India hosts five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp in Kabul to assist Afghan amputees
Jul 01, 2025, at 06:03 pm
India organised a five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp recently as part of the humanitarian assistance to provide free prosthetic limbs to Afghan amputees, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2025, at 05:23 pm
India is eyeing to speed up the launch of its 52 defence surveillance satellites to enhance space-based observation, particularly on borders with China, Pakistan and in the Indian Ocean Region, media reports said.
India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners
Jul 01, 2025, at 04:48 pm
India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, officials said.
'I was in the room when JD Vance spoke to PM Modi': Jaishankar refutes Trump's ceasefire claim again
Jul 01, 2025, at 04:04 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has again refuted US President Donald Trump's claim that he usedtrade as a way to stop the military conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025.
Tibetans assemble in Dharamshala to attend special prayer for Dalai Lama
Jul 01, 2025, at 02:51 pm
A large number of Tibetans assembled in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Monday to attend a special prayer for religious leader Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 on July 6.
Indian Navy executes high-risk rescue operation on Palau-flagged tanker in Arabian Sea
Jul 01, 2025, at 02:25 pm
Demonstrating rapid operational readiness and its unwavering commitment to seafarer safety, the Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on-board Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 on June 29 in the North Arabian Sea, successfully stabilising the situation and ensuring the safety of 14 Indian crew members.
'We are beyond the middle of negotiation': Jaishankar on India-US trade deal
Jul 01, 2025, at 01:18 pm
New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and the United States are "hopefully" beyond halfway of the negotiation for the long-awaited bilateral trade deal.
Terrorism is one of the gravest threats to humanity: Jaishankar at UN
Jul 01, 2025, at 11:43 am
New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (US local time) said terrorism is one of the "gravest threats to humanity" and "antithesis" of what the United Nations stands for.
Telangana factory blast: Death toll rises to 42, CM Revanth Reddy appoints probe panel
Jul 01, 2025, at 10:57 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: The death toll in the blast that took place at a chemical reactor factory in Telangana rose to 42 on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2025, at 10:13 am
Monojit Mishra, a key accused in the gangrape of a law student in a Kolkata college, last year shared a video on his facebook page demanding justice for the lady doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College Hospital.
Telangana leader T Raja Singh quits BJP over reports of party's choice for next state boss
Jul 01, 2025, at 01:20 am
Controversial Telangana politician T Raja Singh, who has often dominated headlines over hate speech and communally-charged remarks, has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
South Calcutta Law College suspends all classes indefinitely after student's gangrape case
Jun 30, 2025, at 11:54 pm
South Calcutta Law College has decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period following the gangrape of a law student on its college campus last week.
Dangerous car stunts performed outside Greater Noida college go viral, owners fined Rs 1.2 Lakh
Jun 30, 2025, at 09:40 pm
A video of two cars performing dangerous stunts while speeding recklessly outside a college in Greater Noida has gone viral on social media, resulting in a hefty fine.
Committed to ensure that victim gets justice at earliest: Kolkata Police on law student gangrape
Jun 30, 2025, at 06:55 pm
The Kolkata Police on Monday said a Special Investigation Team is monitoring the case related to the gangrape of a law student on a college campus in south Kolkata last week.
India COAS Upendra Dwivedi to visit Bhutan today to further enhance defence cooperation
Jun 30, 2025, at 04:56 pm
General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, departed for Bhutan on Monday on a four-day official visit aimed at further enhancing the enduring defence cooperation between the two countries.
Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar showcase 'unity' amid Congress' bid to remove factionalism in Karnataka
Jun 30, 2025, at 01:46 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday showcased their "unity" holding hands amid the Congress' reported bid to remove factionalism in the unit, media reports said.
Chemical factory blast in Telangana kills 6, injures 20
Jun 30, 2025, at 01:09 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: A blast at a chemical factory in Telangana killed six people and injured 20 others in Hyderabad on Monday, media reports said.
Maharashtra govt cancels 3-language policy resolution amid Opposition's protests
Jun 30, 2025, at 11:54 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government has cancelled the three-language policy resolution facing the Opposition protests and charge of Hindi-imposition in the western state of India, media reports said.
Odisha CM Mohan Majhi issues apology for deadly Puri stampede, suspends two officials
Jun 30, 2025, at 11:21 am
Puri/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sought an apology from the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the deadly stampede that occurred near a temple in Puri and suspended two officials for "negligence".
Five-storey building collapses in Shimla, no death reported
Jun 30, 2025, at 10:46 am
Shimla/IBNS: In what could have been a major accident, a five-storey building collapsed amid heavy rains at Mathu Colony in Shimla's Bhattakufer area on Monday, media reports said.
S Jaishankar to visit US tomorrow, attend Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting on July 1
Jun 29, 2025, at 11:59 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA on Monday to participate in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).
7 engineers suspended over Bhopal rail over bridge with unusual 90-degree turn
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:47 pm
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended seven engineers, including two chief engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD), over the controversial design of the newly constructed Rail Over Bridge (ROB) in the Aishbagh area of Bhopal, which features an unusually sharp 90-degree turn, media reports said.
BJP workers participate in a torch rally to protest Kolkata gangrape
Jun 29, 2025, at 08:33 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Sunday participated in a torch rally in South Kolkata to protest against the gangrape of a law student on a college campus last week.
Jun 29, 2025, at 07:11 pm
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Sunday visited the South Kolkata Law College in the eastern Indian city, the institute where a student was gangraped last week.
Air India crash in Ahmedabad being probed for sabotage, says Civil Aviation MoS
Jun 29, 2025, at 04:51 pm
Pune: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating all possible causes, including sabotage, behind last month’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 274 people on board and on the ground, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol has said.
Jun 29, 2025, at 01:43 pm
The rape of a law student in Kolkata has once again created a rift between two Trinamool Congress leaders with party MP Kalyan Banerjee now responding to colleague Mahua Moitra's 'misogyny' barb at him. "I am not anti-women. I only hate one woman and that is Mohua Moitra," Banerjee thundered.
Indian woman missing after arriving in US' New Jersey for arranged marriage: Report
Jun 29, 2025, at 01:08 pm
A 24-year-old Indian woman who arrived in the United States for an arranged marriage has gone missing, media reports quoting authorities said.
Misogyny in India cuts across party lines: Mahua Moitra on TMC leaders' rape case remarks
Jun 29, 2025, at 12:45 pm
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said the probe in the rape incident of a female law student in Kolkata is going on "war footing" and assured that her party condemns misogynistic comments no matter who makes them, referring to the remarks by TMC leaders Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra.
Jagannath Rath Yatra: 3 dead, several others injured in stampede outside Puri’s Gundicha Temple
Jun 29, 2025, at 11:50 am
At least three people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a stampede-like situation outside the Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri early on Sunday morning.
Pakistan blames India for Waziristan suicide bomb attack, MEA rejects claim
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday strongly rejected the Pakistani Army's claim that it was behind the Waziristan suicide bomb attack, which killed 13 soldiers a day before.