Wayanad landslides: Death toll touches 140, rescue operation ongoing
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:31 pm
The death toll due to the landslides in southern Indian state Kerala's Wayanad region has touched 140 as rescue operations are still ongoing to track those missing, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath govt passes stringent 'love jihad' law, includes life imprisonment as punishment
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:29 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday passed a stringent bill to amend an anti-conversion law, making punishments harsher for those found guilty.
Keep insulting, I'll keep fighting for Dalits, tribals: Rahul Gandhi slams Anurag Thakur in LS
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A debate over caste census, which has been a long-standing demand spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, took a personal turn in Lok Sabha on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur attacked the opposition saying those whose caste is unknown are calling for an enumeration.
Minister Anastasia Bondar hopeful Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit conflict-hit Ukraine soon
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:38 pm
Ukraine's deputy minister of culture and information policy Anastasia Bondar has expressed hope that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit conflict-hit Ukraine.
Maharashtra: US woman found tied with tree in forest, case filed against former husband
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:04 pm
Police have registered a case of attempted murder against the former husband of an American woman who was found tied to a tree with an iron chain inside a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district on Saturday, media reports said.
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Kozhikode/IBNS: The death toll in the massive landslide in Kerala's Wayanad has climbed to 56 and it could rise as over 100 are feared missing in the hilly areas near Meppadi.
Jul 30, 2024, at 07:19 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: The highest temporal body of the Sikhs, Akal Takht, has issued a circular asking gurdwaras across Punjab to ensure that the colour of the Nishan Sahib — the triangular flag made of cotton or silk cloth with a tassel, hoisted on a long pole in gurudwara complexes across the world — is either basanti (xanthic) or surmai (blue).
Jul 30, 2024, at 07:18 pm
The tension at Muvattupuzha Nirmala College, which is run by the church, over a demand from a section of students to create a separate room for Friday prayers has ended.
Jul 30, 2024, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 30) granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal in a case related to cattle smuggling across India-Bangladesh border, which was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Kashmir: Blast inside scrap dealer's shop in Sopore kills 4
Jul 30, 2024, at 05:05 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Four people were killed after a blast took place inside a scrap dealer's shop in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore area on Monday, media reports said.
Landslide in Kerala's Wayanad kills 24, hundreds feared trapped
Jul 30, 2024, at 05:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds are feared trapped after three landslides rocked the Wayanad district of Kerala, media reports said.
Mumbai-bound train derails in Jharkhand, 2 killed, 20 injured
Jul 30, 2024, at 04:41 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a Mumbai-bound train derailed in Jharkhand, bringing back the scanner on the Railway Ministry which has faced flak over a number of accidents in recent times.
Jul 30, 2024, at 04:08 pm
Consul General Melinda Pavek recently inaugurated the relocated Visa Application Centre in Kolkata when she said the US relationship with India is very important.
Eight die as landslides hit Wayanad, rescue operations ongoing
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:08 pm
At least eight people, including three children, died after massive landslides hit hilly areas of Kerala's Wayanad district on Tuesday.
Mumbai-Howrah Mail train derails in Jharkhand, 2 passengers die
Jul 30, 2024, at 02:19 pm
At least two people died and 20 others were injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed in Jharkhand on Tuesday, media reports said.
Rajnath Singh refutes Rahul Gandhi's Agnipath scheme claim in bitter Lok Sabha face off
Jul 30, 2024, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Centre's Agnipath scheme, which received massive flak from the Opposition, was once again at the heart of a heated debate between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Rajnath Singh Monday.
BJP will never give me a second chance: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Jul 30, 2024, at 05:27 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Former MP from Kaiserganj and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was denied a ticket from Uttar Pradesh in the general election amid a row over sexual harassment allegations against him, Monday said he would never get a second chance from the party.
British envoy engages with local stakeholders in Bengal's Taki to mark World Day Against Trafficking
Jul 30, 2024, at 04:15 am
British Deputy High Commissioner, Dr Andrew Fleming, Monday engaged with local stakeholders including elected representatives, police, community leaders and women and girls’ groups to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at Taki in Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, one of the most vulnerable areas.
Jul 30, 2024, at 02:11 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Calling India an "important partner", Japan said it hopes to work closely with New Delhi in “co-creating” new solutions through dialogue and collaboration to strengthen the relations between the two countries.
Rahul Gandhi slams BJP-led government, says country is trapped in a modern-day 'Chakravyuh'
Jul 30, 2024, at 12:24 am
Taking reference from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi and his government and said it has trapped the country in a 'Chakravyuh' and the Congress and the Opposition alliance will break this and give the people of the country their rights.
Jammu and Kashmir: Blast in Sopore leaves four dead
Jul 29, 2024, at 11:42 pm
At least four persons died after a blast occurred in north Kashmir’s Sopore region on Monday.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Rajya Sabha WhatsApp is not planning to shut service in India
Jul 29, 2024, at 07:50 pm
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed that the message-sharing platform WhatsApp and its parent company Meta did not inform the government about their plans to exit their services in India.
Jul 29, 2024, at 07:22 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former politician strategist Prashant Kishor is set to launch his political party, Jan Suraaj, on October 2 marking the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna High Court order scrapping Bihar govt's hiking of quota
Jul 29, 2024, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Patna High Court order scrapping the Bihar government's hiking of quota in jobs and education for several categories from 50 percent to 65 percent, media reports said.
Jul 29, 2024, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has said coaching has turned into a source of income after three students died at an IAS coaching centre, which was illegally operating at a basement in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar area.
Delhi IAS coaching centre flood: 7 including owner and coordinator arrested after 3 students died
Jul 29, 2024, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have been arrested after three students died in a flood at a coaching centre which was illegally operating at a basement in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar area, media reports said.
CBI files chargesheet against Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case
Jul 29, 2024, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now scrapped excise policy case, media reports said.
Jul 29, 2024, at 04:00 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently released a special commemorative stamp showcasing the Ram Lalla statue in Ayodhya during his visit to Laos.
Jul 29, 2024, at 03:38 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Japan's Tokyo when they discussed further steps needed to intensify bilateral ties between the two nations.
India,US ink Cultural Property Agreement
Jul 29, 2024, at 02:45 am
The U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and Govind Mohan, Secretary, Indian Ministry of Culture, recently signed a Cultural Property Agreement between the two countries in the presence of Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.