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Meghalaya: No headway in search for missing MP tourist

Raja Raghuvanshi (29) and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Sohra area

6 Jun 2025 1:25 am
Eid: Delhi bans illegal animal sacrifice, online sharing

The advisory features a ban on taking or sharing photos and videos of the sacrifice rituals on social media platforms.

6 Jun 2025 1:15 am
Sidda suspends Bengaluru police chief over stampede

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, the chief minister also announced a one-man judicial probe, headed by Justice Michael D'Cunha, a retired high court judge of Karnataka, into the tragic incident.

6 Jun 2025 12:53 am
Trump, Xi hold talks, agree to resume trade deals

The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both countries.

6 Jun 2025 12:40 am
Ajit Pawar justifies BJP tie-up with secularism plea

Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party, which is in an alliance with pro-Hindutva BJP and the Shiv Sena, noted Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) and Nitish Kumar (Bihar) -- all secular politicians -- aligned with the BJP for the sake of development of their respective states.

6 Jun 2025 12:02 am
Team Tharoor meets US Vice President Vance, holds talks

In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in the US said that the all-party parliamentary delegation led by Tharoor called on Vice President Vance this morning.

5 Jun 2025 11:08 pm
When Tharoor was grilled by scribe son on Pak, Pahalgam

I'm very glad you raised this, Ishaan. I didn't plant it. I promise you. This guy does this to his dad, Tharoor replied amid laughter from the audience.

5 Jun 2025 10:16 pm
Key Maoist ideologue Sudhakar killed in Chhattisgarh

Originally hailing from Andhra Pradesh, the 67-year-old was involved in indoctrination and radicalization of youth and also responsible for numerous Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh, resulting in the death of civilians and security personnel, they said.

5 Jun 2025 8:58 pm
RCB, KSCA, event mgmt firm booked over B'luru stampede

Following a complaint by a police inspector, the case was registered at Cubbon Park station, they said.

5 Jun 2025 8:18 pm
HC directs K'taka to file status report over stampede

The court, after taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, issued notice to the state, and tasked it to file a detailed status report by June 10.

5 Jun 2025 7:37 pm
Undertrial beaten to death inside Delhi court lock-up

The two accused allegedly allegedly kicked him repeatedly and smashed his head on the wall, they said.

5 Jun 2025 7:24 pm
Public faith in judiciary will erode if technology takes driver's seat: CJI Gavai (Eds: pic updated, date corrected)

The moment we let technology take the driver's seat in the legal system, we begin to erode the public's faith in us and with it, the foundations of the rule of law, CJI Gavai added.

5 Jun 2025 6:29 pm
52 held in UP's Rs 100cr insurance scam; ED joins probe

The Enforcement Directorate has also taken interest in the case and sought related documents and FIR copies from the local police, they added.

5 Jun 2025 6:18 pm
New Agniveers Walk With Heads Held High

On June 5, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment Centre in Srinagar held the Passing Out Parade of its fifth batch of Agniveers.

5 Jun 2025 5:58 pm
How J-K's Bhaderwah became India's lavender capital

From using lavender in traditional Dogri embroidery to making essential oils, beauty products and food syrups infused with this flowering plant, Bhaderwah, once known for its maize fields, is embracing lavender to bring about an economic transformation to their small town.

5 Jun 2025 5:07 pm
What Did Panda and Co Achieve In West Asia?

'It is high time that the 'war on terror' is removed from our diplomatic toolbox.' 'Certainly, our parliamentarians have no role in it,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

5 Jun 2025 4:43 pm
Putin-Trump discuss India, Pak conflict over phone call

The recent conflict between India and Pakistan was among the issues figured during a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to a Kremlin aide.

5 Jun 2025 4:38 pm
How a Trump order shook Harvard's int'l students

The department of homeland security withdrew Harvard certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Programme, effectively barring the university from admitting new foreign students and threatened the legal status of current international enrollees.

5 Jun 2025 4:35 pm
Tata, Dassault to make Rafale fighter jet fuselages in India

The first fuselage sections are expected to roll off the assembly line in financial year 2028, with the facility expected to deliver up to two complete fuselages per month, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) said.

5 Jun 2025 4:31 pm
BJP woman leader held for making boyfriend rape daughter

According to the police, the minor was gang-raped several times by her mother's boyfriend and his aide, both of whom are in their thirties, in Haridwar, Agra and Vrindavan between January and March this year.

5 Jun 2025 4:26 pm
Sharif credits Trump for Indo-Pak truce, seeks US mediation

Sharif said that the US president had shown beyond any doubt that he is a man for peace... and beneficial business deals.

5 Jun 2025 4:16 pm
You can now drive from Mumbai to Nagpur in 8 hours: Maha

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to eight hours from around 18 hours.

5 Jun 2025 4:09 pm
TMC MP Mahua Moitra gets hitched

Two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra is learnt to have quietly tied the knot with Biju Janata Dal leader Pinaki Misra on May 3.

5 Jun 2025 3:10 pm
Influencer Sharmistha Panoli gets bail, police protection

The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted interim bail to social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested by the Kolkata police for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments.

5 Jun 2025 3:04 pm
After stampede, K'taka govt to form new SOP for mega events

The initiative comes in the wake of the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday that claimed 11 lives.

5 Jun 2025 2:48 pm
This is something...: Meghalaya CM on MP missing couple

Raghuvanshi (29) and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Sohra area. His body was found on Monday in a gorge 20 km from the village, while a search is underway for his wife.

5 Jun 2025 1:21 pm
'India Took Me To A Higher Place'

'Youngsters in India look up to the West as if it is the biggest accomplishment they need in life. It breaks my heart.'

5 Jun 2025 1:17 pm
'Kill me too': Tharoor recounts Pahalgam survivor's cry

haroor said the visit's main purpose was to share what India has endured and seek solidarity in the fight against terrorism.

5 Jun 2025 12:58 pm
Pran Pratishtha 2.0: Raja Ram consecrated at Ayodhya temple

According to Hindu scriptures, Ganga Dussehra marks the day the holy river Ganga descended to Earth from Lord Shiva's locks, moved by King Bhagirath's penance. The day is considered highly auspicious and symbolises virtue, penance, and the collective well-being of humanity.

5 Jun 2025 12:40 pm
Busted Pak propaganda among OIC nations: Shrikant Shinde

India succeeded in busting the Pakistani narrative on Operation Sindoor, particularly among the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member nations, where Islamabad sought succour after carrying out terror activities across the border, Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde said.

5 Jun 2025 12:20 pm
Will Uddhav-Raj union dent BJP's poll prospects?

The Bharatiya Janata Party has begun preparations for polls to the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, as well as other major civic bodies including Pune and Thane, likely to be held later this year.

5 Jun 2025 12:17 pm
Manipur's Silent Green Hero

He has single-handedly planted over 100,000 trees and shared more than 40,000 saplings with others -- all at no cost.

5 Jun 2025 11:28 am
BJP takes 'selfie' jibe at K'taka govt over B'luru stampede

As many as 11 people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, where a large number of people had thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.

5 Jun 2025 11:27 am
US Congressmen back India's right to respond to terrorism

The lawmakers also hailed the strong strategic partnership between India and the US during a meeting with an all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who briefed them on the cross-border terrorism faced by India and the country's strong and resolute stance in the fight against terror.

5 Jun 2025 10:56 am
'Caste Census Will Split Hindus'

'It will split people and create caste clashes. Unity of people will be affected for the time being.'

5 Jun 2025 10:44 am
India can speak all languages that Pakistanis speak: Tharoor

Tharoor said if Pakistan were to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism, we can talk to them.

5 Jun 2025 10:26 am
Well Done, Bharat Mata Defenders Group!

Fifty-nine members of delegations visiting 33 world capitals, reaching millions of people, giving one message, in one language, in one voice -- is an unprecedented world movement, observes former BJP MP Tarun Vijay, former Chief Editor, Panchjanya, the RSS weekly.

5 Jun 2025 10:09 am
'We don't want them': Trump bars entry to US from 12 nations

Trump has partially restricted and limited the entry of nationals from the seven nations: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

5 Jun 2025 9:34 am
Confusion, free passes: What led to Bengaluru stampede

The initial chaos that later turned into a stampede began as several cricket enthusiasts who did not have entry tickets to the stadium tried to swarm into the premises along with those who had valid tickets, sources in the police said.

5 Jun 2025 9:04 am
What The Next Census Will Discover

The next Census' findings will help identify the extent of India's ageing population and vulnerability levels.

5 Jun 2025 8:36 am
COVID: 3 Weeks Deadlier Than 9 Months

40 Covid patients died since mid-May, which is more than the total number of deaths over the preceding 39 weeks.

5 Jun 2025 7:38 am
Salute The Railways For This Marvel!

The inauguration of the Chenab Bridge on June 6 marks a historic milestone in India's infrastructure journey, completing the decades-long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Line project.

5 Jun 2025 6:38 am
Dhaka trashes reports on Mujib's freedom fighter status

Bangladesh's interim government on Wednesday dismissed as 'completely baseless' and 'misleading' the media reports that claimed it has dropped the 'Father of the Nation' title for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and revised the definition of freedom fighter.

5 Jun 2025 12:31 am
'Crowd broke gates': Shivakumar on Bengaluru stampede

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the crowd broke the gates and there was a stampede-like situation near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru victory celebrations.

5 Jun 2025 12:17 am
'Maligned India': Govt defends cancelling scribe's OCI

The Centre has defended in the Delhi high court its decision to cancel the overseas citizen of India (OCI) card of United States-based journalist Raphael Satter saying he maligned Indian institutions in the international arena through journalistic activities.

5 Jun 2025 12:11 am
Heartbreaking: Prez, PM, Rahul condole stampede deaths

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress top leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the Bengaluru stampede deaths and the Bharatiya Janata Party asked the Congress government to own up responsibility for what it called the 'state-sponsored negligence'.

4 Jun 2025 11:54 pm
Govt approaches all parties to impeach cash row judge

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday underlined the government's resolve to take all political parties on board in moving an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma, saying corruption in the judiciary cannot be approached through a 'political prism'.

4 Jun 2025 11:47 pm
Nehru-Gandhi family surrendered Indian interests: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi for his 'surrender' barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it is not only a grave insult to the armed forces and country but also no less than treason.

4 Jun 2025 11:02 pm
DGCA rebukes Turkish Airlines over safety lapses

Civil aviation authorities have directed Turkish Airlines to ensure 'full compliance' with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) regulations, an official statement said on Wednesday.

4 Jun 2025 10:50 pm
Bengaluru stampede: CM orders probe, BJP slams govt

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka over the deaths in a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrations in Bengaluru, demanding that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G Parameshwara take responsibility for the incident.

4 Jun 2025 10:27 pm