President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Women's Reservation Bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies

ISKCON sends a `100 crore defamation notice to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi for questioning the religious organisation over its upkeep of cows

Indian shooting brigade secure five more medals recording their best-ever medal haul in the Asian Games

The Orissa High Court Friday directed the state government to constitute a high-level panel that would assist the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) for ‘inventorisation of valuables’ in Srimandir Ratna Bhandar.

With CanadaIndia relations worsening after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June, various Canadian government agencies have reported cyberattacks from India.

A fire broke out at a cloth shop at Choudhury Bazaar here Friday morning, police said.

The Union Coal Ministry Friday executed agreements with the successful bidders of six coal mines including the Meenakshi West coal mine located in Ib valley of Sundargarh district in Odisha for commercial mining.

KIIT deemed-to-be-university (KIIT-DU) has secured 6th rank in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2024 among the 91 Indian higher education institutes featured in the list. KIIT has also managed to get the first position in Odisha, retaining its ranking from last year.

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Friday said he will participate in the party’s protest programme in New Delhi October 3, a day after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the school jobs scam in Kolkata on the same day.

Amid a row over Ramesh Bidhuri's derogatory remarks in the Lok Sabha against him, BSP MP Danish Ali on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a public statement condemning Bidhuri's behaviour and ensure "suitable punishment" to the BJP MP.

The Gujarat police have registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), for threatening to turn the Cricket World Cup, starting on October 5 at Narendra Modi stadium here, into "World Terror Cup", an official said Friday.

The Law Commission has advised the government not to tinker with the existing age of consent under the POCSO Act and suggested introducing guided judicial discretion in the matter of sentencing in cases involving tacit approval of children in the 16-18 age bracket.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group and discussing how best to use “volunteer units” in the Ukraine war.

Jet Airways may finally start flying in 2024 as the Jalan-Kalrock consortium (JKC) said it has completed investing Rs 350 crore to revive the now-defunct airline. The new promoters recently deposited Rs 100 crore into the airline, taking the total investment to Rs 350 crore.

The government Friday raised the interest rate on five-year recurring deposit scheme to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent for the December quarter and retained the rates for all other small savings schemes.

The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first five months of 2023-24 touched 36 per cent of the fullyear target, government data showed Friday.

Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Friday visited the family members of two youths who were killed after being allegedly kidnapped, leading to violent protests in the northeastern state.

Businessman Sujit Patkar played a "key role" in the allotment of a civic contract to his partnership firm for running jumbo COVID-19 centres in Mumbai, the Enforcement Directorate said in its chargesheet.

South Africa have always been a team to watch out for in every tournament they feature. Despite having quality squads for past 20-25 years, they failed to reach the final in the World Cup.

Without breaking a sweat, Nikhat Zareen secured a Paris Olympic quota place by reaching the semifinal of the Asian Games here Friday, a just reward for the indomitable boxer who missed out on the Tokyo Games.