'This is a time for us to focus on our mission': Shashi Tharoor on Congress colleagues' digs at him
Jun 01, 2025, at 02:15 pm
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is leading one of the seven delegations travelling abroad to expose Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorist attacks, said he is currently focusing on conveying India's message on terrorism and will get a chance to speak to his party colleagues on matters of discord once he returns.
Jun 01, 2025, at 12:12 pm
Kolkata Police's arrest of influencer Sharmistha Panoli over a communal post has sparked a political row, with BJP ally and Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan flagging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks and stating that "secularism must be a two-way street."
NIA raids multiple locations across states in Pakistan-linked espionage case
Jun 01, 2025, at 01:16 am
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday launched a coordinated search operation across 15 locations in eight states in connection with an espionage case linked to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives, media reports said.
May 31, 2025, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi: Hours after Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan publicly acknowledged that Indian fighter jets were downed during the recent military confrontation with Pakistan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, accusing it of misleading the public and demanding urgent accountability.
"Understood tactical losses … rectified: India’s CDS Anil Chauhan on aircraft losses in Op Sindoor
May 31, 2025, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi: India’s military has, for the first time, officially acknowledged the loss of fighter jets during the armed conflict with Pakistan earlier this May, while strongly denying that the hostilities ever approached the threshold of nuclear war.
May 31, 2025, at 06:01 pm
The Kolkata Police have arrested social media content creator Sharmishta Panoli from Gurugram on charges of promoting enmity and outraging religious feelings on social media.
India, EU to conduct three-day joint military exercise, counter-piracy operations remain in focus
May 31, 2025, at 03:15 pm
India and the European Union will conduct a joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean from June 1 to June 3, officials said on Saturday.
Operation Sindoor is now symbol of women's power: PM Modi in Bhopal
May 31, 2025, at 02:37 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed Operation Sindoor as the "symbol of women's power" addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal.
India's Defence exports top INR 21,000 crore
May 31, 2025, at 02:30 pm
India’s defence manufacturing sector has surged to unprecedented heights, posting a record production figure of ₹1.27 lakh crore in the fiscal year 2023–24, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday.
May 31, 2025, at 02:04 pm
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Washington, D.C. from May 27–29, 2025, for a series of high-level engagements with senior officials of the U.S. Administration when discussions ranging from joint military exercises to information-sharing frameworks were held.
After Modi's tour, Amit Shah to begin 2-day visit to West Bengal today
May 31, 2025, at 12:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost sounded the poll bugle in West Bengal, Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader Amit Shah will on Saturday kickstart his two-day visit to West Bengal.
The Tharoor effect: Colombia retracts condolence on Pakistan casualty in Operation Sindoor
May 31, 2025, at 10:23 am
Colombia has retracted its statement condoling the death in Pakistan due to India's Operation Sindoor conducted on May 7 and promised to issue a fresh one after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed his disapproval.
Rajya Sabha MPs to get latest gadgets like smart TV, projector, wearables for smooth functioning
May 30, 2025, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha members will now be provided with the latest gadgets to enable them to discharge their duties smoothly.
India eyes collaboration with France as US delays hit Tejas Mk-2, AMCA timelines
May 30, 2025, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi: With the United States delaying the delivery of engines critical to India’s next-generation fighter jet programmes, New Delhi is actively considering a strategic partnership with France’s Safran to develop more powerful and locally manufactured engines for the Tejas Mk-2 and the upcoming fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
Centre asks IndiGo to terminate pact with Turkish Airlines over Turkey's Pak support
May 30, 2025, at 09:28 pm
Sending out a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the Centre has asked IndiGo to terminate its aircraft lease agreement with Turkish Airlines within three months.
BSF damaged 118 Pakistani posts during Operation Sindoor: Amit Shah
May 30, 2025, at 06:36 pm
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday when he said the border force destroyed and damaged over 118 Pakistani posts during Operation Sindoor.
S Jaishankar, New Zealand Deputy PM discuss collaboration for stable Indo-Pacific region
May 30, 2025, at 05:56 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met New Zealand's Deputy PM Winston Peters when he thanked him for his country's support and showing of solidarity towards New Delhi following the Pahagam terror attack.
CBI arrests ED deputy director in Odisha over ₹20 lakh bribe allegation
May 30, 2025, at 05:27 pm
Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Chintan Raghuvanshi, a deputy director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) posted in Odisha, in connection with an alleged bribery case, officials said on Friday,according to media reports.
May 30, 2025, at 04:54 pm
The Indian community in France organised a Tiranga Rally in Paris to observe the success of Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian Armed Forces against terror hubs located in Pakistan and PoK earlier this month.
Thailand: Indian man attacked by tiger when he tried to click selfie with it in Phuket
May 30, 2025, at 04:24 pm
An Indian man, who was visiting Tiger Kingdom in Phuket, escaped with minor injuries after he was attacked by a tiger when he was trying to click a selfie with the animal.
Two Indian peacekeepers posthumously receive UN Medals
May 30, 2025, at 03:16 pm
Two Indian peacekeepers, who died while serving under the UN flag last year, were honoured on International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
US: CBP arrests Indian national Gurdev Singh, who is facing active child sex crime charges
May 30, 2025, at 02:45 pm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing arrested an Indian citizen who was encountered with an active felony arrest warrant from Indiana.
Operation Sindoor is not yet over, it's just a pause: Rajnath Singh
May 30, 2025, at 02:12 pm
"Operation Sindoor is not just a military action, but India’s frontal assault against terrorism, and if Pakistan resorts to anything evil or unethical, it will, this time, face the firepower and ire of the Indian Navy," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing officers and sailors onboard India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off the Goa coast on Friday.
Nine tourists go missing after bus falls into swollen Teesta river in Sikkim
May 30, 2025, at 01:49 pm
Gangtok/IBNS: Nine tourists went missing after a bus they were travelling in fell into the swollen Teesta river in Sikkim's Mangan on Thursday, media reports said.
Army reduced terrorist hideouts to ruins: PM Modi on Operation Sindoor in Bihar
May 30, 2025, at 12:50 pm
Patna/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Indian Army reduced the terrorist hideouts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond to ruins to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
May 30, 2025, at 12:12 pm
In what could be an embarrassment for his party back in India, Congress leader Salman Khurshid hailed the Modi government's historic step of Article 370 abrogation which he claimed had brought "prosperity" in Jammu and Kashmir.
'Disappointed': Shashi Tharoor on Colombia's condolence message for Pak deaths in Operation Sindoor
May 30, 2025, at 10:12 am
Bogotá/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed disappointment over Colombia's condolence message for the deaths caused by India's Operation Sindoor that busted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond in retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack.
Congress will take no action against Shashi Tharoor over his remark on Op Sindoor for now: Report
May 30, 2025, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has decided not to take any action against its Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor for now over his comments on Operation Sindoor, media reports said.
May 30, 2025, at 12:03 am
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad will return to India after his discharge from hospital in Kuwait where he was admitted during an official visit as part of an all-party Indian outreach delegation.
India rejects Team Trump's latest claim on tariffs' role behind ceasefire with Pakistan
May 29, 2025, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has firmly rejected, once again, the link between tariffs imposed by the United States and discussions with Washington, DC regarding the May 10 cessation of hostilities with Pakistan.