India-China ties not black and white, not driven by US moves: Jaishankar
Aug 23, 2025, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday dismissed suggestions that India’s recent engagement with China was prompted by Washington’s trade actions, including tariff measures announced by US President Donald Trump.
India temporarily suspends postal services to US, check out the exceptions
Aug 23, 2025, at 04:20 pm
The Indian Department of Posts on Saturday said that the postal services in the US are being temporarily suspended, barring a few exceptions.
Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra arrested in illegal betting case
Aug 23, 2025, at 03:43 pm
Gangtok/IBNS: Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra Puppy was on Saturday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the illegal online and offline betting case, media reports said.
Greece: INS Tamal concludes port call at Souda Bay
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:43 pm
INS Tamal, the latest stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, on her passage to home base in India, called at Souda Bay, Greece, from August 19 to August 22.
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:17 pm
Fijian PM Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, will pay a visit to India from August 24-26, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday defended India's purchase of oil from Russia in strong words amid the ongoing tariff war against the Trump administration in the US, asserting that New Delhi cannot be singled out when Western nations themselves import energy from Moscow and unhappy critics were free not to buy Indian oil or refined products.
Aug 23, 2025, at 01:10 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a massive twist in the Dharmasthala case, the woman, who had earlier claimed her daughter had disappeared, has backtracked on her assertion, media reports said.
PM Modi to inaugurate fourth edition of SEMICON India 2025
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:14 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth edition of SEMICON India 2025 on Sept 2 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre) in New Delhi.
Modi to visit Japan, China next week to attend key summits
Aug 23, 2025, at 12:00 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Japan and China this month to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Aug 22, 2025, at 10:21 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said a 21st century India requires a transport system of this era as he inaugurated multiple development projects worth over Rs. 5,200 crore in West Bengal's capital Kolkata, besides flagging off three new stretches of Kolkata Metro, on Friday.
Lord Swraj Paul, renowned NRI industrialist and philanthropist, dies in London at 94
Aug 22, 2025, at 10:00 pm
London: Eminent NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist Lord Swraj Paul, the 94-year-old founder of the UK-based Caparo Group, passed away in London on Thursday evening (August 21).
Aug 22, 2025, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata: In a major push for West Bengal’s urban mobility and regional connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated three new metro routes in Kolkata, adding 13.61 kilometres of track to the city’s growing rapid transit network.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes 72 kg of hydroponic weed during countrywide operation
Aug 22, 2025, at 05:00 pm
In a pan India operation code named Operation “WeedOut”, the Indian government's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) dismantled a syndicate involved in smuggling of hydroponic weed into India.
Rajnath Singh interacts with global women peacekeepers
Aug 22, 2025, at 04:48 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on August 22, 2025, interacted with the women officers of 15 countries alongside India, who are participating in a nearly two-week long United Nations Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025) being held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
Bihar SIR: Voters excluded from draft rolls can re-apply with Aadhaar card, rules Supreme Court
Aug 22, 2025, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar card as a document for voters excluded from draft rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, media reports said.
Jaishankar discusses Ukraine, other developments with Russian leaders
Aug 22, 2025, at 03:07 pm
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Russia from August 19-21 to co-chair the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).
Bengal govt complies with ECI's directive, suspends four officials over electoral roll discrepancies
Aug 22, 2025, at 02:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has finally suspended four officials over the electoral roll discrepancies obeying the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s directive, media reports said.
Aug 22, 2025, at 01:56 pm
Patna/Gaya/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made his first reaction to the controversial bill "to remove PM, CMs and central or state ministers arrested for 30 days" after the proposal was presented to Parliament battling stiff resistance from the Opposition earlier this week.
'I am a born Congressman': DK Shivakumar clarifies after singing RSS anthem in Karnataka assembly
Aug 22, 2025, at 01:22 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had raised the eyebrows of many and caused discomfort for his party colleagues after he sang the anthem of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the Karnataka assembly.
Security breach in Parliament: A man climbs tree, jumps over wall; caught
Aug 22, 2025, at 12:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a security breach in Parliament, a man climbed a tree, scaled a wall and entered the premises on Friday morning, media reports said.
Aug 22, 2025, at 11:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said dogs, except the aggressive ones, should be sterilised and released from shelter homes, modifying its previous order that had asked for a complete shifting to shelters.
PM Modi to inaugurate three metro stretches in Kolkata today
Aug 22, 2025, at 11:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate three metro stretches in Kolkata, months ahead of the high-octane assembly elections in West Bengal.
Will stray dogs be removed from Delhi-NCR streets? Supreme Court's big order today
Aug 22, 2025, at 10:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Friday deliver a final judgement on whether stray dogs will be removed from the streets of Delhi-NCR in the wake of the rising cases of deaths due to rabies as per its previous order, media reports said.
2 Bangladesh border guards illegally enter Tripura, 1 detained
Aug 22, 2025, at 02:54 am
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday detained an armed Bangladesh border guard who allegedly crossed into Indian territory through the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura.
4 workers dead, 2 serious after nitrogen gas leaks at Pharma Company in Palghar
Aug 22, 2025, at 12:59 am
At least four workers were killed and two others were seriously affected after inhaling nitrogen gas that leaked at a pharmaceutical company in Tarapur MIDC of Maharashtra's Palghar district, media reports said on Thursday.
Delhi Police Commissioner replaced a day after CM Rekha Gupta's assault during a public meeting
Aug 21, 2025, at 11:33 pm
A day after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man during a public meeting at her residence, Delhi Police Commissioner SBK Singh has been replaced by Satish Golcha, media reports said.
Aug 21, 2025, at 10:13 pm
Moscow: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed the notion that India is the largest importer of Russian oil, stressing that China and the European Union surpass India in buying Russian oil and LNG.
S Jaishankar meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid Trump's tariff imposition over Russian oil purchase
Aug 21, 2025, at 08:31 pm
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after holding wide-ranging talks with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Thackeray cousins’ debut alliance collapses in BEST credit society polls, BJP-backed panel sweeps
Aug 21, 2025, at 08:13 pm
Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) faced a major setback on Wednesday when their first-ever poll alliance failed miserably in the BEST employees’ credit society election.
Cindy Singh, America's 4th most wanted criminal on FBI list, arrested in India
Aug 21, 2025, at 05:41 pm
Washington, DC: The United States’ top probe agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has arrested Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the fourth of the country’s top 10 fugitives, from India, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, said Thursday.