Kashmir: IED detected and defused on Srinagar outskirts
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and defused by the security forces on Wednesday morning along the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway on the city outskirts.
Rahul Gandhi to begin Bharat Nyay Yatra from violence-hit Manipur in Jan 2024
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi will begin Bharat Nayay Yatra, which is dubbed as the second part of his mass outreach campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra, from violence-hit Manipur in January.
RBI receives bomb threat mail, sender demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday received a bomb threat mail, whose sender had demanded the resignations of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, media reports said.
Israel says blast near its Delhi embassy 'possibly an attack'
Dec 27, 2023, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel on Wednesday said the last evening blast near its embassy in India's national capital Delhi could be "an attack", media reports said.
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:45 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has interacted with the Indian community members in Russia and appreciated their contributions to building a 'strong' relationship between the two nations.
Explosives 'detonated fully', Navy finds debris of drone used as attack vehicle to hit MV Chem Pluto
Dec 27, 2023, at 09:13 am
Mumbai: The explosives that were used to attack merchant ship MV Chem Pluto had exploded fully, revealed experts who examined the remains, media reported.
BJP removes Bengal leader Anupam Hazra as national secretary over controversial remarks
Dec 27, 2023, at 08:42 am
Kolkata: The BJP on Tuesday removed Anupam Hazra, party MP from Bengal's Bolpur, from the post of national secretary over statements that were not in line with the party’s policy.
PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince, discusses strategic partnership and West Asia situation
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday, underscoring the imperative for a strengthened strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia.
Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws get Prez Murmu's assent
Dec 27, 2023, at 05:04 am
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu approved the three new criminal code bills on December 25 that Parliament had ratified the previous week.
Loud blast heard near Israeli embassy, Delhi Police finds letter addressed to ambassador
Dec 27, 2023, at 04:09 am
New Delhi: The Delhi Police received a call about an alleged "blast" near the Israeli embassy this evening, media reported.
Will track down merchant ship attackers from the depth of the sea: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:16 am
Mumbai: India will track down those responsible for attacks on merchant navy ships "even from the depths of the sea" and take action against them, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday during the commissioning of INS Imphal, the third of four 'Visakhapatnam-class' warships.
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday warned that India could meet the same fate as Gaza if a solution is not found through dialogue with Pakistan.
Bangladeshi woman, who was newly married, jailed in Tripura over illegal entry into India
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:35 pm
A newly married Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Brajendranagar village of Kadamtala in North Tripura along the Assam border on Monday night and sent to jail on the charges of illegally entering the Indian Territory.
Pakistan following drone epidemic along Indian border regions
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:12 pm
In a troubling development, Pakistan-based cross-border drug operatives have intensified their efforts to infiltrate narcotics and firearms into Indian territory, posing a serious threat to the socio-economic fabric.
Uttarakhand: Brick kiln wall collapses, 5 workers buried alive
Dec 26, 2023, at 08:41 pm
Dehradun/Roorkee/UNI: Several workers working in a brick kiln feared being buried alive after a wall collapsed in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, reliable sources said.
Dec 26, 2023, at 07:07 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed connectivity, multilateralism, big power competition and regional conflicts while meeting leading representatives of the Russian strategic community on Monday (December 25, 2023).
Bengal: JP Nadda and Amit Shah to review BJP's strengths
Dec 26, 2023, at 06:48 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Ahead of 2024 parliament elections across India, the BJP's national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a hurricane tour of West Bengal on Tuesday.
Kashmir shivers as temp drops amidst dense fog
Dec 26, 2023, at 06:42 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Dense fog engulfs Srinagar and other parts of the valley as Kashmir shivers under freezing cold, with Konibal recorded at -6.0°C and Pahalgam at 4.7°C on Tuesday.
Kashmir: Three suspects arrested in Pulwama, arms recovered
Dec 26, 2023, at 06:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces have arrested three suspects and recovered arms from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Army said on Tuesday.
'Muslims are 18 percent, we are 2 percent but we are...': Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal
Dec 26, 2023, at 05:02 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a remark potent enough to stir a row, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed Muslims are not equal because of an absence of a leader unlike the Sikhs, media reports said.
Man drives his SUV through Chandra River in Lahaul Valley to avoid traffic jam, video goes viral
Dec 26, 2023, at 03:51 pm
A video has now gone viral where a tourist was seen driving his Mahindra Thar SUV through the Chandra River in Lahaul Valley, trying to beat the heavy traffic congestion in the popular hill station.
Plane held in France over suspected human trafficking concerns arrives in Mumbai
Dec 26, 2023, at 02:25 pm
An Airbus A340 bound for Nicaragua, which was carrying mostly Indians and grounded in France for four days over suspected human trafficking charges, has landed in Mumbai.
After increased attacks on merchant ships in the Arabian Sea, Indian Navy deploys three warships
Dec 26, 2023, at 09:31 am
New Delhi: The Indian Navy deployed P-8I long-range patrol aircraft and warships INS Mormugao, INS Kochi, and INS Kolkata in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast for continued surveillance and to maintain a ‘deterrent presence’, media reported, citing officials.
PM Modi, Prez Murmu pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary
Dec 26, 2023, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other top leaders paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in New Delhi on Monday.
PM Modi assures Tamil Nadu CM Stalin of help; puts Nirmala Sitharaman in charge of flood relief ops
Dec 26, 2023, at 03:05 am
Chennai: Days after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu of not taking adequate relief measures in the state's rain-battered southern districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday put Sitharaman in charge of Tamil Nadu flood response.
Plane with 303 Indians, grounded near Paris on suspicion of human trafficking, departs for Mumbai
Dec 26, 2023, at 02:28 am
New Delhi: An Airbus A340 bound for Nicaragua, carrying 303 passengers, mainly Indians, and earlier grounded at a Paris airport due to suspected human trafficking links, has reportedly departed for Mumbai, French newspaper Le Monde reported late on Monday.
Two killed, 12 hurt as minibus plunges into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi
Dec 25, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Two persons were killed and at least one dozen sustained injuries when a minibus ferrying passengers plunged into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Middle-aged man raped six-year-old girl in Punjab, accused held
Dec 25, 2023, at 10:35 pm
A six-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man in Bhabhiana village of Punjab.
Plane grounded in France over human trafficking suspicion to depart for India soon
Dec 25, 2023, at 10:17 pm
The passenger aeroplane that was grounded at a French airport during a stopover last week over human trafficking suspicions will depart for India on Monday morning, French media reported.
Twenty-eight MLAs take oath as Ministers in Madhya Pradesh
Dec 25, 2023, at 10:14 pm
Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy to 28 members of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s Council of Ministers.