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10 Mar 2025

ICC Champions Trophy

How Champions Trophy celebration snowballed into chaos in MP's Mhow  

A night of celebration following India's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 victory descended into chaos in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday.

10 Mar 2025

Tamil Nadu

Third suspect in Israeli tourist, homestay owner rape case apprehended  

In a major breakthrough, the Karnataka police have arrested the third suspect in the Hampi rape-murder case.

09 Mar 2025

Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Temple priest to build spiritual luxury resort for ₹200cr

Sevayat Daitapati Bhabani Das, a Jagannath Temple priest in Puri, has announced his plans of building a luxury resort with a heavy dose of spirituality.

Five laborers die due to suffocation while cleaning water tank

Five contract workers suffocated to death while cleaning a water tank at an under-construction building in Mumbai's Nagpada area in a tragic incident.

09 Mar 2025

Telangana

Telangana tunnel collapse: 1 body recovered after 16 days

Rescue teams have managed to recover one body from the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) Tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkunool.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah condemns brutal gang-rape of 2 women

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has condemned a horrific gang-rape of two women, including an Israeli tourist, near Hampi.

09 Mar 2025

Gujarat

Four medical students suspended for kidnapping, assaulting juniors in Gujarat

Four senior students of the Government Medical College Bhavnagar in Gujarat have been suspended. They allegedly kidnapped and beat up three junior students.

09 Mar 2025

Rajasthan

Longest tunnel on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway nearing completion

The longest tunnel on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is nearing completion.

09 Mar 2025

Ayodhya

Ram Temple's completion delayed to mid-April due to Holi

The construction work of the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya has been delayed by a month because of Holi, confirmed Nripendra Misra, chairman of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Construction Committee.

09 Mar 2025

Bengaluru

Bengaluru records hottest day of the year at 34.6°C

Bengaluru has experienced its hottest day of the year till now at 34.6°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

08 Mar 2025

Soumya Swaminathan

India likely undercounting heat-related fatalities, says ex-WHO chief scientist

India is "most likely" undercounting heat-related deaths due to a lack of robust data, said Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) and health ministry advisor.

08 Mar 2025

Amit Shah

Kuki tribes, security forces clash amid 'free movement' in Manipur

Kuki tribes in Manipur clashed with security forces on Saturday, as civilian buses resumed operations across districts.

08 Mar 2025

Atishi

Delhi government approves Mahila Samridhi Yojana for women

Delhi government has approved the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, a scheme that will provide financial assistance of ₹2,500 to women from the economically weaker sections.

08 Mar 2025

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi woman with Indian passport arrested in Maharashtra

Shahnaz Choudhari alias Shila Akhtar, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi woman, was arrested by the Pimpri Chinchwad police on Friday in Maharashtra. She has been charged with illegally securing multiple Indian documents, including an Indian passport.

08 Mar 2025

Amit Shah

President Murmu, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi wish on Women's Day

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted the nation on International Women's Day.

08 Mar 2025

Karnataka

Israeli tourist, homestay operator gang-raped in Karnataka's Hampi

In a shocking incident in Karnataka, an Israeli tourist and a 29-year-old homestay owner were allegedly gang-raped while stargazing by the Sanapur Lake near Hampi.

07 Mar 2025

London

Jaishankar's security breach highlights UK's leniency toward disruptive forces: India

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has lodged its protest over a recent security breach during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to the UK.

07 Mar 2025

Madhya Pradesh

Man escapes from 'coma,' accuses MP hospital of extorting ₹1L

A man from Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, has alleged that he was held captive by a private hospital while his family was coerced into paying ₹1 lakh for treatment that may not have been necessary.

07 Mar 2025

Bengaluru

'Priests' salaries, movie prices, Brand Bengaluru': Highlights from Karnataka Budget

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tabled his 16th state budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Friday.

07 Mar 2025

Adani Group

SC refuses stay on Adani Group's Dharavi slum redevelopment project  

The Supreme Court of India has refused to grant an interim stay on the Adani Group-led Dharavi slum redevelopment project.

07 Mar 2025

Mumbai

Animation professional kills self; accuses wife, her aunt of harassment

A 41-year-old man, Nishant Tripathi, died by suicide in his room at Mumbai's Sahara Hotel.

07 Mar 2025

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag's brother arrested in cheque bounce case

Vinod Sehwag, the brother of former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, has been arrested in a two-year-old cheque bounce case, per reports.

06 Mar 2025

Central Government

Centre to double shelter duration stay for domestic survivors soon 

The central government is considering increasing the temporary shelter period for domestic violence survivors at One-Stop Centres (OSC) from five to 10 days.

06 Mar 2025

Ghaziabad

UP holds 1st phase of e-lottery for 27,000 liquor shops

The Uttar Pradesh Excise Department has started the first phase of its e-lottery for retail liquor shops.

06 Mar 2025

Mohammed Shami

'Sending wrong message': Cleric slams 'criminal' Shami for ignoring roza   

A Muslim cleric has slammed cricketer Mohammed Shami for not fasting during India's semi-final match against Australia in the Champions Trophy.

06 Mar 2025

London

'We deplore...': India condemns security lapse during Jaishankar's UK visit

India has expressed its strong disapproval after a security breach during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to the United Kingdom.

05 Mar 2025

Uttar Pradesh

UP Assembly bans pan masala, tobacco; violators to be fined 

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly has banned the consumption of pan masala and gutka inside its premises with immediate effect.

05 Mar 2025

Narendra Modi

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka in April

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka in April 2025, with an emphasis on enhancing connectivity and economic relations.

05 Mar 2025

Myanmar

5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Myanmar-India border region

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Myanmar-India border region on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.

05 Mar 2025

Punjab

Amritsar: 18 entrances shut, cops deployed as farmers start protest  

Farmers in Punjab have launched an indefinite protest in Chandigarh from Wednesday. The protest involves a tractor march by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM).

04 Mar 2025

Telangana

Telangana tunnel collapse: Oxygen shortage, humidity delay rescue operation

The rescue operation at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project in Telangana is said to be in its final stages.

04 Mar 2025

India

Renew your passport in record time: Expert tips and tricks

The thought of renewing your passport can often conjure images of a bureaucratic labyrinth, complete with tedious paperwork and seemingly endless waiting periods.

04 Mar 2025

Ahmedabad

In dry Gujarat, a liquor bottle seized every 4 seconds

In an ironic development, the Gujarat police seized a whopping 82 lakh bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), worth ₹144 crore in 2024.

04 Mar 2025

Haryana

Congress worker Himani Narwal's murder: CCTV footage reveals shocking details

CCTV footage has revealed shocking details in the murder case of Himani Narwal, a 22-year-old Congress worker from Haryana.

04 Mar 2025

Jharkhand

'Miyan,' 'Pakistani' not religious slurs: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has held that using words like "miyan" or "Pakistani" does not amount to an offense under Section 298 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings.

04 Mar 2025

Aadhaar Card

Delhi: How to avail ₹2,500 Mahila Samriddhi Yojana monthly assistance

The Delhi government has launched the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, a financial aid scheme to empower women from economically weaker sections.

04 Mar 2025

Jharkhand

11% of Kerala's total geographic area undergoing desertification

Approximately 11% of Kerala's total geographical area, or about 4,22,299 hectares of land, is currently desertified and degraded.

04 Mar 2025

Jammu And Kashmir

Mumbai faces extreme heat, above-normal temperatures likely till May

India is currently experiencing a mix of weather patterns, from scorching heat to unseasonal rains. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted above-average temperatures from March to May 2025.

04 Mar 2025

Chhattisgarh

Feared Maoist commander surrenders in Bijapur

Notorious Maoist commander Dinesh Modiyam, who is responsible for the deaths of over 100 security personnel, has surrendered to the police in Bijapur.

04 Mar 2025

China

India to have most overweight youth by 2050: Report

India will have the most overweight or obese young people aged 15-24 by 2050, a new analysis published in The Lancet has revealed.