Former CEC Navin Chawla passes away
Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla passed away on Saturday, ex-CEC SY Quraishi said. He was 79. Quraishi told PTI that he met Chawla some 10 days back when the latter had informed that he was getting admitted to...
Devotees flock to Tekdi Temple for Ganesh Jayanti celebrations
Nagpur: The historic Tekdi Ganesh Temple in Nagpur turned into a spiritual hub on Saturday, February 1, as thousands of devotees gathered to celebrate Ganesh Jayanti, fervently chanting Ganpati Bappa Morya! The temple premises buzzed with devotion from the early...
FM arrives in Parliament to present budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament to present the Union Budget...
Sitharaman to present record 8th budget today
A cut or tweak in income tax rates/slabs to ease the burden of middle class struggling with high prices and stagnant wage growth is widely expected in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's record setting eighth consecutive Budget. The budget for...
Sitharaman poses with budget tablet, meets Prez
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary meet President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sitharaman to present the Union Budget2025 shortly in Lok...
Feb Likely To Be Hot: IMD
After a warm January, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted that February, too, is likely to be hot with both minimum and maximum temperatures projected at above normal over most parts of the country. The cold wave days over...
Economic Survey: GDP growth at 6.3-6.8%, inflation to stay under control
New Delhi: The Indian economy is projected to expand at a rate of 6.3 per cent to 6.8 percent in the financial year 2025-26, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday. The...
Govt has taken steps towards 1 nation, 1 election: Prez
Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament, President Droupadi Murmu says, "My government has started 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan' for five crore people of the tribal society. Two months ago, we celebrated the 75 years of adopting our constitution...
1 more suspected GBS death reported in Maharashtra
One more person has died of suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Maharashtra, taking toll to two, officials said. While 16 new cases of the disease have been reported. More details awaited. ...
Stampede at Maha Kumbh Claims 30 Lives, Injures 60 in Prayagraj
Prayagraj, India – A tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj claimed the lives of at least 30 devotees and left 60 others injured in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred as massive crowds surged towards the...
SC seeks details of cases against men giving triple talaq
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to provide the details of the number of FIRs and chargesheets filed against men for pronouncing instant triple talaq to divorce spouses in violation of the 1991 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights...
‘Amrit Snan’ to resume at Kumbh Mela
President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, Ravindra Puri has said that the Akharas will resume their 'snan' today, adding that they are in continuous contact with the Mela administration. "Our snan was postponed in the morning after a massive crowd...
10 feared dead, dozens injured in stampede during Mauni Amavasya at Maha Kumbh
Multiple casualties were feared after a "stampede-like" situation broke out at the Sangam on Wednesday amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh, as millions of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya, officials said. In view of the incident, the...
Maharashtra lost 12 tigers in less than a month
A total of 12 tigers died in less than a month across Maharashtra in various incidents, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stated. Naik directed forest officials to implement strict measures to prevent such incidents in the future. "A total of 12...
10-9-8… countdown for ISRO’s 100th mission begins
The 27-hour countdown for ISRO's historic 100th mission from this spaceport, launch of a Navigation satellite onboard a GSLV rocket commenced on Tuesday, sources in the space agency said. Also, this would be the first mission for ISRO Chairman V...
SC bans police from using WhatsApp, other e-modes to serve notice to accused
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has directed the police to refrain from using WhatsApp or other electronic modes as an alternative mode to serve notice to the accused under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal...
7 dead, 50 injured after platform collapses in UP
Seven people have died and more than fifty others were injured after a bamboo platform erected during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat collapsed under the weight of the people. According to police, the Jain community in Baraut had organised...
UPI share in digital payments grew to 83% in 2024
The contribution of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to the cumulative digital payments pie more than doubled in five years from 34 per cent in 2019 to 83 per cent in 2024, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India's...
Maha health minister confirms 1st GBS death in Pune
Amid the increasing number of patients affected by GBS (Guillain-Barre Syndrome), the civic body in Pune on Monday set up a special ward in municipality-run Kamala Nehru hospital, with 45 beddings, to provide treatment to to treat affected patients, following...
Heavenly view: NASA astronaut captures stunning Maha Kumbh Mela photos from space
New Delhi: The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has caught the attention of millions, not just on Earth but also from space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared images of the...
1st suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome death in Maha
A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune has crossed 100, health officials said on Monday. This is possibly the first death...
