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ED arrests Al Falah group chairman in Red Fort blast probe after day-long raids

The operation forms part of an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities, use of shell companies, accommodation entities and money laundering. The role of Al-Falah Trust and related entities is under investigation, an ED officer said

18 Nov 2025 10:16 pm
Red Fort blast case accused Jasir Bilal Wani remanded in 10-day NIA custody

The Central probe agency argued that Wanis custodial interrogation was essential to uncover the larger conspiracy behind the November 10 Delhi Red Fort blast. NIA said the blast was intended to strike terror and panic in the minds of people in the country as well as to threaten public order

18 Nov 2025 9:35 pm
Cloudflare outage hits X, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Canva, Google Cloud

Popular gaming titles League of Legends and Valorant were also impacted. The disruption has been traced back to a critical network failure at Cloudflare, a web infrastructure company that powers a significant portion of the internet

18 Nov 2025 8:52 pm
Delhi residents demand urgent action as AQI stays in `very poor` zone

Hundreds of residents and students protested at Jantar Mantar, demanding immediate steps to address Delhis worsening air quality as AQI remained in the very poor category

18 Nov 2025 5:51 pm
Maharashtra tops in passenger and commercial vehicle sales: SIAM data

In Q2 (2025-26), 10.39 lakh units of passenger vehicles were sold in the country, with western zone leading the sales with 3.44 lakh units, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said

18 Nov 2025 4:24 pm
PM to visit Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, release funds for farmers

PM Modi will arrive in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, around 10 am to take part in the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Following the event, he will travel to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit

18 Nov 2025 4:11 pm
Infected cow`s milk `prasad` sparks rabies scare in Gorakhpur village

Around 150 residents of a Gorakhpur village were administered anti-rabies vaccines after consuming panchamrit made from the raw milk of a cow that later tested positive for rabies, officials said

18 Nov 2025 2:51 pm
SC issues notices to Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani on PIL over major fraud

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, CBI, ED and Anil Ambani on a PIL alleging large-scale banking and corporate fraud linked to Reliance Communications and related entities

18 Nov 2025 2:50 pm
Top Naxal commander Madvi Hidma killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh

Security forces gunned down Hidma, his wife Raje, and four other Naxalites in the Maredumilli forest in Alluri Sitaramaraju district of the neighbouring state this morning, a senior police officer in Bastar confirmed

18 Nov 2025 2:49 pm
Apple India posts 16 pc profit growth, 18 pc revenue jump in FY25

Apple Indias profit grew 16 pc to Rs 3,196 crore in FY25 while revenue rose 18 pc to Rs 79,378 crore, supported by higher operational income and increased employee spending, regulatory filings show

18 Nov 2025 2:23 pm
Maharashtra: 899 farmers committed suicide in Marathwada during January-October

Minister of State for Agriculture Ashish Jaiswal said the government is seriously addressing the issue and has increased the spending on dedicated schemes and incentives to Rs 1 lakh crore

18 Nov 2025 1:50 pm
Hyderabad: 50 family members of Saudi crash victims to travel for funerals

Nearly 50 family members of Telangana pilgrims killed in the Saudi bus accident will travel to the Gulf nation for the funeral; DNA tests to confirm identities before certificates are issued

18 Nov 2025 1:30 pm
Prashant Kishor accepts responsibility for poll defeat, vows to stay in politics

Kishor announced that he and members of Jan Suraaj will observe a one-day fast at the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram where the party began its campaign as an act of repentance and introspection

18 Nov 2025 1:23 pm
Two Delhi schools, three courts receive bomb threats; premises evacuated

According to the information, a CRPF school in Dwarka and another in Prashant Vihar (near which a blast occurred last year) received the threatening emails. Additionally, three courts, including Saket Court, Patiala House Court and Rohini Court, also received the threats

18 Nov 2025 1:05 pm
Saudi crown prince returns to Washington for high-profile Trump meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington for the first time since the Khashoggi killing, receiving a warm embrace from President Trump as the two leaders unveil major defence, AI and investment agreements amid renewed US-Saudi cooperation

18 Nov 2025 12:58 pm
Gujarat: Newborn, doctor among 4 killed as ambulance catches fire in Modasa

A newborn, a doctor and two others were charred to death after an ambulance caught fire on the Modasa-Dhansura road early Tuesday. The infant was being shifted to Ahmedabad for treatment when the blaze erupted. Three others, including the driver, sustained burn injuries

18 Nov 2025 12:55 pm
SC overturns its earlier bar on post-facto green clearances

The Supreme Court, in a 2:1 ruling, recalled its May judgment that prohibited retrospective environmental clearances, with Justice Bhuyan delivering a sharp dissent

18 Nov 2025 12:21 pm
Iran suspends visa waiver for Indians citing misuse by criminal elements

The Ministry of External Affairs said the government`s attention has been drawn to several incidents of Indian nationals being lured to Iran on false promises of employment or with assurances of onward transit to third countries

18 Nov 2025 11:42 am
ED raids against Al Falah University, linked persons in Delhi blast case

Fifteen persons have been killed in the blast that took place on November 10 near the iconic monument in Delhi and the role of a number of doctors linked to the University and in Kashmir is under the scanner of the anti-terror probe agencies

18 Nov 2025 11:33 am
Naxalite shot dead in encounter with security forces in Chattisgarh

A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarhs Sukma district on Tuesday, with intermittent firing still underway

18 Nov 2025 11:33 am
Sheikh Hasina death sentence: Bangladesh`s interim govt warns media

Bangladeshs interim government has warned all media outlets against publishing statements by convicted and fugitive former PM Sheikh Hasina after her death sentence, citing threats to national security, public order and potential incitement of violence

18 Nov 2025 11:01 am
Trump unveils `FIFA Pass` to help World Cup travellers get their visas faster

`We`re going to do the same vetting as anybody else would get,` Rubio said

18 Nov 2025 9:06 am
NYC Mayor-elect hopes to meet with Trump to discuss affordability

Mamdani also criticized Trump`s efforts to cut funding to the food aid program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, during the federal government shutdown

18 Nov 2025 9:03 am
EAM Jaishankar reviews preparations for 23rd Annual India-Russia Summit

S Jaishankar said that India-Russia ties have long been a factor of stability in international relations, and their growth and evolution are not only in the mutual interest of the two countries but also in the interest of the world

18 Nov 2025 9:00 am
Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince`s Washingto

The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman`s highly anticipated Washington visit, his first to the United States in more than seven years

18 Nov 2025 8:57 am
At UN COP30, Bhupender Yadav says climate change is real, India will submit NDC

In a separate programme at the COP30, he underlined the need for global partnerships to accelerate industrial transition and announced international projects focused on value creation from industrial by-products

18 Nov 2025 8:54 am
International Crimes Tribunal sentences Sheikh Hasina to death

Hasina, 78, who has been living in India since her government was toppled on August 5 last year, was sentenced by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD)

18 Nov 2025 8:38 am
AI creates first 100-billion-star simulation of Milky Way

The team achieved this milestone by pairing AI with advanced numerical simulation techniques.

18 Nov 2025 8:35 am
Saudi bus accident: 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Telangana killed

Of the 54 people who travelled in the group from India, four people travelled separately by car to Madina on Sunday, while another four stayed back in Mecca

18 Nov 2025 8:30 am
BLOs boycott SIR work across Kerala after officers suicide

The Kerala NGO Association also staged protests across the state, demanding that SIR procedures be stopped to prevent further suicides. Meanwhile, the body of George was handed over to his relatives after the postmortem on Monday

18 Nov 2025 8:24 am
India to receive 2.2 million tonnes of LPG from US

The quantity contracted is close to 10 per cent of Indias annual LPG imports and marks the first such structured US LPG contract for the Indian market

18 Nov 2025 8:20 am
Finally, the Holy Cow interview

In 2031, after it came out that cows were not only holy but could communicate with humans, I was privileged to be the first journalist to interview one

18 Nov 2025 6:55 am
This city is just one big pedestrian nightmare

Today, numerous buildings across the city are under construction

18 Nov 2025 6:52 am
Pune`s Navale Bridge sees yet another crash on steep descent

A few passengers suffered minor injuries, and traffic was restored quickly after police reached the spot. The crash comes soon after the November 13 incident on the same bridge, where a speeding trailer rammed multiple vehicles and a private car caught fire, killing eight passengers trapped inside

17 Nov 2025 11:01 pm
Largest population of Asiatic caracals in recent years rediscovered in Rajasthan

Once widespread across Indias grasslands, the caracal had nearly vanished from public consciousness. The rediscovery not only reaffirms the caracals presence in Thar Desert but also highlights the urgent need to protect its fragile habitat from imminent threats, such as large-scale solar projects

17 Nov 2025 10:37 pm
Maharashtra extends e-KYC deadline for Ladki Bahin scheme to December 31

The earlier deadline, set for Tuesday, November 18, has been extended in view of the large-scale e-KYC process currently underway and the difficulties faced by women in several districts amid the recent natural calamities

17 Nov 2025 10:09 pm
Centre approves immuno-contraceptive use on five female leopards in Maharashtra

Immunocontraception is a non-invasive wildlife management method used globally. It works by stimulating an immune response that prevents reproduction without altering natural behaviour or causing long-term harm

17 Nov 2025 9:46 pm
Bacterial infection kills 31 blackbucks at zoo in Karnataka, probe ordered

The devastating toll, which reduced Kittur Rani Chennamma Zoo`s blackbuck population to seven, has prompted a high-level investigation from the government

17 Nov 2025 9:32 pm
Conviction of former PM Sheikh Hasina miscarriage of justice: Rights` group

Hasina faced allegations including the murder of Abu Sayed near Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, the killing of six unarmed protesters in Dhakas Chankharpul, and the deaths of six students at Ashulia last year

17 Nov 2025 6:56 pm
Air India to resume non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai from February

Subject to regulatory approvals, Air India also plans to introduce non-stop services between Mumbai and Shanghai later in 2026. Air India will operate the Delhi-Shanghai route four times a week using its twin-aisle Boeing 787-8 aircraft

17 Nov 2025 5:24 pm
At 8.7 degrees Celsius, Delhi sees coldest November morning in three years

Delhi shivered at 8.7 degrees Celcius on Monday, the coldest November minimum in three years and 3.6 degrees Celsius below normal, according to IMD

17 Nov 2025 4:17 pm
Sheikh Hasina slams verdict given by `rigged tribunal`

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina condemned the ICTs death sentence against her, calling it a verdict from a rigged tribunal run by the Yunus-led interim government. She alleged political targeting, human rights violations, and challenged the charges to be tested before the ICC

17 Nov 2025 3:41 pm
At least 45 killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident, most victims from Hyderabad

At least 45 people from Hyderabad were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims collided with an oil tanker near Madina in Saudi Arabia, officials said

17 Nov 2025 2:56 pm
Bangladesh ICT convicts Hasina for crimes against humanity during July protests

The verdict was being live broadcast by Bangladesh Television (BTV) from the ICT courtroom, where the three-member Tribunal-1, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, is delivering the judgment

17 Nov 2025 2:56 pm
Anil Ambani skips ED summons for second time in FEMA probe

Ambani had earlier missed an in-person questioning session on Friday after the ED declined his request to join the proceedings virtually. He again sought permission to appear via video conferencing on Monday, but the agency insisted on a physical appearance

17 Nov 2025 2:36 pm
Delhi Red Fort blast: Court sends Aamir Rashid Ali to 10-day NIA custody

On November 16, the NIA had arrested Ali, in whose name the car used in the attack was registered. He was apprehended in Delhi during a massive search operation launched by the agency after it took over the case from the Delhi Police, an official said in a statement

17 Nov 2025 1:39 pm
Al Falah University chairman summoned over terror module, forged documents

The summons were sent after investigators found that the university`s chairman Javed Ahmad Siddiqui`s statement was crucial for clarifying several inconsistencies linked to the functioning of the university and the activities of individuals associated with the institution

17 Nov 2025 1:38 pm
PM Modi expresses grief over Saudi bus accident that killed Indian pilgrims

The prime minister said the Indian embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are providing all possible assistance and officials are also in close contact with Saudi Arabian authorities

17 Nov 2025 1:38 pm
Saudi bus accident: Over 40 Indian pilgrims feared dead near Madina

Several Indians are feared dead after Saudi bus accident carrying Umrah pilgrims crashed near Madina around 1:30 am. The Consulate General of India in Jeddah and the Telangana government have set up 24x7 control rooms.

17 Nov 2025 1:09 pm
Bihar election 2025: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submits his resignation

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigned on Monday ahead of forming a new NDA government after Bihar election 2025. BJP will elect its Legislature Party leader on November 18, with the government expected to be in place by November 21. NDA secured 202 seats in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, reaffirming Nitish Kumar as the CM face

17 Nov 2025 1:07 pm