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Wholesale inflation eases to 13-month low of 0.85% in April as food, fuel prices soften

New Delhi, May 14 -- Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to a 13-month low of 0.85% in April as food prices and energy prices softened, data from the commerce ministry showed on Wednesda... Read More


Stalin, Opposition in war of words after Pollachi judgment

Chennai, May 14 -- The 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case verdict on Tuesday triggered a war of wars between Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and Leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) over... Read More


Austria's new FM Meinl-Reisinger condemns Pahalgam terror attack, discusses collective efforts for peace in Ukraine with EAM Jaishankar

Vienna, May 14 -- Austria's new Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger on Wednesday had a productive phone call with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, where they discussed strengthenin... Read More


UP: Man's body chopped in 6 pieces; wife, paramour held

VARANASI, May 14 -- In a chilling reminder to the Saurabh murder case reported from Meerut in which his wife Muskan and her friend Sahil were arrested, the Ballia police, on Tuesday, nabbed a woman an... Read More


'I apologise 10 times': MP minister backpedals after derogatory remark on Col Sofiya Qureshi sparks anger

New Delhi, May 14 -- Amid a row triggered by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah's recent derogatory remarks about senior Indian Army officer Colonel Sofia Qures... Read More


ECI launches capacity building programme for new batch of field-level electoral officers from Bihar, Haryana and NCT of Delhi

JAMMU, May 14 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India ShriGyanesh Kumar inaugurated a two-day capacity-building training programme for Booth Level Officers (BLOs), BLO Supervisors, Electoral Reg... Read More


SC grills Centre over blanket blood donation ban on some sections

New Delhi, May 14 -- In a crucial hearing on petitions challenging the blanket prohibition on blood donations by transgender persons, gay men, and sex workers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the U... Read More


Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP MLC Mayana Zakia Khanam quits party, joins BJP

India, May 14 -- A sitting member of Andhra Pradesh legislative council (MLC), Mayana Zakia Khanam, on Wednesday resigned from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) as well as her council membership and join... Read More


Indian minister calls colonel Sofia Qureshi 'sister of terrorists,' sparks controversy

Pakistan, May 14 -- A senior leader of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Shah, has sparked outrage by referring to Colonel Sofia Qureshi, a Muslim officer in the Indian Army, as the "sister ... Read More


Still anger among people: BJP leader Rajendra Agarwal on India-Pak understanding

Hapur, May 14 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajendra Agarwal hit out at Pakistan over the latter's aggression in the past few days after India launched the Operation Sindoor to target terrori... Read More