Damayanti Sen, a 1996-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been appointed as the member secretary of a commission probing atrocities against women and children in West Bengal.
The Supreme Court has ruled that no criminal proceedings should be initiated against authorities who are acting in good faith to implement its directions on controlling stray dog attacks.
The Supreme Court has refused to modify its earlier directions on the removal of stray dogs from public places.
A heated confrontation erupted at the MEA press briefing in Norway on Monday after Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng questioned why India should be trusted, citing alleged human rights violations "happening in the country," poor press freedom record, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi refusing to take critical questions.
Iran's parliament is set to vote on a controversial bill that proposes bounties for the assassination of United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, killing six people and injuring eight others.
India has been buying Russian oil regardless of the United States's sanctions waivers, a senior official from the petroleum ministry said on Monday.
A 33-year-old tourist from Tamil Nadu was killed after an elephant fell on her at the Dubare elephant camp in Karnataka's Kodagu district.
The Indian Railways has released the design of the country's first proposed bullet train, which will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the low conviction rates in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), noting that over 90% of such trials end in acquittals.
The West Bengal Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has decided to discontinue religion-based assistance schemes. The decision was announced after the second cabinet meeting on Monday.
In a shocking incident, railway staff discovered a woman's headless torso and limbs inside a trunk and bag on the Chhapra-Gomti Nagar Express at Lucknow's Gomtinagar station.
A 24-year-old woman in Greater Noida's Ecotech-III area allegedly died by suicide on Sunday night.
An Air India flight from Hyderabad to Mumbai was grounded on Monday after landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
The last messages of Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman who was found dead in her Bhopal home, have surfaced. The messages reveal her emotional distress and anxiety before her death.
A man who entered the morgue of victims from the Air India AI-171 crash has described horrific scenes, including the pilot's body still clutching the aircraft's controls.
The Supreme Court has expressed its disapproval of a two-judge bench's decision in January to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
A 23-year-old pregnant woman was brutally murdered by her husband in the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on May 14.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Norway on Monday, marking the first visit by an Indian prime minister in over four decades.
Cuba has acquired over 300 military drones and is contemplating their use against US targets such as the Guantanamo Bay base, US military vessels, and possibly Key West in Florida, according to classified intelligence obtained by Axios.
Iran is planning to impose fees on major technology companies for using subsea internet cables under the Strait of Hormuz, emboldened by its successful blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, reports said.
Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on Monday.
A massive fire broke out in a parking lot where several vehicles were parked near the railway line in Bihar Colony under the Farsh Bazar police station area of Shahdara district, Delhi, on Friday.
The Supreme Court of India has introduced a series of fuel-saving measures in line with the Union government's push to conserve resources amid the West Asia crisis.
A new study has revealed a strange and worrying trend in global rainfall patterns.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said that the mediation process by Pakistan has not failed yet but admitted that it is in a very difficult course.
Russia has backed India as a potential long-term mediator in the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the southwest monsoon will likely hit Kerala on May 26. The monsoon normally reaches Kerala around June 1 before moving north to cover the rest of India.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force's F-16 fighter jets escorted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft as it entered the country's airspace on Friday.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar district a temple.
The Rajasthan family at the center of this year's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) paper leak controversy is suspected to have leaked and sold exam papers in previous years as well.
