Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit is the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). He takes over from Tapan Kumar Deka, whose extended term is ending soon. Dixit, from the 1993 Telangana IPS batch, ...

Gold futures slumped by Rs 2,308 to Rs 1.43 lakh per 10 grams on Wednesday, tracking losses in global markets as a rally in crude oil rates dented the appeal of the precious metal amid escalating ...

Two sealed plots in Amritsar’s Sultanwind suburb tell a bigger story. For years, National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators have tracked how 500 kilograms of Pakistani heroin, smuggled by sea ...

Climate change is forcing us to rethink not only how we protect wildlife, but also where that protection should take place. The case for conventional display-oriented zoos deserves fresh scrutiny. The ...

Bangladesh does not want its friendly ties with India to deteriorate over the long-pending Teesta water-sharing agreement, a ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands ...

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday temporarily withdrew interest rate ceiling on fresh Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposits of 3-5 years’ maturity till September 30, a move aimed at attracting ...

The Delhi Ridge Management Board is scrutinising 34 proposals for non-forestry use of Ridge and forest land, including projects at the PBG parade ground, JNU and Nehru Place.

Seven women devotees died and 25 people were injured in a stampede near the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due to a heavy rush of ...

The 2027 census will collect caste details, for the first time since 1931, along with information on bank accounts, Aadhaar numbers and passport numbers. This is the first time caste will be ...

In a tragic incident, former West Bengal minister and deputy speaker of the State Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was on Sunday found dead in mysterious circumstances. The close Mamata Banerjee aide was a ...

JFE Steel Corporation has acquired an additional 25% stake in JSW JFE Kalinga for ₹7,875 crore, taking its total holding to 50% and strengthening the joint venture with JSW Steel through equal ...