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Irans seizure of a british-flagged oil tanker was allegedly due to a collision with an Iranian fishing boat. (Photo: AFP)

India in touch with Iran to secure release of Indians aboard...

The Stena Impero was seized on Friday by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

20 July 2019 4:40 PM IST

Relief and rehabilitation work is underway in the state. Chief Minister Kumar is working hard to provide maximum aid to the flood-affected people in the state, Jha said. (Photo:

Bihar floods: Opposition parties have no common sense, says Minister...

The minister said the state government ordered to transfer Rs 6,000 in bank accounts of at least 69,000 flood-affected...

20 July 2019 4:38 PM IST

PM Modi urged citizens to hold discussions on books they read and why they like them. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi becomes India's most admired man of 2019

With a total audience of over 100 million across social media platforms, PM Modi is also the second most follower...

20 July 2019 4:32 PM IST

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Veteran Congress leader and 3-time Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit passes away

Dilshit was under treatment for heart ailment in the national capital.

20 July 2019 4:14 PM IST

Chavans father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, a police official said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Thinking he killed wife, Rajasthan man hangs self in guilt with her...

The man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after a scuffle with his wife.

20 July 2019 4:13 PM IST

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik

Odisha's Patkura Bypoll underway, battle begins between BJP and BJD

It will be a high-stake affair as there are speculations that it could be the last election that Mohapatra contests.

20 July 2019 3:52 PM IST

Snus use has been linked to a decrease in tobacco smoking and smoking related diseases. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Tobacco consumption declined by 2-3 per cent in recent yrs in J&K:...

The government also underscored the importance of implementing a total ban on use of tobacco and its allied products.

20 July 2019 3:52 PM IST

Chavans father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, a police official said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Man strangulates girlfriend, hangs himself at lodge in Thane

According to police, the duo checked into the lodge around 1.30 pm on Friday and the incident came to light around 9.30...

20 July 2019 3:48 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Centre will not impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu: Sitharaman

As part of the Centre's 'EK Bharat Shreshta Bharat' scheme, efforts have been made to popularise Tamil in northern...

20 July 2019 3:47 PM IST

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Thursday slammed Telegu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu for claiming that there were no irregularities in Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) signed by the former government. (Photo: ANI)

As World Bank pulls out of Amaravati Project; TDP, YSRC trade barbs

YSR Congress leaders held the previous government responsible for World Bank's action.

20 July 2019 3:27 PM IST

IMA scam case: Mansoor Khan sent to ED custody till July 23

Khan was arrested and questioned after he landed at New Delhi airport from Dubai in the early hours of Friday.

20 July 2019 3:25 PM IST

Sonbhadra DM Anil Agarwal (Photo: ANI)

District Magistrate visits injured in Sonbhadra firing at hospital

Nine people were killed and several sustained injuries in an incident of firing over a land dispute at a village in...

20 July 2019 3:00 PM IST