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10 dead, several injured in stampede at Venkateswara temple in Andhra ; PM Modi announces ex gratia

NEW DELHI: As many as 10 people were killed and many others injured in a temple stampede here in Srikakulam district on Saturday, said...

Cong left people on their own; today Chhattisgarh being freed from Naxal terror: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tore into the Congress over the Naxal and Maoist terrorism issue in Chhattisgarh and said that...

Nitish Kumar not heard, Bihar’s single engine govt being run from Centre: Priyanka

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday urged the people of Bihar to cast their votes wisely in the upcoming state election, asserting...

Festive rush fuels record auto sales: Mahindra, Toyota, Skoda, Escorts ride GST cut boost

NEW DELHI: India’s leading automakers posted robust sales growth in October, powered by festive-season buying, strong rural sentiment, and the recent GST rate cut...

Gross GST collections rise 4.6 pc to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in festive month of Oct

NEW DELHI: Despite a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, the gross GST collections rose 4.6 per cent (year-on-year) during the festive...

RSS should be banned; PM Modi ‘insulting’ Patel’s legacy: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that in his personal opinion the RSS should be banned as most law and order...

150 years of Arya Samaj : PM Modi hails organization as fearless voice of Indianness, patriotism

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Arya Samaj as an organization that has “fearlessly spoken about Indianness” and described it...

‘Security agencies assess threat to Amitabh Bachchan after interaction with Diljit Dosanjh on KBC’

MUMBAI: Central security agencies are reportedly assessing a potential threat to Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan following his recent interaction with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on...

Azharuddin sworn-in as Telangana minister

HYDERABAD: Cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin was on Friday sworn-in as a minister in the Revanth Reddy-led Telangana Cabinet, even as the Opposition BJP objected to...

National Fitness & Wellness Conclave to celebrate India’s growing fitness ecosystem

NEW DELHI: The National Fitness & Wellness Conclave, a landmark event celebrating India’s rapidly expanding fitness and wellness movement, is set to take place...

Naamdaars will obviously abuse kaamdaar: PM on ‘dance for vote’ remark

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi-Tejashwi Yadav duo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed the “naamdaar” (dynast) will onviously abuse the...

PM lacks courage to confront Trump: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks the courage to confront US President Donald Trump over...

Rising gold prices spur Indians to buy bars, coins with record purchases worth $10 Bn: WCG

NEW DELHI: In the September quarter, the share of total consumption of gold spiked to an all-time high as the World Gold Council (WGC)...

Police rescue over 17 children held hostage inside flat by man in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Police rescue over 17 children held hostage inside flat by a man in Mumbai's Powai area, nab accused. Officials described him as mentally unstable...

SC to hear on Nov 4 pleas challenging Online Gaming Act, 2025

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear on November 4 a batch of petitions transferred to it from various...

Red Chillies opposes Sameer Wankhede; tells Delhi HC that taking down scene will break series narrative

NEW DELHI: Sameer Wankhede vs Aryan Khan and ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’: Sometimes real-life drama walks straight out of courtrooms and into the entertainment...

In no-holds-barred attack, Rahul alleges PM can ‘do anything’ for votes

MUZAFFARPUR/DARBHANGA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday unleashed a no-holds-barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of doing "anything for votes" and...

PM Modi pitches India as ‘steady lighthouse’ amid global tensions, trade disruptions

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched India as a "steady lighthouse" for the world amid global tensions, trade disruptions and shifting supply...

India’s crude oil demand to hit 6 mn barrels/day, account for 30% of global growth: Puri

NEW DELHI: India currently consumes about 5.6 million barrels of crude oil per day, compared to 5 million barrels four and a half years...

Congress likely to induct Azhar into Telangana Cabinet

HYDERABAD: Ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, former cricketer and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin is likely to be inducted into the Telangana Cabinet on...

Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on plea against release of ‘The Taj Story’ movie

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an urgent hearing of a PIL filed against the upcoming Paresh Rawal-starrer 'The...

‘EC has lost credibility’: Opposition calls SIR ‘challenge to democracy’ ahead of polls

NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Tuesday called the Election Commission’s second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls a democratic farce...

Kangana Ranaut walks out on bail after apologising for ‘available for Rs 100’ tweet

NEW DELHI: BJP MP and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut was granted bail on Monday in Bathinda after appearing in court in a defamation case...

Monsoon turns menace: Heavy rains ruin crops, may halve India’s farm growth

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers' hopes for bumper crops following this year's abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged...

Cyclone Montha: How states have prepared to deal with severe cyclonic storm

NEW DELHI: Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ is most likely to make landfall Tuesday night on the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. The cyclone over...

 Shoe-hurling incident : SC declines contempt action; to frame guidelines against social media glorification

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to initiate criminal contempt proceeding against 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore in connection with the shoe-hurling incident....

PM Modi urges Nation to join ‘Run for Unity’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on citizens to participate in the “Run for Unity” on October 31 to mark the...

 Bihar polls  : Real contest is NDA vs Jan Suraaj? Prashant Kishor claims ‘Mahagathbandhan’ at third spot

NEW DELHI: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the main electoral contest in Bihar will be between the...

SC to next hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, others on Friday

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday reminded Delhi police that the accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case have spent five years...

MSME optimism eases marginally in Q2Fy26, future outlook bright: Survey

NEW DELHI: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSEs) in India continue to demonstrate resilience even as overall business optimism moderated during the July to...

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