Delhi records highest-ever temperature at 49.9°C

Temperatures in India's capital soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, the government's weather bureau said
29 May 2024, 04:58 AM

Cyclone Remal: 10 killed as stone quarry collapses in India’s Mizoram

At least 10 people have been killed and several others remain missing after a stone quarry collapsed in north eastern Indian state Mizoram's Aizawl district this morning
28 May 2024, 07:20 AM

‘I can’t join’

The top leaders of the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc are scheduled to convene in New Delhi on June 1 to assess their performance in the recently held Lok Sabha elections and strategize for the future.
27 May 2024, 18:00 PM

MP Azim Murder: DB team visits Bagjola canal, New Town flat

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch team, which is in Kolkata to probe the murder of MP Anwarul Azim Anar, has visited Bagjola canal in Polerhat near Kolkata
27 May 2024, 10:17 AM

Indian police arrest hospital boss after six babies die in fire

Indian police said Monday they had arrested a doctor and the owner of an unlicensed hospital where six newborn babies died in a fire in a crowded ward without fire exits
27 May 2024, 08:31 AM

Death toll rises to 33 in India game zone fire

The death toll from a game zone fire in India’s Rajkot rose to 33, a top local official said yesterday, as rescuers scoured the site the morning after the blaze.
26 May 2024, 18:00 PM

MP Azim Murder: 3-member DB team reaches Kolkata

A three-member team of detective branch of DMP led by its additional commissioner Harun-Or-Rashid have reached India today to investigate the murder of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata on May 13
26 May 2024, 06:45 AM

Seven newborns killed in Delhi hospital fire

Seven newborn babies died in a major fire that broke out at a children's hospital in India's East Delhi's Vivek Vihar area last night
26 May 2024, 05:58 AM
26 May 2024, 04:32 AM

Sixth phase sees 59pc turnout

Indian voters braved temperatures of nearly 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country as they headed to polling stations in the penultimate phase of the world’s largest election yesterday.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Fire at gaming zone in Gujarat kills 16

At least 20 people, including children, were killed in a massive fire that raged in a gaming zone teeming with people enjoying a summer vacation outing in Gujarat’s Rajkot city yesterday.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Vote against dictatorship

Two top rivals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accuse his government of targeting them in unjustified criminal probes cast their votes in New Delhi yesterday as the country’s six-week election resumed.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM
25 May 2024, 15:44 PM

Pranay Verma inaugurates new Indian investment in Bangladesh

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and Private Industry & Investment Adviser of Bangladesh Prime Minister, Salman Fazlur Rahman, MP, jointly inaugurated a new plant of India's leading pharmaceutical company, Sun Pharma, at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone
25 May 2024, 11:41 AM

India Lok Sabha polls phase-6: voting underway in 58 constituencies

Amidst sweltering heat, India today began voting in 58 constituencies across six states and two union territories, including Delhi, in the sixth and penultimate phase of polling in the long-drawn parliamentary elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third successive term
25 May 2024, 02:58 AM

58 constituencies go to polls today

An estimated 11.13 crore people are expected to vote in the sixth phase of polling in India’s Lok Sabha elections covering 58 constituencies across six states and two union territories today.
24 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian security forces kill eight Maoist rebels

Indian security forces have killed at least eight Maoist insurgents, police said yesterday, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict being waged in the country’s central forests.
24 May 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Stop harassing my old and ailing parents’

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday questioned the rationale behind what he perceives as targeting his elderly and ailing parents in the connection with Swati Maliwal assault case.
23 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Show restraint in campaign

India’s election panel yesterday ordered the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress to exercise restraint in their campaigns, after both had reported the other for making divisive speeches during India’s vote.
22 May 2024, 18:00 PM

BJP will win 305 seats

The BJP will win 305 (+/- 10) seats in India’s Lok Sabha election, American political scientist and global political risk consultant Ian Bremmer told NDTV Profit in an exclusive interview Tuesday.
22 May 2024, 18:00 PM