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Dalit activists alleged that the 2018 riots were instigated by right-wing leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote. However, the Pune police in its investigation alleged that the riots were orchestrated by Urban Naxals and arrested nine renowned social activists. (Photo: PTI)

Bhima-Koregaon case: NIA chargesheets eight activists, including...

NIA spokesperson Sonia Narang said the charge-sheet was submitted before a designated court

9 Oct 2020 5:14 PM IST

A file image of indigenously built Tejas LCA

HAL employee arrested for supplying Indian fighter aircraft details to...

The man was supplying secret information about Indian fighter aircraft and their manufacturing unit to ISI, a police...

9 Oct 2020 4:14 PM IST

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal at an all-party meeting on October 6.

Bodoland Territorial Council polls to be held in December

The polls, scheduled for April 4, was postponed indefinitely in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Oct 2020 1:04 PM IST

Siddique Kappan (PTI photo)

Protest mounts over arrest of Kerala scribe arrested en route Hathras

Kerala journalistsâ€™ body organises protest meetings, to initiate email campaign

9 Oct 2020 12:47 PM IST

Ravaged filling station near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha petrol pump explosion: One succumbs to injury

Police to send mutilated human organs recovered from blast site for DNA test

9 Oct 2020 10:53 AM IST

Representational image.

NIA arrests 2 suspected ISIS operatives in Bengaluru

The NIA also stated that they had played a very significant role in radicalisation of the members of the group

8 Oct 2020 8:29 PM IST

The Nation Wants to Know: Arnab Goswami

Arnab Goswami-'s Republic TV in trouble after Mumbai Police exposes...

Hansa filed a complaint of the TRP racket, following which an offence was registered, the police said.

8 Oct 2020 7:32 PM IST

She was raped by eight persons, including police personnel deployed on Covid-19 lockdown duty in Bhubaneswar around two months ago, the complaint said. (Representative Image)

Crimes against women: Disha Bill to soon be passed in Maharashtra...

In February 2020, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had announced to bring a law on the lines of the â€˜Disha...

8 Oct 2020 1:51 PM IST

The Shaheen Bagh protest site.

Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh: Protest, but only at designation places

The top court-'s verdict came on a plea against the anti-CAA protests which had led to blocking of a road in Shaheen...

8 Oct 2020 1:09 PM IST

Ex-CBI director Ashwani Kumar.

Former CBI director Ashwani Kumar dies by suicide in Shimla

The body of Kumar (69), a 1973-batch IPS officer, was found hanging at his residence in Brockhurst, near Chhota Shimla,...

8 Oct 2020 11:48 AM IST

Policemen keep watch after the state government imposed prohibitory orders in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in Kochi, Kerala, India. (PTI)

Kerala COVID cases cross 10K mark, two more ministers virus infected

Ministers M M Mani and K T Jaleel-'s diagnosis make it five members of the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet testing positive for...

8 Oct 2020 11:37 AM IST

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, right, smile at the start of their luncheon meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Ap Photo

MEA Jaishankar meets Japanese counterpart, calls for inclusive...

The agreement promotes cooperation in capacity building, research and development, security and resilience in the areas

7 Oct 2020 7:00 PM IST