LUCKNOW — At least 89 people were killed after a strong storm and heavy rain pounded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, uprooting trees and electric poles and damaging houses, according to the Relief Commissioner’s office. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the loss of lives and damage caused by the unseasonal rain, thunderstorms and […]
NEW DELHI — A woman was allegedly raped by the driver and the conductor of a sleeper bus inside the vehicle in Delhi, police sources said on Thursday. The two accused have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on the night of May 11, the sources said. Delhi Police has not […]
NEW DELHI — India has banned the export of sugar till September 30 this year, according to a government notification. The notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on May 13 said this order does not apply to sugar being exported to the European Union and the US under the tariff rate […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI has arrested five persons and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said Wednesday. The agency has arrested three individuals from Jaipur, one from Gurugram, and one from Nashik, while several other […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has arrested an alleged Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)-linked narco-terror accused after successfully securing his extradition from Portugal. According to an NIA statement, the accused, identified as Iqbal Singh alias Shera, was brought to India following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts and was taken into […]
NEW DELHI — The CBSE class 12 exam results were declared on Wednesday as a senior official announced that over 85 per cent candidates have cleared the exams this year. The results show that the overall pass rate dipped by over three percentage points compared to the last year. Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj confirmed that […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and said the test will be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately. In a statement issued in continuation of its May 10 press release, the NTA said the decision was taken with […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday announced that the new Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Rural Development, […]
KOLKATA — BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandra Nath Rath, was shot dead in the Doharia area of Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night. According to police, Rath, a close aide of Adhikari who is the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister, was returning home in Barasat in a black […]
CHANDIGARH — An explosion occurred near the army cantonment area in Khasa late Tuesday night in Punjab’s Amritsar, the second such incident which took place around three hours after a blast outside the headquarters of the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier in Jalandhar. According to the police, an investigation into both blast incidents is currently […]