BEL engineer suspended for leaking critical information to Pakistan, probe underway
Mar 22, 2025, at 09:10 pm
Bengaluru: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has suspended Deeparaj Chandra, a 36-year-old engineer from its Product Development and Innovation Centre (PDIC), for allegedly leaking sensitive defence information to Pakistani operatives, media reports said.
Pune techie kills 3-year-old son over suspicion of wife’s infidelity
Mar 22, 2025, at 08:29 pm
Pune: A 38-year-old man in Maharashtra's Pune allegedly murdered his three-and-a-half-year-old son over suspicion that his wife was in an extra-marital relationship, media reports said.
Samajwadi Party MP’s ‘traitor’ remark on Rajput king Rana Sanga sparks BJP backlash in Parliament
Mar 22, 2025, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ramji Lal Suman's comments on Rajput king Rana Sanga in Parliament have ignited a political storm, drawing fierce criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
India's floriculture potential: Anthurium flowers exported from Mizoram to Singapore
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:50 pm
In a significant step towards enhancing India’s floriculture export potential, particularly from the North Eastern Region (NER), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture, Government of Mizoram, successfully facilitated the flagging off of the first consignment of Anthurium flowers from Aizawl, Mizoram, to Singapore.
Goa Shipyard launches second P1135.6 frigate
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:32 pm
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), one of India’s premier defence shipyards, achieved yet another historic milestone with the successful launch of ‘Tavasya’, the second frigate of Project 1135.6 (Yard 1259) today, March 22, 2025.
GI-tagged Indian jaggery exported from Muzaffarnagar to Bangladesh
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:16 pm
In a significant boost to India’s agricultural exports, a consignment of 30 metric tons (MT) of GI-tagged jaggery from Muzaffarnagar, a region renowned for its high-quality sugarcane, was flagged off for export to Bangladesh.
India, Italy discuss ways to expand bilateral military-focused cooperation during Rome meeting
Mar 22, 2025, at 05:58 pm
The 13th edition of the India-Italy Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting was successfully conducted from March 20-21 in Rome when the officials discussed identifying new avenues to expand the scope of bilateral military-focused cooperation.
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard ignites US-India partnership at Raisina Dialogue
Mar 22, 2025, at 05:51 pm
In a display of mutual respect and optimism, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard heralded the enduring partnership between the United States and India during her address at the prestigious Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. The event, held from March 17-19, gathered leaders and thinkers from across the Indo-Pacific to address critical geopolitical and economic challenges.
Fugitive preacher Zakir Naik meets Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan, India voices concerns
Mar 22, 2025, at 03:29 pm
The Indian government has expressed concerns over the hospitality extended to fugitive preacher Zakir Naik during his recent stay in Pakistan.
'Travelling in same direction': BJP's Jay Panda drops picture with Shashi Tharoor
Mar 22, 2025, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baijayant Jay Panda on Friday dropped a picture with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from their flight journey, days after the latter praised for Prime Minister Narendra Modi causing discomfort to the grand old party.
Mar 22, 2025, at 01:27 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said the southern states will have a diminished political strength with a lower representation in Parliament, demanding a "fair delimitation" from the Centre.
MK Stalin hosts mega multi-state meeting on delimitation in Chennai, BJP calls it drama
Mar 22, 2025, at 12:55 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is on Saturday hosting a multi-state meeting on the delimitation issue that has triggered a face-off between the state's incumbent and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Mar 22, 2025, at 11:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had named Justice Yashwant Varma, whose alleged unaccounted cash was recovered from his bungalow last week, in its First Information Report (FIR) in 2018 in connection with the Simbhaoli Sugars case, media reports said.
Ex-ISRO chief Somanath, 3 others appointed advisors to Andhra Pradesh govt
Mar 21, 2025, at 11:31 pm
Hyderabad: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath has been appointed as an advisor on space technology to the Andhra Pradesh government, along with four other experts, media reports said.
Bill Gates praises India’s space tech growth, hails Sunita Williams’ return
Mar 21, 2025, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has shared his thoughts on astronaut Sunita Williams' safe return to Earth and India’s growing influence in space technology.
Mar 21, 2025, at 11:02 pm
Meerut/IBNS: A video posted online has come into the fore in the gruesome murder case of the former Merchant Navy officer in Meerut showing the accused wife-Muskaan Rastogi playing Holi with her lover Sahil Shukla just 11 days after killing her husband, chopping up his body and leaving it to rot in a cement-lined drum.
NIT Silchar professor suspended over sexual harassment charges
Mar 21, 2025, at 10:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An assistant professor of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was suspended on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, media reports said.
'The more you ask, the more you will lose': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his demand for caste census
Mar 21, 2025, at 09:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed Rahul Gandhi for emphasising the need for a caste census a day after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said the exercise will help expose the "truth of inequality and discrimination" in the country.
Justice Yashwant Varma's transfer is not related to cash row probe: Supreme Court
Mar 21, 2025, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Refuting misinformation, the Supreme Court Friday said the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is not related to the inquiry into the alleged recovery of a huge pile of unaccounted cash at his home.
S Jaishankar extends India's full backing to Brazil presidency for successful outcome of COP30
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:34 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday extended India’s full backing to Brazil’s presidency for a successful and outcome-oriented COP30.
India, France participate in Varuna Naval Exercise
Mar 21, 2025, at 06:24 pm
The 23rd edition of the India-France bilateral naval exercise, known as Varuna, is taking place from March 19 to March 22.
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon visits Indian Navy's indigenously built destroyer INS Surat
Mar 21, 2025, at 06:14 pm
New Zealand Christopher Luxon, along with RAdm Garin Golding, Chief of Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy (CN-RNZN), visited the latest indigenously built destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Surat, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on Thursday.
Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka next month after attending BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand
Mar 21, 2025, at 04:29 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from April 4 to April 6 after attending the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Summit in Thailand, media reports said.
Air India flight services affected at Heathrow Airport amid London power outage
Mar 21, 2025, at 01:44 pm
Several flights, including those operated by Tata Group-owned Air India, were cancelled or diverted on Friday after an electric substation fire in London forced the city's busy Heathrow Airport to shut down till midnight.
Fire at Delhi HC judge's house leads to recovery of unaccounted cash, SC collegium acts
Mar 21, 2025, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire at a Delhi High Court judge's residential bungalow led to the recovery of a huge pile of unaccounted cash, prompting the Supreme Court collegium to swing into action, media reports said.
India should be a permanent UNSC member, Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar
Mar 21, 2025, at 01:20 am
Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar on Thursday said he feels India should be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:55 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Thursday said he shares a "very good relationship" with India, but the "only problem" he has with the country is that it is "one of the highest tariffing nations in the world."
Slovak Minister Juraj Blanar says his country is ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:22 am
Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar said on Thursday that his nation is ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
'48 MLAs honey trapped over 20 years': Targeted Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna demands probe
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:17 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna, who has been targeted with a failed honey trap, Thursday said today that not just him, but 48 MLAs have been targeted similarly over the last 20 years, media reports said.
'Unfounded': Air India responds to Lisa Ray's 'no empathy' charges
Mar 20, 2025, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to the allegations by Indian-Canadian actor Lisa Ray that Air India did not show empathy for her unwell father, the Tata Group airline said the claims were "unfounded".