National

Shillong/Bhubaneswar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has written to his Odisha counterpart expressing concern over reports of an incident in which a pastor was allegedly assaulted and publicly humiliated by a mob earlier this month. In his letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi,...

Packed with crime, controversy and an unexpected prison love story, the recent viral news reads like a scripted thriller. Two prisoners serving life sentences in separate murder cases that once gripped the country have fallen in love inside a Rajasthan jail and are now set...

Indore: The drinking water contamination issue gripping parts of Indore district has resurfaced, with at least 22 people falling ill in Mhow tehsil after consuming suspected contaminated water. The incident, reported from Chander Marg in Patti Bazaar, has led to nine hospitalisations, while others are...

New Delhi: The central government has approved wage revisions for PSU General Insurance companies and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), as well as a pension revision for retirees of the Reserve Bank of India and NABARD. A total of 46,322 employees,...

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday flagged off the newly-allotted three new Amrit Bharat Express trains and a passenger train service for Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram. In a major step towards modernising rail travel for citizens and improving inter-state and regional connectivity, the PM flagged off...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued fresh notices to Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the firm and its group companies. The top court asked the...

New Delhi: Gold and silver prices surged to record highs Friday, as the US dollar weakened and geopolitical tensions surged over threats of US intervention in Iran. MCX gold February futures rose 1.23 per cent to Rs 1,58,261 per 10 grams around 11.25 am. Meanwhile,...

Panaji/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Friday conducted raids in Goa, Delhi and Haryana after it filed a money laundering case against the owners of a Goa-based nightclub where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire in December last year, officials said About eight-nine premises,...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered an FIR against Sikh for Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun over alleged threats to create unrest in the national capital ahead of Republic Day celebrations January 26. According to officials, the FIR has been lodged by the...

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have taken custody of gangster Ravi Pujari in connection with a 2018 case of attempting to extort Rs 50 lakh from choreographer Remo D'Souza and his wife, officials said Friday. The crime branch's anti-extortion cell (AEC) took Pujari's custody from the...