New Delhi: India has set aside Rs 6,21,940 crore for defence spending in 2024-25, virtually keeping the same amount allocated in the interim budget amid the continuing border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as concerns over the evolving security situation in the strategic waterways.

New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Minority Affairs has increased by Rs 574.31 crore to Rs 3,183.24 crore for 2024-25 as against the revised estimate of Rs 2,608.93 crore in 2023-24.

Chhatarpur (MP): A probe is underway after a Dalit sanitary worker alleged thrashing by police personnel in Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh for overtaking their official vehicles, an officer said on Tuesday.

Guwahati: Assam Police have launched a massive search for eminent singer, music composer and director Ramen Barua, who has been missing since Monday, a police officer said.

New Delhi: The keenly watched proceedings in the Supreme Court on NEET-UG 2024 on Tuesday saw a heated exchange of words between Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and an advocate intent on speaking out of turn, with the CJI warning the lawyer he will have him removed from the courtroom.

Haridwar: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) of Uttarakhand successfully rescued a Kanwariya from drowning in the Ganga River at Haridwar. A video capturing the daring rescue by an SDRF jawan has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread praise.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the case pertaining to the death of a 23-year-old man who was seen in a viral video being purportedly assaulted and forced to sing the national anthem during the communal riots here in 2020.

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at the government over the Union Budget, saying he is glad that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has read the Congress 2024 manifesto after the Lok Sabha poll results.