India's ties with Palestine date back nearly five decades. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Parliament today with a handbag displaying a bold "Palestine" tag. Her gesture drew sharp reactions from the BJP who termed it as "crass communal posturing". Priyanka Gandhi, who has been vocal about the humanitarian crisis …...Read More

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, battling heart-related problems, died at a US hospital today. He was 73. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said he was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco. "Zakir Hussain, the peerless North Indian tabla player, favors an impish strain of virtuosity. He's a fearsome technician but also …...Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development measures, including 1,675 flats for the residents of JJ clusters and two urban redevelopment projects in the national capital on Friday. Taking to his X handle, PM Modi said this was an important day for Delhi's development. "Today is an …...Read More

The Union Cabinet has cleared the “One Nation, One Election” (ONOE) Bill and it is likely to be tabled in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The party argues that ONOE will reduce cost, time, and energy spent on elections. However, the opposition views this as an attempt by the …...Read More

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met here on Friday and paid glowing tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, saying he was a towering figure in India's political and economic landscape whose contributions transformed the country and earned him respect worldwide. In a condolence resolution passed at the meeting, the …...Read More

Two people, a rider and the pillion, died after their bike crashed into a divider, throwing them off on the road in Hyderabad's Madhapur district. The incident took place on Friday night when the rider, supposedly under the influence of alcohol, was speeding on a 100-feet road near Ayyappa Society. …...Read More

IndiGo said stranded passengers were given hotels to stay in - either at the airport or outside. Thousands of passengers continue to be impacted by technical issues faced by IndiGo flights on the Istanbul-India sector. As hundreds of passengers scheduled to fly to India remain stranded in Istanbul, IndiGo will …...Read More

With air quality worsening again, stricter pollution curbs under GRAP 3 were reimposed in Delhi and surrounding areas, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CQAM), the Centre's pollution watchdog, said on Friday. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a set of emergency measures implemented in Delhi-NCR to tackle air …...Read More

Actor Allu Arjun, who was charged after a 35-year-old woman died during a stampede at a Hyderabad theatre during the premiere show of 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' last month, was granted regular bail by a local court on Friday. The actor was arrested on December 13 but was released a …...Read More

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya is likely to get married to Sivasri Skandaprasad, a renowned Carnatic singer, soon. Though no official statement has been made from either side, several reports suggested that the BJP MP from Bangalore South is set to get engaged to and marry Ms Skandaprasad, …...Read More