India News | Odisha Police Arrest Four Youth in Alleged Rape of Two Minor Sisters

Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 7 (PTI) Odisha Police on Saturday arrested four persons on the charge of raping two minor sisters in Ganjam district. The four accused were nabbed while trying to escape from the state, Superintendent of Police (Berhampur)...

India News | Coordination Committee Passes Resolution Withdrawing Lawyers' Protest on Monday

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The coordination committee of all the district courts' bar associations in Delhi passed a resolution on Saturday, withdrawing the lawyers' protest scheduled for Monday in connection with the shifting of the digital...

India News | Cabinet Expansion Likely in Telangana

Hyderabad, Jun 7 (PTI) Telangana cabinet is likely to be expanded in the next couple of days, sources in the ruling Congress indicated on Saturday. There is a possibility of cabinet expansion in one or two days, the sources said, without...

India News | Critically-ill Army Personnel Airlifted from Kargil in An-32 Aircraft: IAF Official

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) A critically-ill army personnel was airlifted from Kargil in an IAF's An-32 on Saturday, using the transport aircraft at the "edge of its performance envelope", officials said. High altitude and extreme temperatures make...

India News | Bihar: 5 Boys Paraded Naked for Stealing Chocolates, Shopkeeper Among 3 Arrested

Sitamarhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Five boys were stripped, garlanded with slippers and paraded naked in Bihar's Sitamarhi district for allegedly stealing chocolates from a grocery shop, police said on Saturday. After a video of the incident that happened on...

China fast tracks rare earth export licences for European companies

China approves some exports of rare earths ahead of US talks

India News | Bengal Woman Detained, Assaulted by Social Media Friend

Kolkata, Jun 7 (PTI) A young woman was forcibly detained for months and brutally assaulted allegedly by a man and his family members for refusing to work as a bar dancer in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said on Saturday. The 23-year-old...

India News | Odisha Govt to Construct 4 In-stream Storage Structures on Mahanadi: CM

Bhubaneswar, Jun 7 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced that the state government will construct four in-stream storage structures on Mahanadi River in Subarnapur district. Majhi made this announcement after...

India News | SC Upholds Dismissal of ITBP Sentry Who Robbed Cash Box, Says 'guardian Become Looter'

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) dismissing from service a constable who had robbed money from a cash box meant for salary payment of personnel saying, "All members of the...

India News | Fake Currency Racket Busted; Man Held in Delhi with Rs 4 Lakh Counterfeit Notes

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested a key member of an interstate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) syndicate and recovered counterfeit currency worth Rs 4 lakh from his possession, an official said on Saturday. The accused,...

India News | J-K LG Chairs SASB's 49th Board Meeting Ahead of Amarnath Yatra

Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired the 49th board meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at Raj Bhawan here. The meeting was attended by members of the shrine board, Swami...

India News | AAP Slams Delhi BJP Govt Alleging Delay in School Admissions

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Atishi has raised serious concerns claiming the non-functional status of three newly built government school buildings in the city, alleging that the BJP-led government is...

India News | Delhi Govt to Celebrate International Yoga Day at 11 Key Venues

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Delhi government will celebrate the 11th International Yoga Day on June 21 with major events planned in 11 prominent venues across the city, Education Minister Ashish Sood said on Saturday. Chairing a review meeting at...

India News | Latur Man Kidnaps Woman's Child for Rejecting His Proposal for Affair

Latur, Jun 7 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra's Latur have rescued a three-year-old child more than 10 days after he was kidnapped by a man, who once wanted to have a relationship with the toddler's mother, an official said on Saturday. The child went...

India’s extreme poverty down to 5.3 pc in 2022-23: World Bank

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Given India's inflation rate...

India stars return empty-handed after shambolic run at Archery World Cup 2025

Antalya [Turkey], June 7 (ANI): India's 16-member squad endured a shambolic campaign at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 3 after falling short in securing medals across recurve and compound events in Antalya. The Antalya leg, which commenced on...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Increases Compensation From INR 10 Lakh to INR 25 Lakh for Kin of Deceased

Bengaluru, June 7: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday increased the compensation amount announced for the kin of the deceased in the stadium stampede from Rs 10 to Rs 25 lakh per family, the government said. Eleven people died and...

India News | Karnataka Reports Two More Covid-related Deaths, Pushing Tally to 9

Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) Karnataka registered two more Covid-related deaths on Saturday, pushing the tally to nine in the state, said health department officials. A 46-year-old man from Ballari and a 78-year-old man from Belagavi, who were admitted...

India News | Six Teenagers Go Missing in Godavari River in Telangana

Hyderabad, Jun 7 (PTI) Six teenagers went missing in the Godavari river in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana on Saturday evening, officials said. The incident occurred in Mahadevpur mandal, when they entered the river to take a bath. A...