At least 12 people, including four children, died when a huge wall inside a salt packaging factory in Halvad GIDC of Morbi district collapsed last week. Police said 30 labourers were engaged in salt packaging in the factory of Sagar Salt when...

A G Perarivalan, who spent 31 years in jail in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case - 29 of those in solitary confinement - is a free man. The Supreme Court directed that he be “set at liberty forthwith”, taking into account his good conduct...

India is pitching for allowing the use of public stock of grains for international food aid and averting food crisis, especially on a government-to-government basis. The move comes at a time when there is a global shortage of crucial food items,...

A woman who was widowed at an young age lived as a man for 39 years to bring up her young daughter in peace and to avoid sexual harassment. 

Geneva: At least 92 monkeypox virus cases have been confirmed in 12 countries, the World Health Organisation has said, warning that the infection is likely to spread to more nations even as it expands surveillance.

The central government has slashed excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 and Rs 6 on diesel to bring down fuel prices and ease inflation. The government also announced a Rs 200 subsidy on LPG for over 90 million consumers who were given connection free...