PM Modi pays Tribute to Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi on Birth Anniversary
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. PM Modi took to social…
Visionary leader who helped prepare India for promise of 21st Century: Cong
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Agencies): The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 82nd birth anniversary, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying his…
Paternity test of child can be allowed in marital dispute: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Though the legitimacy of a child born during marriage is presumed, Supreme Court Wednesday held that a child can be subjected to a paternity test in a matrimonial…
Sunali Khatun’s husband joins her, SC closes case | India News
NEW DELHI: Six months after bringing back a pregnant Sunali Khatun and her son from Bangladesh on orders of SC, her father’s counsel Wednesday informed the court that her husband…
NCERT recasts political science textbook panel; 4 with RSS links among 20 members | India News
The 20-member panel includes faculty members from JNU, Delhi University, Ignou, National Law University Delhi, Jindal Global Law School, Pondicherry University and Utkal University. NEW DELHI: NCERT has reconstituted the…
Congress Working Committee discusses Vande Mataram, firm on singing just 2 stanzas | India News
CWC discusses Vande Mataram, Chhatron ki Goonj & chanda chori NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee Wednesday directed the party’s chief ministers to come up with a concrete plan to…
Vande Mataram row: BJP chief Nabin slams Congress, calls it new Muslim League | India News
BJP said Congress is showing the same stubbornness against the full version of the national song that the Muslim League had then summoned. NEW DELHI: With Congress Working Committee (CWC)…
UGC NET row: AI used recklessly to draft questions, say experts; NTA denies | India News
The experts said that AI was used extensively to prepare the papers. Representative image Mumbai/New Delhi: “Reckless use of AI” in setting and translating exam papers, followed by an unexplained…
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to visit India later this month | India News
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India later this month. (Left Photo: @AminaJMohammed) United Nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India later this month and discuss the…
Cabinet clears Rs 13,041-crore railway, highway projects across 5 states | India News
The decision on highway development pertains to expansion of 83 km of Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa corridor on NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Govt Wednesday approved four railway…
Will hold retest of 3 subjects of UGC-NET: Govt | India News
NEW DELHI: Centre informed Delhi high court Wednesday that a retest is being conducted for three subjects of UGC-NET June-2026 examination, including Sociology, following complaints of errors in the question…
Centre, UT govt have made J&K safer, says US envoy | India News
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: In a rare public affirmation of India’s sovereignty over J&K by a top US diplomat, ambassador Sergio Gor said Wednesday the UT is an important part of India…
SC orders clinics for periodic health checkup of captive elephants | India News
The Supreme Court has mandated that the Centre set up specialized clinics for captive elephants. ANI NEW DELHI: In a country where primary healthcare eludes a large rural population, the…
Decide on Dara Singh’s remission plea or we will: SC to Odisha govt | India News
Singh was part of a mob which set fire to Australian missionary Graham Staines’s vehicle in 1999, killing him and his two sons, Philip (10) and Timothy (6), in Keonjhar,…
SC: Can’t assume Speaker’s role to direct MLAs’ disqualification | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed with the contention of Shiv Sena (UBT) that it should disqualify the MLAs who have crossed over to the rival faction led…
Stop, think, check: 5.7 lakhs kids learn to question answers | India News
For Paresh Das, a class 10 student of Srimaa Govt High School, the most important lesson was not how to answer faster, but when to slow down. “Earlier, I used…
Chandigarh heavy rain: ‘City Beautiful feels like Gurugram’ a day after Tuesday’s deluge
CHANDIGARH, Aug 19 (Agencies): Chandigarh woke up to another spell of rain on Wednesday morning, a day after intense showers inundated several parts of the city and disrupted traffic. The…
9 killed in massive fire at hotel in Kolkata; Bangladeshi nationals among those dead
KOLKATA, Aug 19 (Agencies): At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib…
2 moderate earthquakes hit Chamba, Kangra   Â
SHIMLA/ DHARAMSALA, Aug 19 (Agencies): Two moderate-intensity earthquakes jolted Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh, triggering panic among residents, officials said on Wednesday. No loss of life or damage…
Search ops launched in parts of J&K after reports of suspicious movements | India News
JAMMU: Security forces launched search operations following reports of the movement of terror suspects in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts of Jammu & Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.A man from…
On his first visit to J&K, US envoy Sergio Gor to meet Omar today | India News
SRINAGAR: US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, is scheduled to arrive in Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday for his first visit to the union territory.Gor, the 27th US ambassador to…
Kharge’s Vande Mataram dare to BJP: Slap case on Gandhi, Nehru | India News
The controversy was triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s gestures at Congress’ I-Day event. BJP has said that singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram was an integral feature of the…
Use of EVs going up steadily: Consumption at public chargers rises by 72% | India News
NEW DELHI: Electricity consumption at public charging stations (PCS) jumped by over 72% in 2025-26, indicating a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles – private and commercial –…
‘No evidence lethal jab is less painful’: SC rejects plea to replace hanging as execution mode | India News
The dismissal of the present writ petition must not be understood as foreclosing future scrutiny. Constitutional interpretation is organic and must remain responsive, both to the evolution of constitutional doctrine…