'Hollow understanding': DMK rebuts Pawan Kalyan’s Hindi remarks
Mar 15, 2025, at 08:24 pm
Chennai: After Tamil Nadu’s MK Stalin government escalated the language conflict with the Centre by even omitting the rupee symbol in its Budget, TDP leader Pawan Kalyan accused the DMK of hypocrisy, pointing out that it allows Tamil films to be dubbed in Hindi for commercial gains, media reports said.
Nepali Foreign Minister Deuba visits New Delhi to attend Raisina Dialogue
Mar 15, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba visited New Delhi on Friday to attend the Raisina Dialogue.
Kapurthala’s Vande Bharat coaches to hit tracks soon
Mar 15, 2025, at 06:17 pm
In a bold stride towards modernizing India’s railway fleet, the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala has commenced production of the highly anticipated Vande Bharat coaches. This initiative marks a pivotal enhancement in the nation’s semi-high-speed train network, aiming to boost passenger comfort, elevate travel speeds, and reinforce safety standards.
Geneva: India participates in 353rd governing body meeting of International Labour Organisation
Mar 15, 2025, at 06:06 pm
The 353rd Governing Body meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 10 to March 20, 2025.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister says Narendra Modi may visit Colombo next month
Mar 15, 2025, at 04:52 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka in April, and he is expected to sign several new agreements with the neighbouring nation, media reports said.
Bengal's Birbhum witnesses violent clashes over Holi; internet suspended, heavy security deployed
Mar 15, 2025, at 02:56 pm
Kolkata: Violent clashes between two groups broke out over Holi celebrations in West Bengal's Birbhum on Friday, forcing the state government to suspend internet services in the affected areas of the district, media reports said.
Haryana BJP leader shot dead by neighbour over land dispute, incident caught on camera
Mar 15, 2025, at 01:30 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Surendra Jawahar was on Friday shot dead by his neighbour over a land dispute in the Sonipat district, media reports said.
Mar 15, 2025, at 11:44 am
Vadodara/IBNS: The 20-year-old law student, whose car crashed into multiple vehicles killing one woman in Vadodara, has claimed his view was blocked by the airbag that had opened inside his four-wheeler, media reports said.
Mar 15, 2025, at 09:32 am
An Indian student who was studying in the US has self-deported herself from the country, days after her student visa was revoked due to participation in the pro-Palestine protests.
4 assailants gun down man waiting for 'Sehri' prayers outside home in Aligarh
Mar 15, 2025, at 03:04 am
Aligarh/IBNS: Four men on a motorcycle gunned down a man standing near his house, waiting to have 'sehri' (the pre-dawn meal consumed by Muslims before fasting during the month of Ramzan), in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Friday.
Man attacks people with iron rod inside Golden Temple in Amritsar, leaves 5 injured
Mar 14, 2025, at 08:54 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: At least five people were injured when a man attacked them with an iron rod at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, media reports said.
MHA seeks full proposals to prosecute three IAS officers in J&K arms licence scam
Mar 14, 2025, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi: Two months after granting approval to prosecute Jammu and Kashmir Revenue Secretary Kumar Rajeev Ranjan over alleged irregularities in arms licences, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the union territory’s administration to submit “complete proposals” for similar sanctions against three other officers—Yasha Mudgal, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, and Neeraj Kumar, The Indian Express reported.
India, Bangladesh Naval exercise held amid deteriorating ties following Hasina's ouster
Mar 14, 2025, at 05:19 pm
The India-Bangladesh Naval Exercise Bongosagar 2025 and Coordinated Patrol was conducted in the Bay of Bengal this week amid strained ties between the two neighbouring nations in recent months following the ouster of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
Vadodara: Drunk driver crashes his car into multiple vehicles, kills woman, screams 'another round'
Mar 14, 2025, at 01:28 pm
Not disrespectful: Tamilian who designed rupee symbol reacts to Stalin govt's currency move
Mar 14, 2025, at 11:50 am
Chennai/IBNS: Design expert and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the rupee symbol, has reacted to the Tamil Nadu government's controversial decision to replace the sign with a Tamil word, media reports said.
Putin thanks PM Modi, Trump in his first comment on Ukraine ceasefire proposal of US
Mar 14, 2025, at 12:59 am
Moscow/IBNS: Making his first comment on the United State's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday thanked President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for devoting time to the issue.
'We will thwart conspiracies hatched by Centre': Revanth Reddy on delimitation exercise
Mar 14, 2025, at 12:21 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Thursday said the delimitation exercise, which is scheduled to take place before the 2029 general election, is meant to limit South India and reduce its importance.
Tamil Nadu govt's move to replace rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset: Nirmala Sitharaman
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:36 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK over its move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), saying it "promotes secessionist sentiments".
Chennai doctor, his wife along with two sons die by suicide due to huge debt: Cops
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:01 pm
Chennai/IBNS: A family of four - a doctor, his wife, and two sons - were found dead at their home in Chennai's Anna Nagar on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Rajasthan: Congress leader calls Madhuri Dixit 'second grade' actress, stirs fresh controversy
Mar 13, 2025, at 07:39 pm
Jaipur: Days after a Congress leader faced backlash over remarks about Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, another party member has sparked controversy with comments on actress Madhuri Dixit, media reports said.
₹ symbol, replaced in Tamil Nadu Budget, was designed by ex-DMK MLA’s son
Mar 13, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Chennai: The rupee symbol, which was replaced by DMK-led state government in its Budget document with a Tamil letter, was designed by the son of ex-DMK MLA and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam.
Mamata govt bans Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat, BJP fumes
Mar 13, 2025, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has stirred a row by imposing a ban on celebrations of Hindu festival Holi in Shantiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat triggering sharp responses from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Amid language debate, Tamil Nadu drops rupee symbol in state budget
Mar 13, 2025, at 03:12 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday dropped the rupee symbol in the promotional material of the state budget 2025-2026 amid the ongoing language debate in the state, media reports said.
US-wanted Lithuanian man arrested in Kerala for $96 billion crypto laundering
Mar 13, 2025, at 02:32 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: A Lithuanian national wanted in the US for orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency fraud has been arrested in Kerala, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:45 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada actress Ranya Rao has detailed how she picked up the gold bars meant for smuggling at the Dubai International Airport and also revealed her meticulous plan to conceal the items, media reports said.
Lithuanian Man arrested in Kerala for running crypto exchange at US request
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:15 pm
The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Kerala Police have arrested a Lithuanian individual whom the United States wanted for setting up cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, allegedly to launder the proceeds of criminal activities from a homestay located in the southern town of Varkala.
Scientist killed in assault by neighbour over parking argument in Mohali
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:59 pm
Mohali/IBNS: A 39-year-old scientist at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) on Tuesday died after he was assaulted by his neighbour over an argument related to a parking issue in Sector 66 of Mohali, media reports said.
British woman tourist raped in Delhi hotel by man she befriended on social media
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A British woman tourist was allegedly raped by a Delhi man whom she had befriended on Instagram, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:34 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Bengaluru court has barred media houses from publishing and telecasting any defamatory statement against Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who has been arrested for alleged gold smuggling, media reports said.
Karnataka govt withdraws CID probe over 'police role' in Ranya Rao's smuggling case
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:16 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has withdrawn the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into the 'police role' in connection with Kannada actress Ranya Rao's gold smuggling case after the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the investigation, media reports said.