India
RSS Leader Says Ayodhya Ram Temple Will Be Symbol of Cultural Nationalism
Senior RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale said the construction of the temple is not merely a religious affair.
Elgar Parishad Case: Inform Activist Teltumbde's Family of Covid-19 Test Result: HC to Maha Govt
Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case, was tested earlier this week after he and his co-accused Vernon Gonsalves petitioned Bombay HC.
Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's Detention under Public Safety Act Extended by 3 Months
Mufti was initially detained on August 5 last year when the Centre abrogated the special status of the erstwhile state and bifurcated it into two union territories -- Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
ITBP Inks Deal with KVIC to Procure 'Swadeshi', 'Khadi' Items for 10 Lakh CAPF Personnel
The force will procure 1,200 quintals of mustard oil from the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) with "a total financial implication of over Rs 1.73 crore", an ITBP spokesperson said.
'This Was Psychologically Draining': J&K Leader Sajad Lone Freed from Detention 5 Days Short of a Year
"Finally 5 days short of a year I have been officially informed that I am a free man. So much has changed. So have I. Jail was not a new experience. Earlier ones were harsh with usual doses of physical torture. But this was psychologically draining. Much...
India, Philippines Ease Rules amid Covid-19 Pandemic; Bali Reopens to Tourists after Months-long Lockdown
After the nationwide lockdown was largely lifted, lockdowns now remain only in areas that are hot spots of infection and are decided by state and territory governments.
Roads in Delhi Could Soon Look Like Those in Europe as Kejriwal Govt Plans for a Makeover
All of the 100-foot-wide roads of Delhi, total 500 km, will be completely redesigned as per international standards and along the lines of the newly redesigned Chandni Chowk's main road.
China Warns India against 'Forced Decoupling' of Their Economies, Calls for Win-win Cooperation
The Chinese ambassador said China was not a strategic threat to India and that the "general structure that we can't live without each other remains unchanged".
Chapter on Tipu Sultan from Class 7 Textbook Restored by Karnataka Govt After Criticism
Besides criticism from opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), education experts, teachers and students protested against dropping the lesson on the Mysore ruler.
NASA's new Mars rover launches from Florida to seek signs of past life
NASA's nextgeneration Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth's planetary neighbor.
UP Activist, Who Filed Case Against Yogi Adityanath for 'Inciting' Gorakhpur Riots, Gets Life Term for Rape
In his complaint, Parvaz had named the then Gorakhpur MP Adityanath, the then MLC YD Singh, the then mayor of the city Anju Chaudhary and now state minister Shiv Pratap Shukla for having incited the Gorakhpur communal riots of 2007.
Fears Mount That LAC Talks Could Deadlock Over PLA Insistence on Holding Some Occupied Areas
Sources said that though both sides have in principle agreed to restore status quo ante, their perception of what this previously existing situation actually was remains irreconcilable in several sectors.
Badge of Honour: Patch Designed by Assam Youth Takes Flight with India's First Rafales
The 22-year-old said the IAF's 17 Squadron wanted a new patch, which needed to represent the glorious past as well as a modern look.
BJP Confused as it Can't Topple Maha Govt, Says Sena After Patil Contradicts Party's 'Go Solo' Stand
Patil's statement is said to be contradictory to the 'go solo' stand announced by the party president J P Nadda for Maharashtra.
Appointing Acting DGPs Against SC Order, Say Former Top Cops Amid Jharkhand Govt's Contentious Order
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led government’s move to appoint IPS officer MV Rao as the acting director general of police on the grounds that it violates the top court’s orders on fixed tenure and...
Covid-19 Fatality Rate Declining Progressively, Total Recoveries 9.88 Lakh: Health Ministry
India's COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) is lower than what it is globally. On Wednesday, the CFR stood at 2.23 per cent, the lowest since April 1, the health ministry said in a statement.