At least five people have died in separate cyclone-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh after "super severe cyclonic storm" Arnab made landfall along the state's coast early on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain, powerful winds and widespread disruption.
The Congress has failed to win any of the 28 Legislative Council seats contested across Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra, dealing a significant blow to the party, particularly in Karnataka, where it is in power.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal paid a courtesy call on Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein on October 28 during his State Visit to India, when they focused on strengthening economic engagement and advancing investment opportunities under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police on Wednesday after being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to the sale of Durga Puja preview show passes.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, effective July 1.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu, the Philippines, on October 28 to review progress under the India-US Major Defence Partnership.
Cyclone Arnab completed its landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast early on Wednesday after a process lasting more than six hours, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Two Indian-origin men have been jailed for a combined 28 years after being convicted over the deaths of a mother and her four-year-old daughter in a speeding car collision in Leeds, the UK.
Kochi/IBNS: Kochi Police chief Kaliraj Mahesh has been removed from his post over alleged mishandling of an accident case in which a car driven by a 17-year-old allegedly rammed into a scooter, killing a woman, media reports said.
Cyclone Arnab intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha ahead of its expected landfall on Wednesday morning.
The Congress-led INDIA bloc has secured a no-objection certificate (NOC) from Delhi Police for its November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan against alleged electoral irregularities.
West Bengal witnessed two police "encounters" involving criminal suspects within 24 hours after Samaun Sheikh, an accused in the murder of BJP activist Sujit Mondal, was "shot dead" during a crime scene reconstruction in Murshidabad's Samserganj on Tuesday.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a shocking incident, an 18-year-old youth, his father and a friend were allegedly stripped and paraded naked through a locality in Kolkata's Behala after the youth was found with a 13-year-old girl, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A 23-year-old man arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was killed in a police encounter early Tuesday, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on October 27, bringing together scientists, researchers, industry leaders and policymakers to discuss India’s scientific and technological priorities.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that all decisions relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken unanimously, rejecting allegations that two of the three Election Commissioners were sidelined during the decision-making process.
Mumbai's suburban railway network was thrown into chaos on Monday after a fire near Kanjurmarg station disrupted train operations on the Central Railway, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours.
Several workers were trapped around 50 metres underground at a coal mine in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday after a technical fault in the pulley system halted the movement of the lifting cage, media reports said.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has launched a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) following the arrest of former state Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in an alleged Rs 100-crore corruption case.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has rejected a request from Delhi’s business community to postpone the Opposition’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan, urging traders to approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead if they want the protest called off.
Kerala Police have registered a case against north Indian travel vlogger Amrit Singh Darren, also identified as Littichokhaup, over a video in which he allegedly made communal remarks about Fort Kochi, its Muslim population, and the food served at a local cafe.
The accused arrested in the firing incident involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff have reportedly told Mumbai Police that they initially targeted Salman Khan before considering other prominent film stars, including Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar.
Lucknow/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by a special MP/MLA court on Monday in a 2018 criminal defamation case over his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil's presidential election, securing a fourth non-consecutive term.
New Delhi/IBNS: Several people were injured after five vehicles in the convoy of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi collided with an ambulance on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Thick black smoke was seen rising from North Block, the administrative building on Raisina Hill in New Delhi, on Monday after a fire broke out on its rooftop, media reports said.
Patna/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” (Even Modi’s father will have to go), triggered a political storm at an event in Patna on Sunday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing him of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his family. A fresh twist emerged when the man whose remarks prompted Kharge’s response claimed that his words had been misunderstood.
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau and partner agencies searched 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23 in a coordinated strike on a cross-border drug network, arresting 18 people, the government said on Sunday.
An audio clip in which an unidentified woman allegedly claims that Rs 500 crore was paid to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde has triggered a bitter war of words between Maharashtra's ruling allies, the BJP and the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Actor Tiger Shroff is still in deep shock following the firing attack on his car in Mumbai's Juhu area on October 18, sources told NDTV.
