National

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Banking, insurance, postal, coal mining, highway, and construction services are likely to be disrupted Wednesday as over 25 crore workers affiliated with central and sectoral trade unions go on a nationwide strike. The protest targets the Union government's new labour codes and privatisation...

Patna: Bihar Police Tuesday claimed to have cracked the murder case of high-profile businessman Gopal Khemka, revealing that a property dispute was the primary reason behind his brutal killing outside his home. Police have arrested two key accused in Khemka’s murder case – the shooter,...

New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday rejected Elon Musk-run X's claims that it had directed the social media platform to block 2,355 accounts within the country, including Reuters, July 3. According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), no such fresh blocking order or...

New Delhi: "Many of you can become future astronauts, even walk on the Moon," Shubhanshu Shukla told a bunch of excited school students during an interaction through amateur radio from the International Space Station on Tuesday. Shukla, who has now spent 12 days at the...

New Delhi: Elon Musk-owned X  Tuesday said it was directed by the Indian government to block more than 2,300 accounts, including the official handles of global news agency Reuters. According to the X’s Global Government Affairs handle, July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X...

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju’s assertion that “minorities get more support and funding than Hindus” has stirred a political storm, drawing strong reactions from both ruling BJP leaders and the Opposition. Reacting to Rijiju’s statement, senior BJP leader and former Union Minister...

New Delhi: As Opposition parties join hands to hit out at the Election Commission over intensive revision of Bihar's voters' list, poll authority officials said Tuesday that the exercise is "inclusive". The Opposition has increased its intensity of attack on the EC for the electoral...

New Delhi: Calling out Pakistan’s malicious campaign, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Tuesday issued a Fact Check report on a ‘fake’ letter circulated on social media over the purported recall of an Indian defence official from the Embassy in Jakarta. “A #fake letter falsely...

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has submitted its preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other relevant authorities. This report, based on initial assessments and early findings, is expected to be made public later...

New Delhi: India and China have agreed to expedite steps to resume direct air services between the two countries and also hold talks to resolve trade issues. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Vice Foreign...