India

Odisha train crash: Man rejects news of son’s death, finds him alive… in a morgue

The father, Helaram Malik, is a shopkeeper based in Howrah, and his son, Biswajit Malik, 24, was on the ill-fated Coromandel Express, which...

Odisha train crash: Signal mistake put Coromandel Express on the death track; no Kavach on this route

Even as train movements have just begun along the tracks where the massive crash occurred, near Bahanaga Bazar station, another goods train...

Home Minister Amit Shah meets protesting wrestlers, asks them to trust the law

Protesting Indian wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah late on Saturday evening at his Delhi home.

Celebrating World Bicycle Day: India’s entrepreneurs and celebrities pedal for eco-friendly sport and commute

World Bicycle Day: Cycling can be humankind’s solution to global warming, as replacing a car ride with a bicycle ride on some or most days...

Odisha train crash: Death toll from three-train pile-up rises to 280, with more than 900 injured

A massive rescue operation has been launched, with the locals first on the scene. People have readily queued up to donate blood in Balasore...

Offbeat India: Woman cries ‘bomb’ at Mumbai airport to wriggle out of paying excess baggage fee

Her bags exceeded the airline’s checked-in baggage weight limit by more than 7kg — the limit was 15kg, and her two bags had a combined...

Viral video of paan dosa leaves netizens amazed and aghast

The person behind the creation of paan dosa explains in the video that the idea of the dish came from the thought: “Kuchh meetha ho jaaye...

Protesting wrestlers break down on the banks of the Ganga; set five-day deadline for government

Grapplers protesting against the Wrestlers' Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have raised the stakes and reached...

Jaishankar discusses security of consulates, democratic responsibilities with UK Minister

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar discussed the security of India's diplomatic missions with visiting UK minister Lord...

Indian Minister Pradhan meets DPM Wong, visits Spectra School during Singapore visit

Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is on a three-day visit to Singapore from May 28-30 to strengthen existing ties and explore the...

Wrestlers, Opposition slam government and Delhi Police over forcible detentions

Even as they faced widespread criticism for detaining and filing first information reports (FIRs) accusing protesting wrestlers of rioting,...

Protesting wrestlers detained after clash with Delhi Police; cops dismantle protest site

The wrestlers' protest devolved into chaos as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and other protesters were detained after a...

Indian independence inspired freedom struggles across the world: PM Modi in first address from new Parliament

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new Parliament building amid a boycott by opposition parties, which insisted...

Purulia Chhau is a vehicle of empowerment, says scholar and change-maker Sneha Bhattacharyya

One of the most spectacular folk art forms in India, Purulia Chhau recently visited Singapore to take part in ‘A Tapestry of Sacred...

WATCH: First visuals of new Indian Parliament complex

Despite the ongoing political battle between the Modi government and Opposition parties over the upcoming inauguration of the new Indian...

Congress joins opposition boycott of new Parliament, as ‘the soul of democracy has been sucked out’

A joint statement of 19 opposition parties in India, including Congress, said that all of them would boycott the opening of the new...

Salman Khan the top target of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for the actor’s black buck poaching conviction

Reports have emerged that Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster who is now in Tihar Jail, wanted to kill Salman as the Bollywood actor illegally...

NRI, Indian-origin community the bedrock of India-Australia partnership: PM Modi

Addressing the Indian community at a rally in one of Sydney's biggest sporting arenas, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the...

Singapore sends largest delegation for Srinagar G20 tourist meet; enhanced security in place

Security measures and decorations were both on full display in Srinagar which is the venue for the third tourism working group meeting of...

Infosys techie drowns in Bengaluru as car gets stuck in flooded underpass

An Infosys techie named Bhanu Rekha, 22, who was out in a vehicle to see Bengaluru with her family members from Andhra Pradesh, died from...

Always be ready to seize the day, says serial entrepreneur and travel curator Bhavna Prasad Rastogi

Bhavna Prasad Rastogi, who curates women-only holidays under the brand Carpe Diem, tells CtoI about moving from being an employee to an...

Panel investigating Hindenburg allegations against Adani Group gives clean chit to SEBI

A Supreme Court-appointed expert panel investigating India's regulatory mechanism regarding the Hindenburg allegations against the Adani...

2,000-rupee notes being withdrawn by RBI; lifecycle ends on September 30

The 2,000-rupee banknotes are still legal tender, but all of them must be deposited in bank accounts by September 30, 2023, or they can be...

Aryan Khan case officer Sameer Wankhede, under probe over INR25 crore bribe demand, gets relief from Bombay HC

Sameer Wankhede, the former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau, under whose watch star son Aryan Khan was caught for...