Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna on Friday said train fares will be raised in stages without affecting the commuters. The minister also said that discussions for the changes are going on. July will see some major changes in tickets including Aadhar-based authentication.
A day after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remark on the gang-rape of a law student, party leader and MLA Madan Mitra on Saturday made a shocking comment regarding the same case. Read on to know more.
An Air India flight from Mumbai to Chennai returned to its origin airport on Saturday, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed in a statement. "The crew of flight AI639 operating from Mumbai to Chennai on Friday, 27 June 2025, made a precautionary air-return to Mumbai," the statement read.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla for hoisting the Tricolour in space and said, "while you are away from our motherland, you are the closest to the hearts of Indians".
Saquib Nachan, the chief of the Islamic State's (ISIS) India operations, died at a hospital in Delhi on Saturday. Nachan, a former office-bearer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, had suffered a brain haemorrhage and was admitted to the capital city's Safdarjung Hospital. Here's more.
Swetcha Votarkar, a television news presenter was found dead at her residence in Hyderabad on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. Swetcha, 35, had been living with her mother and daughter at an apartment building in Chikkadpally area.
Republican Senators are working to pass Trump's $3.8 trillion tax cut and spending bill and send it back to the House for a final vote amid opposition from Democrats.
The Israeli military said it has eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a founding member of Hamas, who played a "significant role" in the October 7 attacks.
