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Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji being shifted from Omandurar Hospital to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai
India-US partnership crucial for fostering peace in Indo-Pacific: Congressman ahead of PM Modi's visit
'Foreigner's version should not be taken seriously', says Parliamentary panel on Dorsey's claim
At least two houses were set on fire by unknown miscreants in Imphal's New Checkon area
IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad experience tail strike while landing in Ahmedabad
Manipur violence: Tribal forum urges SC for protection by Indian Army
Congress is 'new Muslim League', says BJP after Karnataka Cabinet decision to repeal anti-conversion law
Boris 'deliberately misled' Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches, says report
Gehlot claims his government has created history with development works undertaken by it
HC reserves order in PIL filed by West Bengal LoP alleging violence in nomination process for Panchayat election
Internet ban extended in Manipur till June 20
The ban on mobile and broadband internet further extended in Manipur by another five days, till June 20.
Shinde, Fadnavis fly in same helicopter
Amid the tension over the newspaper advertisement, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flew in the same helicopter from Mumbai to Palghar.
Over the past two days, Shinde and Fadnavis had avoided each other in situations they would otherwise have to face each other.
Shinde and Fadnavis took off from Mumbai and landed in Palghar, where they are attending the Shasan Aplya Dari Yojana event.
Sitting next to each other, Shinde and Fadnavis were also seen exchanging notes.
“We have been working together for the past 25 years, we are in the (Shiv Sena-BJP) alliance government now…tomorrow also we will be working together…one advertisement or statement does not affect us,” said Fadnavis.
People use wires to escape after fire breaks out in Delhi building
People in Delhi used wires to escape after a fire broke out in a building in Mukherjee Nagar, in the nation's capital, on Thursday.
In chargesheet on wrestlers' sexual harassment case, Delhi Police recommend cancellation of case filed by minor
Delhi Police have filedchargesheet before court in the sexual harassment case by wrestlers, reported news agency PTI.The police have recommended cancellation of the case filed by the minor wrestler against the WFI chief and told the court no corroborative evidence was found, PTI further reported.
Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's plea against remand rejected by court
A Principal Sessions Court on Thursday rejected Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's petition seeking to reject his remand of fifteen days, reported news agency ANI. The judge is yet to hear arguments for Enforcement Directorate's petition for police custody.
Weeks before Odisha train accident, Railway Board pulled up signalling staff for adopting 'shortcuts'
Signalling staffers were pulled up by the Railway Board in April for using "shortcuts" for reconnecting the signalling gear after maintenance work without proper testing of points. In a letter dated April 3, the board said five such incidents were reported from various railway zones.
Delhi Police officials arrive at Patiala House Court Complex with a chargesheet on wrestlers' issue. (ANI)
Security deployed in Bengal's South 24 Parganas ahead of panchayat polls
J P Nadda meets Amarinder Singh in Punjab's Mohali
AAI launches probe into fire incident at Kolkata airport
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has launched a probe into fire incident at Kolkata airport, news agency PTI reported citing officials.
Fire broke out near a departure gate of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday night, creating chaos and panic among passengers. Read more
NSA Doval talks to Zelenskyy's aide amid Russia's signals on upgrading ties with Pakistan
With Moscow signalling its willingness to deepen its ties with India’s arch-rival Pakistan, New Delhi too subtly responded with a phone-call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top aide Andriy Yermak.
BJP turning 'communal' ahead of panchayat polls, says Trinamool's Kunal Ghosh
The Trinamool Congress has alleged that the BJP is turning “communal” with the approaching rural polls in West Bengal. “With the panchayat election around the corner, BJP has picked up its communal bugle,” Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh tweeted on Wednesday. Read more