Mayawati sacks nephew Akash Anand over father-in-law’s retirement demand

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday announced sacking her nephew Akash Anand from the party, hours after his father-in-law and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth announced his retirement from…

India news Live Updates, 10 September 2026: MK Stalin tells CM Vijay ‘you turned the Assembly into a place where reels are shot’

NIA keeps probe open against 7 foreigners; anti-terror charges possible

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has established that a US national and six Ukrainians, arrested for their alleged links with Indian ethnic armed groups, had links with Myanmar-based groups, but has not…

China, Russia presidents to arrive for BRICS summit, Delhi Police deploys 30,000 personnel

Security has been stepped up at hotels in Chanakyapuri ahead of the BRICS summit, with the presidents of China and Russia scheduled to arrive in the Capital later this week, officials said.…

Toys, fruits, diet chart: Odisha zoo rolls out red carpet for 5 orangutans

A temperature-contr­olled quarantine facility, round-the-clock monitoring, bananas and apples every two hours, and plenty of toys and slings — the Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar is leaving no stone unturned to care for…

Uttarakhand voter-deletion puzzle: Why 4 plains districts account for 85% of Form-7s

Over 85% of the Form-7 applications seeking deletion of names from Uttarakhand’s electoral rolls have come from just four districts — Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun and Nainital — putting the spotlight…

TV anchor who hosted debate on Muslim cleric’s remarks on women booked in Kerala

The Kerala police have registered a case against senior television journalist Aparna Kurup for her remarks during a debate on Muslim cleric Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musliyar’s diktat on women’s conduct in public places.…

Ashamed at delays, won’t attend inauguration: Nitin Gadkari on Mumbai-Goa highway

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he felt “ashamed” over the prolonged delay in completing the Mumbai-Goa highway and vowed action against errant contractors and officials. Speaking…

West Asia on boil, sherpas try to bridge divide within BRICS

With the war in West Asia flaring up following the exchange of strikes between the US and Iran, the BRICS Sherpas, the most senior negotiators from the 11 member countries of the…

In Bihar, a fresh push to promote Urdu among government employees

A 70-day Urdu course. That’s what the Bihar government is offering to help promote the state’s second official language, Urdu. The online certification course, which will begin on October 13, is meant…