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20 Jan 2025
Atal Bihari VajpayeeBudget 2025 likely to double minimum pension under APY
The Indian government is reportedly planning to double the minimum guaranteed pension under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to ₹10,000.
20 Jan 2025
MaoistsMajor gunfight underway between security forces, Maoists at Odisha-Chhattisgarh border
A major gunfight broke out between security forces and Maoists on Monday morning in the Kularighat reserve forest on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.
20 Jan 2025
Calcutta High CourtRG Kar rape-murder: Accused Sanjoy Roy gets life term
A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, noting that the case did not qualify for the death penalty.
20 Jan 2025
Droupadi MurmuBudget session of Parliament to happen in 2 phases
The Budget Session of the Indian Parliament will be held in two phases from January 31 to April 4, 2025.
20 Jan 2025
KeralaSharon Raj murder: Kerala court hands death sentence to girlfriend
A sessions court in Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, sentenced a 24-year-old Kerala woman to death for murdering her boyfriend.
20 Jan 2025
Narendra ModiMaha Kumbh: How cylinder blast fire was doused in minutes
A fire broke out at the Gita Press camp in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday.
20 Jan 2025
KolkataRG Kar case: Convict Sanjay Roy to be sentenced today
Sanjay Roy, the man convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, will be sentenced on Monday afternoon.
20 Jan 2025
Jammu And KashmirAnti-terror operation underway in Sopore, J&K
An anti-terror operation is underway in the Zaloora area of Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
20 Jan 2025
PrayagrajRajnath Singh visits Maha Kumbh, takes holy dip at Sangam
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Saturday.
20 Jan 2025
World Economic Forum (WEF)UK's richest 10% extracted half India's wealth during colonialism: Oxfam
According to Oxfam International's latest report, Takers, not Makers, the United Kingdom looted an eye-watering $64.82 trillion from India during its colonial rule between 1765 and 1900.
20 Jan 2025
Instagram57 of 59 suspects arrested in Kerala sexual abuse case
In a major breakthrough, the police in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district have arrested 57 of the 59 accused in an alleged sexual abuse case of an 18-year-old Dalit girl.
19 Jan 2025
PrayagrajMaha Kumbh Mela: Fire breaks out after cylinder blast
A massive fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The incident, which happened around 4:00pm was sparked by a cylinder explosion.
19 Jan 2025
DehradunUttarakhand madrassas to teach Ramayan, Sanskrit from next year
Starting next academic year, madrassas under the Uttarakhand Waqf Board will start teaching Ramayana and Sanskrit.
19 Jan 2025
AadhaarBengaluru techie loses ₹11 crore to cyber scammers
A Bengaluru-based tech professional has been cheated of ₹11 crore by cybercriminals impersonating officials from the police, customs, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
19 Jan 2025
ChennaiIIT-Madras director praises cow urine's 'medicinal value,' sparks controversy
A video of the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, V Kamakoti, praising cow urine for its "medicinal value" has gone viral.
19 Jan 2025
BengaluruLive in Bengaluru? Your metro rides will get costlier soon
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is all set to introduce a major fare hike, between 30% to 45%.
19 Jan 2025
Mann Ki BaatPM Modi hails Maha Kumbh as symbol of unity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Sunday in his first Mann Ki Baat radio program of 2025.
19 Jan 2025
Kumbh Mela'IITian Baba' expelled from Juna Akhara over disrespectful behavior
Abhey Singh, an engineer-turned-saint popularly known as the "IITian Baba," was expelled from the Juna Akhara on Saturday night.
19 Jan 2025
Andhra PradeshCentre cancels on-site probe into Tirupati incidents after backlash
The Central Government has withdrawn its decision to hold an on-site investigation into recent incidents at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh.
19 Jan 2025
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 3 run over by state transport bus; driver arrested
Three young men were killed on Sunday after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus hit them in Maharashtra's Beed district.
19 Jan 2025
BiharSVAMITVA property cards to unlock ₹100L crore economic activity: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the property cards distributed under the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme will unlock economic activity worth over ₹100 lakh crore.
19 Jan 2025
GoaPune tourist, pilot killed in Goa paragliding accident
A 27-year-old woman from Pune and a 26-year-old pilot were killed in a paragliding accident at Querim plateau in North Goa on Saturday.
19 Jan 2025
ChandigarhDense fog disrupts Delhi-NCR, 41 trains delayed
Dense fog enveloped Delhi-NCR on Sunday morning, causing major disruptions in train timings. Over 41 trains were delayed due to the weather, with some running over three hours late.
19 Jan 2025
MayawatiWhy SC dismissed PIL in 'memorial scam' involving Mayawati, BSP
The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging financial irregularities in the construction of statues during Mayawati's tenure as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2007 to 2012.
19 Jan 2025
ChandigarhCentre to hold talks with protesting farmers on February 14
The Indian government has called protesting farmers from Punjab for a meeting on February 14 in Chandigarh, a senior official of the Union government said on Saturday evening.
19 Jan 2025
Narendra Modi'Excited': US podcaster Lex Fridman to interview Modi this February
Renowned US podcaster and AI researcher Lex Fridman, has announced that he will be interviewing Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of February.
18 Jan 2025
S Jaishankar'Pakistan a cancer consuming its body politic': Jaishankar slams neighbor
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has taken a strong dig at Pakistan, likening it to a "cancer" that is now consuming its own people.
18 Jan 2025
Kareena Kapoor KhanSaif Ali Khan stabbing: Suspect detained in Chhattisgarh
After a 60-hour-long manhunt, a 31-year-old suspect has been arrested in Durg, Chhattisgarh, for stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.
18 Jan 2025
Delhi Police'Butcher of Delhi' arrested after fleeing during parole
Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a notorious serial killer, Chanderkant Jha, aka the "Butcher of Delhi."
18 Jan 2025
AyodhyaDelhi fog: Several trains, flights delayed; thunderstorm likely next week
Dense fog threw transportation out of gear in Delhi on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting visibility issues that delayed 47 trains coming toward the capital.
18 Jan 2025
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Christian man unable to bury father; SC intervenes
The Supreme Court has sent a notice to Chhattisgarh government over a burial row of a Christian man.
18 Jan 2025
Social MediaMaha Kumbh 2025: Prohibitory orders issued for law and order
To maintain peace during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, prohibitory orders have been imposed in Prayagraj.
18 Jan 2025
Calcutta High CourtRG Kar case: Victim's father breaks down in court
The Sealdah court on Saturday convicted Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer of the Kolkata Police, in the rape and murder case of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
18 Jan 2025
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'I'm being framed': RG Kar accused reacts to guilty verdict
A local court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case on Saturday.
18 Jan 2025
Calcutta High CourtSanjoy Roy found guilty in RG Kar rape-murder case
A sessions court in Kolkata has found Sanjoy Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar rape-murder case, guilty.
18 Jan 2025
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Elderly woman brutally assaulted over black magic suspicion
A 77-year-old woman from Retyakheda village in Maharashtra's Amravati district was brutally assaulted on December 30, 2024, over suspicions of practicing black magic.
18 Jan 2025
Jammu And KashmirMysterious disease kills 16 in J&K's Badhal village
A mysterious illness has killed 16 people in Badhal village in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, since December 2024.
18 Jan 2025
DelhiAIIMS director reacts after Rahul Gandhi claims 'hell outside hospital'
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has responded to a video shared by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, bringing to light the plight of patients and their families outside the hospital.
18 Jan 2025
Farooq AbdullahFarooq Abdullah's convoy hits cow on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
A vehicle in the convoy of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah met with an accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Dausa in Rajasthan.
18 Jan 2025
Canada'Was asked to leave Kumbh': IITian Baba refutes 'disappearance' reports
Abhay Singh, popularly known as "IIT Baba," has refuted reports that he went missing from the 16 Madi Ashram at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
