An ice cream manufacturing unit in Kozhikode, "Ice Me," was shut down by police after a viral video showed an employee licking ice sticks before packaging them.

22 Nov 2024

Delhi

GRAP-IV measures to continue for 3 more days in Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court has directed that the Graded Response Action Plan-IV (GRAP-IV) continue to remain in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) for at least three more days.

22 Nov 2024

Maharashtra

Man 'jokingly' slaps niece; she hits kitchen slab and dies

A man in his 30s has been arrested for allegedly killing his three-year-old niece in the Prem Nagar area of Ulhasnagar, Thane district, Maharashtra.

22 Nov 2024

Mumbai

How Baba Siddique murder accused used hotspot to avoid tracking

Akashdeep Gill, a prime suspect in the Baba Siddique murder case, has disclosed his secret communication plan to the Mumbai Crime Branch.

22 Nov 2024

Goa

Navy submarine collides with fishing boat off Goa; fishermen missing

An Indian Navy submarine collided with a fishing vessel named Marthoma off the Goa coast on Friday.

22 Nov 2024

Supreme Court Of India

Supreme Court weighs ban on derogatory jokes against sardars

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Harvinder Kaur Chaudhary, seeking a ban on websites spreading derogatory jokes about the Sikh community.

22 Nov 2024

Mumbai

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana moves US Supreme Court against extradition

Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian-Pakistani national accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached the United States Supreme Court to stop his extradition to India.

22 Nov 2024

Chhattisgarh

10 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

In a major development, 10 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

22 Nov 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Telangana student dies after gun misfires in US on birthday

In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old student from Telangana died in a gun misfire in Atlanta, Georgia, on his birthday.

22 Nov 2024

Amazon

Video: Bengaluru man dies on stage while congratulating friend's wedding

What was supposed to be a festive occasion turned tragic in Penumada village, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, when a guest suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.

21 Nov 2024

Delhi

To help arrested friend, 69-year-old Stephen's alumnus impersonates ex-IPS officer

Anil Katyal, a 69-year-old resident of Greater Kailash-1 in Delhi, has been arrested for impersonating a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

21 Nov 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Crime Branch inquiry ordered against minister over remark against Constitution

The Kerala High Court has ordered a Crime Branch probe into allegations of derogatory remarks against the Indian Constitution made by Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian in 2022.

21 Nov 2024

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad builder loses ₹1 crore in 'digital arrest' scam

A builder from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was duped of ₹1 crore in a cyber scam in which fraudsters posed as law enforcement officers and conducted a "digital arrest."

21 Nov 2024

Amit Shah

Extend AFSPA to entire Manipur: Kuki MLAs

Kuki MLAs in Manipur have demanded the extension of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) across the entire state.

21 Nov 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi HC quashes Kejriwal's plea seeking stay on trial

The Delhi High Court has declined to stay trial court proceedings against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the excise policy scam.

21 Nov 2024

Comptroller and Auditor General

Who is Sanjay Murthy, the newly appointed CAG of India?

Kundu Sanjay Murthy was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Thursday.

21 Nov 2024

Ajmal Kasab

'Even Kasab got fair trial...': SC in Yasin Malik case

The Supreme Court on Thursday highlighted that even Ajmal Kasab, convicted for terrorism, was granted a fair trial.

21 Nov 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

'I'm speaking...Urdu?': Karnataka minister furious over comment on Kannada proficiency

Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa lashed out at a student after the latter reportedly remarked that he "doesn't know Kannada" during a program.

21 Nov 2024

Odisha

Odisha: Tribal woman assaulted, force-fed human excreta over land dispute

A 20-year-old tribal woman in Odisha's Balangir district was allegedly assaulted and force-fed human excreta by a fellow villager.

21 Nov 2024

Himachal Pradesh

Golgappa, coffee samples found substandard; mustard oil misbranded in Himachal

A recent food quality investigation in Una district of Himachal Pradesh has raised concerns over the standard of local food products.

21 Nov 2024

Bay of Bengal

Chennai rains: More rainfall expected in Tamil Nadu districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in a few districts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

21 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi's air quality improves slightly, remains in 'severe' category

Delhi's air quality improved marginally on Wednesday but still remained in the "severe" category.

21 Nov 2024

Exams

CBSE releases 2025 board exam datesheet for Classes 10, 12

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the schedule for the 2025 board exams for Classes 10 and 12.

20 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

What's cloud seeding, artificial rain induced when AQI is high

The Delhi government has proposed cloud seeding, a weather modification technique, to tackle the severe air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).

20 Nov 2024

Ladakh

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart; review situation at LAC

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Vientiane, Laos, on Wednesday.

20 Nov 2024

Chernobyl

Gurugram residents burst crackers despite AQI reaching 600

A video of residents in Gurugram, Haryana, bursting firecrackers during a wedding procession has gone viral and drawn widespread criticism.

20 Nov 2024

Gujarat

'What kind of doctors...': Deceased MBBS student's cousin to seniors

An 18-year-old MBBS student of GMERS Medical College and Hospital in Dharpur Patan, Gujarat, died after an alleged ragging incident.

20 Nov 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar detained enroute to Beldanga

Sukanta Majumdar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president in West Bengal, was detained by police near Krishnanagar on Wednesday.

20 Nov 2024

Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil teacher stabbed in front of colleagues for rejecting proposal

A 26-year-old teacher was fatally stabbed in the staff room of Mallipattinam Government Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district on Wednesday.

20 Nov 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Monkey jumps on car, breaks through sunroof

A monkey in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, made quite a scene by smashing the sunroof of a parked car.

20 Nov 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP woman's body found in sack; family blames Samajwadi Party

The body of a young Dalit woman was discovered inside a sack near the Kanjara River bridge in Karhal, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.

20 Nov 2024

India

India among top 10 climate performers globally: Report

India has retained its place among the top 10 climate performers in the world, according to the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025.

20 Nov 2024

Bengaluru

Nandini enters Delhi market; to compete with Amul, Mother Dairy

Karnataka's Nandini brand, marketed by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), will enter the New Delhi dairy market on Thursday, Moneycontrol reported.

20 Nov 2024

Agnipath Scheme

Army chief in Nepal: Gorkhas recruitment into Army on agenda?

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will go on a four-day official visit to Nepal starting Wednesday.

20 Nov 2024

Assembly

Maharashtra polls: Mumbai restaurants' 'democracy discount' to voters today, tomorrow

In a one-of-a-kind initiative to encourage voter turnout in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, a number of Mumbai restaurants are giving a "democracy discount" to voters.

20 Nov 2024

Social Media

Video: Guests shower ₹20L cash during wedding procession in UP

A wedding procession in Siddhartnagar, Uttar Pradesh, has become the talk of the town after guests reportedly showered ₹20 lakh in cash during the event.

20 Nov 2024

CAPF

'Hunt underway for Kuki terrorists' who killed 6: Manipur CM

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has promised swift justice after six people, including three women and three children, were abducted and killed by suspected Kuki militants in Jiribam district.

20 Nov 2024

Visakhapatnam

Law student repeatedly gang-raped by boyfriend, friends; father rescues her

Four people have been arrested by the Visakhapatnam police for allegedly gangraping and blackmailing a law student. The accused reportedly filmed the act to use it as leverage against the victim.

20 Nov 2024

Delhi

Delhi pollution: Amid Tharoor's capital shift call—a lesson from Indonesia

With Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) in hazardous range, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor raised the question whether Delhi is still the right choice for India's national capital.

20 Nov 2024

Ministry Of External Affairs

PM Modi to receive top national awards from Guyana, Barbados

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with top national awards of Guyana and Barbados.

20 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi government offices switch to WFH for 50% employees

Amid the worsening air pollution crisis in the city, the Delhi government has announced a work-from-home (WFH) policy for 50% of its employees.

20 Nov 2024

Air India

Air India Paris flight diverted, passengers bused to Delhi

An Air India flight, AI-2022, headed to New Delhi from Paris, was diverted to Jaipur on Monday due to thick smog and low visibility in the national capital.

19 Nov 2024

IndiGo

Rat scare forces Indigo's Goa-Lucknow flight to make emergency landing

Indigo flight 6E 6811 from Goa to Lucknow was forced to make an emergency landing after a rat was spotted inside the aircraft cabin.

19 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi mulls odd-even rule amid severe air pollution

The national capital, Delhi, is currently reeling under severe levels of air pollution.

19 Nov 2024

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Manipur MLA labels 10 killed in Jiribam encounter as 'martyrs'

A major controversy has erupted in Manipur after Churachandpur MLA Lallian Mang Khaute took to social media to post about the 10 killed in a November 11 encounter.

19 Nov 2024

Air Pollution

Explained: What's artificial rain, can it help combat Delhi pollution

The national capital is reeling under a severe air pollution crisis, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching nearly 500 in some regions.

19 Nov 2024

N Biren Singh

Manipur violence: Civil society rejects NDA resolution, issues ultimatum

Manipur remains tense following a surge in violence, with an umbrella group of Meitei civil society organisations rejecting resolutions from a National Democratic Alliance legislators' meeting and demanding "concrete steps" against Kuki insurgent groups.

19 Nov 2024

CPCB

494 vs 1600: Why Delhi's AQI readings differ so drastically

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) hit alarming levels on Monday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an AQI of 494.

19 Nov 2024

Karnataka

6 Bangladeshi nationals held in Karnataka with fake IDs

The Chitradurga police in Karnataka have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals for carrying forged documents, the India Today reported.

19 Nov 2024

Delhi

Delhi pollution: Punjab sees record farm fires amid SC scrutiny

On Tuesday, Punjab reported nearly 1,000 farm fires, the highest single-day count this season.

19 Nov 2024

Andhra Pradesh

'Transfer non-Hindus, ban political speeches...': Tirumala temple board's new proposals

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board, which manages the Sri Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh, has announced some major decisions.

19 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi air remains toxic, trains delayed, schools go online

Delhi continues to battle a severe air pollution crisis as the Air Quality Index (AQI) nearly touched 500 on Tuesday morning.

18 Nov 2024

Jaipur

Rajasthan: Groom's kin runs over seven after fight over crackers

A wedding in Dausa district, Rajasthan, turned violent after a man from the groom's side rammed his car into a group of seven people.

18 Nov 2024

Gujarat

Gujarat: Medical student dies after ragging incident; 15 seniors suspended

In a tragic state of affairs, a first-year medical student died after an alleged ragging incident at a college in Gujarat.

18 Nov 2024

Supreme Court Of India

'Invoke GRAP-4 moment AQI reaches 300': SC on Delhi pollution

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the immediate implementation of Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR amid worsening air pollution.

18 Nov 2024

Explosion

Hyderabad: Explosion near temple injures priest, investigation underway

A minor explosion rocked Hyderabad's Mailardevpally area near the Sri Sri Yade Mata Mandir on Monday morning.

18 Nov 2024

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Criminal snatches pistol, opens fire on police to escape

A criminal was injured in an encounter with the police in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district late Sunday night.

18 Nov 2024

Imphal

Manipur: 50 additional CRPF, BSF companies deployed amid fresh violence

The Indian government has announced the deployment of 50 more companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) to Manipur.

18 Nov 2024

Chhattisgarh

Ex-servicemen protest delayed compensation to martyr's family, allege harassment

The family of Pawan Bhadauria, a soldier who died in action while serving with the Central Reserve Police Force's Cobra Battalion in Chhattisgarh, has not yet received the ₹1 crore compensation promised by the Madhya Pradesh government, according to a report by Times Now.

18 Nov 2024

Ajit Doval

Manipur violence: Curfew imposed in Imphal West and Imphal East

The Manipur government has imposed a curfew in Imphal West and Imphal East amid rising violence.

18 Nov 2024

Delhi

SC extends GRAP-4 pollution curbs in Delhi until further notice

The Supreme Court has directed that Stage 4 anti-pollution measures, under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), will remain in place in Delhi until further notice.

18 Nov 2024

Manipur

NIA takes over probe into 3 cases of Manipur violence

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe of three cases of recent violence in Manipur.

18 Nov 2024

CPCB

Delhi air quality: AQI at this station above 1500

Delhi is battling a severe air pollution crisis as the AQI at multiple monitoring stations crossed 1500. This puts it in the "hazardous" category.

18 Nov 2024

Delhi

How GRAP-4 anti-pollution restrictions may affect major Delhi projects

Delhi's air quality has turned alarming, with the AQI touching a "severe plus" level of 481 at 6:00am on Monday.

18 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi pollution: How pilots navigate flights in low visibility conditions

As Delhi continues to battle dangerous air quality, visibility at the city's airport has drastically reduced.

18 Nov 2024

Congress Party

'Civic sense first...': Rivals halt fight to let ambulance pass

In Kerala's Calicut district, a street brawl between two political factions paused briefly to allow an ambulance to pass, a moment now captured in a viral video.

18 Nov 2024

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Explained: What sparked new cycle of violence in Manipur

A new wave of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities has engulfed Manipur's Jiribam district since November 7.

18 Nov 2024

Atishi

Delhi smog disrupts flights, trains as visibility drops

Thick smog shrouded Delhi on Monday, leading to major travel disruptions owing to low visibility.

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