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 party’s creative team shared these inspiring stories of unsung heroes, who have bee…
Calling Deve Gowda’s JD(S) Congress’s “B team”, PM Modi on Sunday cautioned voters in Karnataka that each vote for the regional party would be “a vote for an unstable government in Karnataka”. At Channapatna in the Vokkaliga hear…
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 of those killed belong to three families from Bihar, who had been living in Punj…
The Badrinath national highway — NH-58 — remained blocked due to recurring landslides near Pinola and Tayapul in Chamoli district since Sunday morning, leaving hundreds of pilgrims en route to the holy shrine stranded for over ei…
Tim David's unbeaten 14-ball 45 blitzkrieg trumped Yashasvi Jaiswal's dazzling maiden IPL ton as Mumbai Indians pipped Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring last-over thriller at the iconic Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday. Maki…
Yashasvi's maiden century powered Rajasthan Royals to 212/7 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Yashasvi, who scored a brilliant 124 off 62 balls, has become the 'Orange Cap' holder in the IPL 20…
The Army inducted its first batch of five women officers into its combat-support arm Regiment of Artillery on Saturday, while Rekha Singh, wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in the Galwan Valley clashes of 2020, became a Li…
Union home minister Amit Shah attacked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, describing their poll campaign in Karnataka as “electoral tourism”. “The siblings have been planning to make Karnataka th…
The Bombay high court recently refused anticipatory bail to a pilot who was booked under Indian Penal Code Section 377 for unnatural intercourse on a complaint by a woman he was to marry. “It is very well true that if one of the …
The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi is not serious enough to warrant his disqualification from contesting elections for eight years, his counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Saturday in the Gujarat high court that is hearing a…
The qualifying percentile in JEE (Main) to be eligible for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to 23 Indian Institutes of technology (IITs), registered a five-year high for the reserved category and a four-year-high for the general categ…
Abhishek Sharma, back at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was an anomaly for the first 12 overs of a match played between two equally unsure teams at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. His uncluttered intent f…
Last week’s terror attack in Poonch that killed five soldiers had active local support, J&K police chief Dilbagh Singh said Friday, adding six such abettors had been arrested so far. The support included providing shelter, lo…
A day after India warned China there will be no improvement in the overall bilateral relationship till its troops disengage and de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese defence ministry on Friday said both sides should…
Calling Jiah Khan, who died by suicide 10 years ago, a “victim of her sentiments”, a special court on Friday acquitted actor Sooraj Pancholi of the charge of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend. It also doubted the suicide not…
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 states and UTs to take suo motu action and register cases against those making su…
Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers scored brutal fifties, while medium pacer Yash Thakur claimed four wickets as Lucknow Super Giants crushed Punjab Kings by 56 runs in a high-scoring contest at PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday. It wa…
The SC on Thursday indicated its desire to delink from the same-sex marriage issue those petitions which challenge validity of the Special Marriage Act mandating a 30-day notice to be given to Registrar of Marriages by couples in…
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 ambush that left 10 men of Chhattisgarh police and a civilian driver dead on Wedn…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday stoked a political row by likening PM Narendra Modi to a “poisonous snake”, drawing a strong riposte from BJP which said such statements reflect “hate” for the PM and sought an ap…
Yashasvi Jaiswal cracked a magnificent 77 before spinners Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin set up Rajasthan Royals' emphatic 32-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 on Thursday. from Tim…
The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 has finally rolled its red carpet for the celebration night where a slew of Bollywood celebrities dazzled at the red carpet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MsHvmLB via
India will soon have 157 new nursing colleges with approximately 100 seats each. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet committee on economic affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi. The new nursing colleg…
The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) Mumbai bench recently held that the rental compensation received from a builder due to a redevelopment project is not taxable in the hands of the former flat owner. ITAT adopted this sta…
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 seven national-level women wrestlers, against Wrestling Federation of India presiden…
At least 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed when Maoists detonated a powerful IED on a kuchha road and fired on the wounded jawans near Aranpur in Dantewada district of Bastar,…
Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their four-match losing streak with a comfortable 21-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. f…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 16 locations spread over four states in a case relating to anti-India activities of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) in Bihar, including imparting …
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 of nearly 500%, followed by UAE at almost 300%. Those migrating to the Gulf Coo…
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday was prima facie unanimous that even if it decides to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, it will refrain from determining consequential rights including adopt…
Defending champions Gujarat Titans produced a clinical performance to demolish five-time-champions Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. from…
At least 13 people were killed on Monday in two explosions at a counter-terrorism ammunition depot in northwest Pakistan, police officials said. The explosions occurred at the counter-terrorism office in Swat valley, an area that…
At least 12 people, mostly policemen, were killed by multiple explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station on Monday, officials said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aRki1M5 via
He was in Rewa, 490km from Bhopal, to flag off three new trains and inaugurate five Nal Jal Schemes worth Rs 7,853 crore on Panchayati Raj Day. He also dedicated 4 lakh new PM Awas Yojana homes. MP governor Mangubhai Patel, chief…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and deputy Tejashwi Yadav Monday took their renewed mission for a united anti-BJP opposition to Kolkata and Lucknow, first meeting Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to push for a conclave of non-NDA parties in Bihar…
There was no concrete breakthrough yet again in defusing the three-year-long troop confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh despite the top-level military talks being held after a gap of over four months, though the two sides a…
Axar Patel's all-round heroics trumped Washington Sundar superb efforts with bat and ball as Delhi Capitals edged Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs in a low-scoring last-over thriller in Hyderabad. It was the first time in 16 sea…
After a gap of three months, the country’s top wrestlers are once again staging a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding the “immediate arrest” of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The w…
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, ahead of Chinese defence minister general Li Shangfu’s visit to Delhi for the …
Top order batter Ajinjya Rahane's 29-ball-71 carnage took the Eden Gardens by storm as Chennai Super Kings floored Kolkata Knight Riders to move to the top of the table. The Chennai batters led by a transformed Rahane outbatt…
There was a ruckus in R K Puram on Saturday after cops arrived at a park where former Jammu & Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik had hosted a lunch for the farmer community (khap). Police officials arrived at the park and disper…
There was a ruckus in R K Puram on Saturday after cops arrived at a park where former Jammu & Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik had hosted a lunch for the farmer community (khap). Police officials arrived at the park and disper…
Air travellers could be spared the hassle of removing personal electronic devices (PEDs) like mobile phones and laptops from cabin/hand bags and hunt for separate plastic trays to keep them on, at pre-embarkation security checkpo…
World English Day is celebrated annually on April 23 to mark the birth and death anniversary of William Shakespeare. This day aims to promote the importance of English language, cultural diversity, and multilingualism. The UN ini…
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, observing that 2024 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. …
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh produced one of his finest IPL spells as Punjab Kings gunned down Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede for their fourth win of the season. Death overs specialist Arshdeep shatter…
NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Friday said the party could stake claim to the CM’s post right now, without having to wait for the 2024 state elections. His remark, which came at a private media function, was in response to a question i…
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 an Army truck in a well-planned ambush in Poonch district of J&K on Thursday …
A 40-year-old woman was chased and shot at thrice by a suspended lawyer in the crowded Saket court complex on Friday morning, exposing serious lacunae in the safety apparatus at the district courts. The incident gave the lie to r…
The India Premier League 2023 runs from March 31 to May 28, with 10 teams competing for the title. Mumbai Indians have won the title five times, which is the most by any team, followed by Chennai Super Kings' four triumphs, w…
Participation in the Eurasian group is a foreign policy priority for Pakistan, not least because of its ties with China and recent overtures of friendship to Russia. Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang and his Russian counterpart S…
It’s been a while since Ishant Sharma has bowled in a high-profile match. On Thursday night, as the steady drizzle stopped half an hour after scheduled start of play, Delhi Capitals decided to finally unveil him for the first tim…
The Indian Institutes of Technology, which have never been accredited by an external agency, will now have to open their gates to assessment agencies. In the recently held 55th IIT executive council meeting, all the IITs were ask…
The UGC, in a letter to the heads of all universities, has asked for details including discipline-wise list of text books/reference books available/used in local languages, availability of subject experts who can write or transla…
One day, Gurjar found Sujan Singh’s photo in his collection. He contacted Santosh Kanwar, a former sarpanch of Dabri village in Jodhpur, who introduced him to the martyr’s family members. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EhjC…
Two states recorded over 2 lakh registrations — Maharashtra (2.8 lakh) and UP (2.7 lakh) — and seven over 1 lakh — Rajasthan, TN, Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, Bengal and MP. Bringing back the pre-pandemic schedule, NTA had on Dec 16…
In its application, the Centre informed a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha that on Tuesday, it had sought views of all states and pleaded that it would be desirable to await t…
Rajasthan Royals' return to Sawai Mansingh Stadium in nearly four years didn't turn out as expected as a spirited Lucknow Super Giants pulled off an impressive 10-run win in a low scoring IPL contest in Jaipur. The win wa…
Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Milind Sathaye passed the order on the woman's plea to dismiss her ex-husband's appeal on account of her second marriage and cohabitation with her second husband. "This interim application…
In a press release, the ED said it had unearthed illegal gratification Karti had received directly and indirectly from INX Media Pvt. Ltd to which his father P Chidambaram, also accused in the case, had granted Foreign Investment…
With appeals for help pouring in, the Indian embassy in Sudan has advised Indian nationals not to step out, ration their supplies and seek help from neighbours, as the situation seemed unlikely to change in the next few days. f…
Mumbai Indians (MI) left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar on Tuesday dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to claim his maiden IPL wicket in an Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in …
While the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the Eurasian Economic Union had been interrupted by the pandemic, Jaishankar said he would work towards progress in the talks as it would make real differe…
His apparent change of heart came with the strict condition that retrospective ex gratia would be paid only if families of the deceased produced verifiable evidence that the deaths were caused by consumption of hooch. The claiman…
Barely 10 days ago, it was tranquilised and brought back to Kuno after a five-day hike in nearby farms and villages. This time, it has ventured much further. Forest officials say they will not tranquilise it this time as it could…
Security officials identified the man as “Mr Tian,” head of heavy transport at the China Gezhouba Group Company constructing the Dasu hydropower project in Upper Kohistan district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. fr…
Luvlesh, who prefers to add the prefix ‘Maharaj’ in his name, in another post, shared a picture with his friends with a caption “gundai karoge hamaare bazaar mein, toh goli maarenge seedha kapaar mein” (If you engage in hooligani…
The commission will be headed by Allahabad high court judge (retd) Arvind Kumar Tripathi, and will have two other members – retired judge Brijesh Kumar Soni and former DGP Subesh Kumar Singh. The commission will give its report i…
An officer told TOI that UAPA Section 16 (Punishment for terrorist act) was invoked against Saifi. SIT invoked UAPA after questioning Saifi for nine days and collecting elaborate information on his background, social media activi…
Swashbuckling Shimron Hetmyer hogged the limelight with an incredible unbeaten 26-ball 56 blitz after Sanju Samson's attacking half-century as Rajasthan Royals pipped Gujarat Titans by three wickets in Ahmedabad. The victory …
At least 14 people died and over two dozen were taken ill since Friday evening after allegedly having spurious liquor in Bihar's East Champaran. The DM said they died under "mysterious circumstances". Police have ar…
The Sambalpur district administration late on Friday night imposed curfew in Sambalpur city area until further orders following fresh incidents of violence. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0ISmTKB via
Rajasthan's Nandini Gupta has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2023. Along with her, Delhi's Shreya Poonja became the first runner-up, while Manipur's Thounaojam Strela Luwang was crowned the 2nd runner-up. from…
In a shocking turn of events, mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Saturday.Moments ahead of their killing, both criminals, who were accused in the Umesh Pal…
Sikandar Raza's maiden Indian Premier League half-century laid a solid platform while domestic talent Shahrukh Khan held his nerves in tense finish as Punjab Kings pipped Lucknow Super Giants by two wickets for their third wi…
England's latest batting sensation Harry Brook lit up the iconic Eden Gardens with his dazzling 55-ball unbeaten ton as he powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to their second win of this IPL season. The high-flying Kolkata Knight Rid…
Passenger safety will be the focal point of Delhi government's cab aggregator policy. The new policy will make it compulsory for taxi companies to provide remedial training for drivers rated low by passengers and to act again…
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested former Jabalpur bishop P C Singh - former moderator of Church of North India (CNI) - from Jabalpur in connection with a money-laundering probe. from Times of India https://ift.tt…
The Nagaland police has submitted in the court of the Mon district and sessions judge that the military affairs department of the defence ministry has refused sanction to prosecute the 30 Indian Army commandos accused of killing …
In-form opener Shubman Gill (67) scored a classy half-century after pacer Mohit Sharma bowled a tight spell for Gujarat Titans as the defending champions roared back to winning ways with a six-wicket win against Punjab Kings at I…
A 22-year-old BPharm student died while her 60-year-old grandfather suffered injuries after a truck crashed into their bike on the Southern Peripheral Road near Vatika Chowk in Sector 69 on Tuesday afternoon. from Times of Indi…
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest CM in the country with assets of Rs 510 crore, while West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee is the only CM who is not a crorepati, Association or Democratic Reforms (ADR), a watch …
Retail inflation eased sharply in March on the back of moderating food prices and a favourable base effect and dipped below the 6% mark, while industrial output growth remained healthy in February, bringing much-needed cheer agai…
The US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a nostalgia-filled tour of the Republic of Ireland, jetting in from Northern Ireland where he pushed for an end to political paralysis in the British province. Biden emerged from Air …
Playing his 200th match as Chennai Super Kings captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni almost pulled off an incredible victory, but that was not to be as his team went down fighting by just 3 runs against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray met NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday evening at the latter's Silver Oak residence in South Mumbai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LYtMnNb via
When Rohit Sharma disdainfully pulls a delivery of sheer pace from Anrich Nortje deep into the mid-wicket stands you know that he is batting at peak of his prowess. For most part of the reply to Delhi Capitals’s 172 at the Feroze…
The Supreme Court dismissed on Monday petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces for a period of four years and said “there is nothing for us to interf…
From Arunachal Pradesh, Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday sent out a strong message to China, saying India would not allow even an inch of its territory to be encroached upon, drawing an angry response from Beijing which ca…
Sachin Pilot’s day-long fast tomorrow is "against party interests" and is "anti-party activity", Congress said on Monday. "If there is any issue with his own government, it can be discussed in the party f…
Power-hitters Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis fired scintillating half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a heist, winning a last-ball thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore by a solitary wicket. It was the sec…
Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country, has 67,200 pending cases of heinous crimes against children, the highest among all states. This is almost 28% of all pending cases booked under the stringent Protection of Ch…
Rinku Singh smoked five sixes on the final five balls as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down 205 to stun defending champions Gujarat Titans in an IPL thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. from Times of Ind…
Easter Wishes & Quotes: Easter falls on a different day. Easter Sunday may occur on any day between March 22 and April 25, depending on the lunar calendar (the moon) as opposed to the more widely used solar calendar. The firs…
Union home minister Amit Shah will on Monday launch the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP) — a Rs 4,800-crore centrally-sponsored scheme aimed at integrated development of villages adjoining the Indo-China border — from Kibithoo,…
Democracy isn’t in danger in India but the idea of dynasty politics is, Union home minister Amit Shah said at twin rallies in UP focused on highlighting how people had “unwavering faith” in PM Narendra Modi while his detractors l…
Wheat production this year is likely to be 1-2 million tonnes (MTs) less than the current estimate due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms, a senior government official said on Friday. However, the overall production will be nearly…
It was an overwhelming moment for 26-year-old Divya Sikarwar who was lying in her mother’s (Saroj Devi) lap and refreshing the website of UPPSC when she found her name at the top of the list of deputy collectors (sub-divisional m…
All-rounder Krunal Pandya shone with both ball and bat to guide hosts Lucknow Super Giants to a comprehensive five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. The win propelled the L…
Setting aside an MP high court notice to a trial judge asking why he had granted bail to an accused facing trial for stripping a man and tying him to a tree before assaulting him, the Supreme Court on Thursday said such “unwarran…
The Centre on Thursday set up a four-member committee to review the National Pension System, also referred to as the new pension scheme, and suggest if changes are required to the defined contribution mechanism that was put in pl…
Over the years, the Orange Cap in the IPL has become one of the most prestigious prizes, associated with batting excellence. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uqUERy4 via
The sustained, multi-agency crackdown over the past 8-9 months on the nexus among criminal gangs, terrorists and drug traffickers based in India and abroad - under the supervision of home minister Amit Shah - has resulted in the …
As a precautionary step in the aftermath of communal clashes in several states on Ram Navami, the Union home ministry Wednesday dashed off an advisory to all states and Union territories ahead of Thursday’s Hanuman Jayanti, askin…
Pacers Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh shone with the ball after classy fifties from skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh to help Punjab Kings register their second successive win of the Indian Premier League 2023. Punjab…
Nearly 14 lakh candidates have registered for this year's Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) for admission to various undergraduate programmes in 242 universities, a huge jump from 90 institutions which participated in…
The home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the communal clashes that broke out in several parts of the state on Ram Navmi, particularly the police action so far, in view of complaints received…
Rejecting China's efforts to validate its claim over Arunachal Pradesh by renaming villages in the state, the government on Tuesday reiterated that the northeastern state will always remain a part of India. Beijing had on Mon…
PM Narendra Modi and visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck reviewed bilateral cooperation Tuesday and discussed issues of national interests in a meeting, amid renewed efforts by Bhutan to demarcate parts of its …
For the second match in a row, Delhi Capitals’ batting was found wanting against top-notch pace bowling. By the end of the first innings of their match against Gujarat Titans at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday, Capitals scrapped …
In a move seen as a reiteration of its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, China has standardised the names of 11 places in the state, which it calls "Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet". The development comes just a week af…
Off-spinner Moeen Ali hogged the limelight with his four-fer after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway delighted the fans at Chepauk with a dazzling century opening stand as Chennai Super Kings registered a 12-run win over Lucknow S…
Security agency sleuths, who arrived in Pilibhit from Lucknow on Sunday to collect more information on the absconding Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh and his aide Papalpreet Singh, found that CCTV footage up to the evening …
Bengal is taking a legal "diversion" to allow juvenile offenders charged with non-heinous offences be with parents while serving out their rehabilitation programme, instead of the typical practice of keeping young delin…
India logged over 3,800 new Covid cases on Saturday, the highest daily tally in six months, as infections in the past seven days surged at the fastest rate since the third wave in January 2022. India recorded over 18,450 fresh ca…
Keeping up the high tempo of bilateral and multilateral air combat wargames, the Indian Air Force is now all set to kick off an exercise with the US Air Force (USAF) at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal this month. The `Cope …
Chase master Virat Kohli smashed a scintillating unbeaten 82 while skipper Faf du Plessis dazzled with a 43-ball 73 as Royal Challengers Bangalore blew away five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets in their season opener i…
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said Vinayak 'Veer' Savarkar had a "scientific outlook and was a progressive" and added the political controversy over Rahul Gandhi's comments on Savarkar was distracting p…
Most parts of northwest India, including Delhi-NCR, may not see a heatwave in April, mainly till the middle of the month, but the situation in east, central India and western parts of (coastal areas) Gujarat and Maharashtra will …
India on Saturday said it has the backing of G20 members to push ahead with the issues flagged during its presidency and is hopeful of differences over the Ukraine-Russia conflict being resolved in time for the leaders' summi…
Speedster Mark Wood bagged his first-ever Indian Premier League fifer as Lucknow Super Giants cruised to a comprehensive victory over Delhi Capitals in Match 3 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Playing only his second IPL match and f…
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