April 2023

Ranajit Guha, historian of the subaltern, passes away

Historian Ranajit Guha’s death at his Austria home on Saturday, a month before his 100th birthday, has left the academic community in India and acros…

100th edition of Mann Ki Baat: BJP turns milestone episode into mass outreach event

On the day when most senior BJP leaders along with their followers were glued to radio sets listening to the 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the par…

After 20 hours under rubble, man rescued on birthday

After 20 agonising hours of being trapped under the debris following the Bhiwandi building crash, labourer Sunil Pisal (32) was safely rescued on Su…

Three families lose 10 members in Gyaspura gas tragedy in Ludhiana

In a tragic incident, 11 people were killed and four injured as they inhaled a toxic gas in Ludhiana’s Giaspura neighbourhood on Sunday morning. Ten …

Filled a void, gave people connect: PM Narendra Modi on episode 100 of 'Mann Ki Baat'

Addressing the 100th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, an emotional PM Modi said the radio broadcast had allowed him to worship the positives in p…

Govt to sell buffer wheat stock every quarter to control price

The government has decided to sell wheat from its stock in the open market every quarter, starting July, in its bid to check any rise in prices of th…

Titanium Tomy becomes 1st Indian to sail solo around the world, comes second in global race

Cries of “bravo”, “shabbash”, and “congratulations” rang out in the French town of Les Sables d’Olonne Saturday morning, as throngs gathered to watch…

Russian Oly medallist held in Goa drug bust

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Defamation case not serious, courts erred: Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer

The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi is not serious enough to warrant his disqualification from contesting elections for eight years, his counsel…

Cut-off for JEE(Advanced) at four-year high in general category, five-year high for reserved

The qualifying percentile in JEE (Main) to be eligible for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to 23 Indian Institutes of technology (IITs), registered a fiv…

Jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail for BJP MLA’s murder

Ghazipur court on Saturday sentenced jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years’ imprisonment and his BSP MP brother, Afzal Ansari, to four years fo…

After Calcutta high court judge’s TV interview, Supreme Court takes away Abhishek Banerjee case from him

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Calcutta HC acting Chief Justice to assign the case in which Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had ordered the CBI …

In first crackdown on ‘new Jamtara’, police raid 300 locations, detain 125

An area that has gained notoriety as ‘new Jamtara’ for being one of the epicentres of cyber fraud in the country got its first major shakedown this w…

Supreme Court: Why were Atiq Ahmad and his brother paraded before media?

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to “look into” the sensational murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed while …

Wrestlers say won't leave protest site till Singh is arrested; unfair to cast aspersions on integrity of oversight committee: Ministry

Welcoming the filing of an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the group of protesting wrestlers led by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Ma…

Sexual harassment complaints: 2 FIRs registered against Wrestling Federation of India chief, 1 of them under Pocso

Delhi Police on Friday registered two separate FIRs against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on complaints of sexual ha…

Act swiftly against hate speech or face contempt, Supreme Court tells states

Terming hate speech as a “serious offence” which could affect the secular fabric of the country, the Supreme Court on Friday directed police in all s…

Notice to Centre & IAF officers for pronouncing Group Captain’s dismissal despite case pending in high court

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UP cops book 1,700 in Kanpur for offering Eid namaz on roads

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No kids, eerie silence: Red flags missed before Naxalite attack in Dantewada that killed 10 jawans, driver

A blow-by-blow account of one of the drivers who escaped the Dantewada IED blast by seconds indicates ominous signals were missed before the Maoist …

Supreme Court: If not marriage, how can lives of same-­sex couples be bettered?

With the Union government driving home the judicial impossibility of disentangling the Special Marriage Act from the web of personal laws for legalis…

Centre, Assam government, last rebel tribal group in state sign peace pact; 168 cadres agree to shun violence

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Relief, and Ram chants, as 367 passengers from war­-torn Sudan land at IGI Airport in Delhi

As many as 367 passengers arrived at Delhi airport on a special flight from Jeddah under Operation Kaveri, the Saudi port city where they had arrived…

Nod to same-­sex marriage will ruin Special Marriage Act’s intent: Govt to Supreme Court

The Union government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that recognising LGBTQIA+ community members’ marriage rights would destroy the legislative i…

Need an initial probe before FIR against Wrestling Federation of India president based on wrestlers' complaint: Police

The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was ready to register an FIR, based on the sexual harassment complaint filed by seve…

With security focus on ‘core’ areas, Dantewada was Maoist soft target

Maoists on Wednesday blew up a vehicle carrying 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guard in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, which is not quite their ‘cor…

Now, Tejashwi Yadav faces criminal defamation complaint for calling Gujaratis 'thugs'

A criminal defamation complaint was filed against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in a court here on Wednesday over his alleged remark sug…

Ready to punish adversaries: Army, IAF chiefs

India has the capability, and more importantly the will, to respond to an adversary at a level that it deems appropriate and to impose its own escala…

120% gain in income for Indians going abroad to work, says WDR

The report, released on Tuesday, has estimated that low-skilled Indians migrating to the US stand to gain the most as they would see a jump in income…

Operation Kaveri: First batch of 278 Indians evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah

On the first day of ‘Operation Kaveri’, India evacuated 278 citizens from Port Sudan by INS Sumedha and brought them to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.The go…

Married in Texas, gay Indian couple seeks rights in India

In a gay relationship since 2012, Vaibhav and Parag got married in Texas in 2017 and with a recently-adopted four month old baby in hand, they throug…

Jaish arm PAFF claims Poonch ambush with captioned ‘photos’

The banned People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed to have released Tuesday a s…

Second private lunar mission loses contact just before landing on moon

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Centre’s fact-check rule has no guard rails, says Bombay high court

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Global military spend at record high, India fourth

India, overtaken by Russia over the past one year, is now the world’s fourth-largest military spender, while China continues to spend almost four tim…

‘Operation Kaveri’ kicks off to evacuate 3,000 Indians from Sudan

The government on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate close to 3,000 Indian citizens stranded in Sudan, the African country that remained…

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar talks opposition unity with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and deputy Tejashwi Yadav Monday took their renewed mission for a united anti-BJP opposition to Kolkata and Lucknow, first meet…

In last month of FY 22-23, highways min appraised projects worth Rs 85,033 crore

Racing against time to approve National Highway (NH) projects, the road transport and highways ministry appraised projects for approval with a total …

At 73,873 cases, last week’s Covid tally highest in eight months

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Uttarakhand official on Kedarnath inspection beheaded by copter blade

The finance controller of Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), Amit Saini, was killed after being hit by a helicopter’s tail rot…

PM Modi to meet 8 top church leaders in Kochi today

In a significant move that is expected to give an impetus to BJP’s outreach to the Christian community in Kerala ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha electio…

Poonch attack perpetrators will soon face consequences: Army

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday said that necessary action is underwa…

India, China hold another round of top-level military talks on border standoff

India and China on Sunday held another round of top-level military talks in a bid to defuse the three-year-long troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh…

13 US trekkers, guide escape avalanche, hide behind rock

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Why the 30-day public notice invites trouble for interfaith, intercaste couples

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ED in dilemma over 3 Nirav Modi flats locked for 5 years

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Threat to PM Modi before Kerala trip, security ‘ intelligence leak’ spark row

While the origin and authenticity of the letter in Malayalam reported by state BJP chief K Surendran’s office was couched in mystery until evening, p…

US President Joe Biden to visit in September, ’24 to be big year for India ties: US

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said,…

India conducts maiden test of sea-based ballistic missile defence system

The test of the `endo-atmospheric interceptor missile’ from a warship was conducted by the DRDO and Navy off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal on…

Chinese, Russian defence ministers to come for SCO meet in Delhi next week

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu will also attend the SCO defence ministers’ meet on April 27-28, at a time when there are growing concerns in …

Jammu and Kashmir: Hunt on for terrorists who killed 5 soldiers in Poonch

A major operation with special forces, regular troops, helicopters and drones is under way by the Army to hunt down the 5-7 terrorists who attacked a…

CBI to examine former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik over his bribery claims

The CBI will examine former governor Satyapal Malik next week in connection with his claim that during his tenure as governor of Jammu and Kashmir, h…

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