Category: India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Indian Premier League (IPL) batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family at the Patna airport as he winded up a two-day visit to Bihar.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Vaibhav Suryavanshi at the Patna airport.(X/Narendra Modi) In a post on X, Modi lauded the 14-year-old, saying that his cricketing […]

May 30, 2025 02:47 PM IST India’s climate policy focuses on circular economy, environmental sustainability, and climate change adaptation says Bhupender Yadav. There are three main drivers of India’s climate policy architecture: Circular economy; environmental sustainability and protection of the natural ecosystems; and promoting adaptation to climate change, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday […]

A court in Uttarakhand on Friday convicted three men, including the son of an expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, of murdering a 19-year-old receptionist for refusing to provide “extra services” to a “VIP guest” at a resort in Pauri Garhwal in 2022. The murder sparked outrage and statewide protests, prompting the Uttarakhand Police to form […]

May 30, 2025 02:15 PM IST An unidentified headless torso was discovered in Nalimbi village of Ambernath, case filed under murder and evidence disappearance charges The police have launched a probe after the headless body of a man was found in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Friday. A passerby alerted cops after spotting the […]

An Uttarakhand court on Friday convicted all three accused in the 2022 high-profile murder case of Ankita Bhandari, who was an employee of a Rishikesh-based resort. Massive protests had erupted in Uttarakhand as angered locals took to street, demanding justice for the deceased 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari. (ANI) The additional district and Sessions judge court in Kotdwar […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of four people accused of vandalising the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter and sexually harassing his wife during the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal, calling it a “grave attack on the roots of democracy”. The court said there is no possibility of a fair […]

In a historic moment, the first batch of 17 women cadets graduated alongside 300 male counterparts from the Pune-based National Defence Academy (NDA) on Friday. Marking the passing out of the first co-ed batch, the cadets went past ‘Antim Pag’ at the Khetrpal Parade Ground of the tri-service training academy in Khadakwasla. Academy cadet captain, Udayveer […]

May 30, 2025 01:24 PM IST Officials said an Assam-type building was swept away by a landslide at Mauchar village in Aizawl district early on Friday.  Schools in Aizawl district remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday as incessant rain lashed Mizoram triggering landslides in different parts of the state, officials said. IMD had […]

BJP on Friday lashed out at the Congress for its leaders’ questions and jibes at the government following the conflict with Pakistan, and alleged that the opposition party’s ongoing ‘Jai Hind Yatra’ looks more like “Jai Pakistan Yatra”. Sambit Patra cited controversial statements of a number of Congress leaders, including some questioning military conflict with Pakistan.(ANI […]

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan over its continued support to terrorism, urging the neighbouring country to hand over designated terrorists Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed to India. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses naval officers during an interaction aboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) […]