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TMC transferring SC, ST, OBC reservations to Muslims: PM Modi in Bengal | Mani Shankar Aiyar's '1962 Chinese invasion' comment sparks row, Congress distances itself after BJP ire | Supreme Court refuses to hear Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea seeking interim bail extension | Amit Shah predicts BJP's Lok Sabha seats in East and South ahead of final phase of voting | Rajkot fire: Gaming zone co-owner among those killed, police confirms today | Eyeing more seats in Bengal, PM Modi holds mega roadshow in north Kolkata | 'I am not against minorities but won't divide the country based on religion': PM Modi | Delhi LG VK Saxena takes swipe at Kejriwal over children's hospital fire, orders anti-corruption probe | Punjab minister Balkar Singh's obscene video surfaces, BJP calls AAP 'Anti Aurat Party' | Arvind Kejriwal faces setback in Supreme Court over interim bail extension plea

Bikini-clad woman boards Delhi bus, irks internet

Apr 18, 2024, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a video which went viral on social media, a woman wearing just a bikini was seen on board a bus in Delhi apparently shocking her co-passengers and drawing sharp responses on the internet.

'Pawan Bansal is with us': Rajeev Shukla amid mass resignations from Congress in Chandigarh

Apr 18, 2024, at 07:52 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: At a time the country is heading to the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Congress faced massive setback in Chandigarh as 80 of its city leaders quit the party over an alleged disrespect shown to former MP Pawan Bansal, media reports said.

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra's properties attached by ED in Bitcoin scam

Apr 18, 2024, at 07:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached actress Shilpa Shetty's businessman husband Raj Kundra's properties worth Rs. 97.79 crore in connection with the Bitcoin scam probe, media reports said.

'Daydreaming': Ravi Shankar Prasad on Rahul Gandhi's claim that BJP won't cross 150 seats

Apr 18, 2024, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has termed Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi's claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get maximum 150 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as his "daydreaming".

Telangana missionary school vandalised after students questioned over saffron attire

Apr 18, 2024, at 05:36 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: A missionary school in Telangana's Mancherial district was vandalised after students were questioned over their saffron attire, triggering a massive row in the south Indian state, media reports said.

14 IDF soldiers, 4 civilians wounded as Hezbollah launches missiles and drones in northern Israel

Apr 18, 2024, at 05:14 pm

Tel Aviv/IBNS: At least 14 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and four civilians were injured as an explosive drone reportedly launched from Lebanon struck a community centre in the northern Israeli border village of Arab al-Aramshe on Wednesday (Apr 17).

Bengal govt to prepone summer vacation in schools due to heatwave: Reports

Apr 18, 2024, at 04:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government is likely to prepone the summer vacation in all government and government-aided schools due to the prevailing heatwave in the state, media reports said.

Brazilian envoy Kenneth H Met Da Nobrega meets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, discusses cooperation in automotive, energy sectors

Apr 18, 2024, at 04:03 pm

Brazilian envoy to India  Kenneth H Met Da Nobrega on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar when he expressed interest in advancing cooperation with Gujarat in the automotive, energy, and agriculture sectors.

Men get thrashed for chanting 'Jai Sri Ram' in Bengaluru, police detain 4 including a minor

Apr 18, 2024, at 07:02 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Two people have been injured in Bengaluru after an altercation broke out between them and four others, allegedly over chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'.

10 dead as car rams into truck on Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway in Gujarat

Apr 18, 2024, at 06:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Ten people, including a child, were killed after a car rammed into a truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway in Gujarat on Wednesday, police said.

US reacts to Modi's 'India will not hesitate to kill terrorists in their homes' remark, encourages talks

Apr 18, 2024, at 05:56 am

Washington/IBNS: The United States has encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid any escalation and find a resolution to their everlasting conflict through dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.

Migrant worker from Bihar shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Anantnag

Apr 18, 2024, at 05:18 am

A migrant worker from Bihar has been shot dead by terrorists in a fresh targeted attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday.

Centre hails former PM Manmohan Singh for liberating economy in 1991

Apr 18, 2024, at 04:59 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government hailed former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and his then finance minister, Manmohan Singh, for their pivotal roles for bringing in economic liberalisation and opening up the Indian economy in 1991.

Kolkata-based YouTuber Abhradeep Saha aka Angry Rantman dies at 27

Apr 18, 2024, at 03:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-based YouTuber Abhradeep Saha, popularly known as Angry Rantman, died on Wednesday. He was 27. 

EC advises Bengal Guv to cancel his Cooch Behar visit ahead of polls, warns him of model code violation

Apr 18, 2024, at 02:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission Wednesday advised Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to cancel his proposed visit to North Bengal's Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 pointing out that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct as the 48 hour-silence period has been imposed this evening.

Mamata Banerjee's TMC manifesto promises 10 free LPG cylinders, 5 kg free ration, no CAA

Apr 18, 2024, at 01:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress Wednesday released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and vowed like the Congress, the DMK, and other members of the INDIA opposition bloc have, to repeal changes to the citizenship law if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP is defeated.

Congress followed Loot East Policy for North East, says Narendra Modi in Tripura

Apr 18, 2024, at 12:16 am

With Lok Sabha polls now around the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday upped his sleeves in targeting the Congress and said it only followed 'Loot East Policy' while dealing with North East region during the ten-year-tenure.

They have more than the Iron Dome: Anand Mahindra praises Israel over tackling Iran attack

Apr 17, 2024, at 10:33 pm

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra recently praised Israel for the way it tackled the recent missile and drone attack by Iran.

Indian Coast Guard rescues a stranded fishing boat off Karnataka

Apr 17, 2024, at 07:59 pm

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday successfully rescued Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Rosary, which had encountered engine failure approximately 215 nautical miles from Karwar, Karnataka.

ABP-CVoter survey: NDA likely to fall short of 400-seat target, but crushing defeat in store for Congress

Apr 17, 2024, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The ABP-CVoter opinion poll, the last one before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, has projected a total vote share of 46.6 percent for the BJP-led NDA, with the saffron party likely to win 40.2 percent of the votes.

Several diplomats travel in Vande Bharat, praise PM Modi for his leadership

Apr 17, 2024, at 07:09 pm

Several diplomats and ambassadors of various nations joined to travel in India's Vande Bharat Express from Kashi to New Delhi on Monday to experience the rapid infrastructural development and progress witnessed by the country under PM Narendra Modiu's leadership.

Ram Navami: 'Surya Tilak' illuminates Ram Lalla idol's forehead in Ayodhya Ram Temple

Apr 17, 2024, at 06:29 pm

Ayodhya/IBNS: 'Surya Tilak' or Sun's rays illuminated Ram Lalla idol's forehead in the Ram Temple on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday.

Ram Navami: Pooja performed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple for first time since Ram Lalla's 'Pran Pratistha'

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:54 pm

Ayodhya/IBNS: Pooja was performed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple for the first time since Ram Lalla's idol was installed in a grand ceremony in January this year.

Whole country knows Modi is a champion of corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:33 pm

Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting his alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

FBI announces USD 250,000 for information on Indian-origin man who allegedly killed his wife

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:14 pm

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $250,000 for any information that may lead to the arrest of Indian-origin man Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel.

EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.

LS poll: MK Stalin trains guns at PM Modi in his poll campaigns, calls him 'vasool raja', 'anit-Tamil Nadu'

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:34 am

Chennai/IBNS: As Tamil Nadu gears up for voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 19, Chief Minister MK Stalin has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is at the centre of BJP's election campaign, as “anti-Tamil Nadu” and “anti-federalism”.

'We all know what happened': SC observes on ballot paper voting, says human interference causes more trouble

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta Tuesday heard petitions seeking cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

Boat capsizes in Kashmir's Jhelum River, police recover 4 school bags; six feared dead

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:48 am

Srinagar/IBNS: At least six people including school students drowned after a boat capsized in Jhelum River in Srinagar on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

AAP created chimera of free water: Delhi Lt Guv writes open letter to Kejriwal after murder over water dispute

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has written an open letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail in connection with the liquor policy case, following a note by AAP minister Atishi to him seeking suspension of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board over a murder triggered by a water dispute in the national capital.