The death toll in the landslide-affected Wayanad in Kerala reached 413 on Thursday as the search for 152 missing people continued on day 10.
Over 1,000 people from the Defence and other agencies led by a team of officials began the search operations early morning.
Amid the crisis in Bangladesh that forced Sheikha Hasina to resign as the Prime Minister, all Indian visa application centres in Bangladesh will remain closed until further orders.
Following the major heartbreak at the grand sporting arena, Vinesh took to social media on Thursday morning to announce her decision to retire from wrestling via an emotional post on X.
The Manipur Assembly has constituted a 12-member committee comprising Ministers and MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties to study illegal migration in the state.
Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting here on Wednesday to review border security preparedness, and discuss the ongoing law and order situation in Bangladesh and its implications on the security scenario, officials said.
The Tripura along with the rest of the nation on Wednesday observed the 10th National Handloom Day to acknowledge and honour the weavers of the state and their invaluable contribution to the state’s socio-economic development.
He praised the quality of handloom products produced in Purbasha, stating that they are very good and usable. On the occasion of National Handloom Day, Chief Minister said this after visiting Purbasha in Agartala on Wednesday.
The Border Security Force along with Tripura Police has detained 11 Bangladeshi nationals along with an Indian tout and also seized Yaba tablets worth Rs 70 lakh in two separate operations.
Elections to the three-tier Gram Panchayats in Tripura will be held on August 8 under a tight security cover after the ruling BJP won 4,806 seats (70 per cent) of the total of 6,909 seats unopposed in gram panchayats, panchayat samitis and zilla parishads, State Election Commissioner (SEC) Saradindu Chaudhuri said on Wednesday.
The Indian space agency will celebrate the country’s Independence Day by putting into orbit an earth observation satellite (EOS) with its small rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
Amid the continuing chaos and countrywide violence, attackers did not spare the statue and photographs of iconic personalities of India besides the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka, according to reports.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, a gold hopeful at the Paris Olympics, suffered a heartbreak as she was disqualified from the event hours before her final bout. Her ‘confirmed’ silver medal also stands cancelled after her disqualification, which happened over her weight. The wrestler got 100 gm overweight in the 50-kg wrestling event.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Wednesday that from 2001 to 2014, people from a particular community were recruited in police and forest department, but after the BJP came to power, things have changed.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia hailed Vinesh Phogat as "a gold medalist of courage and morality" after the Indian grappler got disqualified from the women’s 50 kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed a few grams over the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.
Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday opted to hold its formal response on the overnight verdict given by a New York federal court that charged a Pakistani national of being involved in a plot to assassinate Former US President Donald Trump.
Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Wednesday released new documents related to the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take responsibility and tender his resignation.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the unrest in Bangladesh is a deep concern for the northeast as the neighbouring country once acted as a safe haven for the terrorist organisations active in the northeastern region of India.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asked the Uttara Kannada district administration to check the safety of all structures after an old bridge on the Kali River connecting Karwar city and Sadashivgadh, as well as linking Karnataka with Goa, collapsed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha to seek first hand information on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the 50kg women's wrestling at the Paris Olympics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reacting to wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s heartbreaking disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 said that the setback hurts and he has no words to express the sense of despair that he was experiencing.
Amid the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh, the officials of the Customs Department and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been alerted of the possibilities of illegal immigration attempts through the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal using fake Indian identity documents.
Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing two Bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that minimum account balance rules do not apply to PM Jan Dhan and basic saving accounts.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the spiritual leaders and founder of the Isha Foundation, said on Wednesday that atrocities are being perpetrated against Hindus in violence-torn Bangladesh and called for swift action for ensuring their safety.
A total of 2,400 individuals, including several top leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, have been granted bail in connection with cases related to the recent violence following student protests in the South Asian country, local media reported on Wednesday.
