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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, once West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's trusted aide, today mocked her saying at her advanced age, she should be avoiding usin…

Visva-Bharati university Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take steps for ensuring his safety, alleging that …

Utkal Divas is being celebrated in Odisha today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and wished the people of Odisha on Utkal Divas. "Greetings on the spec…

Utkal Divas 2021: Today is Utkal Divas. Odisha is celebrating its 85th Foundation Day today. Odisha was carved out of the combined Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province on this d…

Superstar Rajinikanth will be honoured with the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said announced this morning. from …

Coronavirus: 72,330 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, biggest 1-day spike since early October; 1.22 crore total cases so far, 1,62,927 deaths from NDTV News - India-news …

A short drive from the capital of New Delhi, Gurugram has become one of India's wealthiest cities with business-friendly policies that have attracted multinationals …

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi today asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman if the Centre's overnight flip-flop on small savings scheme interest rates was a case…

India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,20,95,855 with 56,211 more people testing positive for the infection in a span of 24 hours, while 271 more fatalities pushed deat…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people of West Bengal and Assam to vote in large numbers in the second phase of polling for the Assembly electi…

A Trinamool Congress worker died after he was allegedly stabbed in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district in the early hours of Thursday, hours before polling star…

Happy April Fools' Day: Today is April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day. 1st April has always been a day of jokes, pranks and fun. The old and the young are equa…

The government has rolled back cuts on interest rates on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificates or NSC and Public Provident Fund or PPF, announce…

Polling began at 7 am today for for 30 constituencies, including the high-profile Nandigram seat, in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and for 39 se…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the people of West Bengal to go out in large numbers and vote for the second phase of the assembly election. from NDTV News - …

India enters the third phase of the world's largest inoculation drive today as vaccine net extends to people who are 45 and older. By vaccinating more people, the ce…

The Biden administration has alleged that US exporters continued to encounter significant tariff and non-tariff barriers that impede the imports of its products into Ind…

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Dhaka from April 1-9 to discuss the climate crisis, the State Department has an…

Veteran music composer Bappi Lahiri has been admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the singer's spokesperson confirmed.…

For Mamata Banerjee, and the BJP, the battle for Nandigram is a prestige fight because it was the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement in the region that helped her captu…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's bold call to take on her party's most prominent defector to the BJP on his home turf will be put to the test today a…

Nandigram - the epicentre of the battle for Bengal - goes to polls today, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee toe-to-toe with her protege-turned-arch rival Suvendu Adhik…

After 11 months of his death, the Madras High Court on Wednesay ordered the exhumation of the body of Dr Simon Hercules, who had been treating Covid patients and fell vi…

Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh faced tough questions today as his petition seeking a CBI investigation against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was he…

The taxi services at Bengaluru's Kempegowda Airport have been affected after a driver allegedly died by suicide today. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3…

The National Investigation Agency or NIA on Tuesday seized another high-end car apparently registered in the name of arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze from Navi…

Facebook Inc said it was taking steps to combat hate speech and misinformation in India as the world's biggest democracy started its months-long multi-phase election…

The woman involved in the CD scandal that has roiled the Karnataka government over the past many weeks has recorded her statement before a magistrate. Chief Minister BS …

India's economy has bounced back remarkably from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according …

Passengers at Delhi Airport - arriving from the states witnessing a Covid surge - may be tested randomly and "those found positive shall be mandatorily quarantined,…

Hours after NCP chief Sharad Pawar underwent a surgery at a Mumbai hospital, his daughter Supriya Sule shared a picture from the hospital that shows him reading a newspa…

India has several significant human rights issues, including restrictions on freedom of expression and the press, corruption and tolerance of violations of religious fre…

Lakshay Pandey aced the UPSC exam in 2018 and became an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He is currently posted as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (UT) in Delhi.…

Good Friday 2021: This year Good Friday is on 2nd April. Good Friday, observed before Easter, is the day on when Christians mark the commemoration of the 'Crucifixio…

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that calling up a former leader of her party who has switched to the BJP is not a crime. The people to be blamed are t…

India has "been a bridge" in a polarised UN Security Council, narrowing differences and helping shape the Council's statements, discussions on Afghanistan …

Afghanistan has welcomed the remarks made by External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar at the ''Heart Of Asia'' conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday. f…

Two days after a massive forest fire broke out at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, efforts are still on to put out the blaze, according to locals. from…

In a bid to decongest markest areas amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Nashik administration is charging people to enter a market for an hour. from NDTV News - India-news…

Actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today, a day after he was detained for questioning over restricted dru…

As the curtains came down Tuesday night on campaigning for the second phase of the Bengal election, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee played one final card - telling voters…

The government on Tuesday said it has extended the exemption from permit requirement for transport vehicles carrying oxygen till September 30, 2021, in view of the COVID…

NCP chief Sharad Pawar is doing well after an operation, informed Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3ub2ga…

The United States led a chorus of concern from a group of nations on Tuesday over a WHO-backed report into the origins of the coronavirus in China, with accusations swir…

Suresh Prabhu, who is India's Sherpa to G-20 and G7, attended the second virtual meeting of Sherpas of Group of Seven (G7) and guest countries on Tuesday. from NDT…

The French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and frigate Surcouf arrived in Kochi on Tuesday ahead of a mega naval war game involving France and …

People found violating COVID-19 rules may be fined on the spot at airports, the country's civil aviation regulator said today as part of the government's efforts…

Amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, 29 Delhi Metro passengers were penalised for not wearing face masks properly and violating social distan…

The Bombay High Court today said it would hear on Wednesday the PIL filed by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh seeking a CBI probe against Maharashtra Home Mini…

Ahead of the crucial second phase of Assam election on Thursday, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, son of ex-chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has alleged that the ruling BJP led alli…

I n a pivotal scene from Elia Kazan’s 1955 John Steinbeck adaptation, East of Eden, wayward son Cal Trask (James Dean) presents his father Adam (Raymond Massey) with a…

I t’s obvious but important to note that Lee Isaac Chung ’s Minari is as American a film as it gets. Set in the 1980s, on the cusp of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, it is…

Several Asian countries scrambled to find alternative sources for COVID-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Or…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, campaigning in Kerala today for "Metro Man" E Sreedharan, called the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition Congre…

Former Speaker of Goa Assembly Surendra Sirsat has died. Mr Sirsat, 74, had been unwell and was admitted to a private hospital in Mapusa town on Saturday. from NDTV Ne…

Up to 25 Indians remain on the MV Ever Given, the container ship that had got stuck in the Suez Channel from March 23 till yesterday, the ship's authorities have sai…

With Maharashtra witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases over the last few weeks, businessman Anand Mahindra on Monday said "the people a lockdown hurts most are th…

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam's Kokrajhar, the police have recovered arms and ammunition including three AK 56, three AK 56 magazines, a…

India's consumption demand and business activity looked steady in February, although chances of a strong recovery appeared doubtful after a sharp surge in virus case…

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has tested positive for COVID-19, his son Omar Abdullah tweeted this morning, adding that the family would self-isolate. fro…

The Manipur government has withdrawn an earlier order against local authorities setting up food and shelter camps for Myanmar citizens entering India due to the ongoing …

A mob of sword-carrying Sikh protesters broke through barricades at a Gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded last evening and attacked policemen, leaving four injured, aft…

The "silence of the graveyard" has engulfed Nandigram and Singur in the past decade, West Bengal's former communist Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee …

Chaos erupted at the Sangam Sharath theatre in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam as a large number of fans gathered for the launch of the trailer of actor-turned-politi…

Union minister Babul Supriyo who is contesting the West Bengal assembly election from the Tollygunje constituency, has courted controversy by allegedly slapping a man in…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday and had a discussion on the Afghan peace process. from NDTV News - India-news h…

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was on Monday weighed against 85 kilograms of silver at a function organised in Gandhinagar. from NDTV News - India-news https://if…

The farmers protesting against the three contentious farm laws at the Delhi borders - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur - on Monday celebrated Holi and Hola Mohalla. from NDT…

US President Joe Biden's administration on Monday announced a raft of new actions to ramp up the national immunization campaign and ensure that 90 percent of adults …

Six people were arrested from separate places in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district for allegedly killing spotted deer in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, forest officials sa…

Eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have reported a high number of daily COVID-19 cases and account for 84.5 per cent of the 68,020 fresh cases reco…

Two people, including a municipal councillor, were killed after terrorist opened fire during an urban local body meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district. fr…

Police have raided a farmhouse in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city and arrested nine people for allegedly violating the lockdown and other COVID-19 prevention norms, an …

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said that violence is Trinamool Congress' (TMC) last weapon, adding that the ''politics of…

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that the government denied her a passport over "national security" concerns. from NDTV News…

A quiet Holi was celebrated in many parts of the country as public celebrations in most states have been prohibited amid the recent surge in Covid cases. Roads wore a de…

Happy Holi: Here is a collection of 10 beautiful Holi pics and messages on Twitter. One big message is loud and clear - ''stay safe, stay home'' - amid t…

The parents of a nine-year-old girl, who was found hanging by her neck in Hyderabad last week, have now raised suspicion over the circumstances of her death. The police …

A Raja, DMK leader, has apologised for offensive remark against Tami Nadu Chief Minister and his mother. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3dgJDut

In the midst of nationwide Holi celebrations, Mamata Banerjee - injured earlier this month - held a roadshow in Bengal in high-stakes Nandigram, which votes in the secon…

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday hinted that the audio tape in which BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy purportedly told another leader Shishir Bajoria about how to i…

In an appalling incident that shows sheer insensitivity against sex assault survivors, a 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in a tribal-dominated village in Madhy…

Happy Holi 2021: Today is Holi. Leaders across Political parties are posting beautiful Holi wishes, Holi messages and Holi images on Twitter. This year amid the pandemic…

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar has taken ill, his party informed today. His medical check up has shown a gall bladder problem for which he is like…

68,020 fresh coronavirus cases in India in biggest one-day surge since October, 1.2 crore total cases, 1,61,843 deaths from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3ctac…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP parliamentary board will decide who the next Chief Minister of Assam will be and that was none of his concern, state Cabinet Min…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Holi and wished that the festival infuses "new vigour and ener…

Happy Holi Wishes: Today is Holi. It many states of north India it is also called Rangwali Holi as playing Holi with colours is the main thing today. Amid the Covid pand…

As a mark of friendship and strong ties between New Delhi and Kathmandu, India on Sunday sent one lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the Nepal Army. from NDTV News - …

Members of the US Navy sang a popular Hindi song at a dinner meeting between US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Michael M Gilday and India's Ambassador Taranjit Sing…

US Vice President Kamala Harris has greeted people on the occasion of Holi, saying the festival is all about "positivity, setting aside our differences, and coming …

India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months, the health ministry data showed on Sunday. from N…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Holi. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3sv0YWV…

In a major boost for the Indian Air Force's firepower, at least 10 new Rafale fighter aircraft would be joining its fighter fleet leading to the formation of the sec…

Happy Holi wishes: Here are Holi wishes, messages and cards you can send to your loved ones.You can also customize it with your own words and music. This year amid the C…

Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested the husband of a BSP MLA in connection with a murder case of 2019, an official said. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.t…

As many as 40 people including students and a professor tested positive for coronavirus at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. from NDTV News - India-news h…

Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly peddling drugs and recovered 2,41,900 illegal Methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 12 crore from …

Modernisation in the agriculture sector is the need of the hour as already a lot of time has been lost, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. from NDTV News - I…

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Goa government has imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,which bars assembly of more tha…

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today said the corruption allegations against him by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh will be investigated by a retired…

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be re-elected to form government in the state. …

In a pre-dawn swoop today, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Trinamool Congress State Committee member Chhatradhar Mahato from his home in Jhargram distri…

In the 75th episode of ''Mann ki Baat'' radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has put up a spirited fight against COVID…

Shab-e-Barat 2021: Muslims across the world will observe Shab-e-Barat tonight. Shab-e-Barat is the night of forgiveness or atonement. Shab-Barat is observed on the night…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on his radio programme Mann ki baat today. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/31pZyBh

Dol Purnima 2021: Dol Jatra or Vasant Utsav is being celebrated in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. Dol Purnima is also known as Phalguna Purnima is many parts of the coun…

A passenger on a Delhi to Varanasi flight attempted to open the emergency exit door mid-air on Saturday, but was restrained by the crew till the aircraft landed safely. …

India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months. The fresh infections have taken the total Covid tal…

A fire broke out in the cardiology department of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh this morning, the police said, adding there were no immediate reports of casualties. from …

The AIADMK on Saturday asked the Election Commission to debar DMK MP and party general secretary A Raja from campaigning for Tamil Nadu assembly election for "makin…

Holi 2021: Today is Holika Dahan or Choti Holi. This year amid the pandemic, let's follow the Covid protocols and enjoy sharing Holika Dahan wishes and messages with…

Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman. from NDTV News - India-new…

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Saturday invoked poet Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/31pO…

Six states - Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh - continue to report a high surge in daily COVID-19 cases and account for 79.57 per…

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien today, in a veiled attack at BJP candidate from Bengal's Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari, said "Bengal's daught…

South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook witnessed a defence exercise by the Indian Army's paratroopers in Agra this morning. Mr Wook began his three-day visit to Indi…

India and South Korea on Friday explored new avenues to further expand their defence and military ties, and reaffirmed support to multilateral initiatives to promote las…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Shatkhira district of Bangladesh on the second day of his visi…

COVID-19 may have dampened Holi celebrations last year and is likely to do the same this year too, but the Bollywood buff in us finds it hard to let the festival of colo…

As polling is underway in Assam for the first phase of assembly elections, voters at the polling centre in Mankata area of the Lahowal constituency are being provided ma…

Top United Nations officials, including the UN peacekeeping chief, have expressed gratitude to India for its gift of 2,00,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for peacekeepers, sa…

India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly and cautioned that vaccine inequity will …

India recorded 62,258 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day jump October 16, taking the total Covid caseload to over 1.19 crore. The number …

Voters in Assam turned out to cast their ballot at the polling booths, some of which had been decorated extensively. In Assam's Jorhat, a model polling station was b…

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today apologised for getting some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's views on the Bangladesh war wrong. He admitted his mistake as bein…

The country cannot be the capital for illegal immigrants, the Centre told the Supreme Court which on Friday reserved order on a fresh plea seeking directions for immedia…

The fire that broke out in Pune's Fashion Street market on Friday night has been brought under control, informed the Chief Fire Officer of the Pune Municipal Corpora…

Potentially deadly heat waves will likely become more commonplace in South Asian countries, including India, in the coming decades even if global warming is limited to 1…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began Day 2 of his visit to Bangladesh with a trip to the Shaktira Jeshoreshwari temple, around 300 kilometres from capital Dhaka. It has be…

The number of complaints of domestic violence received by the National Commission for Women rose sharply in 2020, the year of the lockdown when most people were confined…

The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Friday that its views on translating the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in all 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of t…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said road projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore will be completed in Assam if the BJP is voted to power for the second time in the northe…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked people in West Bengal and Assam to go out in large numbers and vote in the first phase of the elections to the state assembles. …

The politically volatile states of West Bengal and Assam will vote in the first phase of assembly elections today amid a resurgent Covid crisis to decide the fate of a n…

Maharashtra will enforce a night curfew from Sunday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's office said, as the state struggles with its biggest surge in coronavirus infe…

Padma Shri awardee and senior journalist Patricia Mukhim on Friday said that the Supreme Court order to quash an FIR lodged against her over a Facebook post gives hope t…

The first phases of the Bengal and Assam Assembly elections start today, with 30 seats in Bengal and 47 in Assam voting. In Bengal the ruling Trinamool and the oppositio…

President Ram Nath Kovind today visited the Army Hospital (Research And Referral) in New Delhi for a check-up after complaining of chest discomfort this morning. A medic…

Mumbai coronavirus hospital fire: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has sought forgiveness from the families of those who died after the fire at the Dreams Mal…

Industrialist Ratan Tata today said he was "grateful" for the Supreme Court judgement that upholds the Tata Group's decision to remove Cyrus Pallonji Mistr…

India's history shows that "satyagraha" ends atrocities, injustice and arrogance, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, expressing support for the &…

India will widen its coronavirus vaccination campaign in the "near future" to include more people, instead of restricting it to those above age 45, Health Mini…

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the cases filed against Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Rakesh Tikait in Shivamogga and Hav…

Anil Dharkar, veteran journalist and author died on Friday. The founder of 'Mumbai International Literature Festival and Literature Live!' died in Mumbai after a…

In big relief for Tata Sons, Supreme Court says decision to remove Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman in 2016 was right from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3rlH…

The Supreme Court today said that fresh electoral bonds can be issued from April 1. The decision came based on the Election Commission's argument that it approves of…

As the COVID-19 cases in the country are surging, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the airport authorities have been directed to put …

Noted journalist and writer Anil Dharker, who founded International Literary Festival, died on Friday.He was reportedly suffering from a cardiac illness. from NDTV New…

T o Eric André’s credit, he makes viewers of his new film Bad Trip wait less than three minutes before allowing us a glimpse of his testicles. His debut feature as wr…

India is restricting coronavirus vaccine exports, a move that will likely hit the world's most disadvantaged nations hardest and exacerbate what the World Health Org…

Happy Holi 2021: Holika Dahan is on March 28. An essential part of Holi festivities, Holika Dahan signifies the victory of good over evil. This year due to the surge in …

Maharashtra today hit a six-month high in the daily reportage of fresh Covid-19 cases at 35,952 and 111 deaths. The state has consistently remained the worst-hit of all …

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh has challenged before the Supreme Court an order upholding a Mumbai Police FIR against her for alleged getting him…

Coronavirus: With 59,118 fresh cases, India sees biggest one-day spike since mid-October; 1.18 crore total cases so far from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2OZ2…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began a two-day trip to Bangladesh, his first foreign visit after the coronavirus pandemic broke out. In a special op-ed published in …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off his first foreign tour since India declared the Covid-19 lockdown a year ago. He will be in Bangladesh today and tomorrow to…

Rail and road traffic across the country may get affected today as farmers, protesting against three contentious agricultural laws, hold an all-India strike - Bharat Ban…

Senior DMK leader EV Velu's properties searched by tax officials for second day from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3rsOcqB

Sub-Inspector Priyanka became the first woman personnel of Delhi Police to be a part of an encounter in central Delhi which led to the arrest of an alleged gangster and …

Maharashtra reported 35,952 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its single-highest surge in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic, along with 111 deaths. The count…

The rising COVID-19 infections across the country are a matter of concern, but it may not impact the ongoing economic revival as one does not foresee lockdowns, Reserve …

Mansukh Hiran, the owner of the explosives filled SUV found near Mukesh Ambani's house, is suspected to have handed over the keys of the vehicle to police officer Sa…

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is "paralysed" now, and hence a non-Congress leader like Sharad Pawar should head…

India is witnessing an increase in the daily new cases of COVID-19 since February, "clearly indicating a second wave", a report by the State Bank of India (SBI…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of backing a new political party to eat into minority votes during the upcoming assembly elections. fr…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said it is not right to call the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS and its associated groups 'Sangh Parivar' as a family has …

Strung across remote mountain settlements, a secret network of activists and volunteers is helping spirit hundreds of defecting Myanmar policemen away from the military&…

The Ministry of Railways tweeted Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus lit up in red to "show solidarity on the eve of World TB Day". Chhatr…

Businessman Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, today got bail in a corruption case. He was arrested last year in September for alleged money la…

Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu candidate EV Velu was searched by Income Tax officials today, around the same time his party chief MK Stalin campaigned for him ahead of…

After spending two decades building a business empire centered around coal, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is now looking beyond the fossil fuel to cement his group'…

Nearly 81 per cent of the new coronavirus cases recorded by India in the last 24 hours were reported from six states - Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisga…

The medical fitness requirement for women to get Permanent Commission in the army is "arbitrary" and "irrational", the Supreme Court said today while…

Holika Dahan 2021: Holi celebrations have already started in Mathura and Vrindavan. Holika Dahan is just three days away, on March 28. The day is also called Holika Deep…

A fresh surge of 53,476 new coronavirus cases in India, the bigges single-day surge since October 23, has taken the country's tally to 1,17,87,534, the government da…

India has put a temporary hold on all major exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine-maker…

With COVID cases surging again in Uttarakhand, the state government on Wednesday made it mandatory for devotees to bring a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours…

Goldman Sachs told all but critical staff at its operation in Bengaluru to return to working from home on Wednesday, reversing moves to get staff back to one of its bigg…

Covishield is safe and there is "no signal of concern" regarding it as of now, the Centre asserted on Wednesday amid reports of possible side-effects of the Ox…

The United States needs to understand that India has had a longstanding relationship with the Russians for security cooperation and military equipment, a top American ad…

A powerful Senate committee has passed a resolution reaffirming the importance of America's alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, including with Ind…

The Gujarat High Court has said that a Deputy Commissioner of Police will have to remain present before it if a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for the last over t…

A new "double mutant variant" of the coronavirus has been detected in 18 states in the country in addition to many other strains or variants of concern (VOCs) …

Unprecedented scenes played out in the Bihar assembly on Tuesday as opposition MLAs in Bihar were dragged on the floor, manhandled by security personnel during a protest…

Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh has been told by the Supreme Court to file a case in the Bombay High Court first on his allegation of corruption against Mahar…

"Sometimes all you need is a great friend and a tank of gas". from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2NMPgYR

India recorded 47,262 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,17,34,058, the Union heal…

A sessions court in Goa will on April 27 pronounce its verdict in the 2013 rape case registered against Tarun Tejpal, former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, a polic…

Amalaki Ekadashi: Today is Amalaki Ekadashi, one of the significant Ekadashi days of the year. Devotees of Lord Vishnu who observe Ekadashi fast believe that the Amla tr…

In the first reduction in rates in over a year, petrol price today was cut by 18 paise per litre and diesel by 17 paise a litre as international oil prices tumbled to th…

A BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis met the Maharashtra amid allegations of corruption against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Mr Fadnavis …

A week after Hemant Nagrale replaced Param Bir Singh as Mumbai's police chief, 86 police officers have been transferred. A former colleague of controversial police o…

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has recommends Justice NV Ramana as his successor after he retires. Chief Justice Bobde is set to retire on April 23. The government had …

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said today that his party MPs had "air-dashed" to Delhi to stop the "bulldozing" in parliament of a Bill …

India must phase out its coal-fired power plants by the middle of this century to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by that time, according to a new report on th…

A major fire broke out at a logistics godown located in a village near Bhiwandi city in Thane district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday, a civic official s…

The first cargo from new oil producer Guyana to the world's third-largest crude importer, India, departed this month from a production facility off the South America…

Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Leader of the opposition, hit out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his governments after dramatic scenes were seen in the state assembly on…

Holi 2021: Barsana in Mathura is famous for Lathmar Holi. In Vrindavan and Mathura, Holi festivities are not a one-day affair. It is popularly referred to as Braj Ki Hol…

In response to allegations that he only became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Sasikala's behest, Edappadi K Palaniswami, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said he …

A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague&qu…

The Biden administration has announced the re-establishment of the Homeland Security Dialogue with India that was discontinued by the previous Trump dispensation. from…

Rallying behind President Joe Biden's Quad Security Dialogue initiative involving leaders from Australia, India and Japan, a top US admiral and influential Senators …

Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde on Tuesday informed that he has again tested positive for COVID-19. The NCP leader had detected positive for the viru…

While the US-India military relationship is at its best level in years, the mistrust between China and India is at an all-time high, a top US admiral has said and allege…

India recorded 40,715 coronavirus cases in a day, taking the nationwide infection tally to 1,16,86,796, while the active caseload at 3,45,377 registered an increase for …

A host of issues under the Indus Waters Treaty are likely to be discussed between the Indus Commissioners of the two countries as part of their annual meeting underway i…

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said people must follow COVID-19 safety protocols if the state is to avoid another lockdown. Chief Minister Uddhav Thac…

A high-level government panel has concluded there is no increased risk of blood clotting so far linked to Covishield and Covaxin, the vaccines that India's drug regu…

India recorded 40,715 coronavirus cases in a day, taking the nationwide infection tally to 1,16,86,796, while the active caseload at 3,45,377 registered an increase for …

A Volvo car has been seized by the police in connection with the affairs of arrested Mumbai cop Sachin Waze, who seems closely involved in the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare i…

India recorded 40,715 coronavirus cases in a day, taking the nationwide infection tally to 1,16,86,796, while the active caseload at 3,45,377 registered an increase for …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru and said their sacrifice will remain an inspiration for every g…

On Smriti Irani's birthday today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and her ministerial colleagues including Dr S…

India's top diplomat in the United States urged the corporate sector to help realise the full potential of the India-US relationship that, he said, has witnessed the…

A money laundering case will be filed by the Enforcement Directorate amid an intensifying probe after a car - laden with explosives - was found abandoned last month outs…

Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP's most high profile candidate in the Bengal election starting Saturday, is "hiring criminals and anti-social elements", Trinamool…

Indian Army's Torna Battalion conducted an emergency evacuation of a pregnant woman from Jammu and Kashmir's Sumwali village on Monday and shifted her to primary…

Martyrs' Day 2021: Today is Shaheed Diwas. India remembers its great heroes of the freedom struggle - Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru - who were hanged by the Brit…

Twelve women and a man died after the auto-rickshaw carrying them collided with a speeding bus in Old Chawni area in Gwalior Tuesday morning, police said. from NDTV Ne…

Amaravati's independent MP Navneer Kaur Rana has alleged that the Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant threatened her in the lobby of the Lok Sabha, warning her of being ja…

Thousands of people gathered and huddled together, mostly without face masks, in Uttar Pradesh's Shri Radha Rani temple celebrating 'Laddu maar Holi' on Mond…

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, fending off allegations that he had discussed a Rs 100-crore extortion racket with a controversial police officer at his home la…

An agreement to implement the Ken-Betwa river link project was signed on Monday by the Jal Shakti Ministry and governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the first…

The Biden administration has urged a federal court to certify India's request to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his…

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Monday held wide-ranging talks with a focus on the peace process in Afgh…

Uttarakhand BJP chief Madan Kaushik was given a Guard of Honour on Monday by the state police in violation of protocol, with a senior official saying it happened due to …

As India stares at a second Covid wave, 46,951 fresh coronavirus cases in 24 hours - biggest single-day jump since November 7 - took the country's tally to 1,16,46,0…

The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raisi…

Former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's allegations against home minister Anil Desmukh are just meant to remove attention from the investigation into the Mukesh Amba…

A special NIA court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. from NDTV …

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday targeted the Yogi Adityanath government over the Hathras gangrape case, saying new facts emerging in the matter have raised serious question…

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed a single judge's order restraining Future Retail Ltd from going ahead with its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail to sel…

A man who has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, about 200 km from Delhi, has admitted to police he stitched his wife's genitals with aluminum wir…

West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim on Monday stepped down as the Chairman of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. from NDTV News - India-n…

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has restrained political appointees serving as board administrators of West Bengal municipal corporat…

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top …

Bihar Diwas 2021: Today is Bihar Day or Bihar Diwas. On March 22, in 1912, Bihar achieved statehood. PM Modi, Nitish Kumar greeted the people of the state. Bihar is cele…

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government enjoys a "good majority" and it will not fall because of "one official" even as it admi…

In the final days of hectic campaigning for first phase polls in Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma is campaigning atleast 16 hours a day non-stop. The 52-year-old BJP leader…