Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Moorthy. G Four days after over 30,000 tribals started a 55-km long march to Palghar on the outskirts of Mumbai for their demands like the proper implementation of the Forest Rights Act, addressing the inordinate delays in Jal Jeevan Mission, etc., the protest was suspended...

The wife of a retired Navy officer was Wednesday arrested after she “accidentally” killed him in Gurgaon on Sunday, police said. The incident happened on Sunday at their residence in Nakhrola village, they said. Sunil (45) had returned home in an inebriated state, police said. He lost his balance while heading to the bathroom, when...

Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley on Friday disrupted flight operations at Srinagar airport, with airlines warning of delays and extended wait times, while key highways and mountain roads were shut due to adverse weather. In its advisory, IndiGo said both take-offs and landings in Srinagar had been temporarily put on hold due to snowfall, warning...

NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi recorded light rain on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of further showers due to an active western disturbance. The city could experience one or two spells of light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph during the early to forenoon hours,...

The ‘sacred lotus’ plant is native to North and Central India and grows in ponds, lakes, and gently flowing waters. | Photo Credit: T. Voekler (CC BY-SA) Thermogenesis is the word for the way living things create their own body heat. While we usually only think of birds and mammals as being warm-blooded, all complex...

After a PhD scholar jumped to death from a building at IIT Kanpur earlier this week, the Education Ministry has constituted a three-member committee to “review cases of student suicides” at the institute. This was the third such incident at IIT Kanpur in the past four months. The committee will examine the circumstances around these...

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two persons in connection with the multi-crore BitConnect cryptocurrency fraud and a linked kidnapping-extortion case, officials said. So far, the ED has arrested key accused Shailesh Babulal Bhatt and attached or frozen assets worth approximately Rs 2,170 crore in the case. Nikunj Pravinbhai Bhatt (33) of Surat and Sanjay Kanubhai...

NEW DELHI: SC Thursday refused to restrain ED from accessing information from the mobile phone of I-PAC functionary Jitendra Mehta, which was seized during a search on Jan 8 at the political consultancy firm’s Delhi office. Mehta has been summoned for questioning at the ED headquarters on Friday.Appearing before a bench headed by CJI Surya...

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw meets CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, in Davos on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday (January 22, 2026) said India’s reform momentum is firmly on track, driven by deep structural reforms personally steered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro will leave the Premier League side at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract, the club said on Thursday. The 33-year-old does have a one-year extension option, but the club has chosen not to activate it according to a team source. United’s decision not to extend or...