India

SC defers 2009 Prashant Bhushan contempt case, requests CJI to set up new bench

The SC bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra has requested the CJI to place the 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan before an "appropriate bench".

Aug 25, 2020

RBI announces yet another round of OMOs of Rs 20,000 crore: What it means

The RBI announced that it has decided to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under Open Market Operation (OMO) for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crores.

Aug 25, 2020

Sensex, Nifty hit six-month high on global cues; banks gain

Indian shares hit a six-month intraday high on Tuesday, taking cues from other Asian markets that rose on progress in U.S.-China trade talks and following another record close on Wall Street.

Aug 25, 2020

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan hospitalised, condition stable

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, who is hospitalised due to heart and kidney problems, is said to be stable.

Aug 25, 2020

1967 Battle of Nathu La and Cho La: When India gave China a bloody nose

As India gave a bloody nose to China's intimidation in Nathu La, it resulted in peace for almost 5 decades in the region.

Aug 25, 2020

The site on on the Srinagar-Jammu highway where 20 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and 15 others injured in an audacious suicide attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Feb 14, 2019.

NIA to file 5,000 page chargesheet in Pulwama terror attack: PAK link exposed

In a detailed, watertight chargesheet that is to be filed by NIA at a special court in Jammu, all accused including PAK-backed JeM terrorists will be named.

Aug 25, 2020

India exposes PAK's lies on cross-border terrorism, Al-Qaeda decimation & more

Pakistan has once again stirred its pot of lies to cook up some old and some new allegations against India. But the facts are here.

Aug 25, 2020

Journalist shot dead in UP's Ballia; body pumped with bullets

In a shocking incident on Monday, a journalist of a Hindi news channel was shot dead by miscreants in UP's Ballia district.

Aug 24, 2020

Travelling to Karnataka: No more mandatory quarantine under new rules

Symptomatic arrivals must seek medical attention without fail or call the Apthamitra helpline at 14410.

Aug 24, 2020

Covid reinfection: First confirmed case reported; patient immunity compromised again

World's first-ever case of COVID reinfection has been confirmed in a Hong Kong patient, who was returning from Europe. The patient had fully recovered from coronavirus.

Aug 24, 2020

70 trapped, 15 injured after 5-storey building collapses in Maharashtra's Raigad

The evacuation work is underway and three NDRF teams have been dispatched for Mahad city of Raigad in Maharashtra.

Aug 24, 2020

SC asks centre to fly overseas NEET candidates on Vande Bharat flights

As the NEET exam row proceeds, the Supreme Court has asked the centre to fly down overseas candidates in Vande Bharat flights.

Aug 24, 2020

Hindi imposition row: Will Karnataka be the first state to implement NEP

The Hindi imposition debate has been an extremely delicate debate in the past few weeks since NEP was announced. Now, Dr Ashwathnarayan Deputy CM of Karnataka, has announced that Karnataka will be the first state to implement it.

Aug 24, 2020

Fact-Check: No, Rahul Gandhi didn't make 'collusion with BJP' remark

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala has clarified that Rahul Gandhi did not say anything about senior leaders of the party colluding with BJP.

Aug 24, 2020