Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav and some others, official sources said Thursday.

Shimla: Facing flak over minister Vikramaditya Singh's announcement on mandatory display of names by street vendors, the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday said no such decision has been taken.

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Aman Chopra, a prominent news anchor with News18 India, is under fire for attempting to communalize the tragic murder of a woman in Bengaluru. The body of Mahalakshmi, 29, was found chopped into 59 pieces inside a refrigerator at her residence on September 21, shocking the city and sparking intense media coverage.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court's verdict which contained certain observations against the state while quashing the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots.

Patna: At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned and three others went missing while taking holy dips in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, the state government said on Thursday.

The Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi has expressed strong disapproval of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who they referred to as the ‘last hope of Indian democracy,’ for allegedly emerging as a brand ambassador of unregulated and illegal tourism in Wayanad. The committee accused Gandhi, along with Minister P.A. Mohammad Riaz and MLA T. Siddique, of promoting tourism projects that are causing severe environmental damage and undermining the livelihoods of farmers and tribals in the district.

Mallikarjun Kharge, National President of the Indian National Congress and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, criticised the Modi government's "Make in India" initiative, stating it has negatively impacted the country's manufacturing sector over the past decade. He emphasised that the average growth rate of the manufacturing sector from 2014-15 to 2023-24 is only 3.1%, in contrast to 7.85% during the Congress-UPA regime from 2004-05 to 2013-14.

Journalist Ravish Kumar has recently criticized mainstream media outlets for their coverage of Kashmir, particularly during the ongoing elections in the region. In a post on X, Kumar targeted what is commonly referred to as 'Godi Media'—a term used in India to describe news channels that are perceived as being overly supportive of the ruling BJP government. He expressed concern that these outlets are more focused on promoting party narratives than addressing the real issues faced by the people of Kashmir.