Category: India News

November 7th 2024 – In a sweeping investigation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently conducted raids across 16 locations linked to vendors associated with e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart. In a country with a booming e-commerce market projected to rise to $350 billion by 2030, such sweeping operations are proof that the government is stepping up…

November 4, 2024 – A tragic accident at the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail construction site in Gujarat has claimed the lives of three workers, with many others injured. The incident was reported by the close of the evening of November 4 at a larger construction site, which collapsed, raising concerns over worker safety and the manner…

Ahead of the elections to the Jharkhand Assembly, the INDIA coalition- comprising Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, RJD, and CPI-M- released a manifesto that pledges transformative welfare interventions for the people of the state. Some of the key assurances in the manifesto include the creation of 1 million jobs and free health insurance coverage of Rs…

In the latest exchange of diplomatic barbs, India has taken Canada to task over its recent allegations that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah supported anti-Khalistan activities, which further heightens the diplomatic friction between the two nations. This diplomatic spat erupted after Canada alleged involvement of India in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian…

The U.S. government has since informed Indian officials of Anmol Bishnoi’s location, notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s younger brother. Anmol is rumored to be in hiding in the United States after fleeing India to escape law enforcement. The Bombay Police have moved to the next stage of his extradition request to bring him back facing multiple…

In another significant development in the case of the gang-rape at RG Kar Medical College, protesting junior doctors discontented with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to be on the forefront again. They allege that since there had been lapses in the regular investigation process, critical forensic evidence may have been compromised or overlooked, in…

The IPL retention window for 2025 has witnessed some major upheavals and great choices by the franchises; Delhi Capitals decided not to retain Rishabh Pant as captain, Kolkata Knight Riders let go of Shreyas Iyer, and Chennai Super Kings retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player. Here’s a detail of the other noteworthy developments that…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent Diwali on October 31, 2024, with Indian jawans in Sir Creek, Gujarat, continuing his year-long tradition of celebrating the festival with members of the armed forces. This year, he visited Sir Creek, a strategically critical and disputed area on the India-Pakistan border in the Rann of Kutch, thus asserting important…

In a bizarre twist of events, what started off as a dispute between the Haryana police and Rajasthan police over a bus ticket has culminated into a challenge of bucketing between the police forces of the two states, leading to a sharper arrest notation over public transport vehicles of each state. The whole issue started…

Lucknow, October 30, 2024 – Celebrating the festivities, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath observed that his Diwali song to the state is based on the theme of unity and vigilance, while warning against impediments to the growth of Uttar Pradesh. While celebrating the festival, Adityanath focused on the continuous task for the building of infrastructure, fostering…