BJP, Shiv Sena to jointly contest all upcoming elections, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
"We've decided that Shiv Sena and BJP will jointly contest all upcoming elections in the state (including elections to Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, local bodies)," tweeted Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde in Marathi
WATCH: Volunteers rush to donate blood for Odisha train accident victims
At least 238 people were killed and more than 900 others were injured when three trains collided one after another in a horrific sequence in Odisha’s Balasore district, setting off a massive rescue and evacuation process
Odisha Train Accident: Union Minister Piyush Goyal does not cancel G20 Startup20 meet to respect delegates' time
The Startup20 event, under the flagship of G20, provides the perfect opportunity to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and shape the future of start-ups and entrepreneurship on a global scale, with the main aim of the meeting being to form a consensus on the start-up Draft Policy Communique
'Love jihad' cases detected in 'large numbers' during probe into missing person complaints, says?Devendra Fadnavis
The government found that false promises were made or false identity was used in some cases, with even married persons trying to mislead women, the BJP leader said, adding that cases termed as love jihad have also come forward in large numbers.
India raising issue of climate justice with developed countries, says PM Modi on World Environment Day
PM Modi on Monday said the poor and developing countries are paying the price for the "wrong policies" of some developed nations and stressed that India has been strongly raising the issue of climate justice with all such advanced and big countries
Ariha Shah Repatriation: German embassy dodges questions on Indian girl held against family's will
In February 2022, the case against Ariha Shah's parents was closed without any formal charges being filed against them. Despite this, the girl was not returned her parents
Watch: Don Mukhtar Ansari gets life in jail for Awadhesh Rai murder; brother Ajay Rai says 'result 32 years of struggle'
Reportedly, the entire case against him was heard by the court on the basis of photocopies since the case diary went missing, making it the first case where the verdict has been pronounced on the basis of duplicate papers
Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira stopped from boarding Dubai flight
Rujira reportedly reached Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport with her two children around 7 am to board a flight to Dubai, UAE
Jailed Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari convicted in Awadhesh Rai murder case
A Varanasi court on Monday convicted gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari in the murder of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai more than 30 years ago. A five-term MLA, Ansari is already serving a 10-year jail term in another kidnapping and murder case
Collapsed or intentional demolition? The Bihar bridge that tumbled twice in one year
A stretch of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapsed on Sunday, leaving many people in shock. This is the second time that it has come down like a pack of cards – it tumbled in April last year. While the BJP has attacked the government, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav said it was intentionally demolished
Uttarakhand temples ban entry of devotees wearing inappropriate clothing; women asked to cover 80% of their body
Mahant Ravindra Puri expressed concern about the lack of respect for the sanctity of the temples, particularly among the youth, and emphasized the need to maintain the temples' sanctity
India's services sector output increases at second-fastest pace in close to 13 years in May: PMI
The S&P Global India Services PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) Business Activity Index decreased from 62 in April to 61.2 in May after being seasonally adjusted. The most recent measurement showed that output rose at the second-fastest rate since July 2010, albeit declining from April
Should railways ministers resign after train accidents? A look at past records
The political blame game over the Odisha train accident has begun but Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has steered clear. He is on Ground Zero doing the hard work even as Opposition leaders have called for his resignation
Love poems found scattered on tracks of Odisha train accident site
The torn pages of a diary featured doodles of elephants, fish, and the sun, along with some jottings, presumably penned by a passenger whose identity is not known as yet
Rajnath Singh holds talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
Lloyd Austin arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a two-day tour that comes over two weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington
WATCH: Another goods train derails in Odisha's Bargarh, two days after the Balasore tragedy
Five wagons of the goods train derailed 15 kilometres from the nearest station. No casualty was reported in today's incident, police said
Delhi Murder: Sahil's brutal stabbing left Sakshi's intestine hanging out, skull ruptured, reveals autopsy
Out of the 16 stab wounds in the Sakshi's body, the maximum were observed from the shoulder to the hip region
Muslim man arrested for converting minor Jain boy, two Hindus in UP
Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a Muslim man for converting a minor Jain boy and two Hindu boys into Islam and has seized electronic evidence and affidavits related to the case, said an official.
Odisha: What's electronic interlocking system & could Kavach have prevented it?
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the train accident at Odisha’s Balasore was caused due to a ‘change in the electronic interlocking system’. Since the tragedy took place on Friday night, many are also wondering if Kavach could have averted such a disaster. But what are these systems?
BSF personnel shoot down Pakistani drone carrying narcotics across Wagah-Attari border
According to officials, the Pakistani drone, which violated Indian airspace, was intercepted and shot down by alert BSF personnel in Amritsar