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Kedarnath flood relics turned into sacred art

Mussoorie, Dec. 17 -- More than a decade after the devastating floods of 2013 ravaged Kedarnath Dham, the massive boulders brought down by the deluge are being imbued with new spiritual meaning as par... Read More


Japan-based Hindu monk picked for high rank of Niranjani Akhada

Haridwar, Dec. 17 -- A Japan-based Hindu monk, Swami Adityanand Giri, has been conferred the title of Mahamandaleshwar of Shri Taponidhi Niranjani Akhada, one of the highest pontifical ranks in the Ak... Read More


4.18mn names deleted from electoral rolls in SIR: Official

Jaipur, Dec. 17 -- At least 4.18 million names of voters have been removed from the first draft roll of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Rajasthan which was published on Tuesday. "This chunk of... Read More


1971 war a glorious saga of courage: CM on Vijay Diwas

Dehradun, Dec. 17 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said India now responds to every act of aggression with decisive force, asserting that "every bullet fired by the enemy is being answ... Read More


'Will remain CM till top Congress leaders wish'

Belagavi, Dec. 17 -- Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday reiterated that he will remain as the chief minister as long as the Congress high command wants him to continue. He also said that... Read More


MP govt withdraws Land Pooling Act

Bhopal, Dec. 17 -- The Madhya Pradesh government has cancelled the Land Pooling Act in Ujjain after the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, announced a protest ag... Read More


first hearing in nirav modi case to begin feb-end

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The first hearing on fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's appeal against his extradition to India, scheduled on Tuesday in London, was postponed till the end of February 2026, peopl... Read More


Quickly plug gaps to prevent digital arrests: SC to Centre

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Centre to consider implementing steps "immediately" to plug gaps in preventing digital arrest scams as it observed that the amount taken awa... Read More


Stalker kills chowkidar, ends life

Jamshedpur, Dec. 17 -- A stalker allegedly murdered a 25-year-old police chowkidar after she refused to marry him in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, police said, adding the accused later died by ... Read More


UP govt's supplementary budget on Dec 22

LUCKNOW, Dec. 17 -- The winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha commencing on December 19 will have four sittings. The state government will present its first supplementary budget for 2025-20... Read More