NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's official residence 'Varsha'and discussed recent political developments in the state, sources said.
Alexanda Kotey, part of the Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was sentenced to life in jail by a United States court on Friday. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/vqaMs0y
Amid a severe heatwave spell across India, the peak power demand in the country touched an all-time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, informed the Ministry of Power.
EU Ambassador Ugo Astuto on Friday said India and the European Union are eyeing to firm up the comprehensive trade and investment agreements before the commencement of the electoral cycles on both...
After meeting the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar admired his vision of transforming Bhutan and termed it a key aspect in shaping the 'unique'...
The Delhi government on Friday flagged an "acute shortage" of coal, claiming many power plants are left with a day's stock and warning supply disruptions in the city while Chief Minister Arvind...
In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad(ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have recovered nearly 90 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 450 crore from a shipping container...
By the year 2300, life in the oceans faces a mass die-off rivaling the great extinctions of Earth's deep past if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a study in the journal Science said Thursday. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/TzjuE03
Two bomb blasts aboard separate minibuses killed at least nine people Thursday in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif, police said, a week after a deadly explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the northern city. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/DSMjnEy
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted heatwave conditions in large parts of the country for at least the next five days. A 'yellow alert' has also been sounded for Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the Naval Commanders' Conference, a platform to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level, at 10 am on Thursday, according to the...
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief from arrest to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse's wife Mandakini Khadse till June 20 in connection with an alleged...
More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder, a local Islamic group said on Wednesday. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/NSxJtBI
The judicial inquiry commission probing the Bhima Koregaon case summoned Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on May 5 and May 6, asking him to be present as a witness during the...
A 66-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly cheating a private bank after availing credit facilities for Rs 19 crore using forged documents, police said.
US Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday but is asymptomatic and not considered a current close contact of President Joe Biden, the White House said. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/yeLKjgW
Ahead of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, the Congress appointed former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's wife and Mandi Lok Sabha MP Pratibha Virbhadra Singh as the president of the party unit in...
A sarpanch or village head and a bus driver died after their bus met with an accident today in Pattan, north Kashmir, while on way back from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sunday's rally in Jammu.
A minor girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend "died consuming poison on being summoned to a police station" in Tripura's Gomati district, an officer stated on Monday.
A group of intellectuals and academicians, led by Supreme court advocate Monika Arora, Monday released a 'fact-finding' report on the communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, days after visiting the...
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday expressed dismay over "rumours" that his party wanted to "replace" Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said this might have contributed to the debacle...
Azad rushed to Satya Niketan in south Delhi after his brother Naseem, trapped under the debris of a three-storey building, made a desperate call to him seeking help.
The owner of the three-storey house, which collapsed on Monday killing two persons in South Delhi's Satya Niketan area, was served a notice last month against carrying out renovation work in the...
Aviation regulator DGCA has asked Tata Group-owned Air India to repair its aircraft after a passenger complained on social media on Monday about the plane's shabby interiors, including a broken...
A Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy commander wanted for killing two J&K police officers in separate attacks last year and a Srinagar teen reported missing by his family were among three terrorists shot dead in a gunfight with security forces at Pahoo in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday.
Last month, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had directed all private schools in the state against increasing fees or compelling children to buy books, uniforms or stationery items from select shops.
J&K’s youth won’t face hardships their parents and grandparents suffered for want of opportunities and infrastructure, PM Narendra Modi assured on Sunday as he called the Union territory a new example of “democracy and determination” because of all-round development initiatives, private investment worth Rs 38,000 crore over the past couple of years and the return of tourists in droves.
The Rajasthan police Sunday arrested a priest for allegedly not allowing a newlywed Dalit couple to offer prayers at a temple in Jalore, officials said.
The Congress on Sunday claimed the people of Jammu and Kashmir were disappointed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech as it did not have any mention of statehood or assembly polls.
The Vice President Secretariat on Saturday cautioned the general public against a person who is impersonating as Venkaiah Naidu by sending WhatsApp messages soliciting help and financial assistance.
A tweet by an official handle of the defence ministry in Jammu and Kashmir about the Army hosting an iftar in Doda district was deleted after it came under attack from some anti-minority forces on social media, raising concerns about the abject capitulation in military and veteran circles.
Security forces gunned down a Pakistani terrorist and a local operative of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group within hours of each other in a shootout in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, while two more members of the outlawed Pakistan-backed outfit were holding out in a house where their associates were killed.
Thousands of elected rural representatives from across J&K made their way to Palli panchayat in the frontier district of Jammu’s Samba, where PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on Panchayati Raj Diwas on Sunday and launch development projects amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crore for the Union territory.
A 21-year-old man died allegedly after a group of persons attacked him over his relationship with a girl on Friday in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, police said.
Two Pakistani terrorists of the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammad group and a CISF officer were killed while nine more security personnel suffered bullet and splinter wounds in a four-hour gunfight following an ambush on a paramilitary bus early Friday near Sunjuwan military camp, 8km from Jammu city.
Hours after a video of students allegedly cleaning a toilet in a government primary school here went viral, the district administration has ordered a probe into the matter.
After a two-year break due to restrictions in view of the pandemic, Indian Muslims will be able to travel for Haj this year as Saudi Arabia has allowed entry of international pilgrims. Given that the pandemic is still on and strict protocols are expected to be in place, India has been permitted to send up to 79,237 pilgrims for Haj this year.
Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls on Friday, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said.
A class 12 student of Patha Bhavana', a school under Visva-Bharati university, was found dead in his hostel room in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Thursday, triggering protests by his family and a...
In an embarrassment for the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, a power outage affected Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's speech during an event here on Thursday, prompting him to...
No foreigner has the right to get a visa and in case of blacklisting of such a person, the authorities will decide on a visa plea on a case-to-case basis after the Centre serves them with the notice,...
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have spotted crimson horned pheasant in Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal's Darjeeling district after nearly 90 years in that particular...
Melbourne City star Andrew Nabbout says the condensed and hub-style format of this year’s AFC Champions League group stage is helping the A-League champions’ cause in their first foray in Asia. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/s53Yk0N
UK PM Boris Johnson will discuss the Ukraine issue with his counterpart Narendra Modi in their meeting on Friday but without losing sight of the Indo-Pacific and also without "lecturing" India on how to go about its ties with Russia. Laying out the agenda for the summit, sources said an Indo-Pacific that's free from coercion will be central to Johnson's conversations here.
A key political aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday blamed "lack of coordination among NDA partners" for the recent defeat of the BJP in a crucial by-election in the state.
Jack Sinclair’s transformation into one of St Kilda’s best players coincided with the career-altering realisation about the positive impact he could have on his side. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/mrdYEsi
The son of a Congress MLA was among six persons arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a policeman and a truck driver at a police station in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, an official said.
In a case of dishonour killing, a woman and her husband were killed by her father and brother in Gujarat's Rajkot district on Tuesday, a police official said.
Forest fires flared up in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as temperatures soared, with 198.9 hectares of forest land gutted in 117 fresh incidents of wildfires over the last 12 hours.
Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has said that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her husband under the Criminal Procedure Code after the expiry of the 'iddat' period...
The Supreme Court, while cancelling bail of Ashish Mishra, provided a glimmer of hope to him, saying no accused can be subjected to unending detention and stringent penal provisions cannot be measured...
Congress in Assam suffered a setback on Sunday when its former PCC president, minister and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora joined Trinamool Congress in Kolkata, hours after sending a two-page resignation to party chief Sonia Gandhi. Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee now has three key politicians in the Northeast—Bora, former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma and Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev—to steer the party through the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and state polls in the region.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to Karnataka, on Sunday said that the central government has approved 10 railway projects in Karnataka and the work will begin soon.
After 11 successive weeks of decline, Covid-19 cases in India surged again this week, rising by 35% over the previous seven days' numbers, on the back of a spike in infections in the contiguous states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. However, the overall case numbers remain low and, so far, the surge seems restricted to the three states.
BJP president JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka from Sunday as part of efforts to shore up the party's preparations for assembly polls with the Basavaraj Bommai government in the...
Let me put a bit of a bent on an old saying: “Enjoy the chocolate Easter eggs today … because it’s going to be boiled lollies for Christmas”. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/74AvsOr
Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will pay an eight-day visit to India beginning Sunday to further strengthen the vibrant ties between the two countries.
Six suspected terrorists having links with Bangladesh-based terror group Ansarul Islam were arrested in Barpeta district of Assam and charged under the tough anti-terror law Unlawful Activities...
The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday issued a state-wide alert after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday.
The Border Roads Organisation will construct the world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary...
A 62-year-old woman, allegedly confined to her home by her two sons for the last 10 years, has been rescued by the Social Welfare Department in the district, police said.
The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man accused in several criminal cases after observing that he is suffering from HIV and appears to be immuno compromised.
The Indian Air Force on Friday paid glowing tributes to the legendary air warrior late Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh on his 103rd birth anniversary.
Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Friday lashed out at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray who threatened to hold protests if loudspeakers were not removed from outside...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government would spend Rs 300 crore to build a skywalk near the Kalighat Temple, and assured hawkers in the area that they will not be...
A 21-year-old man died by suicide' on the railway tracks after allegedly killing a teenage girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday.
India has to grow big and its rise is incumbent upon the rise of 'dharma', RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said, in remarks interpreted by some rivals of the BJP as a pitch for 'Akhand Bharat'.
To protest against rising prices of petroleum products and also to mark Dr B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary, a local organization sold petrol at just Re 1 per litre to 500 persons in Maharashtra's...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that human rights issue was not a topic of discussion during the India US 2+2 ministerial meeting this week.
Amid efforts by opposition parties to forge a united front against the BJP for the next Lok Sabha elections, National Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Third Front is not possible without the Congress. "The Third Front is not possible without Congress. It is still the second biggest party in the country that is why it is important to take them along," Pawar said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain sections of the Waqf Act, as these provisions grant special status to Waqf properties.
Government officials at both the local and national levels in India were involved in "intimidating" critical media outlets through physical harassment and attacks, a US report on human rights noted on...
Haryana's Gurugram, located near Delhi, has recorded 129 cases of coronavirus after more than a month. The numbers travelled upwards as the Haryana government lifted the mandatory tag on masks. A...
PSU major Oil India Limited's registered headquarter at Duliajan in Assam's Dibrugarh district is purportedly under a cyber attack which has lead to the company shutting down all its computers and IT...
Viruses that change colour and appearance often are growing in Maharashtra, minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil said on Tuesday as he hit back at MNS president Raj Thackeray who held a rally...
A 53-year-old man hacked to death all five members of his elder brother's family, including two minor children, in Odisha's Cuttack district after he was allegedly assaulted by them over some property...
From situational awareness high up in space to deep underwater domain awareness, with cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, counter-drone technology, stepped-up military engagements, exercises and logistics in between, India and the US have chalked up an ambitious agenda to take forward their already expansive defence relationship.
Politics is not relevant after becoming a judge and it is the Constitution that guides the judges, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said on Monday.
Delhi BJP leaders Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and Naveen Kumar Jindal failed to appear before the Punjab Police for questioning on Monday, an official release said.
A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force on Monday set a record for the longest non-stop helicopter sortie by flying for seven-and-half hours from Chandigarh to Jorhat in Assam, defence officials...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday parried questions on Rahul Gandhi's comment that he has no greed or temptation for power and said people know who is responsible for the "decline" of the...
Police have attached a plot of land worth Rs 3.50 crore in Ghazipur district belonging to the mother of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, an official statement said on Sunday.
The MVA government has been trying to resolve the issues of striking employees of MSRTC but they are being "misled and provoked" by some people leading them, National Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad...
At least 10 tourists were injured, including two seriously, after some cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar district...
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea related to the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The plea contended that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed by both houses of Parliament...
The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO) was hacked briefly on Saturday, a senior officer said, asserting that strictest action will be taken against those...
A day after striking MSRTC employees staged a surprise protest at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's residence in south Mumbai, a deputy commissioner of police was given charge...
The ongoing free vaccination programme through government vaccination centres for the first, second and the precaution dose to healthcare workers, frontline workers and people aged 60 and above will continue and the pace would be accelerated, the health ministry said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III will welcome Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in an enhanced honour cordon ceremony at the Pentagon on April 11 (Sunday).
Congress leader Sachin Pilot met Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here on Friday amid speculation over organisational changes and ongoing deliberations on the party's revival.
Russia became the first P-5 country to be suspended from any UN body and also the only country apart from Libya in 2011 to be removed from the 47-member top human rights body. India again wriggled out of a difficult situation by abstaining (its 10th abstention in 10 votes on Ukraine).
The CoWIN portal now has a new feature that allows a beneficiary to submit a request to rectify the vaccination date on the Covid inoculation certificate in case of an error.
Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, here on Thursday said Tibetans can't resort to violence to banish Chinese out of Tibet and should learn to coexist peacefully while preserving their...
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said a new comprehensive pro-people sand mining policy will be framed and added that his government is committed to ensure seamless supply of...
Noting that India should look at its national interests effectively and be less concerned about "giving gyan" to the world over foreign policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said...
India's Covid vaccination coverage crossed 185 crore vaccination coverage milestone on Tuesday after inoculation of 13 lakh vaccination dosses in last 24 hours, as per provisional reports till 7 pm...
India had earlier abstained from a vote on a resolution in the UN Human Rights Council seeking a commission of inquiry to look into violations committed during Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. China did not condemn the killings even as it described Bucha images as very disturbing.
Bharatiya Janata Party has invited diplomats of foreign nations on Wednesday on the occasion of the party's foundation day in a bid to establish better relations and dialogues with other countries.
Amid the row over Birbhum violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over appointment letters to ten people from the victim families from Botui village.
India’s ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra will take over as the new foreign secretary upon incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s retirement later this month, the government announced Monday.
Pakistan Supreme Court adjourned hearing by a day but promised to give a "reasonable order" in the high-profile case about the rejection of a no-trust motion by the deputy speaker of the National...
A special court on Monday remanded dismissed policeman Sachin Waze and two former aides of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in CBI custody till April 11 in a corruption case registered...
THE Chief Minister and NT Police have refused to answer questions regarding the continued use of spit hoods and emergency restraint chairs in the NT. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/onHvTX8
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home on Sunday after concluding his maiden visit to India during which he discussed the boundary issues with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A court in Gujarat's Navsari has acquitted two persons after finding out that the man, for whose alleged murder they were arrested six years ago, was alive.
If petrol price keeps rising by 80 paise a day, it would be costing Rs 275 a litre by November or December assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said...
Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik has moved the Supreme Court against an order of the Bombay High Court which had rejected his interim application seeking immediate release in a case of...
A 17-year-old medical student sustained injuries in a knife attack by a man known to her near Rabale railway station in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is on a three-day visit to India, an exquisite miniature painting of the traditional "pahari school" from...
A consignment of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India reached Sri Lanka on Saturday, the fourth such assistance from New Delhi, to mitigate the spike in power cuts in the island nation.
Two special courts in Mumbai on Friday granted CBI the custody of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, his two aides and dismissed police officer Sachin Waze for investigation in a...
The Shiv Sena must join the UPA before airing opinions on its "makeover" and leadership, senior Congress leader and Maharashtra minister Ashok Chavan said on Friday.