Remains of ancient settlement off the Dwarka coast in the Arabian Sea AHMEDABAD: Dwarka, the ancient Gujarat coastal town closely associated with the legend of Lord Krishna and home to the revered Dwarkadhish Temple, is set to witness renewed rounds of archaeological excavations, both on land and underwater, senior officials of Archaeological Survey of India...

The story so far: The Supreme Court on January 5 declined to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, notwithstanding their incarceration for nearly six years without the commencement of trial. What did the court rule? The court held that the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty...

President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated the US support for the protesters in Iran. Trump, in a post on Truth Social said, the US stands ready to help Iran achieve freedom. Trump’s comments come as the protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, even as the country’s government unleashed a brutal crackdown. Iran...

In a candid reflection on India Today’s UnPolitics podcast, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, reveals the profound personal cost of his historic 2008 Beijing Olympics victory. The decorated shooter details his obsessive and unconventional training methods, which included recreating the Olympic shooting range in a marriage hall and undergoing laser surgery for...

NEW DELHI: India records one of the highest numbers of deaths globally, yet the country still does not know what most people die of – a gap most pronounced in north India and even the national capital. A nationwide study published in Scientific Reports has found that only 22.5% of deaths in India are medically...

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday felicitated the winners of the India International Youth Sailing Championship 2026. The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu organised the competition at the Chennai Port from January 6 to 9. A total of 87 sailors from eight countries, aged between 12 and 18, took part in the competition....

All India Football Federation (AIFF) has asked Indian Super League (ISL) clubs to send the details of the venues where they plan to play their home matches by Monday noon so that it can start working on the schedule of the delayed season which is set to start on February 14. On Tuesday, Sports Minister...

Three young men were killed and another was critically injured after the scooter they were riding collided with a broken-down truck parked on the roadside in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district on Saturday evening, police said. The accident occurred around 7 pm on a key road in Musabani when the scooter, carrying four men, rammed into...

NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir was detained on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to offer namaz inside the Ram Mandir complex in Ayodhya and raised slogans when stopped, Uttar Pradesh police said.The man was identified as Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Superintendent of...

IT, Electronics and Communications Minister D. Sridhar Babu invited the global BITS Pilani alumni to collaborate with the Telangana State government in positioning Hyderabad as a leading global hub of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking on the second day of BGM 2026 conclave held at BITS Pilani campus in Hyderabad on Saturday, he said that its...