The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Thursday, the pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging his arrest by CBI in connection with the liquor policy case. As…
The Allowances and Pension of Members Amendment Bill, 2024 has been passed in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Proposed by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu the chief minister of the state, the bill…
In an unprecedented move, officials from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have filed a complaint with the Finance Ministry, accusing SEBI’s leadership of creating a toxic work…
President Droupadi Murmu has delegated powers to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena to constitute and appoint members to any authority, board, commission, or statutory body under any law…
The country has set ambitious energy targets, aiming to cut its carbon intensity by 45% and ensure that 50% of its cumulative electric power comes from renewables by 2030. Additionally, India plans to…
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved 10 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore to enhance defence…
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has unanimously passed an anti-rape bill, named Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill,…
More than two lakh state government employees of Himachal Pradesh did not receive their salaries on the first of the month, which is a serious step-up of the financial crisis in the state. This has…
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the recent torrential rain and subsequent floods in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Vijayawada, is the “biggest disaster” he has witnessed in the state in…
Avyaya’s Aerospace India Pvt Ltd is in the process of manufacturing and testing its Lethal Swarm Drones systems which is not just another drone system. It’s a marvel of cutting-edge technology,…
Officials said that on Monday, September 2, a landslip at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine’s new track in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir claimed the lives of three pilgrims. Immediately, the Mata…
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate officials have arrived at his house in Okhla in the national capital to arrest him. In a post on X, Khan said,…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday revised the polling day for Haryana Assembly polls from October 1 to October 5, this year as well as moved the counting of votes for both Jammu and…
Recently John Abraham opened up on the lack of faith he is met with from producers within the film industry. Although John has produced films such as Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe, and Batla House, all of…
Union Minister Giriraj Singh was attacked in Begusarai, Bihar, during a public meeting at the Balia Subdivision Office on Saturday. The incident occurred when a man attempted to assault the minister….
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark on a four-day visit to the United States beginning Friday, with the aim of strengthening the comprehensive global strategic partnership between the two…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held the 2+2 dialogue with their Japanese counterparts Minoru Kihara and Yoko Kamikawa and reviewed the bilateral…
Amid controversy over lack of reservation for scheduled castes (SCs) and tribes (STs), the Centre has cancelled the lateral entry recruitment announced last week.
In a letter to Union Civil Service…
Eleven people were killed and 26 injured when a pickup van collided with a private bus in the Salempur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday, officials said.
The accident occurred on the…
Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the third round of the India-Japan 2+2 Foreign-Defence ministers meeting will be held on August 20 in Delhi.
Addressing a press conference on Friday,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly advocated for ‘one nation, one election,’ urging political parties to work together to realise the dream. He contended that frequent elections are…
On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his famous ‘Tryst with destiny’ speech on the occasion of India’s first Independence Day. Fast forward to 2024, and Narendra Modi is delivering a speech…
Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in…
In a major development that is bound to shake up the auto industry in India, the Uttar Pradesh state government has decided not to reverse its recent policy of waiving registration taxes for hybrid…
The CBI has coordinated with the NIA and the Interpol for the return of Babbar Khalistan International terrorist Tarsem Singh who is wanted in connection with an RPG attack on the Intelligence…
An assistant director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was arrested in Delhi by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Mumbai-based…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the record gas production in the country and said self-reliance in the energy sector is very important in achieving the resolve of a developed India.
His…
Daljit Singh Chawdhary, IPS, assumed the additional charge of Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday. Chawdhary, currently the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),…
Over 190 roads were closed in Himachal Pradesh, where continuous rainfall has affected most parts of the state in the past four days, even as the local weather office issued a ‘yellow’ alert of heavy…
A day after 4 people were killed and 58 went missing after devastating cloudbursts in Himachal’s Shimla and Mandi district, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday confirmed that 49 people are…
A court in Delhi on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of an SUV driver and four other coaching centre owners in Old Rajinder Nagar area which was flooded following heavy rain and led to the deaths of…
Schools in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur and Uttarakhand’s Haridwar will remain closed from Monday to Friday (July 29 to August 2) due to Kanwar Yatra 2024. This year, Shivratri…
Days after three UPSC aspirants died due to flooding in the basement of Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi, its owner and CEO Abhishek Gupta, and his co-ordinator Deshpal Singh were arrested on…
All schools in Ghaziabad have been ordered to remain closed from July 29 to August 2 due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, as reported by The Indian Express. This decision was made by the district…
The question of whether the government will work up a law to provide a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) on agricultural produce has once again come up in the parliament.
On Friday, the…
Today (July 26) is a good day for India. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced that the 700-year-old Charaideo Moidams in Assam have been added to the UNESCO World…
In a dazzling twist of fortune, a 40-year-old Madhya Pradesh labourer has struck gold — more precisely, a 19.22-carat diamond worth nearly $100,000 (around Rs 83.7 lakh) — while digging on a modest…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Mandi, on a petition filed by a Kinnaur resident for setting aside her election on the…
India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the second phase of its ballistic missile defence system, demonstrating home-grown capabilities to defend against hostile missiles having a range of 5,000…
The body of Leading Seaman Sitendra Singh, who went missing following a major fire onboard India’s frontline warship INS Brahmaputra at the naval dockyard in Mumbai was found on Wednesday, officials…
The 2024 budget was presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The 48 lakh 20 thousand crores that make up this budget. For each ministry, distinct funds have been set aside in this…
The Congress on Sunday sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker’s position for the Opposition in the all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament session, and raised the issue of paper…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full Indian budget on July 23. This will be the seventh time she will present the budget under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government….
As India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2024 on July 23, Firstpost reflects on another July Budget, which is known for its transformative effect on the country’s…
The NIA has arrested a key aide of Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa in a major terror network case involving the supply of deadly weapons for extortion from…
The CBI has arrested two persons including a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case who allegedly stole the paper from a National Testing Agency’s trunk in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, officials said…
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested two more people linked to the NEET question paper leak case. The two men, Pankaj Kumar and Raju Singh were arrested from Patna and Jabalpur…
The Central government announced today that the Supreme Court has appointed its first judge from the violent northeastern state of Manipur. Being the first judge from Manipur to serve on the Supreme…
INDIA bloc parties won 10 assembly seats, while the BJP clinched two and an Independent one, as votes were counted on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week on 13 seats in seven states….
The INDIA bloc has won eight of 13 Assembly seats in the bypoll elections, giving the ruling BJP-led NDA a tough fight.
Making her poll debut, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s…
The INDIA bloc is leading in 10 out of 13 Assembly seats while the Aam Aadmi Party has won the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency. The results of by-polls in 13 Assembly seats will be declared on…
It’s been yet another week of controversies in India.
A hit-and-run case in Mumbai involving a Shiv Sena leader’s son continues to unravel. Another shocker came from neighbouring Pune, where a trainee…
A panel framing rules for Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is trying to ensure that data provided by live-in couples remains protected but feels that information about those aged between 18 and 21…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday morning after he complained of back pain. The Defence Minister is stable and currently…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday was admitted to AIIMS at around 3 pm after he complained of back pain. He was admitted to the neuro department of the hospital.
The hospital’s public…
New Delhi: Taken by surprise when heavily armed men ambushed their convoy but quickly gathering themselves, soldiers of the 22 Garhwal regiment fired more than 5,100 rounds to protect their injured…
Voting for the bypolls in 13 Assembly seats across seven states – West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh – are underway on Wednesday, July 10. The…
Bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies in seven states will be held on Wednesday. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some…
A woman died after the two-wheeler on which she was travelling with her husband was hit by a BMW car in Mumbai’s Worli area in the early hours of Sunday, a police official said. The car was being…
Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede incident that claimed 121 lives, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday.Subsequently, the accused was sent to…