India

Farmers across nation break language barriers, join protest

Pooja Morey, a 30-year-old woman from Maharashtra, cheers and claps as a farmers’ leader delivers a speech in Punjabi from…

Rajasthan couple ties knot in PPE kits after bride tests Covid-19 positive

A couple tied the knot at Kelwara Covid Centre in Bara, Shahbad on Sunday, wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) kits…

Delhi-NCR’s ‘severe’ air quality likely to improve by Monday but may still remain in ‘poor’ category, says IMD

The situation in the National Capital remained grim as Delhi’s air quality turned “severe” on Saturday. Neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad,…

Delhi Confidential: Put on Mute

THE VIRTUAL all-party meeting convened by the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry to discuss the pandemic situation on Friday went off on a positive…

Farm laws not done in a jiffy, consultations took place at various levels: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the farm laws, against which farmers are protesting, were not passed in a jiffy by…

Don’t take part in Air India’s strategic sales: Pilots’ unions to employees

Two Air India pilots’ unions on Saturday asked its members not to be part of the employee consortium to bid…

Serial killer arrested in Gurugram, says wanted to show world what I can do

A22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering three people on three consecutive nights last week in Gurugram. The accused…

Meerut-based jeweller bags Guinness record for making ring with 12,638 diamonds

A Meerut-based jeweller has bagged The Guinness World Records for “most diamonds in a single ring”. The ring has 12,638 natural diamonds…

Retired MP school principal made, sold synthetic milk; residents shocked

A chemistry teacher who retired as a Madhya Pradesh government school principal was booked by police on Friday for making…

Cyclone Burevi weakens into deep depression; holiday declared in Kerala, Puducherry

Cyclone Burevi has weakened into a deep depression and would cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, the India Meteorological…

Pune graduates’ and teachers’ constituency polls: NCP candidate Arun Lad defeats BJP’s Sangram Deshmukh

In a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party in western Maharashtra, NCP candidate Arun Lad defeated BJP candidate Sangram Deshmukh by around 49,000…

Chorus in UP village: police pro-active, forced ‘love jihad’ arrest

The woman’s family, that lives less than 100 metres from Ahmad’s house, has locked itself up inside its home, and…

CPIM’s All India Kisan Sabha plays key role in building solidarity for farmers’ protest

The CPIM in Asian country had long perfect the art of issue-based support. It’s farmer’s arm, All Asian country Kisan Sabha (AIKS), more and more widened the scope…

As Punjab farmers project pan-India stir, some from Karnataka, Rajasthan trickle in

TheSmall groups of farmers from other states who had already made it to Delhi’s borders expressed their desire that the…

Delhi HC grants custody parole to Mohammad Shahabuddin to meet family

The Delhi High Court has granted a three days’ custody parole to jailed former MP Mohd Shahabuddin, who is lodged…

MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati dies at 97: Lesser-known facts about the ‘Spice King’

Popularly known as the “Spice King”, Mahashay Dharampal Gulati died Thursday morning due to sudden cardiac arrest in New Delhi. Born in Sialkot…

PM to lay foundation stone for energy park in Kutch on Dec 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gujarat on December 15 to lay the foundation stone of 30,000 MW renewable energy…

On coronavirus vaccine in India, AIIMS Director hopeful of emergency use approval by December-end

With Covid-19 vaccines in the final stages of testing in India and the government working on a vaccine distribution plan,…

Tripura royal scion sets deadline for action against lynch mob during Bru resettlement protest, threatens stir

Tripura royal scion Pradyot Deb Barman has set a seven-day deadline for the government to act against a mob that…

After GHMC polls: Fearing Covid-19 second wave in Telangana, party workers, leaders advised a week’s self-isolation

Fearing a second wave of Covid-19 in Telangana after high-intensity campaigns for the recently-concluded GHMC elections, the Director of Public Health in…