Category: India

New Delhi Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is dead. His life ebbed away a little before 2pm. He had been unconscious since early in the morning. HT Archives: PM Nehru dies, grief and shock shroud country At about 6.30am Mr Nehru suffered a heart attack combined with what the doctors described as a “shock”. The news of […]

A Kerala community in Dubai is facing social media backlash after warmly welcoming former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi at a recent event. Netizens slammed the group for their hospitality, citing Shahid Afridi’s remarks following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people on April 22 and escalated India-Pakistan tensions thereafter. In a widely circulated video on […]

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that India will not bow to nuclear threats and will respond strongly to terrorism, reported news agency PTI. EAM S Jaishankar reaffirms India’s zero tolerance to terror.(ANI) Jaishankar said that the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack aimed to damage the region’s tourism and create religious tension. “What we […]

Torrential monsoon rains in India’s northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday. India monsoon floods kill five in northeast India’s annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings […]

May 31, 2025 02:57 PM IST The video Sharmishta Panoli, a student of Pune’s Law University, posted drew backlash, while she received threatening messages in the comments. An Instagram influencer, Sharmishta Panoli, was arrested by the Kolkata Police from Haryana’s Gurugram on Friday night for allegedly uploading a video with communal overtones. The video reportedly accused […]

The Delhi high court on Saturday dismissed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s plea to stay a trial court proceeding in connection with the ‘land-for-jobs’ scam, reported news agency ANI.  Lalu Prasad Yadav has been charged by the CBI for involvement in a land for jobs corruption case.(ANI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement […]

New Delhi: The retreat of glaciers is not only a warning but an immediate reality with far-reaching implications for water security, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of billions of people, minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said on Saturday. Minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh stressed India’s commitment to equity and the principle […]

Bhubaneswar, An Odisha government engineer was arrested on the last day of his service on Saturday for allegedly amassing assets, disproportionate to his income, the state vigilance said. Odisha govt engineer held on retirement day for amassing assets, disproportionate to income He was apprehended a day after ₹2.56 crore in cash was recovered and several immovable […]

Speedsters revving up to race through empty roads at night should think again, as Chandigarh Traffic Police have armed themselves with night-vision LiDAR guns to catch such offenders. Most speed violations recorded during the speed enforcement drives ranged between 70 kmph and 110 kmph, significantly exceeding the permissible limits on Chandigarh roads. (HT) Launching a crackdown […]

The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a scathing attack on chief minister Revanth Reddy over his statements on Operation Sindoor and criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   Telangana CM Revanth Reddy in the Legislative Assembly in Hyderabad.(ANI) BJP state chief spokesperson NV Subash criticised Revanth Reddy for what he […]