested 1,810 water samples across the city, with teams...
12:46
India's finance ministry plans to scrap five-year-old restrictions on Chinese firms bidding for government contracts, as New Delhi seeks to revive commercial ties in an environment of reduced border tensions, Reuters said on Thursday, citing two government sources. A Chinese expert said the...
12:42
President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) refused to clarify whether he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin after US forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, CNN reported.Responding to a query during an interview on Fox News, Trump said, I don't want to...
12:38
Akasa Air has joined global airlines' grouping International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a member. IATA represents over 360 airlines, including Indian carriers Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo and SpiceJet. In a release on Friday, Akasa Air said it became an IATA member after...
12:23
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Calcutta high court, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the role of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior police officials and others for allegedly obstructing its raids in Kolkata against political consultancy...
12:10
The Congress on Friday took a Bollywood-tinged swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that the trade deal with India did not happen because Modi did not call US President Donald Trump.Posting a video of Lutnick's remarks, Congress...
11:45
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday emphasised the need for firm action against criminal cartels, linking peace to asserting authority and strengthening legitimate governments. Highlighting Washington's approach, Vance said, One of the ways that you establish peace in your own hemisphere...
11:18
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the trade deal with India did not happen because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call US President Donald Trump. Lutnick's remarks came a few days after Trump said that Modi knew he was unhappy with India's purchases of Russian oil and that...
11:01
The US Department of State has highlighted a mission-defining challenge during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit here in November amid the US government shutdown, saying it put in a bold contingency plan to ensure his protection and security. An article dated December 30, 2025...
10:33
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly obstructing the Enforcement Directorate's raid at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and taking away key evidence from the site. In a caricature of the incident, the BJP, in a...
09:57
A five-year-old girl's private parts were allegedly injured with a hot steel spatula by her stepmother for bedwetting, police said here on Friday. The incident occurred near Kanjikode in the north Kerala district last week and came to light after the child's Anganwadi teacher noticed that she...
09:31
Protests in Berlin. Pic: Reuters/Axel Schmidt
President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) warned Iran's government against harming protesters, stating that the United States would intervene if innocent people were killed amid the ongoing demonstrations in the Middle Eastern country. During an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox...
09:17
Aggregate costs of centrally funded infrastructure projects widened to 22.2 per cent in November as cost overruns pushed revised estimates to Rs 29.55 trillion from Rs 24.18 trillion across 823 ongoing projects, representing a marginal worsening from October, when cost overruns stood at 20.9 per...
09:12
From every point of view, they have faced an extremely difficult couple of years, and the setback they have suffered is irreversible. This reality has begun to set in even amongst the top-level cadres. That is why, in recent times, we have witnessed a huge number of senior-level cadres emerging...
09:08
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Anand Swaroop as the new Special Secretary (Internal Security) in place of incumbent Praveen Vashista, a government order said. Swaroop, a 1992-batch IPS...
08:58
Pic: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters
Prominent Iranian activist and journalist Masih Alinejad has urged the international community to support ongoing protests in Iran, saying the demands of the Iranian people are unequivocal as demonstrations enter their twelfth day.In a post on social media platform X, Alinejad referred to the...
08:25
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has issued a sharp warning to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying President Donald Trump could resort to lethal action if the Iranian authorities continue to kill or injure protesters. He also said that Khamenei was a religious Nazi who...
08:10
A man protests against immigration laws in the US
Two people are hospitalized after they were shot by federal agents, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. It is not immediately clear what their conditions are, reports CNN.The FBI Portland office said in a post on X that the shooting involved Customs and Border...
07:47
The Russian Foreign Ministry urged the United States to return to the established norms and principles of international maritime law and immediately cease its unlawful actions against the Marinera and other vessels engaged in lawful activities on the high seas. In an official statement on...
07:41
After US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the withdrawal of the United States from multiple international organisations, conventions and treaties that are contrary to the interests of the US, former Indian diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar said that this move shows the US...
07:22
US President Donald Trump, in an interview to The New York Times brushed aside international law. He spoke about NATO and Greenland, with an emphasis on ownership, while also hinting that China would not take any steps against Taiwan, till Trump was in office.When asked by the New York Times if...
06:51
Automobile registrations last year -- in all categories of vehicles taken together -- for the first time crossed 28 million, growing by 7.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) from 2024, when 26.2 million vehicles were retailed. Electric vehicles (EVs) had a great run through the year.More than 1.2...
06:48
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a serious medical condition affecting one of the astronauts, reports the BBC.The agency did not disclose the name of the crew member or the medical...
06:23
State-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) and German company Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH are likely to sign a submarine-manufacturing deal this year, an Indian source said on Thursday.The related internal (within India) contract is being negotiated between the ministry of...
06:20
BNP Paribas expects the benchmark Nifty to end the year at 29,500, a gain of 14 per cent from current levels.'We expect 2026 to be a better year for the markets as the government and the central bank have already taken measures to boost the economy, of which we are seeing early positive results,'...
06:17
The government's fiscal deficit could reach 4.6 per cent in 2026-2027 (FY27) against its target of 4.3 per cent expected to be announced in the upcoming Union Budget, amid fresh spending needs and lower tax receipts, a report by BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said on Thursday.BMI said fresh...
05:57
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that while he regards India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the founder of Indian democracy, his admiration is not without criticism, asserting that acknowledging Nehru's mistakes is necessary, but blaming him alone for all of India's...
00:22
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said he never allowed arrogance to creep into his conduct despite his party ruling the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies in the past. Addressing a public rally in Pimpri Chinchwad for the January 15 civic polls, Pawar said...
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