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Himachal college student dies after sexual assault, Professor among 4 charged

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Three students of a government college in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala have been booked for ragging and voluntarily causing hurt while a professor has been booked for sexual har... Read More


First Look: Pratim D Gupta's musical 'Boiragi' to introduce fresh faces in Tollywood

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- It goes without saying that Mohit Suri's musical 'Saiyaara' set the Bollywood box office on fire in 2025, while also giving the industry a fresh new on-screen pair in Ahaan Panday... Read More


IMD predicts cold wave and dense fog as winter tightens grip across North

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Large swathes of north India ushered in 2026 under severe winter conditions, with snowfall across the higher reaches of Kashmir and a sharp chill gripping Delhi a day after the ca... Read More


Held captive for hours, woman suffers eye socket fracture, facial injuries

Faridabad, Jan. 1 -- Days after the alleged gang rape of a 25-year-old woman in Faridabad, clearer accounts from doctors, police officials and family members have shed light on the prolonged ordeal sh... Read More


Extra excise duty on tobacco products, cess on pan masala to take effect February 1

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Union government has overhauled the taxation framework for cigarettes, pan masala and other tobacco products, introducing higher excise duties and a new cess regime from Febru... Read More


1,336 biryanis a minute: India rang in New Year with its favourite dish

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Food delivery platforms Swiggy, Zomato and magicpin reported an unprecedented surge in orders on New Year's Eve, brushing aside the impact of strikes called by sections of gig wor... Read More


Draft rules detail wages, working hours, social security framework

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday moved closer to rolling out India's long-awaited labour law reforms by pre-publishing draft rules under all four Labour Codes an... Read More


After BJP win, Modi says Kerala is ready to break LDF-UDF hold

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lashed out at rival Kerala blocs--the LDF and the UDF for playing a "fixed match" in the state and said it was going to come to an end po... Read More


Lokpal scraps its controversial tender to buy seven BMW cars

New delhi, Jan. 1 -- Anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal has cancelled its controversial tender to procure seven luxury BMW cars, collectively worth around Rs 5 crore, two months after it was floated, officia... Read More


Rajnath visits B'desh High Commission

NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday visited the Bangladesh High Commission here and expressed his condolence on the demise of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia. ... Read More