India

Honey-trap row: Rajanna delays filing of complaint; K'taka leaders to meet Cong high command on issue

The honey-trap controversy in Karnataka is snowballing, with a group of ministers and MLAs planning to meet the high command regarding the alleged role of an influential leader in the state Congress.

Mar 24, 2025

Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains amid weak global cues

National Stock Exchange begins electronic settlement of its unlisted shares

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Monday started settling trades of its unlisted shares electronically, marking marks a major shift from the previous manual process.

Mar 24, 2025

Bengal school job case: Calcutta HC extends Sujay Bhadra's interim bail period

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, extended the interim bail period for Sujay Krishna Bhadra, one of the prime accused in the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal, till April 22.

Mar 24, 2025

Farm, rural workers get respite as price spiral eases in Feb

The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for February this year eased to 4.05 per cent and 4.1 per cent, respectively, compared to 7.43 per cent and 7.36 per cent in February 2024, bringing respite to poor households, official figures released on Monday showed.

Mar 24, 2025

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC asks CBI to clarify 'rape or gang-rape', seeks diary

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to clarify to the court whether the woman doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, was a victim of "rape" or "gang-rape", and also to submit the case diary.

Mar 24, 2025

Tech startups raise $2.5 bn in Jan-March, make India 3rd most funded globally

Domestic tech startups raised $2.5 billion in the January-March period this year (Q1 2025) to date, marking a 13.64 per cent increase from the previous quarter and an 8.7 per cent rise from the same period last year -- making India the third most-funded country globally -- ahead of Malta and Germany and behind the US and the UK, a report showed on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025

Sensex snaps five-day losing streak, Nifty closes above 24,300

India leads with highest market cap gain globally in 4 years

India's stock market recorded the highest monthly gain among the world's ten largest equity markets in March, rising 9.4 per cent in dollar terms, as per latest stock exchange data.

Mar 24, 2025

Will seek Puducherry Police help for Kunal Kamra's arrest: Maha Minister

After an FIR was filed against Kunal Kamra, Shiv Sena Minister Pratap Sarnaik said the stand-up comedian has fled to Puducherry and the help of police there will be sought to arrest him.

Mar 24, 2025

WHO in Western Pacific urges action to end tuberculosis by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called on countries to take "urgent and decisive action" to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.

Mar 24, 2025

Militancy cannot be finished without people's support: CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that militancy cannot be finished without the support of the people.

Mar 24, 2025

Omar Abdullah says had Vajpayee been alive, J&K wouldn't be a UT

Protests against Waqf Bill understandable, says CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill taking place across the country are understandable.

Mar 24, 2025

Security alert in Bengal's Murshidabad after intel input on Bangladesh's JMB, HUT

Intelligence agencies, both central and state, have been put on high alert in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, especially in the villages close to the international border, following inputs on fresh attempts by Bangladesh-based underground outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HUT) trying to infiltrate.

Mar 24, 2025

Woman jumps out of running train to escape sexual assault in Hyderabad

A young woman was injured after she jumped from a running Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) train to escape sexual assault in Hyderabad.

Mar 24, 2025

India's manufacturing sector posts robust growth in March, hiring up: HSBC

India's business activity ended FY25 on a strong note, with the manufacturing sector posting a robust expansion in sales and production during March, driven by a rising demand for goods. Hiring, too, increased during the month, according to the HSBC Flash India survey released on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025

PIL in SC seeks probe into Karnataka honey trap scandal

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court in the backdrop of Karnataka Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna's claim that political rivals tried to "honey trap him".

Mar 24, 2025