Jharkhand high court ordered former CM Hemant Soren’s release on bail after 149 days in custody, observing that “none of the registers/revenue records” cited by ED in its land scam and money laundering probe “bear imprint of the direct involvement...
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18th Sep 2026 | Updated at 01:21am 18th Sep 2026
CM Sharma visits UK to usher investments into ‘Rising Rajasthan’
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CM Diya Kumari with delegates visited London last week, to host an investor meet. The afternoon was organised by FICCI and High Commission of India at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, and was attended...
Punjab govt to move SC against governor
Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...
Gaganyaan test flight's crew module successfully recovered by Navy
Hours after the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientists successfully conducted the Gaganyaan failure test, the Navy’s Eastern Naval Command recovered the Crew Module (CM) from the Bay of Bengal. Isro chief S Somanath said the crew...
KCR unveils poll promises to counter Congress' guarantees
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) unveiled its own set of promises ahead of the November 30 assembly polls to counter Congress’s “six guarantees”, setting the stage for a competitive electoral race as the party led by CM K Chandrasekhar...
TMC stands for 'terror, mafia, corruption': Nadda
Kolkata: Launching a frontal attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in Bengal, BJP national president J P Nadda said that the time has come to bid farewell to the jungle raj of the TMC, which stands for ’Terror, Mafia, Corruption’.
Encroachment row: Didi gives Amartya Sen land deed
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the celebrated economist, dismissing the claims of the current Visva-Bharati dispensation that he was illegally...
West Midlands delegation visits Ahmedabad to boost ties
A 37-member West Midlands delegation, led by Mayor Richard Parker and officials including Manoj Ladwa and Neil Rami, visited Ahmedabad to strengthen economic, cultural, and educational ties, coinciding with the inaugural Commonwealth Connect...
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
The much-anticipated showdown between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi unfolded in dramatic fashion in Lok Sabha with the newly-appointed leader of opposition saying, “those who call themselves Hindus indulge in hatred, violence and untruths 24x7”,...
Addressing his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast after returning to office for a third straight term, PM Narendra Modi hailed people “for having reiterated their unwavering faith in our Constitution and the democratic systems of the country”...
A Delhi court sentenced activist Medha Patkar to five months of simple imprisonment in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena. The court of metropolitan magistrate Raghav Sharma took note of the 70-year-old activist’s age and...
India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar and the diplomatic community mourned the demise of Indian diplomat Virander Paul, who was India’s envoy to Türkiye. Jaishankar described Paul’s demise as a “great loss” to the Indian Foreign Service...
India hit out at the US state department religious freedom report, saying it’s deeply biased, lacks understanding about India’s social fabric and is driven by vote bank considerations. In a lengthy response, Indian govt also told US that the...
Army has announced phase II of Agniveer recruitment process. “This phase marks a significant milestone in the Army’s efforts to transform its requirements procedures and ensure a seamless and efficient selection process for aspiring candidates....
A detailed analysis of intelligence gathered, including technical examination of suspects’ mobile phones, formation of a WhatsApp group, tower locations, and eyewitness audio and video calls, suggests that members of jailed gangster Lawrence...
Veteran Bollywood actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, 77, has been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Shatrughan’s son Luv Sinha confirmed the news.
At least 116 people, including 106 women and seven children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday, officials said. The stampede occurred during a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) which was...
