The Bill seeks to provide for release of vehicles seized during the illegal transportation of cattle for slaughtering on submission of “indemnity bond” instead of “Bank guarantee”, equivalent of the value of vehicle. | Photo Credit: PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The State government is learnt to have decided to drop its earlier plan to bring...

Lucknow, New DelhiDecember 15, 2025 08:46 PM IST First published on: Dec 15, 2025 at 08:43 PM IST With the Cabinet approving a Bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, the Narendra Modi government’s...

In this Special Report, India Today’s Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai analyses the surprise appointment of Nitin Naveen as the BJP’s Working President. Sardesai notes that the move, kept secret by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, signals a clear ‘generational shift’ within the party. He highlights that Naveen, a 45-year-old five-time MLA...

NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies are alarmed and closely monitoring the expansion of terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Satellite imagery and photographs reveal the construction of a new “dual-use facility” in the Neelum Valley district.Since November, LeT accelerated the infrastructure build-up of the new centre, named “Jamia Masjid Ibn Taymiyah wa Markaz,” being erected in...

Political parties on Monday expressed concern over the large number of voters listed as ’absentee, shifted or dead’ (ASD) in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, even as Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar stated that the ASD list will shortly be uploaded online in a searchable format for public scrutiny....

Argentine football icon Lionel Messi is currently in India for his four-day GOAT Tour, which sparked a frenzy among his fans. However, the first leg of his tour in Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium witnessed chaos when angry fans vandalised the venue after failing to catch a glimpse of the legendary footballer, igniting strong criticism against...

In this news report, India Today Reporter Shibi Mol details the controversy surrounding Malayalam actor Dileep’s scheduled participation in the Ernakulam Shiva Temple festival. Dileep was set to inaugurate the festival’s coupon distribution by receiving the first coupon, but backed out following strong objections from the temple committee and the Cochin Devaswom Board. Shibi Mol...

Luthra brothers likely to arrive in India on Tuesday NEW DELHI: The Luthra brothers are likely to arrive in India on Tuesday morning after being deported from Bangkok, sources said. They are scheduled to land at the Delhi Airport, from where they will immediately be taken into custody by a team from the Goa Police.A...

A person uses an Electric Vehicle charging station installed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd, in Hyderabad on Thursday, June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Maruti Suzuki India plans to localise battery production and other critical components over the next few years as part of strengthening...

Actor Malaika Arora, along with her trainer Vanshika Pandey, recently shared a new yoga clip that blends elements of Vinyasa and Sivananda, two styles that sit at very different ends of the practice spectrum.  While Vinyasa focuses on breath-linked movement and dynamic transitions, Sivananda traditionally emphasises a slower, structured sequence including relaxation, breathwork, and held...