Tamil Nadu: Six killed in hospital fire, including a minor; bodies recovered from lift
At least six persons, including a minor boy, were killed in a fire accident at a private hospital in this district on Thursday, police and…
Places of Worship Act validity: SC restrains courts from passing orders in suits against religious structures
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday (Dec 12) restrained all courts in the country from passing any effective or interim order, including orders of survey…
Congress releases first list of 21 candidates for Delhi Assembly polls, pits Sandeep Dixit against Kejriwal
India’s Congress party on Thursday (Dec 12) released its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in the national capital Delhi. Sandeep Dikshit,…
Braving severe cold, these farmers jump into frozen lake in Kashmir to harvest lotus stems
As Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing one of the coldest winters with temperatures recorded below freezing point across the Valley, the men involved in the lotus…
Tamil Nadu: IMD red alert for 3 districts; 5 NDRF teams on standby
Owing to the “well-marked low-pressure area” in the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for very heavy to…
Kejriwal announces around $12 monthly aid for eligible women under Delhi govt’s ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday (Dec. 12) that the ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ has been approved by the Delhi government. Under…
India’s NIA raids 19 locations across country in case linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed
India’s anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) is raiding at least 19 locations across the country, including the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in connection with a…
Estonia bats for India-EU Free Trade Agreement
Estonia has extended its support for the early conclusion of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement. While several rounds of talks have happened for the…
IMD says 27 districts across Tamil Nadu on alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall
The evolving weather system off the Bay of Bengal is expected to move towards Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu coasts during the next 24 hours,…
‘He targets opposition, praises government’: Kharge accuses Dhankhar of bias in no-confidence motion
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (Dec 11) accused Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of “targeting the opposition, praising the government,” and claimed that the Rajya…