The Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday arrested Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin moments after a case was registered against him over a controversial remark that many have interpreted as referring to actor Trisha. The remark was made during a speech when Stalin was attacking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the Cauvery water dispute. The remark,...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that her government has resolved to make Delhi the sports capital of the country. She said that it is their resolve that Delhi becomes not only the political capital of the country but also the sports capital of India. Ms Gupta said this while addressing the closing ceremony of...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday extended the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, revising the schedule for the exercise and pushing the publication of the final electoral roll to October 27. According to the order, booth level officers (BLOs) will continue house-to-house verification until August 17, instead of concluding earlier...
The United States has advised its citizens across the Middle East to exercise caution and be prepared to leave the region amid fears of a wider conflict, a day after President Donald Trump had warned that Washington could launch fresh strikes on Iran. US embassies in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune, describing him as a dedicated servant of the nation whose contributions to India’s internal and external security would be remembered as a “golden chapter” in the history of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure....
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday (August 1, 2026) launched the online portal for ‘Delhi Laxmi Yojna’ under which financial aid of ₹2,500 per month will be given to women in the city. “Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, which is a scheme that will provide economic empowerment to the sisters of Delhi. The government has allocated a...
The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even though the count of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven, an official bulletin said. No fatalities were reported in the State in the last 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 82, the Assam State...
Parliament has passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the bill to further amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The legislation seeks to give Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. These offences...
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on Thursday, a day after the embassy of that country said India had not responded to its request for a phone conversation between the two. The conversation took place at a time when commercial vessels crewed by Indians have come under attack from...
Delhi Bio-CNG Plants received a major boost as the Delhi government facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Oil India Limited to establish Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants at Tehkhand and Okhla. The agreement was formalised in the presence of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as part...