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22 Oct 2024

Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, Bengal in 48 hours—evacuations underway

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal on the night of October 24, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

22 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

Major anti-terror operation dismantles new terror group in J&K

A major anti-terror operation was conducted on Tuesday across Jammu and Kashmir.

22 Oct 2024

China

Explained: India-China border patrol agreement, its importance

India and China have reached a significant patrolling agreement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

22 Oct 2024

Bajrang Punia

Babita instigated protests, wanted to be WFI chief: Sakshi Malik

Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babita Phogat of instigating protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

22 Oct 2024

Canada

Karni Sena announces ₹1,11,11,111 reward for gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's encounter

The Kshatriya Karni Sena has allegedly offered a reward for the encounter of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose gang is said to have claimed responsibility for the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai.

22 Oct 2024

Bhopal

Explained: Why IAS Martin's comment on temple loudspeakers sparked row 

A social media post by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shailbala Martin has sparked a major debate over the use of loudspeakers in temples in Madhya Pradesh.

22 Oct 2024

Delhi

Delhi's AQI 'very poor', GRAP stage II measures implemented

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) has plunged to the "very poor" category with an average AQI of 310.

21 Oct 2024

Farooq Abdullah

'Exact price...': LG Sinha vows retaliation for Kashmir terror attack

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stated on Monday that he has directed security forces to make terrorists "pay a price" for the Ganderbal attack.

21 Oct 2024

Ashwini Upadhyay

'You don't want India to be secular?': SC to petitioners

The Supreme Court is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the inclusion of the words "secular" and "socialist" in the Preamble to the Constitution.

21 Oct 2024

India-China

India, China reach agreement on border patrolling along LAC: Official

India and China have reached an understanding on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.

21 Oct 2024

Delhi

'Kanda Express' brings 1,600 tons of onions to Delhi

In a bid to tackle skyrocketing onion prices, the Indian government has launched an unusual initiative, "Kanda Express."

'Sensitive situation...': Minister proposes no-fly list for hoax bomb callers

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has stated that safety remains the government's top priority after nearly 100 flights received bomb threats within seven days since October 14.

21 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Supreme Court stays NCPCR's recommendations on madrassas

The Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of recommendations of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on madrassas.

21 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

'Militants are...': Omar receives flak for not using 'terrorists'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been slammed for his choice of words after migrant laborers were attacked in Ganderbal.

21 Oct 2024

Air India

'Don't...': Khalistani terrorist Pannun issues threat to Air India passengers

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani terrorist, has issued a warning to passengers of Air India.

21 Oct 2024

Bhubaneswar

Explained: How Cyclone Dana got its name

Cyclone Dana, a tropical cyclone currently developing in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to cause heavy rains in the coastal states of Odisha and West Bengal.

21 Oct 2024

Canada

'Khalistani terrorists are...deep assets': Envoy Verma on Canada

Sanjay Kumar Verma, the Indian envoy recently recalled from Canada, has accused the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) of harboring Khalistani extremists as "deep assets."

21 Oct 2024

Delhi Police

School blast: Delhi Police probe Khalistani link, write to Telegram

A pro-Khalistan group has taken responsibility for the explosion that took place near a Central Reserve Police Force in Rohini, New Delhi on Sunday.

21 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

Pakistan-based LeT offshoot claims J&K attack that killed 7: Report

The Resistance Front (TRF), linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, has taken responsibility for the recent attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, which left a doctor and six migrant workers dead, India Today TV reported.

21 Oct 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Bengal protesting doctors to meet Mamata today, hunger strike continues

Junior doctors in West Bengal are continuing their hunger strike as they prepare to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.

20 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

5 migrant workers, doctor shot dead by terrorists in J&K 

A deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district has resulted in the deaths of five migrant workers and a doctor, NDTV reported.

20 Oct 2024

Delhi

Which northern states have banned crackers ahead of Diwali 

In a bid to tackle rising pollution levels and worsening air quality index (AQI), Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab have banned or restricted the use of firecrackers on Diwali.

Watch: CCTV shows moment huge explosion ripped through Delhi school 

CCTV footage of the moment a huge explosion ripped through the wall of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) public school in the Prashant Vihar area of Delhi's Rohini has surfaced.

20 Oct 2024

Air India

Hoax call menace: Over 20 flights targeted in 1 day 

Over 20 flights of major Indian airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, Air India and Akasa Air, received bomb threats on Sunday. The threats were directed at both domestic and international routes.

20 Oct 2024

Crime Patrol

'Crime Patrol' actress arrested for kidnapping lover's nephew

The Maharashtra Police have arrested television actress Shabreen, who appeared in the crime series Crime Patrol, for kidnapping her lover's three-and-a-half-year-old nephew.

Ex-Indian government employee 'wanted' over Pannun assassination plot breaks silence  

Vikash Yadav, who has been charged by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly plotting to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has broken his silence.

Tirumala: Promised 'VIP darshan,' YSRCP leader dupes family of ₹65,000

The Andhra Pradesh Police have booked YSR Congress Party MLC Mayana Zakia Khanam and two others for allegedly cheating a family, based on a complaint filed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

20 Oct 2024

Rajasthan

Seer offers 'drug-laced prasad' to college girl, allegedly rapes her 

In a shocking incident, a college student in Laxmangarh tehsil, Sikar district, Rajasthan, has leveled sexual assault allegations against Baba Balaknath, the priest of Kshetrapal temple.

20 Oct 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi's air quality remains 'poor,' Anand Vihar worst hit

Delhi continued to battle poor air quality on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 265.

'Darshan' in-charge fired after Shinde's son enters temple's sanctum sanctorum 

The Mahakaleshwar temple administration in Ujjain has dismissed Vinod Chouksey, who was in charge of managing darshan arrangements, following a row over the entry of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son inside the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

20 Oct 2024

IIT Roorkee

IIT-Roorkee students vomit, protest after rats found in utensils, food

A shocking incident at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has sparked widespread student protests.

20 Oct 2024

Delhi

Massive explosion near CRPF school in Delhi's Rohini

An explosion took place near the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) school in Rohini, Delhi on Sunday morning.

20 Oct 2024

Baijayant Jay Panda

Odisha tribal woman sends PM Modi ₹100; his response? 

A tribal woman from Sundargarh district in Odisha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by giving ₹100 to him.

19 Oct 2024

Article 370

J&K L-G approves new Cabinet resolution for restoration of statehood 

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has approved a resolution passed by the cabinet led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, urging the central government to restore statehood to the Union Territory (UT).

19 Oct 2024

Delhi

EC orders removal of Jharkhand's acting DGP over biasness complaints 

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the immediate removal of Anurag Gupta from his post as the Acting Director General of Police (DGP) in Jharkhand.

Vijaya Rahatkar, former BJP women's wing chief, appointed NCW chairperson

Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) by the central government.

19 Oct 2024

Yamuna River

How dangerous are the white foam floating in Yamuna river 

A thick coating of foam has returned to parts of the Yamuna River as Delhi battles an acrid haze that has descended over the city.

19 Oct 2024

Indian Railways

Why Railways is re-hiring retired employees 

The Railway Board has launched a recruitment drive to fill 25,000 vacancies across various zones. This includes temporarily reappointing retired railway employees under the age of 65.

19 Oct 2024

Cuttack

Odisha man visits hospital following accident, doctors allegedly steal organs 

The family of a 44-year-old man from Odisha who died in a private hospital while being treated has alleged that the doctors stole his organs.

19 Oct 2024

Mathura

'Baba Siddique wasn't good man, had Dawood links': Arrested gangster 

Yogesh alias Raju, a 26-year-old member of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gangs, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a Delhi gym owner last month, has claimed that Baba Siddique was "not a good man."