New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS): Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, according to CLSA, which has based its report on speculation after comments by Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, suggesting a cut last month. The prices have not changed since Marc

New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB

Bengaluru, Sep 21 (IANS): The Karnataka BJP on Saturday lodged a police complaint with the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. A Karnataka BJP delegation headed by Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayana

Senior AAP leader Atishi was administered oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday. Saxena administered the oath of office and secrecy to Atishi. She was chosen as the leader of the legislature party earlier this week, after her predecessor Arvind K

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS): The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved former President Ram Nath Kovind-led panel report on 'One Nation, One Election', and a bill to this effect (for holding simultaneous polls) is likely to be introduced in the upcoming Winter session of Parliamen

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS): The AAP's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Tuesday, just hours after selecting Atishi as his successor for the post. Accompanied by other AAP leaders, including Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kejriwal arrived at the Del

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS): The speculation over who would be the next Delhi CM seems to be settled now, with Atishi gaining the approval of top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership for donning the mantle from party supremo Arvind Kejriwal. TV reports claimed that Atishi's name for the next De

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday extended its free-of-cost Aadhaar update scheme till December 14. The date was earlier set to expire on September 14, following which uploading documents on myAadhaar portal and making changes in profi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS): In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. Apart from allowing Kejriwal’s bail plea, Justice Surya Kant, heading a two-judge bench dis

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit at the AIIMS here, passed away on Thursday. He was 72. The CPI-M leader was admitted to AIIMS on August 19 for the treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection. He w

Renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, along with Umar Gautam and ten others, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by an NIA-ATS court for their involvement in “illegal conversion” cases. The verdict was delivered by Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi. The charges include

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar visited Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from September 8-9, 2024, to attend the first-ever India-GCC Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue. During his visit, Dr Jaishankar co-chaired the meeting alongside  Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bi

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (September 09) during his first official visit to India, aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. Sheikh Khaled arrived in New Delhi on Sunday at the invit

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS): Losing weight comes with several benefits and now, scientists say that shedding those extra kilos around the waist could also reduce the risk of severe cases of flu and other infections in people with diabetes. The study from Rhian Hopkins and Ethan de Villiers from

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS): The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) reviewing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was on Friday marked by significant disruption. Representatives from Muslim organisations raised strong objections to the bill, questioning its necessity and provisions. Op

Paris, Sep 4 (IANS): Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men's shot put - F46 event with an Asian record of 16.32m, here at the State de France on Wednesday. Khilari finished behind Canada’s Greg Stewart, who registered a best throw of 16.38, his season’s best.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS): Packaged juices, even the ones that come with the label “healthy”, are dangerous for health, and are low in nutritional value, warned experts on Tuesday, stressing the need to avoid them. National Nutrition Week is observed annually from September 1 to Septemb

An Indigo flight 6E 7308, operating from Jabalpur to Hyderabad was diverted to Nagpur on Sunday due to a bomb threat. Upon landing in Nagpur, all passengers were disembarked and mandatory security checks were promptly initiated, according to an Indigo statement. The airline apologised, saying,