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India’s Census to kick off from April 1, 2026 with houselisting ops

New Delhi: The houselisting operations for the forthcoming Census will begin from April 1, 2026, marking the start of the first phase of the decennial exercise, the Registrar General of India has…
Manipur sees dip in violence, rise in drug seizures under President’s rule: Officials

Imphal: Manipur has witnessed a significant decline in violence, with a sharp drop in civilian deaths and injuries and a marked increase in drug seizures since the imposition of President’s rule in…

‘Red alert’ for downpour in Himachal, Shimla-Kalka rail line shut

Shimla: The Shimla Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a “red alert” for downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended after boulders and trees…
Uttarakhand landslide kills two, 7 Nepali labourers missing

At least two labourers were killed and seven others went missing after a cloudburst triggered a landslide in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district early Sunday, June 29. The incident occurred near Silai, along the…
‘Surrender, no talks’: Amit Shah to Maoists

Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday ruled out any talks with Maoists and said the cadre of the proscribed outfit should give up arms, surrender before police, and join the…
Nearly half of central funds for border bunkers in J-K lie unused: RTI

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has not utilised nearly half of the central funds allocated for building underground bunkers for border residents over the last five years, according to information obtained…
Remove ‘socialism, secularism’ from Constitution: Assam CM

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that ‘socialism’ and ‘secularism’ are “Western concepts”, and these words should be struck off the Constitution. He said these words were included…

Mumbai mosques switch to mobile app to broadcast Azan amid loudspeaker curbs

In response to restrictions on loudspeaker use, six mosques in Mumbai have turned to a new mobile app, Online Azan, to deliver the call to prayer directly to worshippers’ phones in real-time.…
Bihar Assembly polls: EC to soon upload 2003 Bihar voters list on website

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will soon upload the 2003 Bihar electoral roll on its website to facilitate the nearly 4.96 crore voters whose names figure on it extract the relevant…
3 killed, 50 injured in Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha; CM tenders apology

Puri: At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple during Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra on Sunday morning, June…
Eight Indian fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Chennai: Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy during early Sunday hours, allegedly for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into Sri Lankan waters. The fishermen…
Doctors warn HPV emerging as leading cause of cancer in young Indians

New Delhi: A growing number of oncologists across India have expressed concern over Human Papillomavirus (HPV) becoming a major contributing factor in the rise of cancers in young Indians, particularly among those…
Waziristan Attack: India Condemns Pakistan’s baseless claims

New Delhi: India blasted Pakistan on Saturday night for attempting to blame it for a suicide attack in the Waziristan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 13 security personnel were killed…
Preamble of the Constitution unalterable: V-P Dhankhar

New Delhi: Commenting on the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday that the Preamble of any Constitution is its soul, and the Preamble of the Indian Constitution…
Resolve to make India world leader in every sphere by 2047: Amit Shah

Godhra: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called for the youth to resolve towards making India a world leader in every sphere by 2047, when it celebrates the centenary of its…