Category: news in india
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Gopikrishnan backs inclusion at DAC event | Thiruvananthapuram News
Read Latest News Thiruvananthapuram: Actor Gopikrishnan K. Varma, known for his memorable roles in Malayalam films Thirike (2021) and Idiyan Chandu (2024), inspired attendees at the Different Art Centre (DAC) during celebrations marking World Down Syndrome Day. Gopikrishnan, who has Down syndrome, graced the event as the chief guest, sharing his journey and paying tribute…
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CBI files closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Officials
Read Latest News The CBI had recorded the statements of Rhea Chakraborty, the rumoured girlfriend of Rajput, and others in his close circle, and collected the actor’s medical records. File | Photo Credit: AP The CBI has filed a closure report in the alleged death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, officials said Saturday…
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Alert neta foils bid by civic staff to dump trash at vacant plot in Thane | Thane News
Read Latest News THANE: An alert former corporator managed to save a vacant plot from being stealthily used by the municipal administration for dumping a huge load of garbage in the Wagle estate area, Thursday afternoon.A viral video of Prakash Shinde, younger brother of deputy CM Eknath Shinde and a former corporator from one of…
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Congress seeks arrest of Punjab Police personnel who assaulted an army officer in Patiala
Read Latest News Congress Party leaders briefing by Alok Sharma, secretary, Punjab, (C) along with col. Rohit Chaudhary (Retd), chairman, Ex-Servicemen Dept. (L) and Col Pramod Sharma (R), at AICC in New Delhi on Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Saturday (March 22, 2025) condemned the assault of…
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7 arrested for Rs 95 crore online gaming fraud | Varanasi News
Read Latest News Varanasi: Azamgarh police busted an organised gang involved in cyber fraud under the guise of an online game called Cricket Buzz and arrested seven members of the gang. Approximately Rs 95 crore were involved in cyber fraud across 208 bank accounts, with Rs 1 crore frozen. Police seized items worth Rs 15…
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Kharge slams Modi government over ‘Make in India’ scheme’s unfulfilled promises
Read Latest News Perhaps, Modi ji would now realise that the real ‘Aatmnirbhar Bharat’ was under the Congress,” he added. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Targeting the Narendra Modi government over the ‘Make in India’ scheme, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed the BJP’s promise of making India a global manufacturing hub remained “unfulfilled”. “Modi…
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Man confined in Qatar, family seeks PM’s help | Vadodara News
Read Latest News VADODARA: A Vadodara-based family has approached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) seeking intervention to secure their son’s release in Qatar.Parents of Amit Gupta, a native of Vadodara and a resident of Qatar, alleged that he has remained in state security custody in solitary confinement since Jan 1 without any charges officially pressed…
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Will not attend ‘Iftaar’ hosted by Nitish because of Waqf stance: Bihar Muslim body
Read Latest News Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for ‘Iftaar’, in protest against his “support” for the Waqf Bill. The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, shared…
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‘55% of nation’s lac comes from J’khand’ | Ranchi News
Read Latest News Suchira Nandi Purkayastha speaks to the director of Nankum-based ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture, Abhijit Kar, on lac. ExcerptsWhere does Jharkhand stand in lac production?India produces 85% of the world’s lac, behind Thailand, China, and Singapore. But the lac produced here by kerialaca insect is much sought after for its quality across…
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‘Nothing wrong with Nitish Kumar’: Manjhi defends Bihar CM amid national anthem row
Read Latest News Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi greets Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Asserting that the NDA was looking forward to winning the Bihar Assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said there was “nothing…
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Kutch man fakes 7L robbery, caught | Rajkot News
Read Latest News Rajkot: A 33-year-old Kutch resident who claimed to have been robbed has been found to have been deceiving police with a fabricated story. Police arrested Pravin Mer after discovering that he had staged the robbery to make quick financial gains.On Friday afternoon, the owner of a wood factory, told police that he…
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Kannada activists temporarily disrupt Coffee Santhe
Read Latest News Activists, who were part of a State-wide shutdown organised by the Kannada Okkoota, on Saturday disrupted Coffee Santhe, a philanthropic fair currently being organised by The Women’s Coffee Alliance-India (WCAI), the India chapter of the California-based The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), at Freedom Park in Bengaluru. According to organisers of the santhe,…
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City police seal shops used by rioters linked to Fahim’s party | Nagpur News
Read Latest News Nagpur: The Nagpur city police sealed two shops in Mominpura on Saturday after finding they were being used by rioters associated with the Minority Democratic Party (MDP), confirmed an official from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). Nagpur riots ‘mastermind’ Fahim Khan is the president of the said party and his mentor Hamid…
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Symposium on colon cancer trains focus on early diagnosis
Read Latest News K.R. Palaniswamy, President, Tamil Nadu Gastroenterologist Trust, and Suneetha Reddy, Managing Director Apollo Hospital at the Colon Cancer Symposium press meet on Friday, March 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: SRINATH M Colon cancer is treatable and curable and towards this end, early diagnosis was the key, said K. R. Palaniswamy, president of…
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Tension in Walled City after collision of bikes | Jaipur News
Read Latest News Jaipur: Tension flared up in Khazane Walon Ki Gali area in the Walled City after a minor dispute following collision between two bikes Saturday. As one of the bikers brandished a sword, people from two communities gathered at the spot. Police force was deployed immediately to bring the situation under control.According to…
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U.K. government orders probe into Heathrow shutdown that sparked concern over energy resilience
Read Latest News The British government has ordered an investigation into the country’s “energy resilience” after an electrical substation fire shut Heathrow Airport for almost a day and raised concerns about the U.K.’s ability to withstand disasters or attacks on critical infrastructure. While Heathrow Airport said it was now “fully operational,” thousands of passengers remained…
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4 killed, 5 injured as car rams into divider while returning from wedding in Bihar | Patna News
Read Latest News NEW DELHI: At least four people died and five others were injured after a car rammed into a divider while returning from a wedding ceremony in Bihar’s Begusarai on Sunday morning. The accident occurred around 3.50 am as the group was traveling back from a wedding procession, according to SDPO Subodh Kumar.…
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NTA extends CUET-UG application date after aspirants report technical glitches
Read Latest News Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: The Hindu After receiving multiple requests from candidates to extend the last date for submission of online application form for Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2025, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday (March 22, 2025) evening announced that the revised last date for…
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UP STF arrests wanted criminal in Maharashtra | Lucknow News
Read Latest News Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) on Saturday arrested Satyendra Kharwar alias Lakhendar, a notorious criminal from Mau district, from Nashik in Maharashtra. He had a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head.Additional superintendent of police, STF, Vinod Kumar Singh said that Satyendra (in his 20s) was wanted in…
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Fine quality rice to enrich midday meal from next academic year: Nadendla Manohar
Read Latest News Minister for Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer Affairs Nadendla Manohar interacting with The Hindu in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Giri KVS Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Nadendla Manohar said that the Civil Supplies Department (CSD) was geared up to supply fine quality rice for providing midday meal in schools…
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Haryana CMO set to withdraw award from controversial NGO head | Chandigarh News
Read Latest News Chandigarh: More than a fortnight after ordering a probe, the Haryana women and child development department (WCD) as well as the chief minister’s office (CMO) have now initiated proceedings to withdraw the Indira Gandhi Award conferred on a controversial NGO head. This comes along with departmental action against the officers and employees…
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After ‘Captain Abhishek’, billboards with ‘Supreme leader Mamata’ surface in Kolkata
Read Latest News In certain areas, including Jadavpur, the posters came up side by side, sparking political speculation. File photo of Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: ANI A day after posters of ‘Captain Abhishek’ surfaced in parts of Kolkata, posters of ‘Supreme leader Mamata’ came up in parts of the city on Saturday (March 22,…
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Revenge for affair kills wrong target | Goa News
Read Latest News Vasco: While an alleged extramarital relationship led to a knife attack on two men at a poultry farm at Zambol at Cortalim on Friday, the murder suspect ended up killing a man who had no relationship with his wife.Police said that Santosh Mallick, 32, a native of Odisha, was angry with Jihusaya…
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BRS leader Rama Rao proposes delimitation based on fiscal contribution and development
Read Latest News BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao made it clear that no reduction of seats in south India did not mean an increase in the north Indian seats. File | Photo Credit: ANI K.T. Rama Rao, the working president Bharat Rastra Samithi, made what he called a radical proposal of delimitation on the…
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Many parents falling prey to false GBS-vax claims: Docs | Pune News
Read Latest News Pune: The recent outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome has turbo-charged vaccine hesitancy among parents, paediatricians warned this week, saying that if left unaddressed the reluctance had the potential to put scores of children at risk.The rumours, some of them even claiming vaccines led to GBS, appeared to have taken grip. “I’m not taking…
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Samagratha: A voice for differently abled singers
Read Latest News Over the last seven years, Sapna Soundarajan (now 25 years old) has shared the stage with acclaimed playback singers such as Late S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chithra, S.P. B. Charan and Unni Menon. That would make any singer’s portfolio look hugely impressive. It is even more admirable when one considers the fact that…
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Woman (25) kills father-in-law with cricket bat, held | Noida News
Read Latest News Ghaziabad: A 25-year-old woman was arrested on charges of killing her father-in-law with a cricket bat in his house on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Pati Singh (63) of Shantikunj, Govindpuram, while the suspect is his widowed daughter-in-law, Aarti. “On Saturday, Kavinagar police were informed by PRV officials that Pati…
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Justice Unplugged: Public faith in the judiciary is eroding, says former CJI Ramana
Read Latest News Justice N.V. Ramana, Former Chief Justice of India at Justice unplugged: The Hindu and VITSOL law conclave, Taj Connemara, in Chennai on Saturday (March 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that the faith of the people in the judiciary is…
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Forest dept reclaims 22 acres of encroached land in Sakleshpur | Mysuru News
Read Latest News Hassan: Forest department reclaimed 22 acres of encroached forest land in Sakleshpur on Saturday.Deputy conservator of forests (DCF) Saurabh Kumar said the forest land in Section 4 of Murkannu Gudda on survey No. 76, in Kadumane village of Sakleshpur taluk, was encroached by a person. Hemant, assistant conservator of forests of the…
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India outwits Bahrain 81-77 to qualify for FIBA Men’s Asia Cup 2025
Read Latest News India pulled off a coup, displaying spunk and excellent end-game skills to outwit Bahrain 81-77 in a thriller on Saturday night to qualify for the FIBA men’s Asia Cup 2025. | Photo Credit: X@BFI_basketball India pulled off a coup, displaying spunk and excellent end-game skills to outwit Bahrain 81-77 in a thriller…
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Chowta condemns suspension of BJP MLAs | Mangaluru News
Read Latest News Mangaluru: The bill to provide 4% reservation for Muslims in state contract works is against the Constitution, and Dr BR Ambedkar himself opposed religion-based reservation, said DK MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.“Suspending 18 MLAs for raising their voice on this issue, is highly condemnable, and through this, the Congress govt has committed a…
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Indian national detained in Qatar; embassy extending assistance
Read Latest News Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock An Indian national has been detained by Qatari authorities in connection with an ongoing investigation and the Indian mission in the Gulf nation is providing all assistance to him, sources said on Saturday (March 22, 2025). The charges against Amit Gupta,…
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Two men booked for possession of child pornography | Ludhiana News
Read Latest News Ludhiana: Two men were booked in Khanna here for possession of child pornographic content on their mobile phones. Police said they swung into action after receiving a letter from the office of ADGP cybercrime (Punjab) and raided the houses of Simran Pal Singh and Sukhpreet Singh, and seized their phones. Their phones…
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India must necessarily develop broad, diverse set of energy relationships: Jaishankar
Read Latest News External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: ANI As the world’s fifth-largest economy, India must necessarily develop a broad and diverse set of energy relationships, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. said on Saturday (March 22, 2025). Speaking at a media event in Mumbai, Mr. Jaishankar also said that after decades…
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Mamata leaves for London, speaks of ‘hectic journey ahead’ | Kolkata News
Read Latest News Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee left for London on Saturday evening to meet industrialists in the UK and seek investments for the state.Before taking her flight, the CM told reporters outside Kolkata airport that she had a hectic journey ahead. “We will take two travel days to reach the UK via Dubai. It…
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Farida Tampal, State Director of WWF-India, on her passion for conservation
Read Latest News Farida Tampal at work | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The next in the monthly series by WWF-India that highlights niche and unconventional green careers through the stories of well-known personalities from the field of environment and conservation Growing up in Mumbai, my connection with Nature began early. My house was near Borivali National Park,…
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Food dept organises walkathon under ‘Eat Right India’ campaign | Kanpur News
Read Latest News Kanpur: The Food Security and Drug Administration department organised a walkathon under its Eat Right India campaign at Nanarao Park, Phoolbagh on Saturday morning.Approximately 650 participants, including students, sports persons and teachers, joined the event, which was flagged off by Sanjay Pratap Singh, assistant commissioner (food) at 7.30am.The participants walked through Mall…
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Roadside kiosks begin to ‘bloom’ in Besant Nagar
Read Latest News The image was taken on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PRINCE FREDERICK Wrapping one’s head around Puya raimondii’s biological time-table is hard. There is an involuted ingenuity to it. A bromelaid native to sections of Andes in South America, it takes an inordinately long time to bloom. When it does bloom…
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Why this village in Karnataka a red flag for brides-to-be | Hubballi News
Read Latest News HAVERI: Jondalagatti village in Haveri district has gained a fair bit of notoreity in local circles – thanks to its association with a rather unusual moniker as the ‘Village of Bachelors’. Much to the chagrin of the eligible men out here, prospective brides are simply reluctant to tie the nuptial knot with…
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No mismatch between circulating flu strains and vaccine strains
Read Latest News Influenza cases peak during monsoon season with a secondary peak during winter | Photo Credit: CDC/Douglas Jordan On March 7 and March 8, several newspapers reported a surge in influenza (flu) cases in the Delhi-NCR region, with some mentioning the “spike” as over 54%. The source of this news was a local survey (LocalCircle)…
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Roman script for Kokborok: TSF blockade continues | Guwahati News
Read Latest News Agartala: Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), supported by BJP’s coalition partner TIPRA Motha in Tripura, continued its national highway blockade at Baramura and Bishramganj on Saturday morning, demanding Roman script implementation for Kokborok language.The Friday blockade by TSF across multiple locations, including VIP Road in the city, caused public inconvenience, affecting examinees, ambulances,…
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Russia accuses ’unfriendly state’ of planning the 2024 Moscow concert hall assault
Read Latest News Two women embrace each other before laying flowers at the newly opened memorial at the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 22, 2025, one year on from the concert hall attack that killed 145 people. | Photo Credit: AP Russian officials on Saturday accused “the special…
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A year & counting, MCG yet to issue water bills in some areas | Gurgaon News
Read Latest News Gurgaon: Residents of several sectors expressed concern about irregular water bills from MCG. For some households, six months passed without any charges, while for others, it was now a year since they last received a water bill.It’s only recently that MCG resumed issuing water bills in certain localities after a gap of…
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No cash kept in storeroom either by me or my family members: Delhi High Court judge Varma
Read Latest News Justice Yashwant Varma. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma has strongly denounced the allegations in the currency recovery row at his official residence here and said no cash was ever placed in the storeroom either by him or any of my family members. In his response submitted to…
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Train staffer held for sexually harassing minor girl | Coimbatore News
Read Latest News Erode: The Erode railway police on Friday night arrested a train housekeeping staffer for sexually harassing an eight-year-old girl on a moving train on February 1.According to an official source, the incident took place on the Pune-Coimbatore Kurla Express train when the minor girl was travelling with her father. “While the train…
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Preserve original thinking in the era of super-specialisation, Aryama Sundaram urges law students
Read Latest News C. Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, addressing at Justice unplugged: The Hindu and VITSOL law conclave, Taj Connemara, in Chennai on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Senior advocate C. Aryama Sundaram on Saturday (March 22, 2025) urged law students to preserve original thinking, even in an…
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Man axed to death in Sambalpur village | Bhubaneswar News
Read Latest News Sambalpur: A 56-year-old man was brutally hacked to death by his relative in Ganjabahal village under Kisinda police limits in Sambalpur district on Saturday. The victim was identified as Murali Dhal, while the accused, Giridhari Sahu (50) from Ganjagola, was detained by police. The axe used in the crime was also seized.…
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Student innovation contest finale held at IIT-Madras
Read Latest News The finals of PALS innoWAH were held on Saturday. As many as 62 teams, representing 41 engineering colleges, participated at the event. The final is the culmination of a yearlong journey of innovation and mentorship. PALS is an educational initiative of the alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology for engineering college…
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Rural connectivity to get boost with 20 new bus routes | Prayagraj News
Read Latest News Prayagraj: Authorities of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) in the Prayagraj region have decided to expand their reach to more rural areas. The corporation has identified 20 new routes on which buses will be operating soon.These routes connect the rural suburbs of Prayagraj and Pratapgarh districts with each other and…
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Head severed, hands cut off, legs bent back: Autopsy reveals savagery of Meerut killing
Read Latest News Police intervene as lawyers trash accused Sahil Shukla while he was being produced in a court in connection with Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput’s killing, in Meerut, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The post-mortem of former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput has revealed the extreme brutality with which he…
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8 benefits of consuming black peppercorn
Read Latest News Black peppercorns, those tiny little specks that add flavour to nearly any dish, aren’t just about enhancing taste. They’re packed with a range of health benefits that might make you reconsider their simple appearance. From improving digestion to boosting metabolism, these small yet powerful spices offer much more than just heat. Let’s…
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India and Pakistan must resume bilateral cricket, says Zaheer Abbas
Read Latest News Zaheer Abbas and Karsan Ghavri are all smiles after meeting each other at CCI on Friday night. | Photo Credit: Amol Karhadkar Zaheer Abbas, the legendary Pakistan batter handed the moniker of “Asian Bradman”, has stressed that India and Pakistan should resume bilateral cricket ties. “I feel very happy when Asian countries…
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Trump to axe Education Department’s grip on student loans, special ed: A game changer or Pandora’s box for students?
Read Latest News President Donald Trump has signed an order to dissolve the US Department of Education, cutting away decades of federal oversight in one of the nation’s most radical education reforms. With the stroke of his pen, Trump’s executive order has also robbed the department of its authority over student loan management and disability…
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Wayanad becomes first district in State to issue health cards for sickle-cell patients
Read Latest News Kerala Health Minister Veena George. File. | Photo Credit: K.K. Najeeb Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that Wayanad had become the first district in the State to distribute health cards to sickle-cell patients. She said the initiative aimed to ensure quick access to free treatment, pensions, and other benefits for…
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‘Chhaava’ Box Office Collection Day 37: Vicky Kaushal’s film continues its reign amid the online leak row; BEATS John Abraham’s ‘The Diplomat’ and Gal Gadot’s ‘Snow White’ |
Read Latest News ‘Chhaava’ the historical drama starring Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna has entered its sixth week. From its opening day to the present, the film made sure to leave an impact at the box office. According to a Sacnilk report, on its 6th Saturday, the film minted Rs.3. 70 crores (early estimates), taking…
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Irish Education Minister looks for collaboration and strengthening ties with Indian institutions
Read Latest News James Lawless, Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in an interview with The Hindu in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN “We have €16 billion worth of trade exchange between India and Ireland. We have a significant number of Indian students studying in Ireland, typically postgraduates.…
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Smart meters, smarter choices: How societies slashed water wastage | Ahmedabad News
Read Latest News Slug: World Water Day CelebratedAhmedabad: When water meters were installed at Amrashirish Bungalows, the results shocked the residents: each household was consuming far more water than they had imagined. Within months, awareness turned into action, and daily usage plummeted by 62%. The numbers highlight a powerful truth: monitoring consumption leads to behavioural…
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Triple-negative breast cancer vaccine to be developed in Kerala: Minister
Read Latest News A triple-negative breast cancer vaccine would be developed in the State, Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday. She also said that 24 hospitals across the State had been designated for cancer treatment. She was speaking after inaugurating the CT simulator scan at the Nalloornad Cancer Centre here. The Minister said 5,500…
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This summer, cool it | Chennai News
Read Latest News Not Seasonal Anymore: Dr Anantha Krishnan, internal medicine specialist and diabetologist at Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, says, we are seeing more cases of dengue and chikungunya, usually associated with the monsoon. Vector-borne diseases are not seasonal anymore but perennial. Cardiorespiratory diseases increase during summer due to excessive heat. So, stay indoors between 10am…
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Ola Electric’s lay-offs rattle India’s growing EV job market
Read Latest News India’s electric vehicle (EV) job market, where active EV start-ups employ over 1,10,000 people across different parts of the talent pyramid, seems suddenly caught in a quagmire as an unexpected juxtaposition of events hit the market recently. In mid February, Elon Musk-led EV manufacturer Tesla listed several open positions, including customer facing…
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Take water detoxification fad with a pinch of salt, caution doctors | Hyderabad News
Read Latest News Hyderabad: Drinking too much water too quickly can be fatal at times, said doctors in Hyderabad, amid rising temperatures this summer. Though still a rare occurrence, they say that cases of water intoxicity, also known as hyponatremia, have been trickling into their clinics of late. Hyponatremia is a condition wherein the sodium…
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WB CM leaves for the United Kingdom for a week-long visit
Read Latest News West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday left for the United Kingdom. Ms. Banerjee’s flight was delayed by 12 hours because of a power outage at London’s Heathrow Airport and the Chief Minister said that her visit will be very hectic.…
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Reality show contestants land in soup for Instagram reel | Bengaluru News
Read Latest News Bengaluru: Cops monitoring social media activities recently found an 18-second video uploaded by Kannada reality show contestant Rajath Kishan G on his Instagram profile, captioning it as ‘bujjjjii’. Rajath and another contestant and actor, Vinay Gowda, had posed with a long sharp weapon and uploaded the clip.According to the complaint filed by…
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Rain saves life of motorist as tree falls on two-wheelers in Bengaluru
Read Latest News The container truck that brought down the branch of a tree on Jeevan Bima Nagar Main Road in Bengaluru on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Dhiraj Shetty Pedestrians and motorists often face problems due to rain. But, the life of a motorist was saved because of rain in Bengaluru on March…
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How Seven-Step ‘In-House’ Procedure For Inquiry Works | Delhi News
Read Latest News New Delhi: A 2014 ruling of the Supreme Court that lays down a seven-step “in-house procedure” for inquiry against a sitting high court judge is now in focus in the case of Delhi High Court’s justice Yashwant Varma, in whose official residence a fire resulted in unaccounted for cash being found by…
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Cash row: Supreme Court makes public inquiry report by Delhi HC Chief Justice Yashwant Varma
Read Latest News The 25-page inquiry report contained the videos and photographs of the fire fighting operation at Justice Varma’s residence on Holi night during which the cash was discovered. | Photo Credit: X/@ANI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday (March 22, 2025) constituted a three-member committee consisting of Punjab and Haryana High…
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Man sentenced to life for repeatedly raping 7-year-old neighbor, pocso court delivers stern message | Mumbai News
Read Latest News Mumbai: A special POCSO court sentenced a 51-year-old man to life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly raping a 7-year-old girl in his neighbourhood in 2015. The court observed that whenever such offences are proved, the accused must be dealt with a heavy hand. Only in this way…
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A judge never writes a judgment to please or displease anybody, says former Chief Justice Chandrachud
Read Latest News Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, in conversation with Mohamed Imranullah at the law conclave in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran A judge never writes a judgment to please or displease anybody, and decides a particular case based on where the balance of law and justice lies,…
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Krunal Pandya’s triple strike turns the tide as RCB crush KKR by 7 wickets in IPL opener | Cricket News
Read Latest News Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Virat Kohli. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) started their IPL 2025 campaign with a bang, securing a convincing seven-wicket win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Eden Gardens on Saturday. Led by new skipper Rajat Patidar,…
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Why is uploading voting data a challenge?
Read Latest News Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner at Election Commission of India in New Delhi on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: In May 2024, in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court of India considered a petition by the Association for Democratic…
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“Gave us time to make peace”: Dwayne Wade’s wife Gabrielle Union shares how his decision helped the family during his cancer battle | NBA News
Read Latest News Image via Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Dwayne Wade, the NBA legend, has been in the news lately as he recently opened up about his cancer diagnosis. Back in January, Dwayne Wade had opened up about getting diagnosed with cancer in December 2023 on his podcast, “The Why With Dwyane Wade”. He revealed that…
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Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi living in Belgium’s Antwerp: report
Read Latest News Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is currently living in Belgium’s Antwerp with his wife, Preeti Choksi, after obtaining a ‘residency card’ in the country, according to a media report. Indian authorities have requested the Belgian authorities to initiate his extradition to India, AssociatedTimes, a media outlet that focuses on the Caribbean region, said.…
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357 gaming websites blocked, 2,400 accounts attached by GST intel | India News
Read Latest News NEW DELHI: Intelligence officers of GST have blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming entities and attached 2,400 bank accounts in the latest crackdown on the segment, the finance ministry said on Saturday.The action was carried out by Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), which has 700 offshore…
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What does a terror group branding entail?
Read Latest News External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joins SWIFT CEO Marianne Demarchi, Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero, Joel Kaplan and Journalist Palki Upadhyay for a conversation on Politics, Business, and New World Order at Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Amid the din around the Raisina…
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Can Heathrow nightmare hit Indian airports? | India News
Read Latest News The power outage that crippled London-Heathrow on Friday was not an isolated incident for the global airline industry, except for the scale of flight disruptions, which was unprecedented. Ask aviation experts and they’ll tell you that it’s more than just an operational mishap but a warning for the entire airline industry.A question…
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Rafale-M operations, anti-submarine warfare in focus during Indo-France naval exercise
Read Latest News A French Navy Rafale-M fighter jet prepares to land on aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with an arrestor hook during Ex Varuna off Goa coast on March 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: Dinakar Peri India and France deployed aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and Charles de Gaulle for the bilateral exercise named ‘Varuna’,…
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Do foreigners have free speech rights in the United States?
Read Latest News Two Indian scholars are among those targeted by Trump administration for what it calls ‘support’ for Hamas. In India, foreigners don’t enjoy constitutional protection of freedom of speech. But the situation is more complex in America , because of its First Amendment. Here’s a short explainer on the legal ambiguity Ranjini Srinivasan…
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BBMP issues 2.76 lakh e-khatas
Read Latest News The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued 2.76 lakh final e-khatas to property owners, as of March 20. The BBMP received 2.9 lakh applications for the digital document. According to data shared by the Revenue Department of the civic body, 3,165 applications were electronically approved in the last 24 hours. BBMP official said the civic…
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SUT hosp hosts World Kidney Day event | Thiruvananthapuram News
Read Latest News T’puram: SUT Hospital organized ‘Hemobond’, a special gathering of dialysis patients focused on kidney health and dialysis care, on World Kidney Day. The event, held at the hospital on Saturday, witnessed the participation of healthcare professionals, dialysis patients, and their caregivers.Food and civil supplies minister GR Anil inaugurated the event and spoke…
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The Hindu Morning Digest: March 23, 2025
Read Latest News Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. File | Photo Credit: AP Supreme Court makes public entire 25-page inquiry report by Delhi HC Chief Justic In a unique move to ensure total transparency, the Delhi Chief Justice’s in-house inquiry report, including the response of Justice Yashwant Varma, photos and videos were uploaded on…
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BHU faculty gets Best Academic Librarian Award | Varanasi News
Read Latest News Varanasi: Rajesh Kumar Singh, deputy librarian at the Central Library, BHU was honoured with the ‘ILA-Gidwani-Deshpande Best Academic Librarian Award 2024.’ The award was conferred upon him by Indian Library Association (ILA) during an event held at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, on March 20. The award recognises exceptional contributions…
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Chennai dental research foundation announces 100 free zygoma implants
Read Latest News The Chennai Dental Research Foundation (CDRF), in association with Rajan Dental Institute (RDI), has achieved a significant milestone of 1,000 specialised ZYGOMA dental implants. To commemorate the achievement, CDRF announced a charity initiative – pledging ‘100 Free Zygoma Implants’ for deserving patients. This Zygoma Implants Charity Pledge was launched by Srimat Swami…
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Govt officers attacked while seizing illegal timber in Godhra | Vadodara News
Read Latest News Vadodara: A team of govt officials came under attack in Godhra town while seizing a tempo loaded with wooden logs.The team, led by Meghkumar Gandhi, deputy mamlatdar, stopped the tempo near Lilesara bypass on Friday evening during patrolling. After the driver, identified as Mohsin, failed to produce the necessary documents, including the…
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How do astronauts recoup after space stay?
Read Latest News Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June 2024. | Photo Credit: NASA via AP The story so far: Early on March 19 (IST), a…
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Newborn rescued within hours after abduction from hospital | Surat News
Read Latest News Surat: Police arrested a 32-year-old woman on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping a newborn baby boy from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of New Civil Hospital (NCH). Police rescued the child within 10 hours, allowing his treatment to resume. Preliminary police investigation revealed that the woman was under stress due to a miscarriage…
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Chennai Corporation to clear encroachments in MGR Canal
Read Latest News MGR Canal in Ramasamay Salai, Sector 1, in K.K. Nagar, when it was last desilted by the Chennai Corporation in November 2024. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will remove encroachments in the M.G.R. Canal in the Kodambakkam Zone soon. The two-km long canal starts at Ramaswamy Salai in K. K. Nagar —…
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Fragile thread of lac supply chain | Ranchi News
Read Latest News Ranchi: The shellac dolls or the colourful bangles that are a part of India’s cultural trove are seeing a revival of its supply chain though the use of raw lac which is diversifying across the state, national, and international borders. A lac farmer from Ruitola village in Khunti district, Turlan Dhan, said,…
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Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on March 23
Read Latest News In this picture released by the Vatican Press Hall Pope Francis celebrates a mass inside the chapel of the Agostino Gemelli polyclinic in Rome on March 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis will be released from hospital on Sunday (March 23, 2025) after 38 days battling a severe case of…
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Loo-sing face: Morbi starts shaming men urinating in open | Rajkot News
Read Latest News Rajkot: As you cringe at the sight of stinking rubbish on Morbi’s streets, a massive poster looms into view—a stark testament to the serious sanitation crisis plaguing India’s famed ceramic town.Captured in secret, images of people relieving themselves in public now stare back at passersby from hoardings across the city. Their act,…
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DGGI blocks 357 illegal online gaming websites; attaches 2,400 bank accounts
Read Latest News A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Goods and Services Tax (GST) intelligence officers have blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming firms and attached about 2,400 bank accounts, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday (March 22, 2025). The Ministry also cautioned the public against…
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Ramzan Shopping Paradise Mominpura Counts Losses | Nagpur News
Read Latest News Nagpur: Mominpura doesn’t sleep during Ramzan as the markets turn euphoric with heavy footfall of customers round the clock seeking traditional kurta pyjamas, skull caps, ladies’ adornments, decorative items, sewai, dry fruits, etc, for Eid.The final week of Ramzan is, however, bleak and silent in Mominpura this time as far as shopping…
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Augmentation of coaches for MEMU trains
Read Latest News In order to address the travel woes of rail passengers on the Alappuzha coastal route, the Railway Board has decided to increase the number of coaches for MEMU trains. In a statement issued here on Friday, K.C. Venugopal, MP, said the Railway Board had decided to allocate 16 MEMU rakes to the…
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SMS hosp opts for ACs as air cooling duct repairs going on | Jaipur News
Read Latest News Jaipur: The air cooling ducting system at SMS Hospital remains non-operational during summers in some areas as it has become old. However, the hospital administration has chosen to procure numerous air conditioners to combat the intense heat. While most of the newly purchased ACs have been fitted, several units requiring extensive copper…
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Chhattisgarh Govt hopes to attract Maoists with new policy
Read Latest News Arms and Ammunition recovered during an encounter in the forests under the National Park area brought to District Headquarters by security forces in Bijapur. File | Photo Credit: ANI From enhanced compensations to self-employment opportunities, fast-tracked cases and funding for reverse vasectomies, the Maoist Surrender and Victim Rehabilitation Policy 2025 bundles new…
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Siwan shelter home escape exposes security lapses again | Patna News
Read Latest News Patna: The escape of 13 girls from the Siwan shelter home is the latest in a series of security breaches at the facility. Similar incidents have been reported over the past decade, raising serious concerns over the safety and management of shelter homes in Bihar.In Jan 2014, nine girls escaped from the…
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Vettori lauds IPL’s decision to have a second new ball
Read Latest News Sunrisers Hyderabad Head Coach Daniel Vettori during a training session ahead of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals, at the Rajv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori on Saturday (March 22, 2025) backed the decision to…
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Ekana to host India-SA T20 tie in Dec | Lucknow News
Read Latest News Lucknow: Cricket enthusiasts of Lucknow will get the chance to witness T20 clash between India and South Africa as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given the hosting rights of the match, scheduled for Dec 17, to Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. According to the information received…
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Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon after rocket fire
Read Latest News Damaged cars lie in a street following an Israeli strike that targeted a neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Lebanon in response to a rocket attack from across the border on Saturday (March 22,…
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Punjab Police arrest 75 drug smugglers in statewide operation | Chandigarh News
Read Latest News Chandigarh: Continuing with its war against drugs under the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign of the state govt, the Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 75 drug smugglers and recovered 5.2 kg of heroin, 10 kg of opium, and Rs 2.2 lakh in drug money from their possession. In the last 22 days, the…
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Health university to launch campaign against drug abuse
Read Latest News The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) has launched a campaign to put an end to drug abuse in colleges in the State through a strategy of prevention, early intervention, enforcement, and rehabilitation. The campaign is with a mission to protect students from substance abuse through strict policies, awareness programmes, enforcement measures,…
