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Amit Shah launches language hub to ‘decolonise’ admin | India News

NEW DELHI: Continuing with his govt’s ‘decolonisation’ project, Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched an Indian languages section within the department of official language as a step towards dispensing with the role of English in official communication.“It would prove to be a milestone in the path to freeing administration from the influence of […]

‘I’m done living’: Techie jumps to death from 21st floor in Pune; police registers accidental death report | India News

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: In a distressing incident, a 25-year-old techie died after jumping from the 21st floor of a building in Pune’s Hinjawadi area. An official stated that the incident took place on May 31, and an accident death report was registered on Wednesday night. The deceased, identified as Abhilasha […]

In talks with EAM Jaishankar, Central Asia counterparts slam terrorism | India News

NEW DELHI: While underscoring India’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, external affairs minister S Jaishankar in bilateral meetings with his visiting Central Asian counterparts called for firmly countering terrorism in the region. Jaishankar had bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan ahead of the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue that […]

RCB victory parade stampede: FIR filed against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, event organisers; criminal negligence mentioned | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bengaluru Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against multiple parties, including the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee after the Wednesday stampede that claimed 11 lives.The FIR, lodged at the Cubbon Park Police Station stated criminal […]

Learning outcome India’s key school challenge: Unesco | India News

NEW DELHI: Despite achieving near-universal enrolment in primary education, India faces persistent challenges in ensuring learning outcomes and strengthening school leadership, says Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2024-25 released on Wednesday, reports . And the problem is not limited to the country. Global study: Few women leaders in edu serious concern New Delhi: “Most […]

RCB celebrations turn chaotic: Fans climb over car, crush vehicle – Video | India News

RCB’s title celebrations turned chaotic in Bengaluru on Wednesday, as a stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium left at least seven people feared dead and over 25 injured. A video showed a car being damaged after fans climbed over it during the frenzy. The clip showed the car’s shattered windshield and a severely dented roof, […]

G7 Summit 2025: PM Modi unlikely at G7 summit, in a first in 6 years | India News

File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) For the first time in 6 years, PM Narendra Modi is unlikely to be a part of the G7 summit that is being hosted this year by Canada June15-17. There’s no official invitation yet from Canada for the meeting in Alberta but Modi in all likelihood would not […]

‘Made a mistake of giving financial benefit to all women’: Ajit Pawar on Ladki Bahin scheme; Uddhav Sena cries voter bribe | India News

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday admitted that the state government made a “mistake” in extending financial benefits to all applicants of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana without sufficient scrutiny, attributing the lapse to time constraints ahead of last year’s assembly elections.“We made a mistake of giving the financial benefit […]

India lost jets but changed tactics to hit Pakistan hard: CDS | India News

File photo: CDS Anil Chauhan (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India did lose some fighter jets during the strikes on nine terror hubs in Pakistan and POK and the consequent retaliation on May 7, but then changed tactics to inflict major damage on airbases deep across the border before the ceasefire three days later, Chief […]

‘Dear mom and dad … ‘: Tej Pratap Yadav pleads for love, blames ‘greedy people’ for rift with Lalu, family | India News

NEW DELHI: A week after being expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and disowned by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday shared an emotional message on social media, addressing his parents Lalu and Rabri Devi. In the heartfelt note, he pleaded for their love and blamed political conspiracies for his […]