Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday came out in support of actor Kriti Sanon amid the controversy over her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan jewellery advertisement.
An Indian loitering munition did strike Pakistan's Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor last year, but the target was not the nuclear-linked military facility, former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the long-delayed Baranagar–Barrackpore Metro Corridor, paving the way for work on the 12-km Pink Line along B.T. Road after nearly 15 years of uncertainty.
India’s efforts to introduce prominent nutritional warnings on packaged foods have faced resistance from some of the world’s largest food companies, even as concerns over obesity and unhealthy diets grow.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks as it heard his challenge against his conviction in a 2013 rape case.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs in a petition seeking their disqualification from the Lok Sabha over their alleged defection from the party.
Prayagraj/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a minor student from Prayagraj seeking permission to wear a headscarf with her prescribed school uniform, holding that students cannot alter an institution’s dress code according to individual preferences.
Karnataka's Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has ordered the suspension of food licences issued to Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket until further orders, after the e-commerce platforms were found to be selling poisonous Datura (Dhatura) fruits and seeds as food products.
Around 150 Pakistani Sindhi women and their relatives have reached India through third-country air routes to marry their Indian partners, after visa restrictions and the closure of the Wagah-Attari route left their wedding plans in limbo.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced three free LPG cylinders a year for families with an annual income below Rs 2.5 lakh, along with expanded free bus travel for women and free bus rides for transgender persons.
Barely four weeks after calling off its NEET paper leak protest, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a fresh mobilisation in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to fulfil commitments made to protesters.
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s rapidly expanding platform economy could offer women greater flexibility and access to employment, but limited financial inclusion, inadequate digital literacy, safety concerns and restrictive social norms continue to hold back their participation, according to an ILO-NCAER policy brief released on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to make women’s autonomy the centrepiece of his latest youth outreach has quickly turned into a wider political argument over Manusmriti, patriarchy, religious practices and the Congress leader’s approach to women’s rights.
New Delhi/IBNS: India had requested that media be allowed into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in France in June, but without a full-fledged press conference or questions from journalists, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has claimed.
Amravati/IBNS: Three newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Amravati District Women's Hospital in Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday.
A poster describing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “real-life Batman” was recently put up near the Congress’ Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary, drawing strong reactions from social media users.
Nearly 15 months after India carried out precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters at Markaz Subhan Allah in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur has reportedly been completely reconstructed, media reports said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation for five brownfield expansion projects of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), a Navratna Defence PSU, and Yantra India Limited (YIL) at GRSE Bhavan in Kolkata.
There is no end to the persecution of religious minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The crisis peaked during the interim administration led by Dr Muhammad Yunus.
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead more than 200 Indian business representatives on a four-day visit to Japan from August 24 to 27.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief executives of Indian space startups on Sunday, highlighting the role of policy support, investor confidence, and private-sector innovation in expanding India’s space industry.
A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of iron ore sank around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search and rescue operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy.
Justice Sanjay Karol retired from the Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing to a close a distinguished judicial career marked by compassion, accessibility and a strong commitment to nurturing young members of the legal profession.
Two people were killed and five others injured after a 22-foot-tall Ganesh idol fell on devotees during the arrival ceremony of 'Bhuleshwaracha Raja' in south Mumbai late Friday night.
A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of iron ore sank around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search and rescue operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy.
Delhi/IBNS: A planned protest over rising sugar prices and the Centre's E20 fuel policy turned into a confrontation at activist Tehseen Poonawalla's residence on Saturday, after he claimed Delhi Police prevented him from leaving home for Jantar Mantar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met representatives and stakeholders from the hill areas of West Bengal to discuss issues concerning the region’s population.
A welfare promise that helped the BJP campaign for power in West Bengal is now confronting its first major political test on the streets.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Press Club of India (PCI) has denied any involvement in the worship of a cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event after videos of the incident went viral on social media.
Kolkata/IBNS: The controversy over the clash between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI) has triggered mixed responses within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the new ruling party in West Bengal faces fresh political condemnation over the violence.
