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Census may advance 2027 Assembly polls in 5 States by few months : Sources

NEW DELHI, Jun 16 Assembly elections due in 2027 in five Indian States, including Manipur, could be advanced to avoid an overlap with the second phase of the Nationwide Census scheduled to commence in February that year, NDTV has learnt.According to..

Shah directs committee on demographic change to study border districts

New Delhi, Jun 13Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed the high-level committee on demographic change to study the shift in population structure in border districts, officials said.Chairing the meeting of the committee, Shah also asked it to..

LPG to now cost Rs 1093.5 here

OSR/NDTVIMP/NEW DELHI, Jun 7 : Domestic cooking gas price has been raised by Rs 29 per cylinder, marking the second increase in three months as State-owned fuel retailers continue to grapple with elevated global energy costs.With this hike, the price of a..

Don't have courage to take exam again : NEET aspirant dies by suicide

NEW DELHI, Jun 3 What began as a dream of lifting a family out of poverty through education has ended in heartbreak. Akanksha Chaturvedi, a NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj district, allegedly died by suicide in Nagpur after reportedly falling..

CBSE Chairman, Secretary transferred Panel formed to probe OSM procurement

NEW DELHI, Jun 2The Centre has transferred CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta and constituted a committee to inquire into the procurement of services for the board's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, amid concerns over irregularities in..

Woman carries mom in law, 90, on back, walks for miles for Rs 500 pension

NEW DELHI, May 24 A woman in her mid-fifties is trudging a road, carrying her 90-year-old mother-in-law on her shoulders. The two women brave the scorching heat, burning concrete, and the risk of heatstroke, but walk on. Their goal: the elderly woman's pa..

India-Myanmar drug kingpin held

GUWAHATI, May 17 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a key Myanmar-based trafficker, Thancintuang alias Chin-tuang alias Tluanga, of one of the biggest transnational drug trafficking networks operating along the India-Myanmar border.NCB arrest..

Fuel prices hiked

New Delhi, May 15 : Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 3 per litre each on Friday, marking the first increase in more than four years, as State-run fuel retailers passed on part of the hit from surging global crude prices triggered by the Iran war...

NEET UG paper leak case CBI arrests five accused, raids multiple locations

NEW DELHI, May 13 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested five accused persons and conducted searches at several locations across the country in connection with alleged irregularities and a paper leak linked to the NEET UG-2026 examina..

AI to cut Intl flights amid airspace restrictions, high fuel costs

NEW DELHI, May 13 Air India on Wednesday said it will reduce its services on select international routes between June and August due to airspace restrictions over certain regions and record high jet fuel prices.The airline said it will continue to operate..

NEET UG 2026 cancelled amid paper leak allegations

NEW DELHI, May 12 The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination held on May 3 amid allegations of a paper leak and other irregularities, and announced that the test would be conducted again on dates to be announced se..

NE dance team subjected to racial abuse at Patna

NEW DELHI, Apr 4 : A dance team from Arunachal Pradesh came to Patna to perform. They ended up having to prove they were Indian — just to use a washroom. A video of the abuse they faced has since ignited outrage across the Northeast, and reopened a..

India begins population count today

NEW DELHI, Mar 31 : India will begin its census from tomorrow (Wednes-day), with a population now estimated at over 1.4 billion, the scale of this exercise is unmatched—both in size and complexity.The first phase of Census 2027 - houselisting..

PM reviews 'preparedness and plans' in virtual meet with CMs

New Delhi, Mar 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed with Chief Ministers of all but poll-bound States their preparedness and plans in the wake of the West Asia conflict.The virtual meeting was aimed at ensuring synergy of efforts in the spir..

Details of Matthew VanDyke emerge

NEW DELHI, Mar 18The arrest of an American National in India has uncovered several crucial leads in a high-level investigation encompassing National security angles. Matthew VanDyke was among seven foreigners who were arrested two days earlier in connecti..

‘Share charge sheet copies with families’

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26, 2026) asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other probe agencies to share copies of charge sheets filed in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases to victims and their families.A t..

Argument erupts over Kirpans inside store

NEW DELHI, Feb 27A video showing two Sikh men refusing to leave their ‘kirpans’ outside a store in Imphal, Manipur, has sparked an online debate. The clip has circulated widely on social media, drawing reactions from users across the country.R..

Terrorism, insurgency to be wiped out in J&K, NE by 2029 : Amit Shah

NEW DELHI, Feb 16Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said terrorism and insurgency would be completely eradicated from Jammu & Kashmir and the North East by 2029. He also reiterated the Government’s target of freeing the country from Maoist..

SpiceJet connects Imp with daily flights from Kolkata, Ghy, Mumbai

GURUGRAM, Feb 8 : SpiceJet is set to launch its first-ever flight services to Imphal, starting February 10, 2026, further strengthening air connectivity to the North-East region.The airline will operate daily flights to Imphal from Kolkata, Guwahati, and..

Budget FY27: Sitharaman presents Rs 53.47 lakh crore budget

New Delhi, Feb 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented a Rs 53.47 lakh crore budget for 2026-27, up 7.7 per cent from the current financial year ending March 31.As per the Revised Estimate, the size of the budget for the current fiscal i..

Parts of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh receive fresh snowfall, rains

New Delhi, Feb 1: Parts of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall and rains on Sunday, even as night temperatures rose across the northern states.Snowfall was witnessed in the higher reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Qazigund area..

Budget 2026 to focus on defence, capex, infra, fiscal discipline

New Delhi, Jan 31 As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gears up to table the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament on February 1, economists say the emphasis this year will be on defence, infrastructure, capex, power, and higher growth in affor-dable housi..

SC extends tenure of Justice Mittal panel

NEW DELHI, Jan 28The Supreme Court today extended the tenure of the 3-member committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, which was constituted to oversee the humanitarian aspects of the Manipur ethnic violence incident, till July 2026. The bench of CJI Surya..

Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar, four others killed in plane crash in Pune

Baramati, Jan 28: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons on board an aircraft were killed after it crashed near the Baramati airport in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday.Pawar had taken off from Mumbai in the morn..

R-Day security

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 : More than 30,000 police personnel and over 70 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed across the National capital to secure Republic Day celebrations, officials said on Friday.In a first, security forces will use AI-ena..

Gehlot flags reports of Rajasthan school team held at gunpoint in Manipur

JAIPUR, Jan 20 : Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) expressed concern over reports that a State team participating in the National School Games in Manipur was allegedly held hostage at gunpoint and robbed.Calling th..

Nitin Nabin elected BJP president unopposed

NEW DELHI, Jan 19Five-term MLA from Bihar, Nitin Nabin, 45, is the new National president of the BJP, it was announced after a day-long nomination process at the BJP headquarters, where he was the only candidate in the fray.Declaring this, Rajya Sabha mem..

Amit Shah eyes Kerala

New Delhi, Jan 12Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today that the BJP's success in Kerala was not easy, but the party has steadily strengthened due to the efforts of dedicated workers. Accusing the LDF and UDF of corruption, appeasement, and "match-fixin..

Modi highlights India’s cultural resilience

From Our ReporterGandhinagar, Jan 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted India’s cultural resilience in the face of prolonged and repeated threats from different quarters.Addressing the Somnath Swabhiman Parv at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat to..

Union Budget to be presented on Feb 1

New Delhi, Jan 10 The Union Budget for 2025-26 will be tabled in Par- liament on February 1 - a Sunday - and the Economic Survey, which is a precursor to the budget document, will be presented by Chief Eco-nomic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on January 29...

B'desh terror groups adopt proxy play to hit India

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 The Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI) and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB), the two top terror groups in Bangladesh are increasingly going to use their proxies while carrying out activities in India, Intelligence agencies have said.Thes..

NE students protest Anjel Chakma's killing

New Delhi, Dec 30Students from the North East on Wednesday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here demanding justice for Tripura student Anjel Chakma, who died of a stab injury in Dehradun recently.Hundreds of students from the North East participated..

Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, storms cost world over $120 billion in 2025: Report

NEW DELHI, Dec 28: Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and storms cost the world more than $120 billion in 2025, according to a new report analysing the escalating cost of climate change.The report by UK-based NGO Christian Aid underscores the cost with fossi..

President gives assent to VB-G RAM G Bill replacing MGNREGA

NEW DELHI, Dec 21President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, marking a major overhaul of India’s rural employment framework, the Ministry of Rur..

MHA seeks report from Bhalla after fresh violence

New Delhi, Dec 19 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked for a report from Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla even as a Congress Member of Parliament will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and raise his voice in the ongoing session of the Parliamen..

MGNREGA repealed, VB-G RAM G Bill introduced: The major differences explained

NEW DELHI, Dec 18 : The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 -- which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday -- repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way for a structural transformation of the government's role in the r..

Nitin Nabin named BJP's Natl working president

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 : Bihar State Road Construction Minister Nitin Nabin, 45, has been appointed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National working president on Sunday (December 14, 2025).Mr Nabin, a youth leader from Bihar, is among the prominent faces of..

IndiGo refunds tickets worth Rs 610 Cr

New Delhi, Dec 7IndiGo is on track to operate over 1,650 flights, up from 1,500 yesterday, the airline said in a status update this evening. It said 137 out of 138 destinations are in operation with on-time performance of 75 per cent, up from 30 per cent..

What passengers need to know about refunds, compensation and rights

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 In the chaos caused by IndiGo flight cancellations that left a large number of passengers stranded at airports, it remains unclear how the airline has compensated them for the inconvenience. While the carrier has stated that refund and lu..

Probe into misuse of SC/ST certificates by converts ordered

Allahabad, Dec 2The Allahabad High Court recently directed all District Magistrates (DMs) in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to look into cases where individuals who have converted from Hinduism to other religions are fraudulently using Scheduled Caste (SC) or similar..

Man living with HIV declared virus-free

NEW DELHI, Dec 2A man living with HIV has been declared AIDS-free after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer. He becomes the seventh person in the world to be declared HIV-free and only the second person to achieve this without receiving..

"Tax IDs used to build drug supply chain"

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 : The Enforcement Directorate has uncovered a cross-border narcotics network in which Myanmarese nationals allegedly misused the GST credentials of Indian citizens to buy chemicals used in drug manufacturing, according to a PTI report.Th..

ED conducts first-ever raids along India-Myanmar border Narco-hawala links uncovered

New Delhi, Nov 27In a first-of-its-kind operation in Champai, a Mizoram town bordering Myanmar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Raids were also conduct..

Justice Kant takes oath as 53rd CJI

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI)Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir's special status and Bihar electoral rolls revision, took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India..

Killing of 10 militants by CRPF at Jiribam SC seeks status of NIA probe

NEW DELHI, Nov 24 The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Union and the State of Manipur in a plea seeking an investigation into the killings of 10 persons at a CRPF camp in Manipur on November 11 last year. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justi..

Higher Edn Reform Bill to be tabled

New Delhi, Nov 23Parliament is set to take up a major reform in higher education when the winter session begins on December 1, with the Government preparing to introduce a Bill that will create a new single regulator to replace bodies like the UGC, AICTE..

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Patna, Nov 20Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in for a record 10th term at a grand ceremony here, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CMs of several NDA-ruled States and senior alliance leaders.Kumar was a..

Indian pilgrims perish in deadly bus accident in Saudi

Hyderabad/Jeddah, Nov 17: At least 45 persons, majority of them Umrah pilgrims from Telangana capital Hyderabad, were killed in Saudi Arabia's Medina after their bus collided with an oil tanker, officials said on Monday.Citing preliminary information, Hyd..

9 killed, 32 injured as seized explosives detonate at JK PS

Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 15 An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station in Srinagar, killing nine people and injuring 32, senior officials said on Saturday, underlining that it was not a terror attack.The blast occurred around 11:20 pm..

NDA begins Govt formation talks after Bihar victory

Patna, Nov 15: Following the NDA’s sweeping victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, hectic political activity has begun around the formation of the new Government in the State.Senior leaders of the BJP, JD(U), and allied parties have intensifi..