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Centre picks Shashi Tharoor to head all-party delegation for 'exposing' Pak-backed terrorism globally | Rape convict, survivor express willingness to get married; exchange flowers in Supreme Court | 'Are nukes safe with irresponsible and rogue nation like Pakistan?': Rajnath Singh questions world | 'Go and apologise': Supreme Court slams Madhya Pradesh minister over remark against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi | 'Can timelines be imposed?': President Murmu's question to Supreme Court on Tamil Nadu verdict | 'Had Indira Gandhi been alive, I would've asked her why PoK was not taken back in Simla Agreement': Himanta Biswa Sarma | India's stand demanding vacation of Pak-occupied Kashmir unchanged: MEA | PM Modi visits Adampur Air Base days after Operation Sindoor | Jammu and Kashmir: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian | US: Two Indian students die in road mishap in Pennsylvania

Police question Puri-based YouTuber Priyanka Senapati for alleged association with 'Pakistani spy' Jyoti Malhotra

May 18, 2025, at 10:47 pm

Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials and Puri Police on Sunday quizzed Puri-based YouTuber Priyanka Senapati over her alleged association with vlogger Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested for charges of spying for Pakistan.

IIT Bombay suspends ties with Turkish universities amid backlash over Turkey’s military aid to Pakistan

May 18, 2025, at 08:46 pm

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has announced it is suspending its academic partnerships with Turkish universities, following growing public pressure to sever ties with Turkey over its military and strategic support to Pakistan during the recent Indo-Pak escalation.

Top LeT operative Saifullah Khalid killed in Pakistan

May 18, 2025, at 06:20 pm

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Saifullah Khalid, who is accused of having orchestrated several terror attacks in India, was killed in Pakistan's Sindh province, media reports said.

Social media user had warned NIA about YouTuber-turned-spy Jyoti Malhotra

May 18, 2025, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi: Months before she was taken into custody over allegations of spying for Pakistan, an Indian man had flagged concerns about travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra.

Malaysia: MoS Defence Sanjay Seth to lead the Indian delegation at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition

May 18, 2025, at 04:36 pm

Indian Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will lead an Indian delegation at the 17th edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025), being held at Langkawi, Malaysia, from May 20 to 24, 2025.

Massive fire breaks out at a building near Hyderabad's iconic Charminar, leaves 17 dead

May 18, 2025, at 01:07 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: At least 17 people, including a seven-year-old girl and several women, died after a massive fire broke out at a building near Hyderabad's iconic Charminar on Sunday morning, media reports said.

ECI suspends Bengal official for fraudulently handling voter data

May 18, 2025, at 01:58 am

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has suspended Arun Gorain, the assistant system manager of Kakdwip subdivision in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, following allegations of serious misconduct flagged by the district administration, media reports said.

7 MPs who will lead global outreach delegations to push India’s zero-tolerance message on terrorism

May 18, 2025, at 01:20 am

New Delhi: In a first-of-its-kind diplomatic move to counter Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, the Indian government on Saturday announced the formation of seven all-party parliamentary delegations that will represent the country on international platforms with a strong message of zero-tolerance for terrorism.

‘Misrepresentation of facts’: Centre on Rahul Gandhi’s claim India informed Pakistan before Operation Sindoor

May 17, 2025, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi: The BJP and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) have hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for alleging that the government informed Pakistan in advance about Operation Sindoor, calling his remarks misleading and a distortion of facts.

‘Nation needs my services, I am available’: Tharoor on key role in Op Sindoor outreach, downplays Congress snub

May 17, 2025, at 10:51 pm

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is set to lead one of the seven all-party delegations of MPs tasked with briefing key foreign partners on the recent India-Pakistan conflict, said he was ready to serve the country and underscored the need for a united national front.

Adopted daughter conspires with 2 men to kill mother in Odisha's Gajapati dist

May 17, 2025, at 09:33 pm

Paralakhemundi (Odisha): A 13-year-old girl has been arrested along with her two male friends for allegedly murdering a woman, who adopted and raised her since infancy, media reports said.

Delhi: 15 AAP councillors quit, float new outfit Indraprastha Vikas Party

May 17, 2025, at 08:35 pm

New Delhi: In a major blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 15 municipal councillors in Delhi have resigned from the party and launched a new political outfit named Indraprastha Vikas Party.

YouTuber arrested in Haryana for 'sharing' Indian military information with Pakistan

May 17, 2025, at 06:44 pm

Police have arrested a YouTuber from Hisar region in Haryana for allegedly sharing Indian military information with Pakistan.

India has shown it will no longer tolerate cross-border terror: PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza

May 17, 2025, at 06:07 pm

UK-based PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza recently praised India's Operation Sindoor and said the operation showed the country will no longer tolerate cross-border terror.

Former Pentagon official says India won diplomatically, militarily against Pakistan's aggression following Operation Sindoor

May 17, 2025, at 04:46 pm

Former Pentagon official and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Michael Rubin has said India won both diplomatically and militarily in response to the aggression launched by Pakistan recently.

Shashi Tharoor, who defended Modi govt over truce with Pak, was not Congress' choice for global outreach delegation

May 17, 2025, at 03:13 pm

New Delhi.IBNS: The Congress has revealed its Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor was not its choice to lead an all-party delegation to brief the world on India's anti-terrorism stand, shortly after the Modi government bypassed the recommendations to include the format diplomat in the list of cross-party leaders.

'I will not be found wanting': Shashi Tharoor on leading delegation for India's anti-terror stand briefing

May 17, 2025, at 01:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he was "honoured" and "won't be found wanting" when it comes to national service after the Modi government picked him to lead one of seven all-party delegations that will brief the partner nations India's strong message of zero-tolerance on global terrorism in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor.

Modi govt forms all-party delegations to brief world on Op. Sindoor, Shashi Tharoor bags major role

May 17, 2025, at 12:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who backed the Indian Armed Forces' Operation Sindoor and also the ceasefire, has been picked by the Modi government as the leader of a delegation which will carry forth to the world India's strong message of zero-tolerance on global terrorism.

India delays new Turkish ambassador’s acceptance ceremony indefinitely

May 17, 2025, at 01:15 am

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday indefinitely postponed a scheduled ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan where Turkish Ambassador-designate Ali Murat Ersoy was expected to present his Letter of Credence to the President of India, citing “scheduling” reasons, The Indian Express reported.

Modi govt picks Shashi Tharoor to head all-party delegation for 'exposing' Pak-backed terrorism globally

May 17, 2025, at 12:26 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP, former diplomat and public intellectual Shashi Tharoor, who strongly supported Operation Sindoor, has been named as a member of the all-party delegation that will visit different countries next week to expose Pakistan-backed terrorism on the global stage.

Indothai to take over Turkey-based Celebi’s ops at Mumbai Airport after security clearance revoked

May 16, 2025, at 11:54 pm

Mumbai: In a significant development at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, the government has signed an agreement with airport ground handling company Indothai to take over the staff and assets of Turkish ground handling giant Celebi, Financial Express reported.

Turkey-based aviation firm Çelebi approaches Delhi HC over India’s security clearance revocation

May 16, 2025, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi: Turkey-headquartered ground-handling firm Çelebi has moved the Delhi High Court against the Indian government’s decision to revoke its security clearance, arguing that the action was taken arbitrarily and without adequate justification.

Indian climber from Bengal dies after reaching Mount Everest summit, refused to descend Hillary Step

May 16, 2025, at 10:46 pm

An Indian climber and another from the Philippines died on Mount Everest, marking the first fatalities in the current March-May climbing season of the world's highest peak, media reports said on Friday.

'Cheap publicity': Omar Abdullah slams Mehbooba Mufti for opposing calls to revive Tulbul Navigation project

May 16, 2025, at 09:06 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his predecessor Mehbooba Mufti Friday engaged in a public spat on social media over calls for the revival of the Tulbul Navigation project after the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.

Amit Shah inaugurates new Multi Agency Centre at North Block, lauds Operation Sindoor as symbol of country's strategic strength 

May 16, 2025, at 06:51 pm

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the new Multi Agency Centre (MAC) at North Block in New Delhi when he said Operation Sindoor is a a unique symbol of the firm political will of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accurate information of intelligence agencies and the infallible strike capability of our three armed forces.

Narcotics, arms smuggling persist along Punjab border despite strict vigil

May 16, 2025, at 05:13 pm

In the weeks following the brutal terrorist strike in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed 26 lives, India’s northern frontier has been on edge.

Indian soldiers travel in first passenger train from Delhi to Srinagar

May 16, 2025, at 04:45 pm

Around 800 Indian Army soldiers on Tuesday completed the full rail journey from Delhi to Srinagar, via Katra, the first time such an event took place since the completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL).

Resignation of Madhya Pradesh minister, slammed for remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, not on the cards

May 16, 2025, at 03:03 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will follow the court order on his colleague Vijay Shah's controversial remarks on Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi denying any resignation from the state minister.

India wants IMF to re-think on its funding to Pakistan: Rajnath Singh in Bhuj

May 16, 2025, at 02:18 pm

Bhuj/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday raised an objection against the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s $1 billion funding to Pakistan and urged the international financial organisation to reconsider its decision.

Clear 25 percent of pending DA to govt employees within 4 weeks: Supreme Court to West Bengal

May 16, 2025, at 01:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal government to clear 25 percent of the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees within four weeks, media reports said.