India
- Offbeat
Ixigo’s Great Indian Travel Index: OTT shows boost local tourism
New Delhi: India’s popular OTT shows are doing more than driving viewership – they are putting the Northeast firmly on the travel map as flight bookings to cities like Imphal, Dimapur and…
- Featured News
Doping offences may derail India’s chance of hosting Olympics
Over the last three years, Indian sports have acquired a notorious reputation across the entire world. For three successive years, India has recorded the highest number of doping offences globally. The number…
- Featured News
From Maha Kumbh to 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, India celebrates culture in 2025
New Delhi: From the Maha Kumbh in January-February to the launch of year-long celebrations of 150 years of “Vande Mataram” in November — it was a packed calendar for the Ministry of…
- Opinions
Opinion: When a chief minister is guilty of a public act of moral turpitude
By Kalpana Kannabiran The recent public misdemeanour by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, against a woman doctor, grabbing her hijab and pulling it off her face in full public view…
- India
Attacks on Christians contradict PM’s message of harmony: Gehlot
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed concern over the reported attacks and disruptions in prayer gatherings of the Christian community in different parts of the country, saying such…
- India
25-year-old woman shot after saying no to marriage proposal
Gurugram: A 25-year-old woman was shot at inside a club in Gurugram after she allegedly refused a marriage proposal from a man, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the…
- India
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq removes ‘Hurriyat chairman’ designation from X profile
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed his designation as ‘Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference’ from his verified X…
- India
Rajasthan village elders withdraw controversial smartphone ban on women
Jodhpur: The village elders in Rajasthan’s Jalore district have withdrawn the ban imposed on women using smartphones after the decision faced opposition in several places. A meeting of the panchas (village elders)…
- Kashmir
Decision to import apples from New Zealand could harm Kashmiri growers: NC
Srinagar: The ruling National Conference on Thursday appealed to the Centre to review its decision to import apples under the new trade agreement with New Zealand, warning that such a move could…
- Business
Russian spirits’ export to India nearly quadruples in 10 months: Report
Moscow: The exports of Russian spirits to India have nearly quadrupled in the first 10 months of the year compared to the same period last year, making India an attractive emerging market…
- Business
Ola Electric secures Rs 366.78 cr PLI-Auto incentive for FY25
New Delhi: Ola Electric on Thursday said it has received a sanction order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries for the release of incentives amounting to Rs 366.78 crore under the production-linked…
- Business
India revamps tax regime in 2025, new I-T Act to take effect from April 1
New Delhi: India overhauled its tax regime in 2025 with sharp cuts in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates and a higher income tax exemption limit, with the spotlight now turning to…
- India
Charred bodies, scattered debris: 5 death after truck collides with bus in Karnataka
Chitradurga: At least five people were killed when a speeding truck crashed against a luxury sleeper bus, which caught fire under the impact in Chitradurga district in Karnataka early on Thursday, December…
- India
China keeps India border in focus despite talks: US report
Washington: China continues to prepare for possible military confrontation with India along the Line of Actual Control, even as both sides pursue diplomatic engagement to stabilise ties, a new U.S. Defence Department…
- India
CBI to challenge HC bail order in Unnao rape case before SC
New Delhi: The CBI will immediately challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court, officials said…
