Aug 25, 2026, at 03:54 pm
India’s efforts to introduce prominent nutritional warnings on packaged foods have faced resistance from some of the world’s largest food companies, even as concerns over obesity and unhealthy diets grow.
Kolkata Metro expansion: KMC clears long-stalled Baranagar–Barrackpore corridor after 15 years
Aug 25, 2026, at 03:50 pm
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the long-delayed Baranagar–Barrackpore Metro Corridor, paving the way for work on the 12-km Pink Line along B.T. Road after nearly 15 years of uncertainty.
Aug 25, 2026, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks as it heard his challenge against his conviction in a 2013 rape case.
Supreme Court issues notice to 20 rebel TMC MPs in disqualification plea
Aug 25, 2026, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs in a petition seeking their disqualification from the Lok Sabha over their alleged defection from the party.
Aug 25, 2026, at 01:25 pm
Prayagraj/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a minor student from Prayagraj seeking permission to wear a headscarf with her prescribed school uniform, holding that students cannot alter an institution’s dress code according to individual preferences.
Aug 25, 2026, at 09:33 am
Karnataka's Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has ordered the suspension of food licences issued to Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket until further orders, after the e-commerce platforms were found to be selling poisonous Datura (Dhatura) fruits and seeds as food products.
150 Pakistani Sindhi brides reach India for long-delayed weddings
Aug 25, 2026, at 06:36 am
Around 150 Pakistani Sindhi women and their relatives have reached India through third-country air routes to marry their Indian partners, after visa restrictions and the closure of the Wagah-Attari route left their wedding plans in limbo.
Vijay's big freebie push: 3 LPG cylinders, expanded free bus travel for women
Aug 25, 2026, at 12:46 am
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced three free LPG cylinders a year for families with an annual income below Rs 2.5 lakh, along with expanded free bus travel for women and free bus rides for transgender persons.
NEET protest back on street: CJP announces Sept 5 Delhi march over 'unkept promises'
Aug 24, 2026, at 10:11 pm
Barely four weeks after calling off its NEET paper leak protest, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a fresh mobilisation in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to fulfil commitments made to protesters.
Aug 24, 2026, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s rapidly expanding platform economy could offer women greater flexibility and access to employment, but limited financial inclusion, inadequate digital literacy, safety concerns and restrictive social norms continue to hold back their participation, according to an ILO-NCAER policy brief released on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Smash Patriarchy’ push faces backlash over Manusmriti, hijab and women’s rights
Aug 24, 2026, at 01:24 pm
Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to make women’s autonomy the centrepiece of his latest youth outreach has quickly turned into a wider political argument over Manusmriti, patriarchy, religious practices and the Congress leader’s approach to women’s rights.
India wanted media presence without questions at Modi-Trump G7 meeting, recalls Gor
Aug 24, 2026, at 09:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India had requested that media be allowed into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in France in June, but without a full-fledged press conference or questions from journalists, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has claimed.
Three newborns die after fire breaks out in Amravati hospital NICU in Maharashtra
Aug 24, 2026, at 08:42 am
Amravati/IBNS: Three newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Amravati District Women's Hospital in Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday.
Aug 24, 2026, at 12:18 am
A poster describing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “real-life Batman” was recently put up near the Congress’ Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary, drawing strong reactions from social media users.
JeM base back on its feet? Bahawalpur complex rebuilt after India’s 2025 'Operation Sindoor' strikes
Aug 23, 2026, at 11:32 pm
Nearly 15 months after India carried out precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters at Markaz Subhan Allah in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur has reportedly been completely reconstructed, media reports said.
Bengal gets mega defence boost: Rajnath Singh launches 5 major GRSE, YIL projects
Aug 23, 2026, at 07:55 pm
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation for five brownfield expansion projects of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), a Navratna Defence PSU, and Yantra India Limited (YIL) at GRSE Bhavan in Kolkata.
Piyush Goyal to lead India’s largest business delegation to Japan to deepen trade ties
Aug 23, 2026, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead more than 200 Indian business representatives on a four-day visit to Japan from August 24 to 27.
Bangladesh’s Endless Persecution of Minorities
Aug 23, 2026, at 05:15 pm
There is no end to the persecution of religious minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The crisis peaked during the interim administration led by Dr Muhammad Yunus.
PM Modi meets space startup CEOs as India’s private space sector expands
Aug 23, 2026, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief executives of Indian space startups on Sunday, highlighting the role of policy support, investor confidence, and private-sector innovation in expanding India’s space industry.
Justice Sanjay Karol retires from Supreme Court; leaves legacy of compassion, inclusion
Aug 23, 2026, at 12:09 pm
Justice Sanjay Karol retired from the Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing to a close a distinguished judicial career marked by compassion, accessibility and a strong commitment to nurturing young members of the legal profession.
22-feet Ganesh idol collapses during Mumbai arrival ceremony, 2 killed, 5 injured
Aug 23, 2026, at 11:04 am
Two people were killed and five others injured after a 22-foot-tall Ganesh idol fell on devotees during the arrival ceremony of 'Bhuleshwaracha Raja' in south Mumbai late Friday night.
Singapore-bound cargo ship with 24 onboard sinks off Odisha, coast guard rescues two
Aug 23, 2026, at 10:02 am
A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of iron ore sank around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search and rescue operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy.
Activist Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest before E20, sugar price protest
Aug 22, 2026, at 09:31 pm
Delhi/IBNS: A planned protest over rising sugar prices and the Centre's E20 fuel policy turned into a confrontation at activist Tehseen Poonawalla's residence on Saturday, after he claimed Delhi Police prevented him from leaving home for Jantar Mantar.
Aug 22, 2026, at 06:29 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met representatives and stakeholders from the hill areas of West Bengal to discuss issues concerning the region’s population.
From promise to protest: Why Annapurna Bhandar has become a test for BJP govt in Bengal
Aug 22, 2026, at 04:27 pm
A welfare promise that helped the BJP campaign for power in West Bengal is now confronting its first major political test on the streets.
‘Modi Chalisa’ at Press Club of India sparks row: PCI distances itself from PM cutout worship event
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Press Club of India (PCI) has denied any involvement in the worship of a cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event after videos of the incident went viral on social media.
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:06 pm
An Indian teenager managed to buy an iPhone but failed to pay the EMI, leading to a fight with family members and eventually to their deaths in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The controversy over the clash between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI) has triggered mixed responses within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the new ruling party in West Bengal faces fresh political condemnation over the violence.
‘Reservation for poor, not caste’: Why protesters flooded Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
Aug 22, 2026, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Within a month of the culmination of the NEET paper-leak protests, Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday witnessed another major demonstration, this time by protesters opposing caste-based reservations and demanding that economic status be considered the primary criterion for providing reservation benefits, media reports said.
Dalit woman 'gangrape-murder' shocker in Karnataka: 4 arrested after body found in well
Aug 22, 2026, at 01:29 pm
Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged gangrape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hokrani village of Karnataka’s Raichur district, media reports said.