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Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray acquitted in 17-year-old defamation case

After a 17-year-long trial, the court found that the prosecution failed to establish what was displayed at the Shiv Sena leaders’ rally and subsequently acquitted them in the NCP leader’s case. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and former MP Anand Paranjpe have been acquitted by a court in […]

Govt amends rules, Lt Guvs to be part of meetings if UTs go under President’s rule

The amendment was notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on September 9 and published on Friday, September 18. It changes the Inter-State Council Order, which was issued in May 1990 and under which the council was set up. President Droupadi Murmu has amended the rules governing the Inter-State Council to allow the lieutenant governors […]

India’s cleanest Indore loses top spot by 1 point to this UP city in clean air survey

The rankings were announced at the fifth edition of the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards on Monday. Indore, India’s cleanest city, failed to retain the top spot and took the second place in the 2026 Clean Air Survey, with local authorities citing an increase in PM10 for the slip.Following the survey, the city administration announced enhanced measures to […]

Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan: INS Nipun will enhance our critical underwater capabilities

INS Nipun is the second Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar Class and is a strong addition to the Navy’s deep-sea diving and underwater support capabilities. INS Nipun will significantly enhance the Navy’s niche underwater capabilities required for multi-domain operations, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan said on Monday. He emphasised that this dedicated Diving […]

2 injured in gurdwara stabbing in Canada’s Edmonton; PM Carney calls attack ‘appalling’

The attack comes a week after police confirmed that they were looking into threat calls made to two Sikh gurdwaras in Calgary. Two people were injured in a stabbing attack at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada. The accused has been arrested but is yet to be identified.The knife attack took place at Nanaksar Gurdwara around 5 am local […]

Vijay’s delimitation stand sparks row in Tamil Nadu, Opposition accuses him of ‘U-turn’

The chief minister did not repeat the resolution passed in the assembly on August 12 which demanded permanent freezing of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday sought a “clear legislative assurance” from the Centre that southern states would not lose their share of seats in Parliament because they have successfully […]

Going Overboard’: Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Maharashtra Food Body For Not Restoring Pune Shop’s License

The bench, while permitting the shop to reopen its business, ordered the department to pay the owners Rs 5 lakh compensationwithin a month. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensationto a Pune-based sweets shop for keeping its license suspended despite a 98 per cent compliance report […]

Exclusive: For 4 Seconds, Air India Phuket-Delhi Plane Had No Flight Controls

The autopilot system of the airliner then disconnected, and the co-pilot who was flying at the time pushed his control stick forward after the aircraft’s systems are believed to have generated stall warnings in the cockpit. New Delhi: Airbus’s initial reading of the Digital Flight Data Recorder (black box) of the A-320 jetliner, which violently dropped 300 […]

India’s US ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra debunks ‘myths’ on FCRA bill: ‘Transparency, clearer rules’

India’s US ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra debunks ‘myths’ on FCRA bill: ‘Transparency, clearer rules’ Amid the controversy surrounding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, India’s ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has taken to social media to debunk some ‘myths’ about the bill.In a thread on X, the ambassador to the US has stated […]

India Counters China, Maps 27 Places In Arunachal Using Official Names

China’s act of renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh has always been categorically rejected by New Delhi, which has consistently termed such moves “vain and preposterous”. New Delhi: With China repeatedly renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, India, on Friday formally identified 27 places and features in the state by their standard names on the official Indian map. […]